GRADO aims to make it big in the Far East — after being signed up for a top Japanese gig. The telly grappler will take on the Hulk Hogan of Japan in a live bout with major names from the Land of the Rising Sun. 4 Grado joined by Taishi Ozawa to promote Pro Wrestling Noah coming to Scotland.
Credit: Andrew Barr 4 Ring announcer G-Man gives Grado a preview of his entrance. Credit: Andrew Barr 4 The wrestler is ready to rumble. Credit: Andrew Barr 4 Viewers loved the entertainer in Two Doors Down.
Credit: BBC And the former Two Doors Down star, 36, hopes his match involving ring legend Naomichi Marufuji will lead to more foreign fun if he impresses. Grado, real name Graeme Stevely, from Stevenston, Ayrshire, said: “I’m wrestling daft and so Pro Wrestling Noah reached out and asked me if I’d be on their show. “Never in a million years did I think I’d wrestle for a company in Japan .
I really can’t wait because I’m going to be working with Japanese wrestlers that can’t walk down the street without being stopped. “These guys over there are as big as football players and movie stars in the UK and they’re coming to Edinburgh and I’ve just got to try to impress them. READ MORE IN SHOWBIZ 'NAILED IT' Ally McCoist ribbed by Grado as he mocks legend's viral air guitar routine FIRE FRIGHT Two Doors Down star's dad caught up in fire chaos after explosions at factory “Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got a great career here in Scotland with the radio and the telly and .