Razor Ramon Hard Gay (レイザーラモンＨＧ, Reizā Ramon HG?, occasionally HG, Razor Ramon Sumitani or just Hard Gay) is the performing name of Masaki Sumitani (住谷正樹, Sumitani Masaki?), a Japanese comedian, wrestler and tarento ("talent"). His act gained national attention and popularity when featured on the Bakushō Mondai no Bakuten! (Daibakuten) Saturday variety show on TBS Television in Japan, in 2005. He should not be confused with American professional wrestler Scott Hall, whose use of the "Razor Ramon" stage name predates Sumitani's. Although WWE has trademarked the name "Razor Ramon", they have not responded against HG using the name Razor Ramon HG.
Due to the lack of an L phoneme in Japanese (R and L are equivalent in transliteration from English) and similarity between er and or in English, Hard Gay has a number of commonly used variants on official and fan sites. Even official Hard Gay merchandise has been known to use less common variants. The following have wide usage on the internet or appear on official merchandise and are listed in approximate order by popularity. Since Hard Gay is also commonly used for homosexual pornography, it is difficult to assess popularity of this name.
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