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Tag gold with Shimizu. The first singles crown against him.
After winning the GWC tag championship together, Bear Fukuda and Mototsugu Shimizu contested SECRET BASE’s first singles title. Fukuda also won its newly established tag championship with Masato Shibata.
Debut2003-02-22[7]
PERFIL
Profile
- Height
- 177cm
- Weight
- 110kg
- Born
- 1982-06-27
- From
- Tokyo
- Interests
- Gaming, the internet, driving and caring for animals
Measurements and personal details are the published archive values.
NO PIERDAS DE VISTA
Signature moves
The Death Valley Bomb lifts an opponent onto the shoulders before dropping them. Its vertical-drop version decided the match with Shimizu for the inaugural championship.
The Death Valley Bomb is a high-impact lift-and-drop move. The results for 22 September 2015 record him winning with it followed by a pin. Watch the lift as the signal that the finish may be coming.[14][22]
Puru Puru Bear and Final Flash are also listed among his signature moves.[13]
Beyond the ropes.
Gaming, the internet, driving and caring for animals: his official profile lists a broad range of interests away from the ring.[13]
The matches. The story behind them.
Facing his partner for the inaugural title
In 2012, Bear Fukuda and Mototsugu Shimizu won a one-day tournament to become GWC tag champions. At the end of that year, they stood in opposite corners for the tournament final to crown SECRET BASE’s first openweight champion.
Fukuda won, defeating Shimizu with a vertical-drop Death Valley Bomb to become the promotion’s inaugural singles champion. He held the title he had won against his former championship partner until losing to Go.
When a tag championship was introduced, Fukuda again became an inaugural champion. He and Masato Shibata beat Go and Amigo Suzuki. The pair held the belts until Fukuda’s absence led to the title being vacated.
A career that began before the Bear name
He debuted in Toryumon and wrestled as Takayasu Fukuda and Mango Fukuda before becoming Bear Fukuda in El Dorado. He also worked in Los Salseros Japoneses with Takeshi Minamino and Ken45°. Before SECRET BASE established its championships, he had already won team titles with partners in several promotions.
Shinjuku FACE hosted his comeback match in 2018. In 2026, he appeared at SECRET BASE’s final show in the same venue and joined his fellow wrestlers for a group photograph in the ring. Shimizu made clear in his blog that this appearance was not a return to competing in matches.
View photograph ↗Titles & matches
Championship reigns and affiliations.
HUELLAS EN EL RING
Championship record
These are historical title and match records.
SECRET BASE titles
Captain of the SECRET BASE Openweight Championship
- No. 1
- Reign
- 2012-12-162014-03-23 / Lost
- Partner
- —
- Successful defences
- 3Defence ending in defeat: Defence attempt 4
Captain of the SECRET BASE Openweight Tag Team Championship
- No. 1
- Reign
- 2016-05-152017-02-19 / Vacated
- Partner
- Masato Shibata
- Successful defences
- Unconfirmed
Other promotions & titles
GWC Tag Team Championship
- No. 2
- Reign
- 2012-04-122012-05-12 / Lost
- Partner
- Mototsugu Shimizu
- Successful defences
- 0Defence ending in defeat: Defence attempt 1
UWA World Trios Championship
- No. 31
- Reign
- 2005-05-142006-06-03 / Lost
- Partner
- Pineapple Hanai, Takeshi Minamino
- Successful defences
- Unconfirmed
Jiyugaoka Hirokoji Association Six-Man Tag Team Championship
- No. 4
- Reign
- 2007-06-032007-06-03 / Vacated
- Partner
- Durian Sawada JULIE, Peach Owashi
- Successful defences
- 0
STYLE-E Tag Team Championship
- No. 2
- Reign
- 2012-09-15End date unconfirmed
- Partner
- Masato Shibata
- Successful defences
- Unconfirmed
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
- No. 243
- Reign
- 2006-06-252006-06-25 / Lost
- Partner
- —
- Successful defences
- Unconfirmed
- No. 265
- Reign
- 2006-07-232006-07-23 / Lost
- Partner
- —
- Successful defences
- Unconfirmed
Numbers indicate succession in the title lineage. Defence totals are limited to the documented record.
Tournament & battle royal wins
Won the 2004 Futaritabi Tag Team League with Pineapple Hanai.[4]
Includes secondary historical sourcesTitle wins & selected match reports
Shimizu and Bear Fukuda won a one-day tournament to become the second GWC tag champions on 12 April 2012, beating Tatsuhiko Yoshino and Taro Yamada by referee stoppage at 16:42 in the final. They lost the rematch on 12 May in their first defence attempt.[21][20]
He became the inaugural openweight champion on 16 December 2012, beating Shimizu with a vertical-drop Death Valley Bomb at 11:14 in the tournament final. Go ended his reign on 23 March 2014, denying a fourth successful defence.[17][18]
With Masato Shibata, he also became inaugural tag champion by beating Go and Amigo Suzuki on 15 May 2016. He relinquished the title when announcing an absence on 19 February 2017.[19][16]
His recorded honours also include the UWA World Trios, Jiyugaoka Hirokoji Association Six-Man Tag, STYLE-E Tag Team, GWC Tag Team and SECRET BASE Openweight Tag Team titles.[22]
EL CAMINO
Affiliations & activity
Toryumon X
Debuted there in 2003; membership start and end dates unconfirmed[11]
El Dorado
2006–2008[11]
Freelance
2009[11]
SECRET BASE
Membership announced November 2010[10]
Joining, announcement and appearance dates are distinguished. An unlisted end date does not confirm present membership.
Selected milestones
He debuted in Toryumon on 22 February 2003. Early ring names included Takayasu Fukuda and Mango Fukuda.[22]
He worked in Los Salseros Japoneses with Takeshi Minamino and Ken45°. In El Dorado in 2006, he adopted the name Bear Fukuda.[22]
The Shinjuku FACE show on 19 August 2018 featured a match billed as Bear Fukuda’s return. He teamed with Yuta Sakurai against Tomohiko Hashimoto and Kingo Yamashita.[15]
On 15 September 2026, fellow wrestlers welcomed him into the group photograph in the Shinjuku FACE ring. Shimizu’s blog post of 18 September makes clear that this appearance was not a return to wrestling a match.[12]
NOS VEMOS
See you at ringside.
Match records and personal voices.
Schedule & tickets
Choose an event and check its confirmed lineup. Each announcement gives the venue, doors time, seating and ticket arrangements.
Follow Bear Fukuda
In their own words
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Check each event’s match card for confirmed appearances.
Dates & match cards↗Official ticket shop↗