Eiji Ezaki (November 29, 1968 - March 3, 2016) was a Japanese professional wrestler better known as the masked Hayabusa (Falcon/Phoenix), who competed primarily for Atsushi Onita's Frontier Martial Arts (FMW) promotion.
Career[]
Frontier Martial Arts[]
Extreme Championship Wrestling[]
On August 2, 1998, Ezaki went to Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) to compete in a tag team match with Jinsei Shinzaki against Rob Van Dam & Sabu for the ECW World Tag Team Championship at Heat Wave 1998.
Career-ending injury[]
Ezaki was partially paralyzed after a botched Asai Moonsault at a FMW show on October 10, 2001. He used a wheelchair to get around and eventually regained some ability to walk before his death.
Wrestling facts[]
- Finishing and signature moves
- Falcon Arrow
- Phoenix Splash - Innovated
- H Thunder
- H Edge
- Firebird Splash
- Stardust Press
- Tag teams and stables
- Hayabusa and Jinsei Shinzaki
- Nicknames
- "Phoenix"
- Wrestlers trained
- BxB Hulk
- Dragon Kid
- GARUDA
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling
- FMW Brass Knuckles Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Daisuke Ikeda (1) and Masato Tanaka (1)
- FMW Double Championship (2 times)
- FMW Six Man Street Fight Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Masato Tanaka & Koji Nakagawa (1) and Masato Tanaka & Hisakatsu Oya (1)
- WEW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- WEW Six Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) with Hisakatsu Oya & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1) and GOEMON & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1)
- WEW Tag Team Championship (2 time) with Tetsuhiro Kuroda (1), Mr. Gannosuke (1)
Other media[]
- Hayabusa is a playable character in Virtual Pro Wrestling 64 and Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō.
- Hayabusa unofficially appears in the game WCW vs. nWo: World Tour as Hannabil.
- Hayabusa unofficially appears in the game WCW/nWo Revenge as Han Zo Man.
- Hayabusa unofficially appears in the game WCW vs. the World as Habanero .
