Wrestling Legend Tetsuo “Mr. Pogo” Sekigawa Passes Away At Age 66

June 23, 2017

According to Yahoo Japan, former Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, W*ING, and Big Japan Pro Wrestling star, Mr. Pogo, has passed away at age 66. The report notes Pogo passed away from a cerebral infection following surgery in Gunma, Japan.

Pogo, who began his career in the 1970’s, was best known for his Deathmatches, and in particular his bout against Atushia Onita which was an Electrified Exploding Barbed Wire Double Hell Death Match and saw Pogo wielding a scythe. Pogo’s career went into semi-retirement following a match against Terry Funk in 1996 in which he broke his neck.

Pogo also faced notable names such as Ric Flair, Bruiser Brody, Rocky Johnson and Harley Race, and you can check out footage of his matches below:

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.