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 Universal Championship Wrestling (UCW). Mushashibo is regarded by some as the greatest professional wrestler of all time.

Mushashibo was a six-time world champion, having won the UCW Universal Crown Championship six times. He was also a six-time tag team champion, being a UCW Universal Tag Team Champion for five times holding it with Shuji Inukai as 'Team Dynasty 2000'. 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 2000.

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

Personal life
Sanada married fellow UCW wrestler Yuma Maruya in 1996. They had three daughters: Natalie, Alexandria, and Dylan. After his death, Maruya became the Executive Vice President alongside Stardust and York.

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, UCW 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 and VEW both posted memorial messages on their respective websites.

Championships and accomplishments

 * Universal Championship Wrestling
 * UCW Universal Championship (6 times)
 * UCW Universal Tag Team Championship (6 times) - w/ Shuji Inukai
 * 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. Shuji Inukai, Nobuatsu Tatsuko, Chris Caulfield (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)