Shuji Kondo: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Shuji Kondo, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Shuji Kondo (近藤修司) was born in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan on January 21, 1978, and he is currently 46 years old.

He is currently working for Pro Wrestling NOAH and Dragon Gate on the Junior Heavyweight brand under the ring name of Shuji Kondo.

Shuji Kondo Profile Index

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Shuji Kondo (近藤修司)
Ring Names
- Shuji Kondo ( September 21, 2021 - Present)
- Strong Machine K ( September 8, 2021 - September 20, 2021)
- Shuji Kondo ( February 22, 2004 - September 7, 2021)
- Dotti Shuji ( September 26, 2003 - February 21, 2004)
- Condotti Shuji ( March 3, 2002 - September 25, 2003)
- Shuji Kondo ( May 12, 2001 - March 2, 2002)
Born January 21, 1978 (age 46)
Nationality Japan
Birth Place Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Billed From
- Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 5 ft 8 in (172 cm)
Weight
- 209 lbs (95 kg)
Nicknames The Most Evil King Kong

Career History

Roles
- Wrestler ( May 12, 2001 - Present)
- Director of Operation ( March 27, 2017 - April 17, 2020)

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion NOAHBrand Junior Heavyweight	April 29, 2022	Present
Promotion DG	January 31, 2020	Present
Promotion DDT	December 26, 2021	February 27, 2022
Promotion W 1	September 8, 2013	April 17, 2020
Promotion AJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	January 25, 2018	November 19, 2018
Promotion ZERO1	October 17, 2014	May 12, 2015
Promotion AJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	March 12, 2005	June 30, 2013
Promotion NOAHBrand Junior Heavyweight	September 2, 2012	January 31, 2013
Promotion DG	July 5, 2004	December 26, 2004
Promotion INDY	May 12, 2001	July 4, 2004

Images History

Sep 2021
Sep 2021
Jan 2018
Sep 2013
Apr 2009
Jan 2008
Feb 2007
May 2006
May 2001

Face / Heel Turns

Alignment	from	to
Heel	October 9, 2015	Present
Face	September 29, 2008	October 8, 2015
Face	November 22, 2006	September 28, 2008
Face	March 3, 2002	November 21, 2006
Tweener	May 12, 2001	March 2, 2002

Finishers
- Gorilla Clutch - Inverted cloverleaf, sometimes with bodyscissors
- King Kong Lariat - Lariat
- Lanzarse - Spear transitioned into a lifting side slam
- Overdose Driver - Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack dropped into a piledriver
- Big Boy (with “brother” YASSHI) - Powerbomb (Kondo) / Somersault Backbreaker - Bad Boy (YASSHI) combination
Theme Songs
- Theme Song “Funky Shit” by The Prodigy - Single ( March 12, 2005 - Present)
- Theme Song “Mega Warrior” - Single
- Theme Song “Pineapple Bomber (V1)" by Shingo Kawanishi - Single ( July 4, 2004 - December 26, 2004)
- Theme Song “Funky Shit” by The Prodigy - Single ( April 22, 2003 - July 3, 2004)

Titles & Accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 All Asia Tag Team Championship (with "brother" Yasshi)
- 3 World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Dragon Gate
- 1 Open the Twin Gate Championship (with Kenoh)
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 1 GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 2 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 with Hajime Ohara, 1 with Eita)
Pro-Wrestling Basara
- 1 UWA World Trios Championship (with Takuya Sugawara and Toru Owashi)
Pro Wrestling Zero1
- 1 NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (with Seiki Yoshioka)
Toryumon Japan
- 1 British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 2 UWA World Trios Championship (1 with Milano Collection A.T. and Yossino, 1 with Toru Owashi and "brother" Yasshi)
Wrestle-1
- 3 UWA World Trios Championship (1 with Jun Kasai and Nosawa Rongai, 1 with Kaz Hayashi and Masayuki Kono, 1 with Kaz Hayashi and Manabu Soya)
- 5 Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship (2 with Kaz Hayashi, 1 with Koji Doi, 1 with Masayuki Kono, 1 with Seigo Tachibana)
Other Accomplishments
- AJPW Junior League/Jr. Battle of Glory (2009, 2018)
- AJPW Junior Tag League (2012 – with Kaz Hayashi)
- AJPW Mika Kayama Cup (2010 – with Kohei Suwama)
- AJPW Aquamarine Cup Tag Tournament (2005 – with "brother" Yasshi)
- El Dorado Treasure Hunters Tag Tournament (2006 – with Dick Togo)
- El Dorado Greatest Golden League (2008)
- Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (2008 – vs. Naomichi Marufuji on November 3, 2008)
- Tokyo Sports Tag Team Of The Year (2006 – with Taru, Suwama, & "brother" Yasshi)
- Toryumon Japan Rey de Parejas (2003 – with "brother" Yasshi)
- Wrestle-1 Tag League Greatest (2014 – with Kaz Hayashi)
- Wrestle-1 Tag League (2018 – with Koji Doi)

Teams & Relations

Tag Teams & Stables
- KONGO - Katsuhiko Nakajima, Masakatsu Funaki , Kenoh, Nio/Hi69, Manabu Soya, Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara ( April 8, 2022 - June 24, 2023)
- Strong Machines - Strong Machine G (Gamma), Strong Machine J ( September 8, 2021 - September 20, 2021)
- Team Toryumon - Último Dragón , Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino, Dragon Kid, Susumu Yokosuka, Ryo Saito, Yasushi Kanda, Don Fujii, YASSHI, Kagetora, Kenichiro Arai, K-ness, Super Shisa, Shachihoko Machine, Kono Mama Ichikawa, Shachihoko BOY, Genki Horiguchi ( December 18, 2019 - December 20, 2020)
- TriggeR - Masayuki Kono, Hiroki Murase, Shotaro Ashino, YASSHI ( October 9, 2015 - August 11, 2017)
- Team 246 - Kaz Hayashi ( May 4, 2012 - October 9, 2015)
- Last Revolution - Masahiro Chono, Joe Doering, Kaz Hayashi , Suwama, Yasufumi Nakanoue ( March 13, 2013 - July 5, 2013)
- Team Destruction - Kaz Hayashi ( November 19, 2011 - December 24, 2012)
- Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo - Kaz Hayashi ( April 17, 2009 - May 3, 2012)
- Animal Planets - YASSHI, Bear Fukuda, CHANGO, Hercules Oosenga, Touru Owashi, Takuya Sugawara, KAGETORA, Nobutaka Araya, Animal Shogo ( January 25, 2008 - September 29, 2008)
- SUKIYAKI - Mototsugu Shimizu, Naoki Tanizaki, Antonio Honda, Milanito Collection at ( November 22, 2006 - September 29, 2008)
- Voodoo Murders - TARU / Yoshikazu Taru, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Johnny Stamboli, Bull Buchanan, D'Lo Brown, Rosey, Satoshi Kojima, Silver King / Black Tiger III, René Duprée , YASSHI, Suwama, Voodoo Mask ( March 12, 2005 - September 29, 2008)
- Aagan Iisou - YASSHI, Toru Owashi, Shogo Takagi, Takuya Sugawara, Masaaki Mochizuki ( January 31, 2004 - December 31, 2004)
- Hagure Gundam - YASSHI, Touru Owashi, Shogo Takagi ( September 26, 2003 - January 31, 2004)
- Italian Connection - Milano Collection A.T. , YOSSINO, Anthony W. Mori, YASSINI, Bakery Yagi/Pescatore Yagi, Berlinetta Boxer, Venezia ( March 3, 2002 - August 30, 2003)