Akihisa Mera

Akihisa Mera better known as The Great Kabuki was a Japanese professional wrestler. He was famous for being the first to blow harmful mist in his opponents' faces.

Career

Akihisa Mera was born on September 8, 1948 in Nobeoka, Japan. He started wrestling in 1964 for the old Japanese Wrestling Association but soon left Japan to compete in the United States. From there he wrestled all over the world, including All Japan Pro Wrestling, several territories of the National Wrestling Alliance including Jim Crockett Promotions, Mid-South Wrestling, Mid-Southern Wrestling and World Class Championship Wrestling. He originally used the name Akihisa Takachihō, but adopted the Great Kabuki persona in WCCW in the early 1980's.

He was managed by most of the top heel managers of the 1970's and early 1980's, and he was most often a heel. When he was a baby-face, he was very unpredictable and could turn at any time.

He was the first wrestler to blow asian mist into his opponents faces. When Keiji Mutoh debuted in Jim Crockett Promotions as The Great Muta, Mutoh was billed as Kabuki's son due to the similarities in style and the blowing of the mist. In reality, they are not related but did team under masks as "The Rising Sun" under the management of James J. Dillon in Crockett.

Kabuki had a pre-match ritual of showing his skills with the nunchaku that intimidated most opponents.

Some of his feuds were against Jimmy Valiant, Scott Casey, Abdullah the Butcher, Dusty Rhodes, Toshiaki Kawada, Chris Adams, Genichiro Tenryu, Bruiser Brody and the Fabulous Freebirds.

In 1990, after losing interest in American wrestling, he went back to All Japan Pro Wrestling and won the Double Cup tag team title with Jumbo Tsuruta, but then joined Tenryu in creating the SWS promotion. From there he went on to be one of the co-founders of IWA Japan.

He participated in one World Wrestling Federation match in 1994. It was the Royal Rumble and he was eliminated by Lex Luger.

Kabuki retired in 1998.

Profile

Height: 5 ft 10 in
Weight: 240 lb
Birthday: September 8, 1948
Hometown: Nobeoka, Japan
Billed From: Singapore
Debut: October 31, 1964, vs. Kotetsu Yamamoto
Finishing/signature moves: Thrust Kick, Nerve Hold, Poison Mist

Managers

Stage Names

Rising Sun #1
Takuchiho
Mr. Sato
Hito Tojo
Kabuki
Yoshino Sato
Akihisa Takachiho
Takachiho
The Great Kabuki
Mr. Hito

Championships and accomplishments

National Wrestling Alliance

1-Time NWA Texas World Tag Team Championship (with Chang Chung)
1-Time NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Champion
1-Time NWA Western States Tag Team Champion (with Ricky Romero)
2-Time NWA Central States Tag Team Champion (with Pak Song and Killer Karl Kox)
1-Time NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Champion
1-Time NWA Australasian Tag Team Champion (with Hiro Tojo)

All Japan Pro Wrestling

1-Time AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion (with Jumbo Tsuruta)
1-Time AJPW All-Asia Tag Team Champion (with Tomotsugu Kutsuwada)

Mid-Southern Wrestling

1-Time NWA Mid-American Heavyweight Champion

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