Osamu Nishimura. In that time his most notable match was against another decorated amateur wrestler in Victor Zangiev from the Soviet Union on February 10 at the Tokyo Dome, in a winning effort. Later on, he would only engage against young lions such as Michiyoshi Ohara, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata and many others. His last match on New Japan saw Rheingans defeat El Samurai on December 11, 1993. Retirement Rheingans retired in 1995 after undergoing major reconstructive surgery on both knees. After recovering, he began working as a trainer and as the American booker for NJPW, hiring wrestlers to tour Japan with the promotion. In the early 1990s, Rheingans helped broker a working agreement between NJPW and World Championship Wrestling. After retiring, Rheingans opened the World Wide School of Professional Wrestling in Hamel, Minnesota. Rheingans was inducted into the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2004. Championships and accomplishments Amateur wrestling Alan & Gloria Rice Greco-Roman Hall of Champions Class of 2014 Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman National Championships Winner, 220 lbs class (1979) National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I All-American (1975) NCAA Division II Champion (1975) Olympic Games United States Greco-Roman wrestling team member (1976, 1980) Pan American Games Gold medal, 220 lbs class (1975, 1979) World Cup of Amateur Wrestling Winner, 220 lbs class (1976) World Wrestling Championships Bronze medal (1979) Professional wrestling American Wrestling Association AWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ken Patera George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2004 Pro Wrestling America PWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Baron von Raschke Wrestling Observer Newsletter Rookie of the Year (1981) shared with Brad Armstrong References External links 1953 births American male professional wrestlers Living people American male sport wrestlers North Dakota State Bison wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of the United States People from Appleton, Minnesota Professional wrestlers from Minnesota Professional wrestling trainers Wrestlers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Wrestlers at the 1975 Pan American Games Wrestlers at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games 20th-century professional wrestlers AWA World Tag Team Champions