Kazuhiro Hayashi
May 18, 1973 (51 years old) in Setagaya, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania as Kaz Hayashi
- 2020 · GLEAT as
- 2020 · GLEAT as Kaz Hayashi
- 2019 · WrestleCade Supershow 2019 as
- 2018 · WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SHINING WINTER 12.26 Korakuen Hall as
- 2015 · The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.3 as Himself
- 2014 · TNA Bound For Glory 2014 as Kaz Hayashi
- 2014 · TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 as Kaz Hayashi
- 2014 · WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 as Himself
- 2013 · Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 as
- 2012 · ROH: Year Two as Himself
- 2012 · WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as Himself
- 2011 · The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn as Himself
- 2011 · The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1 as Himself
- 2009 · PWG Sells Out: Volume 2 as Himself
- 2007 · WWE: The Ladder Match as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night Two as Himself
- 2007 · PWG: All Star Weekend V - Night One as Self
- 2007 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Kaz Hayashi
- 2005 · AJPW Realize as
- 2004 · HUSTLE-3 as
- 2003 · ROH: Final Battle as
- 2003 · AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as Kaz Hayashi
- 2003 · AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 as
- 2001 · WCW SuperBrawl Revenge as Himself
- 2001 · WCW Sin as Kaz Hayashi
- 2000 · WCW Starrcade 2000 as Kaz Hayashi
- 2000 · WCW Mayhem 2000 as Himself
- 2000 · WCW New Blood Rising as Kaz Hayashi
- 1999 · WCW Fall Brawl 1999 as Kaz Hayashi
- 1998 · WCW World War 3 1998 as Himself
- 1998 · WCW Thunder as Kaz Hayashi
- 1995 · WCW Monday Nitro as Kaz Hayashi
- Future · PWG Sells Out: Volume 1 as Himself
- 1996 · Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days as Shiryu
- 1994 · AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe as