is a

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originally formed in

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(AJPW) in August 1998 by

Jun Akiyama is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former KO-D Openweight Champion. He is best known for his time working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he was the president, representative director, co-he ...

Kenta Kobashi is a Japanese former professional wrestler. He started his career in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) in 1988, where he became one of the promotion's top stars, holding the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship three times, and winning the Champ ...

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and

Yoshinobu Kanemaru is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he also works as a backstage producer. Kanemaru is best known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he holds the records for the most reigns with the GHC ...

. Akiyama and Kobashi dominated AJPW's tag team ranks for the next two years, winning the

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twice and the

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also twice. In July 2000, Burning took part in a mass exodus led by

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and left AJPW to join the newly founded

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promotion, where it was rebuilt with Akiyama leaving the alliance and Kobashi taking several rookies under his wing. As representatives of Burning, Kobashi held the

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for two years and he and

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won the

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on two occasions, while the stable also launched the careers of

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and

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, both of whom eventually climbed to the top of the promotion. Eventually Kobashi's battle with

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and other various injuries led to the quiet dissolution of the stable. Burning was reformed back in AJPW in January 2013, when original members Jun Akiyama and Yoshinobu Kanemaru and second incarnation member Go Shiozaki along with

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and

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quit Pro Wrestling Noah and joined AJPW as a unit. The stable quickly began dominating the promotion, winning three titles and two tournaments within three months of its reformation. Despite the success, Aoki, Shiozaki and Suzuki all quit Burning before the end of 2013 to form their own new group. The stable was effectively dissolved when Kanemaru left AJPW at the end of 2015. With the endorsement of Kenta Kobashi, the stable was reformed in

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in December 2021. This fourth incarnation was made of original member Jun Akiyama along with Yusuke Okada, Yuya Koroku and their new leader Tetsuya Endo.

History

First incarnation (1998–2000)

In August 1998 in the

(AJPW) promotion, Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion

's partnership with

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came to an end and he formed a new partnership with

, which was subsequently named "Burning". The duo was later also joined by

and

, turning Burning from a

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into a

. Together, Kobashi and Akiyama went on to become two-time World Tag Team Champions, while also winning back-to-back

s in

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and

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. Through his affiliation with Kobashi and Akiyama, Kanemaru earned the reputation of being one of Japan's top younger wrestlers, winning ''

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s 1998 Rookie of the Year award, even though he had already debuted two years earlier. Burning remained together until July 2000, when Kobashi, Akiyama, Kanemaru and Shiga, along with several other wrestlers, all followed

out of AJPW, joining his new

promotion.

Second incarnation (2000–2012)

Following the jump to Noah, the original Burning split up and instead Kobashi took rookie wrestlers

and

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under his wing, while also forming new partnerships with veterans

and

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, forming the second incarnation of Burning. However, this version of Burning got off to a slow start, when Kobashi was forced to undergo surgeries on both his elbow and knees in early 2001. He eventually returned to the ring in February 2002, but during his return match tore his

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, which sidelined him for further five months. With his injuries behind for now, Kobashi led Burning to a storyline rivalry with former partner Jun Akiyama's new stable, Sternness. During 2002, Kentaro Shiga left Sternness to return to Burning and, on October 14, teamed with Kobashi and Kenta to win the One Day 6 Man Tag Tournament, defeating the Sternness trio of Jun Akiyama,

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and

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in the finals. In March 2003, Kobashi won the

, which he held for two full years, before losing it to Takeshi Rikio, who had now left Burning. In July 2004, Kobashi's newest trainee,

, made his professional wrestling debut as a member of Burning, quickly establishing himself as a top heavyweight prospect. Meanwhile, Kobashi's number one protégé and Burning stablemate, Kenta, rose to the top of Noah's junior heavyweight division, winning the

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in July 2005. Kobashi, teaming with another Burning stablemate Tamon Honda, also went on to become a two-time

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, before being sidelined in June 2006 after being diagnosed with

. Though Kobashi returned to in-ring action in December 2007, Burning had effectively been dissolved during the past year with its former members moving onto new alliances. On February 26, 2008, Kobashi, Akiyama, Kanemaru and Shiga, the four original members of Burning, reunited for one night only, when they were defeated by

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, Mitsuharu Misawa, Mushiking Terry and

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in Kobashi's twentieth anniversary match. In April 2012, Go Shiozaki and Tamon Honda revived Burning for the 2012 Global Tag League. However, winning only three of their seven matches in the tournament, they failed to qualify for the finals.

Third incarnation (2012–2015)

On December 3, 2012, the ''Tokyo Sports'' newspaper reported that Pro Wrestling Noah had decided to terminate the contract of Kenta Kobashi, who had suffered various injuries the past years and was at the time again sidelined from in-ring action. ''Tokyo Sports'' also reported that the termination led to a backlash from Noah wrestlers with

, Go Shiozaki, Jun Akiyama,

and Yoshinobu Kanemaru announcing that they were not going to re-sign with Noah, when their contracts with the promotion ran out at the end of the year. Noah president

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responded to the report, announcing that Kobashi would address his situation at

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on December 9, while also confirming that the promotion was in negotiations with five wrestlers whose contracts were set to expire shortly. On December 9, Kobashi announced that he would wrestle one more match and retire in a Noah ring sometime during 2013. On December 19, Noah announced that the negotiations with Atsushi Aoki, Go Shiozaki, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru had ended and all five men would leave the promotion following December 24. After parting ways with Noah, the five men made an unadvertised appearance for AJPW on January 26, 2013, announcing that they had joined the promotion, forming the third incarnation of the Burning stable. Though essentially working exclusively for AJPW, the five were officially

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s. The five quickly laid claim to All Japan's top titles. Yoshinobu Kanemaru was the first of the five to receive his title shot and on February 23, defeated

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for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship. The event was headlined by a five singles match series between members of Burning and representatives of AJPW; Burning won the series 3–2 with Kanemaru clinching the decisive win in the main event. Burning received two more title shots on March 17. After Aoki and Suzuki failed to capture the

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from the Junior Stars (

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and Minoru Tanaka), Akiyama and Shiozaki brought the stable its second title by defeating Get Wild (

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and

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) for the World Tag Team Championship. Also during the event, Kenta Kobashi made an appearance, publicly giving his blessing to the newest incarnation of Burning, while also announcing that he was joining AJPW following his retirement match as the new Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF) chairman. On April 7, Aoki and Suzuki defeated Jounetsu Hentai Baka (

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and

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) in the finals to win the 2013 Junior Hyper Tag League and earn another shot at the All Asia Tag Team Championship. This led to a rematch between Aoki and Suzuki and the Junior Stars on April 25, where Burning took home its third title. Burning's domination led to a storyline, where even rivals such as

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and Takao Omori came together to rally AJPW in its war with the stable. Burning continued its winning ways on April 29, when Jun Akiyama won the 2013

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, being victorious in the finals over Kai, who had defeated Go Shiozaki in his semifinal match. As a result, Akiyama became the number one contender to AJPW's top title, the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. On May 11, all five members of Burning made a one-night return to Noah to take part in Kenta Kobashi's retirement event, titled ''

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''. While Aoki and Suzuki wrestled in a midcard tag team match, where they defeated former Burning members Kentaro Shiga and Tamon Honda, the other three members took part in Kobashi's retirement match, an eight-man tag team main event, where Kanemaru, Shiozaki, Kenta and

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, another Kobashi trainee and a member of the second incarnation of Burning, were defeated by Kobashi, Akiyama,

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and

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, with Kobashi pinning Kanemaru for the win. On June 30, Akiyama received his shot at the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated by the defending champion, Suwama. Post-match, Suwama accepted a challenge made for his title by another Burning member, Go Shiozaki. June 30 also marked the end of an era for AJPW, when several wrestlers loyal to Keiji Mutoh left the promotion in a mass exodus caused by Nobuo Shiraishi taking over as the promotion's new president. All five members of Burning, however, remained loyal to AJPW and, on July 5, announced that they had signed contracts with the promotion, officially ending their freelancing days. On August 25, Go Shiozaki also failed in his attempt to capture the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship from Suwama. In September, Akiyama, Kanemaru, Shiozaki and Suzuki all took part in the 2013 Ōdō Tournament. Shiozaki made it furthest in the tournament, reaching the finals, after eliminating both Suzuki and Kanemaru as well as top World Tag Team Championship contender

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, before losing to Akebono. On October 22, Akiyama and Shiozaki lost the World Tag Team Championship to

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(Joe Doering and Suwama). The following day, Shiozaki announced that he was leaving Burning in order to reach the Triple Crown. This was followed by Suzuki announcing on October 29 that he was also leaving Burning in order to challenge Kanemaru for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship. Suzuki was followed out of Burning by his All Asia Tag Team Championship partner Aoki, leaving Akiyama and Kanemaru as the two remaining members of the stable. Shiozaki, Aoki and Suzuki remained together following their resignation from Burning, forming the new Xceed stable on November 21. On January 26, 2014, Akiyama and Kanemaru gained a measure of revenge on their former stablemates, when they defeated Aoki and Suzuki to win the All Asia Tag Team Championship. In April, Akiyama made it to the finals of the 2014 Champion Carnival, before losing to Takao Omori on April 27. Two days later, Akiyama and Kanemaru lost the All Asia Tag Team Championship to

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and

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at a

event. Later that same event, Akiyama captured the comedic

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by accidentally pinning the previous champion, the title belt itself, during a backstage interview. After the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship was

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, Akiyama was chosen to take part in a decision match to determine the new champion. On June 15, he was defeated in the match by Takao Omori. In early 2014, Akiyama began teaming regularly with Takao Omori as

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, combining the names of Burning and Get Wild. The duo captured the World Tag Team Championship on two occasions, while also winning the 2014 World's Strongest Tag Determination League. Kanemaru, meanwhile, formed a partnership with

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with whom he went on to regain the All Asia Tag Team Championship. In July 2014, Akiyama also took over as the new president of AJPW. Burning has been largely inactive since the formation of Wild Burning, however, both Akiyama and Kanemaru are still billed as members of the stable by AJPW. On November 1, Akiyama defeated Akebono to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship. On November 20, Kanemaru announced he would be leaving AJPW following December 15. Kanemaru joined Akebono and former Burning stablemates Go Shiozaki and Kotaro Suzuki in an exodus caused by contractual issues.

Fourth incarnation (2021–present)

On December 7, 2021,

announced that Kenta Kobashi had endorsed the reformation of the stable. This incarnation would be led by Tetsuya Endo (who had been left without a stable since the dissolution of

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in September of that year) and would have Jun Akiyama, Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku as its members. On December 26, at Never Mind 2021 in Yoyogi, this fourth incarnation debuted by defeating The37Kamiina (

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, Mao and Toui Kojima).

Members

Current members

* Tetsuya Endo (leader) *Yuya Koroku * Yusuke Okada *

Former members

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Championships and accomplishments

*First incarnation **

***

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(

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) – Kobashi ***

(

) – Akiyama and Kobashi ***Asunaro Cup (2000) – Kanemaru ***

(2000) – Kobashi ***One Night 6 Man Tag Team Tournament (1999) – Akiyama, Kobashi and Shiga ***

(

) – Akiyama and Kobashi **''

'' ***Best Tag Team Award (1999) – Akiyama and Kobashi ***Fighting Spirit Award (1998) – Akiyama ***MVP Award (1998) – Kobashi ***Rookie of the Year Award (1998) – Kanemaru *Second incarnation **

***

( 1 time) – Kobashi ***

( 1 time) – Kenta ***

(

) – Honda and Kobashi ***One Day 6 Man Tag Tournament (2002) – Kenta, Kobashi and Shiga **''

'' ***Outstanding Performance Award (2003) – Kobashi ***Rookie of the Year Award (2000) – Rikio *Third incarnation **

***

(

) – Aoki and Suzuki (1) and Akiyama and Kanemaru (1) ***

( 1 time) – Akiyama *** World Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) – Kanemaru ***

( 1 time) – Akiyama and Shiozaki ***

(2013) – Akiyama *** Junior Hyper Tag League (

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) – Aoki and Suzuki ***

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(

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) – Akiyama **

***

( 3 times) – Akiyama *Fourth incarnation **

***

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( 1 time) – Endo ***

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( 1 time, current) – Akiyama

References

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