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242. Tor Kamata

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Tor Kamata
Like many “evil” Japanese wrestlers of the 1970’s, Tor Kamata was not actually from Japan, but was from Hawaii.




The Bullet Points:

Other Aliases:
Macronald Kamata (Real Name)
Dr. Moto
Mr. Moto
Killer Kamata

Billed From:
Japan

Key Championships Held:
NWA Mid America Tag Team w/Tojo Tamamoto
WWA (Indianapolis) Tag Team (2) w/Mitsu Arakawa
NWA Central States Tag Team w/Luke Brown
Stampede North American Heavyweight (3)
Stampede Tag Team w/Sugi Sato
WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight
NWA North American Heavyweight (Hawaii) (2)
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight
PWF (Japan) Heavyweight
NWA Austral Asian Tag Team (3) 1w/Baron Von Krupp, 1w/Ox Baker, 1w/ General Hiro
NWA New Zealand British Empire Heavyweight

Why He Will Get In:
He was a great “glue” guy who played the evil foreign heel well.

Why He Won’t Get In:
So did many others

Five Greatest Matches/Moments: (In Chronological Order)
1.  Won AWA Tag Team Titles with Mitsu Arakawa (12/2/67)
2.  Lost to Bob Backlund in a televised Texas Death Match (5/7/77)
3.  Won the NWA North American Title in Hawaii (12/6/77)
4.  Beat Giant Baba for the PWF Title in Japan Title (6/1/78)
5.  Won the NWA New Zealand Title (10/7/82)

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Last modified on Wednesday, 23 May 2012 22:24

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0 #1 Brian Mouland 2012-09-12 22:38
Saw Tor in his Stampede Wrestling , great showman
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