is a Japanese

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 as a freelancer and preponderently for the Japanese promotions

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and

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Professional wrestling career

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2017–present)

Takeda made his debut in

in late 2017 in the "DNA" series. However, his notable work began at ''DDT Dramatic Nerima The Fighter'', an event promoted February 3, 2018, where he teamed up with

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and Yuki Ueno in a losing effort against Shuten Doji (Kota Umeda,

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and

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) as a result of a

six-man tag team match Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder m ...

. Takeda is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature pay-per-views. His first event was the Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary on March 25, 2018, where he teamed up with Kota Umeda and Yuki Ueno to defeat Shuten-dōji ( Kudo, Masahiro Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) to win the

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. After an almost four-year hiatus with the company, Takeda returned and joined the unit of "Pheromones" and challenged former tag team partner Yuki Ueno to a match for the latter's

DDT Universal Championship The is a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. Announced on December 28, 2019, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2020 final event, the DDT Universal Championship was created as part of DDT's plans to expand inter ...

. At

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on August 25, Takeda teamed up with his stablemates Danshoku Dino and

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to defeat

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and

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and Disaster Box (

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and

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) and

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. At ''DDT God Bless DDT 2022'' on October 23, he unsuccessfully challenged Ueno for the

. At

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on December 29, Takeda is scheduled to team up with his stablemates Danshoku Dino, Yuki Iino and

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in a Losing unit must disband match against Akito,

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and Shinichiro Kawamatsu.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–present)

Takeda often makes appearances for the deathmatch promotion

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. His most notable ones were part of the promotion's top annual tournaments. On the finals of the 2022 Ikkitousen Strong Climb, he teamed up with

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and

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to defeat Chicharito Shoki, Kosuke Sato & Shinya Ishida. On the thirteenth night of the 2022 Saikyo Tag League from October 17, Takeda teamed up with Takuho Kato and Tatsuhiko Yoshino in a losing effort against

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and

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as a result of a

Wrestling of Darkness 666 (2019–present)

Takeda made his debut in

at ''666 Vol. 90/Shinjuku 2-Chome Shinobu Debut 15th Anniversary Memorial'' on June 6, 2019, where he teamed up with

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, Taro Yamada and Konaka and competed in a Four-way eight-man tag team match won by Banana Senga, Hiroaki Taniguchi,

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and Yanagwa, and also involving Akkun Ohashi,

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and

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, and Nene Dai, Onryo, Shinobu and

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. On the same night, he competed for the second time as he won a pants battle royal involving the same opponents as in the precedent match. 666 and

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co-promoted the ''666 Vol. 99 Halloween'', an event which took place on November 8, 2020, where Takeda competed on two separate occasions. In first of them he defeated dropped the

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which he captured one week earlier to

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in a

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also involving Fuminori Abe, and in the second one, he competed in a

battle royal Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...

won by Taro Yamada and also involving notable opponents such as

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and others. Takeda is also known for competing in the world title scene as he unsuccessfully faced Konaka for the

666 Chaos Openweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship and the top singles accomplishment in the Japanese promotion Wrestling of Darkness 666 (Triple Six). The title was established in 2018. , there have been three reigns among three wrestlers. Konaka=Pah ...

at ''666 Vol. 115'' on April 2, 2022.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) – with

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and Kota Umeda *

Japan Indie Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out annually since 2007 by the program '' Indie no Oshigoto'', broadcast on the Fighting TV Samurai TV channel. Unlike the more widely publicized and recognized ...

** Best Unit Award (2022) – with Pheromones *

( 1 time) *Mobius **Kin No Fundoshi Championship (1 time, current) *Total Triumph Team **TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Garlin Shoe Perros B and Syuou Fujiwara *

( 1 time, current) **Shinjuku Ni-chōme Pro-Wrestling ILNP Championship (1 time)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takeda, Koju 1991 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Iwate Prefecture Sportspeople from Iwate Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers Triangle Ribbon Champions KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions