Hiroaki Hamada
Biography
Hiroaki Hamada (浜田 広秋 Hamada Hiroaki?), better known by his ring name Gran Hamada (グラン浜田 Guran Hamada?), (born November 27, 1950) is a Japanese professional wrestler, the first to adopt the high-flying Mexican lucha libre style. He has wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, the Universal Wrestling Federation, Michinoku Pro, and All Japan Pro Wrestling, and was the founder of Universal Lucha Libre. He has also had stints with the World Wrestling Federation and Extreme Championship Wrestling in the United States. His daughters Xóchitl Hamada and Ayako Hamada are professional wrestlers.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Gran Hamada
Following the success of ECW Unreleased Vol 1, WWE delves even deeper into the ECW archives, delivering even more hardcore action that fans continue to demand. The voice of ECW, Joey Styles, returns to call the action as only he can for over 7 hours of previously unreleased ECW classics. From ECW stalwarts to WWE Legends' stints on the hardcore circuit, this compilation is a must have for the hardcore aficionado. Several lost battles are presented, such as: *The first ECW match between Extreme Originals Tommy Dreamer and Tazz *WWE Hall of Famers Cactus Jack (Mick Foley) & Terry Funk squaring off *Aerial warfare between Chris Jericho and Sabu *Matches for the ECW Championship, Japanese death matches and of course, Mexican lucha libre.
Movie - 1997, 2h 15m • as Gran Hamada
ECW presents Barely Legal. Terry Funk, the Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool compete in a Three-Way Dance with the winner facing Raven for the ECW Heavyweight Championship. Taz and Sabu face off in singles action. The Dudley Boyz face The Eliminators for the ECW Tag Team Championship. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Rob Van Dam and more.
Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • as Gran Hamada
Mil Máscaras leads a group of wrestlers who take on a challenge in the ring from karate fighters at a martial arts school, while at the same time grappling with an ambitious promoter and a corrupt media businessman. This film was written and produced by Mil Máscaras under his real name of Aarón Rodríguez and features appearances by some well known luchadors including Blue Demon Jr., Dos Caras ( Mil Máscara's real-life brother) and Hombre Araña, who dresses as the comic book hero Spider-Man.
Movie - 1998, 2h 15m • as Gran Hamada
Date: 1998, January 10 Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,650 Axl Rotten, Balls Mahoney and Tommy Dreamer vs. The Full Blooded Italians (Little Guido, Tommy Rich and Tracy Smothers) Chris Candido vs. Jerry Lynn Gran Hamada vs. Gran Naniwa Al Snow vs. Roadkill The Great Sasuke vs. Justin Credible Bam Bam Bigelow vs. Rob Van Dam Taz vs. Too Cold Scorpio The Dudleys (Buh Buh Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) vs. The Gangstanators (Kronus and New Jack) Stairway to Hell Match Sabu vs. The Sandman
Movie - 1996, 2h 15m • as Gran Hamada
‘These Days’ was Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 3rd anniversary card from the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.