A former New Japan Young Lion Cup winner has died at age 36

In 2017, it looked as if New Japan Pro-Wrestling was strapping the proverbial rocket to Katsuya Kitamura’s back. Sadly, five years later, Tokyo Sports reports Kitamura died on Oct. 12 at age 36. The former amateur wrestling champion had a great look, and seemed poised to enter the company’s heavyweight ranks after running the table …

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