Kaz Hayashi
| Kaz Hayashi | |
|---|---|
Hayashi in April 2023 | |
| Birth name | Kazuhiro Hayashi (林 和広, Hayashi Kazuhiro) |
| Born | May 18, 1973 Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | El Gringo The Great Hayashi Kaz Hayashi Miguel Hayashi Jr. Shiryu |
| Billed height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Billed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Trained by | Gran Hamada Último Dragón |
| Debut | November 19, 1992 |
| Retired | July 1, 2024 |
Kazuhiro Hayashi (林 和広, Hayashi Kazuhiro; born May 18, 1973), best known by the ring name Kaz Hayashi (カズ・ハヤシ, Kazu Hayashi), is a Japanese business executive and retired professional wrestler who last competed in Gleat and serves as the company's chief technical officer (CTO). He is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where in addition to being a wrestler for the latter 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.
Hayashi retired from in-ring competition in July 2024, and since then has maintained his role as Gleat's chief technical officer.