Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee (, ) is a Mongolian retired

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, best known for his time with

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(NJPW), where he wrestled under the

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. He also competed once in

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in 2004, defeating fellow professional wrestler Tom Howard.

Professional wrestling career

Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee is the brother of Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar, a high ranking Mongolian traditional wrestler, and

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(Dolgorsürengiin Dagvadorj), a

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. Because of this fact, Serjbüdee received a large amount of press coverage when he became the first Mongolian professional wrestler when he joined New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Serjbüdee made his debut during the 2001 G1 Climax tournament, facing Shinya Makabe. Having wrestled in amateur and sumo competitions since he was 15 years old, he showed immediate skill, strength and submission knowledge. Showing remarkable growth going into 2002, he was putting up good fights against established wrestling names. In January, 2002 he changed his ring name to Blue Wolf, which was similar to that of his brother's sumo name, Blue Dragon. This made it easier to promote Serjbüdee. He joined

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's short-lived SWING-LOWS faction in July, 2002, which placed him into more feature matches. Even though he was often the loser in these matches, just the fact that he was even in such a position as a rookie was quite amazing. In 2006, Blue Wolf failed to renegotiate a contract with NJPW, however stating he would fight in the company without a contract. Blue Wolf has not yet been seen again in NJPW, pointing towards a return to Mongolia where he runs his own dojo.

Personal life

Blue Wolf has one son, Serjbüdeegiin Luvsangombo. Like other family members such as Asashōryū and Hōshōryū, Luvsangombo decided in October 2024 to pursue a career in professional sumo, signing up after his studies at Meitoku Gijuku High School in

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within Shikoroyama stable.

Mixed martial arts career

In May 2004, Serjbüdee defeated fellow pro wrestler Tom Howard (aka "Green Beret") in an overwhelming

debut victory hosted by

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Mixed martial arts record

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Championships and accomplishments

**Yuko Six Man

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Tournament (2004) – with

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and

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References

External links

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