Fuma (wrestler)

Fuma
Fuma in May 2016
Born (1986-06-04) June 4, 1986 (age 37)[1]
Odawara, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)FUMA
Fuma
Hiro Tsumaki
inbeizamen
Trans-Am*Hiroshi #3
Billed height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Debut2010

Hiro Tsumaki (妻木洋夫, Tsumaki Hirō) better known by his ring name Fuma (sometimes stylized in capital letters as FUMA) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara. He is also known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Independent circuit (2010–present)[edit]

Tsumaki has worked as a freelancer most of his career, competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. On the fifth night of the Wrestle-1 Tour 2017 Triumph from May 20, Tsumaki teamed up with Andy Wu to defeat Jun Tonsho and Seiki Yoshioka.[4] On the third night of the 2022 edition of Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Ikkitousen Strong Climb, Tsumaki competed out of the actual competition and teamed up with Daiki Shimomura and Takato Nakano in a losing effort against Kazuki Hashimoto, Kota Sekifuda and Tatsuhiko Yoshino.[5] On the third night of All Japan Pro Wrestling's Excite Series 2023 from February 26, he teamed up with Ryoji Sai and Yoshitatsu to defeat Black Menso-re, Kotaro Suzuki and Takao Omori in a six-man tag team match.[6]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2010–2021)[edit]

Tsumaki made his debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling on August 2, 2010, at DDT Beer Garden Pro-Wrestling where he fell short to Ryuichi Sekine in a singles match.

He competed in several signature events of the promotion both before and after moving to the Basara roster. In the DDT Ultimate Party branch, he made his first appearance at the first-ever edition from 2019 where he teamed up with Yusuke Kubo ad "Iron Priest" and competed in a Four-way hardcore match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship in which the reigning champions Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Soma Takao) retained the titles over them and All Out (Akito and Shunma Katsumata), and Sento Minzoku (Minoru Fujita and Daiki Shimomura).[7]

As for the DDT Peter Pan branch, he made his first appearance at the 2012 edition of the Budokan Peter Pan from August 18, where he teamed up with Isami Kodaka and competed in a gauntlet tag team match won by Soma Takao and Yukio Sakaguchi and also involving Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie, Hikaru Sato and Michael Nakazawa, and Poison Sawada Julie and Rion Mizuki.[8] One year later at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013 on August 18, he teamed up with Daichi Kazato in a losing effort against Akito and Guanchulo.[9] At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2014 on August 17, Tsumaki competed in a Rumble rules match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship won by Gorgeous Matsuno and also involving DJ Nira, Daisuke Sasaki, Tetsuya Endo, Ai Shimizu, Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Toru Owashi, Shiro Koshinaka and others.[10]

Another branch of events in which he competed was the DDT Judgement, making his first appearance at the 2013 edition where he teamed up with Yasu Urano in a losing effort against Kota Ibushi and Kizaemon Saiga.[11] At Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21, where he teamed up with his "World Heaviest Heavy Metal Tag/Iron Priest" tag team partner Yusuke Kubo and Sagat to defeat Takumi Tsukamoto, Daichi Kazato and Gouma Ryu.[12]

Pro-Wrestling Basara (2016–present)[edit]

Tsumaki is mainly known for competing in Pro-Wrestling Basara, starting by the time when the company was still a satellite promotion under DDT's patronage. He is currently part of the "Iron Priest" stable. Tsumaki made his first appearance at DDT BASARA Raising An Army ~Stake Everything~ on January 21, 2016, where he teamed up with Daichi Kazato in a losing effort against Isami Kodaka and Takumi Tsukamoto as a result of a tag team match.[13] He soon started to chase for various titles. He eventually won his first title in the company, the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship alongside Yusuke Kubo by defeating Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura and Isami Kodaka) in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions.[14] At BASARA 90 Itto Ryodan, Tsumaki teamed up with Kubo and Sagat and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi, Hideki Suzuki and Yoshihisa Uto to win the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship, a title owned by Big Japan Pro Wrestling which was shortly contested in Basara.[15] Tsumaki is a former two-time Union Max Champion, title which he first won at Shiwasu no Union 2014 on December 17 by defeating Hikaru Sato.[16] At BASARA 207 ~ Takagari 14 on December 17, 2022, he competed in a battle royal won by Fuminori Abe and also involving Daiki Shimomura, Trans-Am Hiroshi, Masato Kamino, Takato Nakano and many others.[17]

He also competed in a couple of the promotion's signature events such as the "Heaven Summit Itadaki", making his first appearance at the first-ever edition of the tournament from 2016, where he fought in the block B where he scored a total of five points after going against Hiroshi Fukuda, Takumi Tsukamoto, Daichi Kazato and Ryu Gouma.[18]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "FUMA • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "FUMA/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Hiroo Tsumaki Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  4. ^ Dark Angel (May 23, 2017). "W-1: Results "Wrestle-1 Tour 2017 Triumph" 20/05/2017 Koji Doi defends his scepter". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 22, 2022). "BJW Results: Ikkitousen Strong Climb 2022 Day 2 – Tokyo, Japan (1/22)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Black, Ethan (February 26, 2023). "AJPW Excite Series Night 3 Results – February 26, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  7. ^ Voices of Wrestling Staff (November 3, 2019). "DDT ULTIMATE PARTY 2019! (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  8. ^ 武道館ピーターパン～DDTの15周年、ドーンと見せます超豪華4時間SP～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  9. ^ DDT “両国ピーターパン2013～プロレスの傾向と対策～” 8/18 両国国技館大会その５. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  10. ^ DDT “両国ピーターパン 2014～人生変えちゃう夏かもね！～” 8/17 両国国技館大会その５. Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  11. ^ "DDT "Judgement 2012" 3/11 後楽園ホール大会". Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  12. ^ Justin, Dylan (March 25, 2016). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2016 (MARCH 21) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  13. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (January 21, 2016). "BASARA "RAISING AN ARMY VAJRA 1 ~STAKE EVERYTHING~" Results". drmaticddt.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Dark Angel (November 6, 2019). "BASARA: "Basara 109 – Utage" Concludes Iron Fist Tag League 2019". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (March 21, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" 伐折羅・玖拾弐～一刀両断～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Dark Angelita (December 17, 2014). "Union Pro: Resultados "Shiwasu no Union 2014" – 17/12/2014 –". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  17. ^ Dark Angel (January 6, 2023). "BASARA: "Basara 207" Fuminori Abe says goodbye". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  18. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (June 12, 2016). "DDT ProWrestling" 伐折羅・拾参〜大阪の陣・水無月〜. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  19. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Mexican Wrestling Federation World Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  20. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Universal Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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