Yoshimi Mushashibo

Ryūnosuke Sanada (真田隆之介; Sanada Ryūnosuke, June 23, 1962 – October 3, 2021), best known as Yoshimi Mushashibo (武蔵坊義美; Musashibō Yoshimi), was a Japanese-born Magisterian professional wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler. He was primarly known for his time in Pure Magisterian Wrestling Association (PMWA), where he was arguably their biggest star and later served as the president. Mushashibo is regarded by some as the greatest professional wrestler of all time.

Mushashibo was a six-time world champion, having won the PMWA Royal Crown Heavyweight Championship six times. He was also a six-time tag team champion, being a PMWA Royal Crown Tag Team Champion for five times holding it with Shuji Inukai as 'Team Dynasty 2000', and a one-time PMWA Royal Crown Junior Heavyweight Champion. He holds the record for most five-star rated matches by the Magisterian Sports Observer, with 27.

Early life
Sanada was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, but his family moved to Annesia City, Federal Capital Territory when he was a year old. Sanada had two older sisters and one younger sister, which were also wrestlers for the Magisterian Women's Wrestling promotion that ran between 1952 and 1995.

Sanada was a fan of professional wrestling, especially GCTG, in an early age, and his favourite wrestler was Crippler Ray Kingman (Kingman's golden-black trunks would later be emulated by Sanada)

Personal life
Sanada married fellow PMWA wrestler Yuma Maruya in 1996. They had three daughters: Natalie, Alexandria, and Dylan. After his death, Maruya became the Vice President of the company after being appointed by Yoshimi's close friend, Shuji Inukai.

Death
On October 3, 2021, Yuma Maruya reported that Yoshimi Mushashibo sadly passed away due to heart failure at 1:34am (UTC-8), at age 59.

Aftermath
After Mushashibo's death, PMWA held a ceremony for Sanada and Inukai took over as the President of the company. Master Sports and the Magisterian Sports Observer printed special memorial issues. Wrestling promotions across the world opened their shows with ceremonial ten counts in tribute, and GCTG, MWF and VEW posted their memorial messages on their respective websites.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Pure Magisterian Wrestling Association
 * PMWA Royal Crown Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
 * PMWA Royal Crown Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * PMWA Royal Crown Tag Team Championship (6 times) - w/ Shuji Inukai
 * Grand Summit (1993, 1995, 1999)
 * Grand Tag Team Summit (1995—1996, 2005, 2008) - w/ Shuji Inukai (1995—1996), James Gilmour (2005, 2008)
 * Grand Junior Summit (1987)
 * Hall of Pure Immortals (Class of 2022)
 * Master Sports
 * Match of the Year (1994) vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko (Night of Legends 1994)
 * Match of the Year (1995) vs. Clayton Pearlman (Summer Wrestling Open 1995)
 * Match of the Year (1997) vs. Shuji Inukai (War of the Roses 1997)
 * Match of the Year (1999) vs. Shuji Inukai (Summer Wrestling Open 1999)
 * Match of the Year (2003) vs. Shuji Inukai (Marching On Together 2003)
 * Match of the Year (2005) vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko (Wrestling Spirit 2005)
 * Wrestler of the Year (1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2003)
 * Tag Team of the Year (1995, 1997) - Team Dynasty 2000 (w/ Shuji Inukai)
 * Magisterian Sports Observer
 * Match of the Year (1994) vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko (Night of Legends 1994)
 * Match of the Year (1998) vs. Reginald Evans (Never Walk Alone 1998)
 * Match of the Year (1999) vs. Shuji Inukai (Marching On Together 1999)
 * Match of the Year (2003) vs. Shuji Inukai (Marching On Together 2003)
 * Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Nobuatsu Tatsuko
 * Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1996, 2000)
 * Tag Team of the Year (1996, 1998, 1999, 2002) - Team Dynasty 2000 (w/ Shuji Inukai)
 * Magisterian Sports Observer Hall of Fame (Class of 2011)