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Mr. Pogo

Also known as Great Pogo, Pogo Daiyo, King Pogo, Original Pogo, Tetsuo Sekigawa, Great Seki, Mr. Seki, Mr. Sekigawa, Judo Joe, Ninja, Ninja Warrior, Great Togo

Personal Data
Birthday:
05.02.1951
Birthplace:
Isesaki, Gunma, Japan
Day of death:
23.06.2017 (at the age of 66)
Cause of death:
Hirninfarkt während Rücken-OP
Gender:
male
Height:
6' 1" (185 cm)
Weight:
286 lbs (130 kg)
Background in sports:
Sumo-Ringen, Judo

Career Data
Alter egos:
Great Togo
Judo Joe
Mr. Pogo
    a.k.a.  Great Pogo
    a.k.a.  Pogo Daiyo
    a.k.a.  King Pogo
    a.k.a.  Original Pogo
Ninja
    a.k.a.  Ninja Warrior
Tetsuo Sekigawa
    a.k.a.  Great Seki
    a.k.a.  Mr. Seki
    a.k.a.  Mr. Sekigawa
Roles:
Singles Wrestler (1972 - 2016)
Promoter (2000 - 2017)
Beginning of in-ring career:
30.03.1972
End of in-ring career:
2016
In-ring experience:
44 years
Wrestling style:
Brawler, Hardcore, Death Match
Trainer:
NJPW Dojo
Nicknames:
"Emperor Of Death Match"
Signature moves:
Pogo Driver
Fireball Attack
Sickle Attack
Japanese Sleeper

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6.10
Current Total Rating (?)
Valid votes: 30
Number of comments: 13
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Average rating: 6.10  [30]
Average rating in 2025: 6.00  [2]
Average rating in 2024: 4.67  [3]
Average rating in 2023: 8.00  [2]
Average rating in 2021: 7.75  [4]
Average rating in 2018: 7.00  [3]
Average rating in 2017: 7.00  [2]
Average rating in 2016: 6.50  [2]
Average rating in 2015: 7.00  [1]
Average rating in 2012: 6.00  [1]
Average rating in 2011: 0.00  [1]
Average rating in 2010: 5.00  [1]
Average rating in 2008: 5.00  [4]
Average rating in 2007: 6.00  [4]
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JUNAK1YAMA wrote on 27.11.2025:
[10.0] "One of the greatest deathmatch wrestler and brawlers ever. An absolute butcher in the best sense of the word. Had grizzly bloodbaths with many and his fireball was incredible visually."
tmxicon wrote on 15.08.2025:
[2.0] "Mr. Pogo made a career out of being a garbage wrestler doing garbage wrestling. Even in the context of the many FMW brawls he was involved with - some of which are actually pretty good - he was often the worst wrestler in the match. There is no art to any of it. If I was willing to cut and burn people in "wrestling matches, " then even I could have a career like Mr. Pogo. Luckily I'm not a psychopath with only two brain cells to rub together. The only thing Mr. Pogo benefits from is being one of the first. Who would want THAT distinction? A fat tub of lard like Mr. Pogo, that's who."
Zak22 wrote on 26.04.2024:
[0.0] "A butcher, and I know, its FMW and I love FMW but all the other workers like Hayabusa, Tanaka, Mr Gannosuke and Megumi Kudo, had talent to go along with the hardcore stuff, Pogo didn't. And I really dislike the slicing opponents foreheads, there is zero talent or art to it, no psychology either. Mr Pogo feels more like an ECW wrestler than an FMW wrestler. I really dislike him and his matches. If Mr Pogo had used some better psychology then maybe, just maybe at an outside chance, I could take something positive from his matches but no. He also wasn't a great seller either, so I'm struggling to think of genuine highs. Maybe I'm being way to harsh as I know others find things to enjoy from him but well, its my opinion and I think he was pretty bad."
WrestlingStuff wrote on 26.08.2021:
[9.0] "You must give Pogo credit. From a basic ninja to a street fighter to death, this man made fireballs in Japan symbolic along with raising FMW with Onita, Tarzan Goto and many others. The first ever graduate of the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo, this man decided to go further in his early days and went all by himself through America, where he met up with Kendo Nagasaki to create the Ninja Express; two dirty ninjas with KY Wakamatsu caning people's heads busted open. When this ended, it was time to give his career the change of a lifetime. Helped FMW to adopt explosions, barbed wire, and he was the first man to be flushed into C4 mines around the ring."
RatingsMachine wrote on 15.10.2018:
[6.0] "Mr. Pogo was not the best of workers, but he carved out, literally at times, a decent career at working good garbage-style brawls."
IsThisWrestling wrote on 06.05.2018:
[8.0] "Not a great wrestler by the time he became super well known, but an amazing and terrifying character despite being a short, stubby Asian man with bitch tits. One of a kind."
Atsushi Onita 88 wrote on 30.09.2017:
[8.0] "Mr. Pogo, I thought, was a decent wrestler. Obviously, he didn't have the best speed or agility, but he didn't need that for the type matches he participated in. At the peak of FMW, he was one of their best deathmatch wrestlers but over time his ability decreased (The broken neck he suffered in a match against Terry Funk didn't help either). At the end of the day, he was perfect for the type of company he was part of and it's a shame he's no longer with us."
singaporecane wrote on 31.10.2016:
[7.0] "One of the greatest death match wrestlers ever, as well as being one of the innovators of the style. Enough said."
Leone wrote on 26.07.2012:
[6.0] "He is (and was) not a wrestler known for his lucha libre style, amateur wrestling background, american football career, king's road physicality, WWE Gimmickry, Canadian tradition, five star matches or selling like Shawn Michaels and Dolph Ziggler. He wasn't particularly strong and his speed and agility makes Haystacks Calhoun look like a Dragon Gate wrestler. What he is known for however, is his ability to satisfy bloodthirsty fans in matches that still hold up today in terms of violence. Put this guy in a standard singles match or one with no weapons at all, and nobody would pay to see him. Give him knives, axes, torches, alcohol, landmines and anything else that turns his matches into magic tricks going badly wrong on purpose, and people would pay to see whether or not he manages to kill someone or scar them for life."