Ryo Inoue

Name: Ryo Inoue
Birthplace: Hiroshima
Birthdate: February 10, 1978
Theme Music: "You Get to Burning" by Yumi Matsuzawa
Weight: 112kg (246lbs)
Height: 184cm (6'0")
Debut: Unknown

Title History:

F-MAX United Heavyweight Title
- Tetsuhisa NAKAI (2/10/2009) / Otsuo Kayusa (6/12/2009)

Tournament History:

- J1 Real Grade Tag League: Ryo Inoue & Jinsei Asaka beat Inferno & Paradiso (22:17) when Inoue used a Moonsault press on Paradiso.

Trademark Moves:
- Triangle hold
- Dynamite Right
- Vertical Drop Brainbuster

Biography: The first graduate of Steel Wind Dojo to make a name for himself. Inoue made a splash as a High-flier in Neo Japan in 1999. Trained by the legendary Keiji Asamiya, Inoue abandoned his high-flying in favor of a striking/shoot approach during his feud with Hiroyoshi Tenzaki. With the closing of Neo Japan, Inoue moved to JPA where he began preaching his philosophy of the PURE FIGHT. He also formed the first incarnation of Total Attack Pro-Wrestling (T.A.P.) that terrorized JPA for its entire run. With the demise of the JPA, Inoue has made a few scattered appearances over the years, as well as a few shoot fights that saw him come up a winner. Inoue stunned the wrestling world by being revealed as a surprise participant in the 2009 F-MAX Summit tournament, only to go out in the first round by disqualification. Still, Inoue continued to advance upon the FURY, leading to two dramatic bouts against Tetsuhisa NAKAI over the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight title. Their first match ended in constroversy, as NAKAI won via referee stoppage due to the amount of blood Inoue had lost. However, they met again two months later in a special "NO STOP" match. This time, Inoue choked NAKAI into unconsciousness before pinning him to become the F-MAX Unified Heavyweight Champion. Even as champion, he continues to show little respect for the title, citing he won't accept himself as champion until he defeats Kazuma Fujita...