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Kazuhiro Hayashi

Also Known As: Kaz Hayashi

Birth Date

May 18, 1973

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Setagaya, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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Biography

Kazuhiro Hayashi (林和広, Hayashi Kazuhiro) is a Japanese professional wrestler known simply as Kaz Hayashi (カズ・ハヤシ, Kazu Hayashi). He is best known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the promotion, he also served as the head booker for the company's junior heavyweight division. After leaving AJPW in 2013, Hayashi competed for Wrestle-1, where he also worked as a trainer. In April 2017, Hayashi took over as the new president of Wrestle-1, remaining in the position until the promotion's closure in 2020; he was also the promotion's final champion of the Wrestle-1 Championship.