Great Kojika

Japanese Professional Wrestler

Great Kojika was born in Hakodate, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan on April 28th, 1942 and is the Japanese Professional Wrestler. At the age of 82, Great Kojika biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
April 28, 1942
Nationality
Japan
Place of Birth
Hakodate, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
Age
82 years old
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
Profession
Professional Wrestler, Rikishi
Great Kojika Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 82 years old, Great Kojika has this physical status:

Height
183cm
Weight
114kg
Hair Color
Not Available
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Not Available
Measurements
Not Available
Great Kojika Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Great Kojika Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
Not Available
Great Kojika Career

Kojika made his debut on October 13, 1963 for Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA) against Kakutaro Koma (future NWA World Middleweight Champion Masio Koma). In 1967, he left Japan to wrestle in North America.

In 1967, Kojika made his debut in North America for NWA Mid-America in Tennessee. He teamed with Motoshi Okuma and they also worked for Georgia Championship Wrestling. They disbanded in 1968 and Kojika went to Florida, Detroit and St. Louis. In 1969, Kojika went to Los Angeles and won the NWA "Beat the Champ" Television Championship by defeating Pepper Martin on November 19. A month later he dropped the title back to Martin. On August 26, 1970, he defeated Les Roberts for the TV title and held it until losing to The Great Goliath on September 16. After the loss, Kojika went back to Japan.

After a few years in the United States, Kojika returned to Japan and stayed with Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance until the company folded on April 14, 1973.

In 1973, Kojika returned to the United States to wrestle in Texas as Kung Fu Lee. He would feud with Dory Funk Jr., Terry Funk, Ricky Romero and Akio Sato. He left Texas in 1974. In 1980, he went to Hawaii to work for NWA Polynesian.

After the folding of JWA, Kojika went to Giant Baba's All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) where he reunited with Motoshi Okuma. From 1976 to 1981, he and Okuma won the All Asia Tag Team Championship four times. They were together until 1986 when Kojika retired from wrestling.

Kojika returned to wrestling in 1995, co-founding Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) with Kazuo Sakurada where it was a style based on deathmatches and King's Road style. He starting wrestling again in 1996. He retired for the second time in 2002. He continued co-promoting Big Japan.

In 2006, Kojika return to wrestling for the second time. He still wrestles for Big Japan and numerous Japanese promotions at 80 years old.

Kojika returned to All Japan Pro Wrestling in 2019 after having last worked for them in 1986.

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