Tarzan Goto

Professional wrestling career

All Japan Pro Wrestling (1981–1985) Goto debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling on February 19, 1981, against Shiro Koshinaka. While in AJPW, he was student of Jumbo Tsuruta. In 1983, he won the Rookie of the Year award at Tokyo Sports' Pro Wrestling Awards.

United States (1985–1989) In November 1985, Goto went to the United States to wrestle. He had since remarried in December 2016.

On May 29, 2022, Goto died from liver cancer at the age of 58.

Championships and accomplishments Continental Wrestling Association CWA/AWA International Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Akio Sato Dynamite Vamp Gotta Ippa & Dynamite Vamp Mixed Tag Tournament - with Mikan Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling FMW WWA Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship (1 time) FMW WWA Martial Arts Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Atsushi Onita (1 time) and Grigory Verichev (1 time) World's Strongest Tag Team Tournament (1992) - with Atsushi Onita Six Man Tag Team Tournament (1994) - with Atsushi Onita and Sambo Asako International Wrestling Association of Japan IWA World Heavyweight Championship (2 times) IWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Gannosuke National Wrestling Alliance NWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Mr. Gannosuke Tokyo Sports Match of the Year (1990) vs. Atsushi Onita on August 4 Match of the Year (1994) with Atsushi Onita vs. Ashura Hara and Genichiro Tenryu on March 2 Newcomer of the Year (1983)