Shinya Hashimoto

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Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也, Hashimoto Shin'ya, July 3, 1965 – July 11, 2005) was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and actor. Along with Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, Hashimoto was dubbed one of the "Three Musketeers" that began competing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in the mid-1980s and dominated the promotion in the 1990s.

He is one of three wrestlers (the others being Keiji Mutoh and Satoshi Kojima) that have held the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and is an overall five-time world champion.

Death​

Hashimoto suddenly died of a brain aneurysm on July 11, 2005; he was pronounced dead at 10:36 a.m. while en route to the hospital.[1] Hashimoto's sister Masanari claimed that Hashimoto had been complaining about chest pains and thought that his heart was beating too fast a week prior to his death, but refused to contact his doctor about the conditions. Hashimoto had a heart problem in 2004 and was put on medicine, but he had to stop taking it after having shoulder surgery. Hashimoto's doctor claimed that high blood pressure was the most likely cause for his brain hemorrhage and proposed that other stress over the years led to these problems.

Shinya Hashimoto
Professional wrestling career
Hashimoto in January 2004
Born	July 3, 1965 Toki City, Gifu, Japan
Died	July 11, 2005 (aged 40)[1] Yokohama, Japan[1]
Cause of death	Brain hemorrhage
Ring name(s)	Hashif Khan Shinya Hashimoto Shogun
Billed height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Billed weight	130 kg (287 lb)[2]
Trained by	Antonio Inoki Stu Hart Tokyo Joe[3]
Debut	September 1, 1984
Retired	September 2, 2004

Championships and accomplishments[edit]​

• All Japan Pro Wrestling
  • Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2][1]
• National Wrestling Alliance
  • NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2010)
• NWA Pro-Wrestling Xpress
  • NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2][1]
• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[1]
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Masa Saito (1) and Junji Hirata (1)
  • G1 Climax (1998)[10]
  • Kyushu Cup (1990)
  • Super Grade Tag League (1992) – with Riki Choshu[11]
  • Super Grade Tag League (1996) – with Scott Norton[11]
  • Greatest Wrestlers (Class of 2010)[9]
• Nikkan Sports
  • Match of The Year (1996) vs. Nobuhiko Takada on April 29[12]
• Pro Wrestling Zero-One
  • NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Naoya Ogawa (2) Yoshiaki Fujiwara (1)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 7 of the 500 best singles wrestlers for the PWI 500 in 1997.
  • Ranked No. 45 of the 500 best singles wrestlers for the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• Tokyo Sports
  • Achievement Award (2005)[13]
  • Fighting Spirit Award (1993)[14]
  • Outstanding Performance Award (1989)[15]
  • Wrestler of the Year (1994)[16]
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 2000)

 

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