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Kengo Mashimo
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). His style is a combination of submission wrestling and hard, martial arts style strikes. Professional wrestling career Kengo Mashimo debuted in Puerto Rico in 2001 as one of the first Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo)'s students. Once Kaientai Dojo arrived in Japan in April 2002, Mashimo started as a wrestler using a grappling and shoot style, finishing his opponents quickly by KO or TKO before starting a short series of matches with Isami which Mashimo lost 3-1, but in doing so, won a lot of crowd support for his fire and spirit. Mashimo did not affiliate with any units in the early years, instead choosing to fight anyone. 2003 also saw Mashimo have his biggest match in his career since debuting as a wrestler, taking on NJPW junior legend Jyushin Thunder Liger in an impressive match which opened eyes to him. He also travelled to some other promotions that year, including Riki Choshu's World J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bought and managed by Shoichi Ichimiya until December 2005, when Sanshiro Takagi took over as the new president. In 2017, DDT was sold to CyberAgent. Takagi retained his position, while Takahiro Yamauchi took over as the new DDT director. DDT became one of the top promotions in Japanese independent wrestling by creating a unique sports entertainment style, often parodying WWE, with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches. DDT has had agreements with various MMA and professional wrestling promotions around the world. DDT's biggest event is Peter Pan, held each year since 2009. The cards' matches tend to be a mixture of Japanese lucharesu (a mix of lucha libre and traditional puroresu), worked shoot-style, hardcore brawling and comedy matche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Tanaka first gained prominence in Fujiwara Gumi and Battlarts before moving on to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he became a four time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, a five time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the winner of the 2006 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. After leaving NJPW, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he found continued success in the junior heavyweight and tag team ranks upon winning the World Junior Heavyweight Championship once and the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice. From 2013 to 2016, Tanaka worked for Wrestle-1. He is currently a freelancer, and primarily competes in Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he has held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship twice. He is a former GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion, making him the second man (after Naomichi Marufuji) to hold all three major Japanese junior heavyweight singles titles as well as the only man to hold al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongest-K Championship
The Strongest-K Championship was the top singles title in Kaientai Dojo and was established in 2004. The holder of the title was referred to as the "Champion of Strongest-K". There have been a total of 27 reigns and one vacancy shared between 16 different champions. The final title holder was Ayato Yoshida. Title history Reigns Combined reigns , . {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Wrestler !No. ofreigns !Combineddefenses !Combineddays , - !1 , Kengo Mashimo , , 6 , , 34 , , 1,965 , - !2 , Yuji Hino , , 4 , , 9 , , 724 , - !3 , Taka Michinoku , , 2 , , 12 , , 549 , - !4 , Taishi Takizawa , , 2 , , 6 , , 534 , - !5 , Tank Nagai , , 2 , , 6 , , 356 , - !6 , Kazma , , 1 , , 5 , , 301 , - !7 , Joe , , 1 , , 3 , , 276 , - !8 , Kaz Hayashi , , 1 , , 2 , , 121 , - !9 , Isami Kodaka , , 1 , , 2 , , 113 , - !10 , Daisuke Sekimoto , , 1 , , 3 , , 83 , - !11 , Shu Asakawa , , 1 , , 2 , , 90 , - !rowspan=2, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glossary Of Professional Wrestling Terms
Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnivals and circuses. In the past, professional wrestlers used such terms in the presence of fans so as not to reveal the nature of the business. Into the 21st century, widespread discussion on the Internet has popularized these terms. Many of the terms refer to the financial aspects of professional wrestling in addition to in-ring terms. A B C D E F G H I J K L M mic work, mic skills, microphone work The ability to generate reaction from the audience using words, and generally by speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taku Anzawa
Taku may refer to: Places North America * the Taku River, in Alaska and British Columbia ** Fort Taku, also known as Fort Durham and as Taku, a former fort of the Hudson's Bay Company near the mouth of the Taku River ** the Taku Glacier, in Alaska near Juneau ** Taku Towers, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Harbor, in Alaska, near Juneau ** Taku Inlet, in Alaska ** the Taku Plateau, in British Columbia * Taku Arm of Tagish Lake in British Columbia ** Taku, British Columbia, a locality on Tagish Lake Asia * Taku Forts, forts on the south bank of the Hai He, in Tanggu District, Tianjin municipality, in northeastern China * Taku, Saga, a city in Saga prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan * Taku, India, a town in India Oceania * Taku, Kiribati, a village in Kiribati. Peoples * The Taku people, an Alaska Native group, who are a ''kwaan'' or tribe of the Tlingit *Taku River Tlingit First Nation, government in British Columbia People Surname * Moses Taku, a rabbi, 13th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiori Asahi
(born February 17, 1978) is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Kaientai Dojo. He also appears sporadically for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and 666. Championships and accomplishments *Dramatic Dream Team **DDT Extreme Championship (1 time) *Kaientai Dojo **Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hiro Tonai & Yuki Sato **Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **Strongest-K Tag Team Championship (6 times, current) - with Makoto Oishi (3, current), Hiro Tonai (1), Hiroshi Fukuda (1), and Kaji Tomato (1) **UWA World Middleweight Championship (3 times) **WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (2 times) **EX Tournament (2015) **K-Survivor Tournament (2014) - with Ayumu Honda, Bambi and Kaji Tomato **Best Tag Team Match (2009) with Makoto Oishi vs. Gentaro and Yoshiya on August 9 **Best Tag Team Match (2011) with Makoto Oishi vs. Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi on April 17 **Best Tag Team Match (2012) with Hiro Tonai vs. Kengo Mashimo and Ryuichi Seki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto Oishi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champion, at one time holding all three titles simultaneously. In 2010, Oishi left Kaientai Dojo to become a freelancer, before making DDT his new home promotion in September 2011. Personal life Oishi became engaged to fellow professional wrestler Misaki Ohata on May 27, 2018. He married Ohata in January 2019. Their first child was born on 1 December 2019. Championships and accomplishments * Dramatic Dream Team **DDT Extreme Championship ( 1 time) ** Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship ( 19 times) **KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship ( 3 times) – with Danshoku Dino and Kensuke Sasaki (1), Aja Kong and Danshoku Dino (1), and Mao and Shunma Katsumata (1) ** KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Ken Ohka, Ladybeard, LiLiCo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Hino
, better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed by Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). One of the most well-travelled heavyweights in Japan, Hino was trained by Taka Michinoku and made his debut for his Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion in November 2003, becoming a four-time Strongest-K Champion and a four-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champion, before leaving the promotion in October 2015. He has also wrestled extensively for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and Wrestle-1 (W-1), where he is a former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, a two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and a two-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, as well as a former Wrestle-1 Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Kaientai Dojo (2003–2015) Trained by Taka Michinoku, Hino made his professional wrestling debut for Michinoku's Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion on November 23, 2003, teaming with Joe Aoyama and Ryota Chikuzen in a six-man tag team match, where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strongest-K Tag Team Champions
The Strongest-K Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, Kaientai Dojo. It has existed since 2005, and it is currently inactive. Reigns There are a total of 41 reigns and 3 vacancies, shared between 32 different teams consisting of 29 distinctive champions. The last champions were Kaji Tomato and Taishi Takizawa before the titles were deactivated. Title history Combined reigns {, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" !Rank !Team !No. ofreigns !Combineddays , - !1 , Omega , , 3 , , 486 , - !2 , Hiroki and Kengo Mashimo , , 1 , , 420 , - !3 , Handsome , , 2 , , 355 , - !4 , Kazma and Kengo Mashimo , , 1 , , 344 , - !5 , Kaji Tomato and Taishi Takizawa , , 3 , , 298 , - !6 , Hiroki/Hi69 and Yuji Hino , , 1 , , 287 , - !7 , Handsome Joe and Yasu Urano , , 1 , , 277 , - !8 , Magatsuki , , 1 , , 224 , - !9 , SFU , , 1 , , 210 , - !10 , Sekitoba , , 1 , , 203 , - !11 , Omega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
