Rod Pupret

Rod Pupret
Nickname	Iguchi Hiromi (井口ヒロミ)
Aliases	Rodd Pupret Rod DuPree
Birth date	July 3, 1976
Birth place	Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Death date	June 4, 2019
Cause of death	Drug overdose
Occupation	Model Personal trainer Bodybuilder
Nico Nico Douga appearance date	December 16, 2008
First appearance	Knaked Knights (GPW debut)
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (183 cm)
Weight	230 lbs (104 kg)
Eye color	Blue
Hair color	Blond

Rod Pupret (Japanese: 井口ヒロミ Hepburn: Iguchi Hiromi) was an American model, former gay pornographic film actor, personal trainer and bodybuilder. He was born on July 3, 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.

Names

His nickname is based on the Japanese baseball player Tadahito Iguchi and comedian Hiromi, due to having similarities with both. He is often called Hiromi (ヒロミ).

In Japanese, Rod Pupret is transcribed as Roddo Papuretto (ロッド・パプレット).

History

Rod had appeared as a model in several magazines, such as Men's Exercise and Playgirl. He worked as a personal trainer for Met-Rx and won an award for being the best personal trainer in 1999. He also had success in his competitive bodybuilding career. He likely got invited to be a part of the Knaked Knights cast because of his appearance in Playgirl.

Role in Gachimuchi Pants Wrestling

Rod Pupret is a minor character. His body is considered one of the best. Rod's physique is characterized by moderately sun-burnt skin and looks to have been trained to its limit. He is on the cover art of Knaked Knights. However, he is not a main character of the film, unlike Anthony Capriatti.

Rod Pupret has his own theme from his solo scene in Knaked Knights.

Fans' Investigation

Japanese fans later found out that in his philosophical scene he had what looked like a black scar and other bruises on his legs, The black spots on Rod's shins, knees, left hand, and the scratch marks on Rod's left thigh, respectively; can be looked at in Rod's philosophical scene. This raised questions, and an email was shortly sent to the film's producer, Sharpshooter Video:

"Thank you for your inquiry.

A few days before the filming of this video, he had his leg injured in a car accident.
So we couldn't get him to move violently. Some cuts and scratches were hidden (possibly with makeup).
The side effects of his painkillers made him so sleepy, that he could sleep for several hours while filming.
Despite such adverse conditions, he played as much of a guard as possible. Certainly there are no fighting scenes, etc, but he has still starred throughout the video.

Thank you for your support in the future."

Death

A tweet made by Doubleuman states that Rod passed away on June 4th, 2019 in his home due to an apparent drug overdose. He was 42 years old. Little is currently known.

Quotes

Knaked Knights

Hot Wax

• "So now who's the joke over here. You guys can't sneak up on us now."
• "Take our clothes, who do you guys think you are?"
• "You guys are gonna be moat meat tomorrow."
• "You guys are the jokes now."
• "Let's see what you guys have to say when this wax hit your chest."

Single File

• "Rise and shine prisoners, this is your guys' last morning."
• "Be good for the last 15 minutes of your life."
• "I'd hate to be the killing one of you guys. Want The Moat Monster have some fun with you guys."
• "Yo, single file."
• "Don't look at me."
• "Come on, move it!"

The Moat Monster

• "Step over the ropes."

Outtakes

• "I just want to hear noises you guys-(chuckles) make!"

Authentic Gachimuchi Information

• Rod Pupret was arrested four times for various crimes involving drugs and assault.
• Rod Pupret is often used in Wrestling Series videos by the Japanese author kannai.

Gallery

In Knaked Knights.

External links

• Nico Nico Pedia article (Japanese)