is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate where he is the current Open the Dream Gate Champion in his first reign.

Professional wrestling career

Dragon Gate (2020–present)

Kikuta made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate on the ninth night of the 2020 edition of the

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tournament from June 6, where he teamed up with Sora Fujikawa in a losing effort against Taketo Kamei and Kento Kobune as a result of a tag team match. After his period of rookie status, he eventually began chasing various championships promoted by the company, and joined his first stable, R.E.D. in the middle of 2020. On the first night of the ''DG Champion Gate 2021 In Osaka'' from March 6, he teamed up with stablemates Dia Inferno and

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to unsuccessfully challenge Natural Vibes ( Genki Horiguchi,

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and Susumu Yokosuka) for the

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. Kikuta won his first title, the Open the Twin Gate Championship, by teaming up with his "D'courage" tag team partner Dragon Dia and defeating reigning champions Kung Fu Masters (Jacky Funky Kamei and Jason Lee) at ''DG Dangerous Gate 2022'' on September 19. At ''Dead or Alive 2023'' on May 5, Kikuta defeated

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to win the Open the Dream Gate Championship, the promotion's top title. Kikuta is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events, such as the

tournament, in which he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he defeated SB Kento in the first rounds, but fell short to BxB Hulk in the second ones. He also competed in a battle royal for a second chance in the tournament, won by

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and also involving various other opponents such as Dragon Kid,

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, Eita, Minorita and others. Kikuta also competed in the promotion's biggest annual event, the Gate of Destiny series in which he made his first appearance ath the 2020 edition where he teamed up with Kento Kobune and Taketo Kamei to defeat Team Toryumon ( Masato Yoshino, Último Dragón and

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). At the 2022 edition, he teamed up with Dragon Dia to defeat Natural Vibes ( Big Boss Shimizu and

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), retaining the Open the Twin Gate Championship.

Independent circuit (2022–present)

One of the promotions from the Japanese independent scene for which Kikuta has worked is Pro Wrestling Noah. He took part in a cross-over event promoted by them alongside Dragon Gate on November 11, 2022, the ''NOAH Global Dream'' where he teamed up with Mochizuki Jr. and Ryu Fuda in a losing effort against Kai Fujimura, Yasutaka Yano 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 ...

Championships and accomplishments

* Dragon Gate ** Open the Dream Gate Championship ( 1 time) ** Open the Twin Gate Championship ( 1 time) – with

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**Rey De Parejas (2023) – with

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*'' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' **Ranked No. 80 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the '' PWI 500'' in 2023

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kikuta, Madoka 1999 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Ishikawa Prefecture Sportspeople from Ishikawa Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers Open the Dream Gate Champions Open the Twin Gate Champions