Masao Orihara
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Gekko
Iga
Masao Orihara
Sasuke the Great
Secret Sasuke
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 16, 1969 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dragon the Great Gekko Iga Masao Orihara Sasuke the Great Secret Sasuke |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
| Billed from | Oura, Gunma |
| Trained by | Giant Baba Genichiro Tenryu AJPW Dojo |
| Debut | February 22, 1990 |
Masao Orihara (折原昌夫, Orihara Masao)[1] (born June 16, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his tenure with various Japanese promotions such as Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Wrestle Association R, Battlarts and Dramatic Dream Team.
Orihara was trained in the All Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo under Genichiro Tenryu's tutelage. When Tenryu left for Super World of Sports, Orihara and others followed him to the new promotion. In 1992, Orihara was sent to Mexico, where he learnt the high-flying lucha libre style and wrestled for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as Iga, a masked ninja character, mostly teaming with fellow young wrestler Toshiyuki Nakahara (Koga). Upon his return, SWS had been disbanded and replaced with Wrestle Association R. There Orihara showed his new style and competed in memorable cruiserweight bouts with Ultimo Dragon, with whom he formed a long friendship. After the WAR demise, Orihara landed in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where he became Sasuke the Great, a The Great Sasuke copycat. Orihara formed a tag team with Takeshi Ono (who competed as Masked Tiger) and feuded with Sasuke and Tiger Mask. Alongside their work in Michinoku Pro, Orihara and Ono became a mainstay team on Battlarts. In 1999, Orihara competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Dramatic Dream Team.
Currently, Orihara is a part of Satoru Sayama's Real Japan Pro Wrestling and Tenryu Project.
