What member of The Smoking Guns also wrestled in Japan?
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The Smoking Gunns The Smoking Gunns were a professional wrestling tag team of kayfabe brothers Billy Gunn (Monty Sopp) and Bart Gunn (Mike Polchlopek). They portrayed cowboys in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) from 1993 to 1996. As a team, the Smoking Gunns won the WWF Tag Team Championship three times.
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Mike Polchlopek Michael Polchlopek (born December 27, 1963) is an American electrician, retired professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation from 1993 to 1999 under the ring names Bart Gunn and Bodacious Bart, as well as his appearances with All Japan Pro Wrestling from 1998 to 2002 and with New Japan Pro Wrestling from 2002 to 2004 as Mike Barton.
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Hayato Sakurai Hayato Sakurai (桜井 速人 , "Sakurai Hayato" , マッハ "Mahha", born August 24, 1975) is a Japanese mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 1996, he has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Shooto, Vale Tudo Japan, DEEP, and participated in the Yarennoka!, Dynamite!! 2008, Dynamite!! 2009, Dynamite!! 2010, and events. Sakurai finished second (Silver) in the Absolute Class (no weight limit) ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in 1999 at just under 77 kg. During the height of his career in 2000 and 2001 he was considered to be one of the top pound for pound fighters in MMA. He is the former Shooto Middleweight Champion.
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Jackie Sato Naoko Satō (佐藤尚子 , "Satō Naoko" , October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999) , better known as Jackie Sato (ジャッキー佐藤 , "Jakkī Satō" ) was a professional wrestler from Yokohama, Japan. In the 1970s, while wrestling for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW), she formed the tag team, the Beauty Pair, with Maki Ueda. Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake, the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture of Japanese women's wrestling, attracting more female fans by becoming pop icons. In their mainstream success, Satō and Ueda paved the way for the even more popular team, the Crush Gals, of the 1980s.
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Hiroko Suzuki Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 浩子 , Suzuki Hiroko ) , née Mizuno (水野 , Mizuno ) , (born 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestling valet, occasional professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter best known in the United States for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its "SmackDown!" brand under the ring name Hiroko. She graduated from Meiji University, and became an announcer of Fukushima Central Television. She is married to professional wrestler Kenzo Suzuki.
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Rikidōzan Mitsuhiro Momota (Japanese: 百田 光浩 , Hepburn: Momota Mitsuhiro ) (born Kim Sin-rak; Hangul: 김신락 ; Hanja: 金信洛 ; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known as Rikidōzan (力道山 , Hangul: 역도산 ; RR: "Yeokdosan " ), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler, known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in professional wrestling history. Initially, he had moved from his native country Korea to mainland Japan to become a sumo wrestler. He was credited with bringing the sport of professional wrestling to Japan at a time when the Japanese needed a local hero to emulate and was lauded as a national hero. He was murdered by a member of the Yakuza in 1963.
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Genichiro Tenryu Genichiro Shimada (嶋田 源一郎 , Shimada Gen'ichirō , born February 2, 1950) , better known as Genichiro Tenryu (天龍 源一郎 , Tenryū Gen'ichirō ) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. At age 13, he entered sumo wrestling and stayed there for 13 years, after which he turned to Western-style professional wrestling. "Tenryu" was his "shikona".
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Kotaro Suzuki Yasuhiro Suzuki (鈴木 康弘 , Suzuki Yasuhiro , born June 18, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Kotaro Suzuki (鈴木 鼓太郎 , Suzuki Kotarō ) . He is currently working as a freelancer for promotions such as Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Wrestle-1.
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Smoking Gun (TV series) Smoking Gun (SMOKING GUN〜決定的証拠〜 , Smoking Gun~Ketteiteki Shōko~ ) is a 2014 Japanese television series based on the manga that aired on Fuji Television from April 9 to June 18, 2014. It starred Shingo Katori, Mariya Nishiuchi, Honami Suzuki and Shōsuke Tanihara.
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Kensuke Sasaki Kensuke Sasaki (佐々木 健介 , Sasaki Kensuke , born August 4, 1966) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring.
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Owen Hart Owen James Hart (May 7, 1965 – May 23, 1999) was a Canadian-American professional and amateur wrestler who worked for several promotions including Stampede Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), where he wrestled under both his own name, and ring name The Blue Blazer.
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Shiro Koshinaka Shiro Koshinaka (越中 詩郎 , Koshinaka Shirō , born September 3, 1958) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association "R" during the 1980s and 1990s. He was also the very first IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
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Isao Takagi Isao Takagi (高木功 "Takagi Isao", born November 8, 1961), who goes by the stage name Arashi, is a Japanese professional wrestler from Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, who works for Dradition. He has previously worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Antonio Inoki Antonio Inoki (born Kanji Inoki (猪木寛至 , "Inoki Kanji" ) on February 20, 1943) is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promoter, politician, and retired professional wrestler and martial artist. His ring name is a homage to wrestler Antonino Rocca. He also wrestled under the ring names Little Tokyo, Tokyo Tom, among others. He converted to Islam in 1990 and took the name Muhammad Hussain Inoki, something he publicly revealed in 2012.
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Tadashi Mihara Tadashi Mihara (三原 正 , Mihara Tadashi , born 30 March 1955 in Gunma, Japan) is a former professional boxer who competed as a light middleweight throughout his career.
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Chie Ishii Chie Ishii (石井 千恵 , Ishii Chie , born April 5, 1983) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known for her ring name Banzai Chie. She is known for her work in Hustle.
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Yoshihiro Tajiri Yoshihiro Tajiri (田尻 義博 , Tajiri Yoshihiro , born September 29, 1970) , is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time in WWE, where he competed from 2001 to 2005 and briefly in 2016 and 2017 as Tajiri. He is also known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotion Extreme Championship Wrestling.
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Cutie Suzuki Yumi Harashima (原嶋 由美 , Harashima Yumi ) (born October 22, 1969, as Yumi Suzuki (鈴木 由美 , Suzuki Yumi ) ), better known by her ring name Cutie Suzuki (キューティー鈴木 , Kyūtī Suzuki ) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who mostly wrestled for JWP Joshi Puroresu. In 1990 she was featured in an all female wrestling game based on her titled "Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel". Outside of wrestling she also took on numerous acting roles.
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Kazuo Yamazaki Kazuo Yamazaki (born August 15, 1962) is a Japanese former professional wrestler, who is known for his work in New Japan Pro Wrestling and UWF International.
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Shinobu Kandori Shinobu Kandori (神取 忍 , Kandori Shinobu , born October 30, 1964) is a retired Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa, she ran unsuccessfully for House of Councillors in 2004 but was allowed to join the house in 2006 when Heizo Takenaka, a member of the house, resigned.
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Gran Hamada Hiroaki Hamada (浜田 広秋 , Hamada Hiroaki ) , better known by his ring name Gran Hamada (グラン浜田 , Guran Hamada ) , (born November 27, 1950) is a Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre. He has also had stints with the World Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States. His daughters Xóchitl Hamada and Ayako Hamada are professional wrestlers.
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Kaori Nakayama Kaori Nakayama (中山香里) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, who spent much of her career for Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.