Best Bout (2004) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 15 Tag Team Best Bout (2000) with Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata on October 9 Tag Team Best Bout (2002) with Masahiro Chono vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Osamu Nishimura on June 5 Tag Team Best Bout (2004) with Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata and Masahiro Chono on October 24 Nikkan Sports Best Tag Team Award (2008) with Satoshi Kojima Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 10 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the "PWI 500" in 2005 Ranked No. 223 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003 Tokyo Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2004) Tag Team of the Year (1995) Tag Team of the Year (1996) with Masahiro Chono and Hiro Saito Tag Team of the Year (2000) Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards Tag Team of the Year (2001) with Satoshi Kojima Best Gimmick (1996) – nWo Feud of the Year (1996) New World Order vs. World Championship Wrestling References External links Profile at puroresufan.com Profile at The Accelerator's Wrestling Rollercoaster 1971 births IWGP Heavyweight champions Japanese male professional wrestlers Living people NWA World Heavyweight Champions Sportspeople from Kyoto New World Order (professional wrestling) members IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions NWA World Tag Team Champions