Koji Kanemoto

Koji Kanemoto, born October 31, 1966, is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent who worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling and is now a freelancer. A former judo competitor, he debuted for New Japan in November 1990, portrayed the third Tiger Mask from 1992, and lost a mask versus mask match to Jushin Thunder Liger in 1994. A junior heavyweight, he was the first man to defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the United States, held that title five times and its tag team version four times, and won the Best of the Super Juniors in 1998, 2002 and 2009. He reached the G1 Climax semi-final in 2006 and received an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match in 2007.