Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Genki Horiuchi

Genki Horiuchi, born Hiromasa Horiguchi, September 15, 1978, is a Japanese pro wrestler. He has competed in Wrestling Society X, Ring of Honor and Dragon Gate, most notably as a member of the heel faction Muscle Outlaw'z.

When Horiguchi's hairline began receding, the fans began to chant H-A-G-E (Japanese for 'bald') at him. He managed to use this to gain a sort of cult popularity, and his catchphrase, "Who has called me hage?", is one of the best known in Japan.

He has a younger brother named Hiromi Horiguchi who is currently working for Toryumon Mexico.

At the beginning of 2007 he was briefly affliated with the Wrestling Society X company that was run by MTV. He and Masato Yoshino were a tag team known as Team Dragon Gate. They would however only win an exploding cage timebomb deathmatch in their time in this promotion. At the time the team was active, he and Yoshino were in rival stables, as he was still aligned with DoFixer. However, he would later turn heel and join Yoshino in the Muscle Outlaw'z.

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