
Like many “evil” Japanese wrestlers of the 1970’s, Tor Kamata was not actually from Japan, but was from Hawaii.
The Bullet Points:
Other Aliases:
Macronald Kamata (Real Name)
Dr. Moto
Mr. Moto
Killer Kamata
Billed From:
Japan
Key Championships Held:
NWA Mid America Tag Team w/Tojo Tamamoto
WWA (Indianapolis) Tag Team (2) w/Mitsu Arakawa
NWA Central States Tag Team w/Luke Brown
Stampede North American Heavyweight (3)
Stampede Tag Team w/Sugi Sato
WWC Puerto Rican Heavyweight
NWA North American Heavyweight (Hawaii) (2)
NWA Hawaii Heavyweight
PWF (Japan) Heavyweight
NWA Austral Asian Tag Team (3) 1w/Baron Von Krupp, 1w/Ox Baker, 1w/ General Hiro
NWA New Zealand British Empire Heavyweight
Why He Will Get In:
He was a great “glue” guy who played the evil foreign heel well.
Why He Won’t Get In:
So did many others
Five Greatest Matches/Moments: (In Chronological Order)
1. Won AWA Tag Team Titles with Mitsu Arakawa (12/2/67)
2. Lost to Bob Backlund in a televised Texas Death Match (5/7/77)
3. Won the NWA North American Title in Hawaii (12/6/77)
4. Beat Giant Baba for the PWF Title in Japan Title (6/1/78)
5. Won the NWA New Zealand Title (10/7/82)



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