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Katsuya Kitamura

Personal Data

Birthday:

14.12.1985

Birthplace:

Tokyo, Japan

Day of death:

12.10.2022 (at the age of 36)

Cause of death:

Herzversagen

Gender:

male

Height:

6' 0" (182 cm)

Weight:

264 lbs (120 kg)

Background in sports:

Ringen

WWW:

Career Data

Alter egos:

Katsuya Kitamura

Roles:

Singles Wrestler (2017 - 2018)
Tag Team Wrestler (2017 - 2018)

Beginning of in-ring career:

13.03.2017

End of in-ring career:

04.03.2018

In-ring experience:

< 1 year

Wrestling style:

Technician, Powerhouse

Nicknames:

"Japanese-Made Karelin"
"Wrestling Monster"

Signature moves:

Jackhammer
Reverse Horizontal Chop
Brainbuster
Spear

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Current Total Rating (?)

Valid votes: 29

Number of comments: 7

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Average rating: 7.66 [29]

Average rating in 2025: 8.00 [5]

Average rating in 2024: 7.00 [2]

Average rating in 2023: 8.00 [2]

Average rating in 2022: 6.75 [4]

Average rating in 2021: 8.00 [1]

Average rating in 2020: 8.00 [1]

Average rating in 2019: 5.50 [2]

Average rating in 2018: 8.00 [8]

Average rating in 2017: 8.50 [4]

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Latest comments of the CAGEMATCH inmates

GeneBlastKyodai wrote on 28.08.2023:

[9.0] "Its a shame that Big K is a what if story now, because he wouldve been one of new japans top stars at the moment if he continued wrestling. A huge man with a figure you couldnt miss, the potential was there and he couldve been one of New Japans best at this moment in time. RIP Katsuya Kitamura"

No One wrote on 15.10.2022:

[7.0] "I fondly remember this hulky Young Lion dishing out brutal chops to his opponents and it's a shame that he never got to really have a career in professional wrestling because of injury. He will always be a "What If? " question. Now, he has left this world far too soon. RIP, Katsuya Kitamura."

UltraNano54 wrote on 04.09.2022:

[7.0] "Could of been a huge star. Such a shame that he stopped wrestling so soon because given some improvements to his character and look, he really could of been something."

CLUCK wrote on 14.06.2022:

[6.0] "unfortunately he didnt wrestler much in NJPW, i kinda like him wrestler and i hope i will see he wrestler more"

ElPolloLoco wrote on 25.09.2019:

[3.0] "Am I the only one who remembers this guy? Also am I the only one who remembers how insanely over he was? And am I the only one still baffled at that popularity? Make no bone about it: Kitamura was a veritable physical monster. But besides that there wasn't a whole lot to him, even considering how little experience he had. Perhaps with more experience he could have become better but I've got my doubts: the guy was over because of his physique, not because of his natural charisma (like Shota Umino is right now) or because of his natural in-ring skills (like Ren Narita is right now). Calling him a one trick pony is unfair, but that's what keeps popping into my mind. I've read that he left NJPW earlier this year due to the consequences of a serious injury, and that confirms how "jinxed" his class of Young Lions has so far been."