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Kantaro Hoshino, now the general of the MAKAI CLUB and a former NJPW wrestler, started wrestling under the great Rikidozan in 1961. A true street fight lover, best known as "HOSHIKAN THE FIRE BALL KID" because of his short temper. His locker room fights are too famous amongst the wrestling mania and feared between the wrestlers where Hoshino raged and chased after the UWF leader Akira Maeda and had a big fist fight rumble in the 80's. Hoshino claims that if he was at his prime now, he would go one on one against Bob Sapp inside the octagon. A dangerous little man to fool around with, but retired from the wrestling world in 1995. After seeing the NJPW wrestling style becoming stale, Hoshino stood up for his master Antonio Inoki's ideology and was determined to bring back the true fighting spirit into the NJPW world. Made a successful comeback into the NJPW ring in 2002 wearing a full black suit with a white neck tie as the general for his new force named Makai Club. The main official logo and the flag for his Makai Club represent an portrait of his master Antonio Inoki as an fired up orge.

Height: 5'7"
Weight: 209 lbs
Born: 10/9/1943

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