Hiroaki Hamada

Hiroaki Hamada

Born: November 27, 1950
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.

Movies for Hiroaki Hamada...

ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Title: ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: July 30, 2013
Type: Movie
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.
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AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
Title: AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: October 26, 2003
Type: Movie
AJPW celebrates its 31st anniversary, headlined by Toshiaki Kawada facing Don Frye.
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ECW House Party 1998
Title: ECW House Party 1998
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: January 10, 1998
Type: Movie
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
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Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
Title: Michinoku Pro 4th Anniversary
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: October 10, 1997
Type: Movie
Michinoku Pro Wrestling celebrates its 4th anniversary, including an appearance by The Undertaker.
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ECW Barely Legal 1997
Title: ECW Barely Legal 1997
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: April 13, 1997
Type: Movie
ECW presents Barely Legal. Terry Funk, Sandman, and Big Stevie Cool compete in a Three-Way Dance with the winner facing Raven for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship. Taz and Sabu face off in the Grudge Match of The Century. The Dudley Boyz face The Eliminators for the ECW World Tag Team Championship. Lance Storm goes one-on-one with Rob Van Dam and more!
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Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
Title: Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
‘These Days’ was Michinoku Pro Wrestling's 3rd anniversary card from the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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NJPW Skydiving J
Title: NJPW Skydiving J
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: July 6, 1996
Type: Movie
Sky Diving J was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 17, 1996 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. The event was notable for revolutionizing junior heavyweight wrestling in NJPW and Japanese wrestling history.
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NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Title: NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
Released: November 21, 1994
Type: Movie
See some of the brightest international stars in New Japan Pro Wrestling in this compilation of hard-hitting action.
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La llave mortal
Title: La llave mortal
Character: Gran Hamada
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
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.