Actor
Kazuhiro Hayashi
May 18, 1973 · 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.
Often works with
Bill Goldberg
6 titles together
WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Thunder, WCW New Blood Rising
Keiji Mutō
6 titles together
WCW New Blood Rising, TNA Bound For Glory 2014, TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
Steve Borden
4 titles together
WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Thunder, WCW New Blood Rising
Dallas Page
4 titles together
WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Thunder, WCW Sin
Peter Gruner Jr.
3 titles together
WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Thunder, WCW New Blood Rising
Terry Funk
3 titles together
WCW Monday Nitro, WCW Sin, AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
Full filmography · 14
JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania
as Kaz Hayashi
2022
WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 SHINING WINTER 12.26 Korakuen Hall
cast
2018
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
as Kaz Hayashi
2014
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
as Kaz Hayashi
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
as Kaz Hayashi
2007
ROH Final Battle 2003
cast
2003
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
cast
2003
WCW Sin
as Kaz Hayashi
2001
WCW New Blood Rising
as Kaz Hayashi
2000
WCW Fall Brawl 1999
as Kaz Hayashi
1999
Michinoku Pro 3rd Anniversary: These Days
as Shiryu
1996
AJW Big Egg Wrestling Universe
cast
1994