Yasuhiro Kojima

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Yasuhiro Kojima
Statistics
Ring Names	Hiro Matsuda
Height	185 cm
Weight	105 kg
Born	July 22, 1937
	Yokohama, Japan
Died:	November 1999
Resides
Billed from
Trained by	Karl Gotch Rikidozan
Debut	1957
Retired	1988

Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22, 1937 - November 27, 1999) was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Keiji Mutoh and many other wrestlers. He was better known as Hiro Matsuda, an identity he adopted while competing in the southern U. S., inspired by earlier wrestlers Sorakichi Matsuda and Matty Matsuda. As a trainer, Matsuda was famous for being very stiff with his trainees to toughen them up and teach them to respect the business.

Contents 1 Wrestling facts 2 Championships and accomplishments 3 See also 4 External links and references

Wrestling facts

• Tag teams and stables

• Ishin Gundan
• Yamasaki Corporation

• Wrestlers managed

• Barry Windham (WCW) (1989)
• Butch Reed (WCW) (1989)
• Kendall Windham (WCW) (1989)
• Michael Hayes (WCW) (1989)
• Ric Flair (WCW) (1989)

• Wrestlers trained

• B. Brian Blair
• Bob Orton Jr.
• Cuban Assassin
• Hulk Hogan
• Jeff Bradley
• Lex Luger
• Paul Orndorff
• Ron Simmons
• Sean Royal
• Steve Keirn

Championships and accomplishments

• Japanese Wrestling Association

• All Asia Tag Team Champion (1 time) - with Michiaki Yoshimura

• National Wrestling Alliance

• NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion (2 time)

See also

• Yasuhiro Kojima’s career history
• Yasuhiro Kojima’s event history
• Yasuhiro Kojima’s gimmicks
• Significant Storylines

External links and references

• Yasuhiro Kojima profile at CAGEMATCH.net