R.I.P. Gran Naniwa

November 21, 2010

It is with much sadness to report the death of Yoshikimi Kimura, who was known to many wrestling fans as Gran Naniwa of Michinoku Pro fame. Gran Naniwa passed away at the age of 34 due to a myocardial blockage on October 6th.

One of his last known matches took place in DDT on 27th September 2009, where Naniwa teamed with Gran Hamada & Michael ‘Gran’ Nakazawa in a losing effort against Choun Shiryu, Poison Sawada JULIE & Tanomusaku Toba.