Other Names: Lucky Boy, Nise JRF Lion, Orochi, SHOGUN, Gran Hamachi
Real Name: ???
Debut: December 12th, 1999
Status: Passed Away in 2015
Theme Song: MALICE MIZER - Gardenia
Signature Moves: Top Rope Asai Moonsault, Corbata, Gannosuke Clutch
Recommended Match: El Hamachi vs. Daiyu Kawauchi (VAMOS 3/10/2001)
Personal Thoughts: Hamachi's story is one that hasn't been told in English as far as I know, but it should be. Hamachi grew up a fan of lucha libre, saving up money from part-time jobs before dropping out of high school to join upstart lucharesu promotion ZIPANG. He made his debut near the end of 1999 as Lucky Boy, and would continue to wrestle in Japan as both Lucky Boy and Nise JRF Lion, an imposter version of the masked gimmick used by his trainer Tomoya Adachi. At just 17, he flew himself to Mexico to train under under luchadores like Espectro Jr. and Cadaver de Ultratumba and made connections with other Japanese luchadores in Mexico at the time such as Dragon Yuki, RANMA, and the members of LUCHA LIBRE JAPAN, becoming a member of the group himself. He made his Mexico debut in October of that year as Orochi and wrestled under a mask until 2001, at which point he'd lose his mask in an apuestas and take on a visual kei gimmick. Near the end of 2000, Hamachi would return to Japan for the first time in months, first working as SHOGUN on a WWS show before making his first appearance as El Hamachi on a VAMOS show. Orochi would continue to wrestle on the Mexican independents until possibly being offered the chance to wrestle in AAA, where he would tag with the Dark Family on at least one occasion. While we have no records of his work as Orochi, multiple wrestlers who we know were in Mexico at the time have verified his presence in Mexico. His AAA work is still dubious, as RANMA has mentioned before that Hamachi made bold claims in the past, but the LLJ website also stated that he worked in AAA, so it's worth mentioning. He would also be invited to wrestle as El Hamachi on a VAMOS show once more in 2002, which would mark his final recorded match before retiring at some point that year. Thirteen years later, Hamachi would unexpectedly return to professional wrestling as Gran Hamachi, joining SECRET BASE and debuting for the group in late 2015. Tragically, Hamachi would get injured in his return match, and would pass away that night from a cerebral hemorrhage. At this point in time, we only have three Hamachi matches on tape, and however many matches he wrestled outside of Japan is unknown. However, from those three matches, Hamachi looked like a genuinely really fun wrestler, clearly talented at lucha libre and with an amazing amount of potential. Wrestlers like Masamune, Mototsugu Shimizu, Kagura, and others have all talked about their experiences with Hamachi and how great of a person he was. Hamachi's memory is kept alive to this day as the only permanent roster member of SECRET BASE.
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