Hiroyuki Kanda is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is considered one of Toryumon's greatest heel characters, and was a founding member of the M2K stable. In his pre-injury days, he was famous for his mohawk hairstyle.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Ryu's (Spinning lifting sitout double underhook facebuster)
- Gekokujoh Elbow (Diving elbow drop)
- Signature moves
- German suplex
- Exploder suplex
- John Woo (Running high-impact front dropkick, knocking the opponent into the turnbuckles) – adopted from SUWA
- Tilt-a-whirl sidewalk slam
- Tornado de Acapulco (180° Corkscrew moonsault)
- With Susumu Mochizuki/Yokosuka
- M2K Finishing Combination (Rolling fireman's carry slam (Susumu) followed by Gekokujoh Elbow (Kanda))
- Nicknames
- "John Candy"
- Tag teams and stables
- M2K (2000–2002)
- Muscle Outlaw'z (2007–2008)
- Real Hazard (2008–2010)
- Deep Drunkers (2010)
- Blood Warriors (2011–2012)
- Jimmyz (2012-)
- Entrance music
- "KICK START THE ELEPHANT" by ACMA
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Brave Gate Championship (1 time)
- Open the Owarai Gate Championship (1 time)
- Open The Triangle Gate Championship (6 times) – with YAMATO and Gamma (1), Takuya Sugawara and Kzy (1), Naoki Tanisaki and Takuya Sugawara (1), H-A-Gee-Mee and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito (2), and Jimmy Susumu and Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin (1)
- Toryumon Japan
- IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Susumu Mochizuki
- UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Susumu Mochizuki and Masaaki Mochizuki
- Young Dragons Cup (1999)
Luchas de Apuestas record[]
See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) | Loser (wager) | Location | Event | Date | Notes |
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CIMA (hair) | Yasushi Kanda (hair) | Aichi, Japan | Live event | May 5, 2008 | Six-way steel cage match, which also included BxB Hulk, Dragon Kid, Masato Yoshino and YAMATO |