is a

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professional wrestler Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or ...

, currently working for the Japanese

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(BJW).

Professional wrestling career

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2012–present)

Kamitani made his

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debut in

(BJW) at a promotion's

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held on April 4, 2012, where he defeated Masashi Otani in an

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. He would often participate at cross-over events held between Big Japan Pro Wrestling,

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(DDT) and

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(K-Dojo) such as the ''New Year's Eve Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2012'' from December 31, where he teamed up with Tank Nagai and FUMA in a losing effort to

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and

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. Another event of this kind was the ''BJW/CZW CZW Arena In Japan ~ BJW For MASADA'' from January 5, 2014, held in partnership with

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(CZW), where he teamed up with Takayuki Ueki, scoring a defeat against

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and Ryuichi Kawakami. At ''BJW Ryogokutan 2016'' on July 24, Kamitani defeated

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to win the

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. Kamitani worked at ''BJW/ZERO1 Clash'', a cross-over event held by BJW in partnership with

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on October 30, 2020, where he teamed up with Ryuichi Kawakami in a losing effort to Drew Parker and

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. Kamitani made notable appearances in the ''

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'' tournaments, competing for the first time in the 2014 edition of the event, placing himself in the Block A and going against Shuji Ishikawa,

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and

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, finishing with no points. At the 2016 edition, he occupied a place in the Block A and competed against

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, Daisuke Sekimoto,

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and Atsushi Maruyama, scoring a total of six points and advancing to the finals where he got defeated by Shuji Ishikawa. Another popular event in which he participated was the Saikyo Tag League, where at the 2014 edition, he teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto, placing themselves in the Strong Style Block, where they obtained a total of eight points after facing the teams of

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and Kazuki Hashimoto,

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and Ryuichi Kawakami, Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato, Shiori Asahi and Shinobu, and Speed Of Sounds (

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and

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). They made it to the semi-finals where they lost against

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and

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. His best performance was at the 2017 edition, where he teamed up with Daichi Hashimoto, scoring six points in the Strong Style Block where they went against the teams of

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and Yuji Okabayashi, Ryuichi Kawakami and Yoshihisa Uto,

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and

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and

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, and Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato who they defeated in the semi-finals, and finally Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito who they defeated in the finals to win the league.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–2019)

Kamitani worked a couple of matches for

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(AJPW), on the seventh night of the ''AJPW Dream Power Series 2019'' from March 21, where he competed in a tag team tournament for the vacant

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by teaming up with Daichi Hashimoto, defeating Black Menso-re and

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in the semi-finals, but falling short to Jake Lee and

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in the finals. At the '' AJPW Real World Tag League 2017'', Kamitani teamed up with Daichi Hashimoto and competed against other teams such as

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and Yoshitatsu, Black Tiger VII and Manabu Soya or

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and Taiyo Kea. They managed to score twelve points but fell short to Violent Giants (Shuji Ishikawa and

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) in the finals on December 12, 2017. His last match for the promotion was at ''AJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.20 '' on May 21, 2019, where he teamed up with Jake Lee to defeat

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and

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Westside Xtreme Wrestlnig (2018)

Kamitani participated in the ''wXw World Tag Team League 2018'', an event promoted by

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(wXw) from October 5 to 7, where he teamed up with his usual tag partner Daichi Hashimoto as Okami, placing themselves in the Block A and competing against

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(

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and

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) in a losing effort on the first night. On the second night, they pulled out a victory against Calamari Catch Kings (

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and

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). They finished the tournament scoring a total of three points after they got defeated by Ringkampf (

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and

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) on the last night.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

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(

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) – with

(1) and

(3) **

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( 5 times) – with Daichi Hashimoto and

(2), Daisuke Sekimoto and

(1), Daichi Hashimoto and Ryuichi Kawakami (1) and Daichi Hashimoto and Yuya Aoki (1) ** Saikyo Tag League (2017) – *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 285 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2017

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kamitani, Hideyoshi 1992 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champions 21st-century professional wrestlers BJW Tag Team Champions BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champions Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champions