A round brawler from Toki City, Japan, Shinya Hashimoto rode a wave of insane popularity throughout the 1990s and became one of the most venerated wrestlers in Japanese history. Hashimoto was a top ...

His name may not have as much international cache as his fellow Three Musketeers Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh, but Shinya Hashimoto is as dominant a competitor as New Japan Pro Wrestling has ever ...

KANAGAWA, Japan, July 12 (UPI) -- Shinya Hashimoto, one of Japan's top wrestlers, has died of a cerebral hemorrhage at age 40 after collapsing at his home. Hashimoto was taken to a hospital in ...

Another of the Three Musketeers of New Japan, Hashimoto’s brutally stiff strikes, general intensity and overall hatred of opponents’ necks made him a wrestling sensation throughout the '90s. A three ...

The beloved, super-charismatic and totally convincing Shinya Hashimoto was the Man in 1995. He fulfilled the Three Musketeers prophesy magnificently. He positively dwarfed any attendance any promotion ...

New Japan Pro Wrestling is known - and beloved - for its sensible long-term booking. The man with the pen, Gedo, has etched himself into the genius realm of Giant Baba, Bill Watts, and Dusty Rhodes by ...

When it comes to strong style, there are gods and kings, but there's only one best of the best, and that's the legendary Shinya Hashimoto. Hashimoto was one of New Japan's top stars of the 1990s, and ...

Keiji Mutoh has had one heck of a life. The man who rose to fame as The Great Muta was one of the first Japanese wrestlers to gain international fame and has arguably the most mimicked gimmick in pro ...