Fumihiro Niikura

Birthday:

08/23/1957

Place of birth:

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan:

Biography:

Fumihiro Niikura is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, manager, wrestling promoter, and actor. Niikura worked under his own name in New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, then in 1986 made his North American debut in Stampede Wrestling teaming with Hiroshi Hase as the tag team "Viet Cong Express." After Niikura experienced medical issues in early 1987, he was replaced as "Viet Cong Express #2" by Shinja Sasazaki. Following this, Niikura returned to Japan for the Super World Sports promotion from 1990-1992, then he went to Japan's Network of Wrestling before retiring in 1993.