, better known by his

ring name A ring name is a type of stage name used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projecting ...

Mao (stylized in all capital letters), 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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(DDT).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2015–present)

Mao made his

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debut as Mao Inoue at

Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2015 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on August 23, 2015, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured ten matches, five of which were contested for championships. The event aired ...

event from August 23, 2015, where he teamed up with Mizuki Watase and Kota Umeda, losing to Ryota Nakatsu and Smile Squash ( Akito and

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) in a

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. He is known for tenures with other promotions such as

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, participating in the ''NOAH Summer Navigation 2017 ~ 11th Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League ~'' multiple-night event where he teamed up with his New Wrestling Aidoru (NωA) stablemate

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. They faced other infamous wrestlers such as Ratel's ( Hayata and

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) which they defeated on July 15, and Phil Atlas and

Seiya Morohashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Noah. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (1997-present) Morohashi made his professional wrestling debut in Inte ...

whom they lost to on July 16. A couple of months later, on the second night of ''The Great Voyage 2017 In Yokohama'' event from October 1, 2017, Mao and Katsumata challenged Hayata and Yo-Hey again, third time for the

GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight wrestlers. It was created on July 16, 2003 when Kenta and Naomichi Marufuji defeated Jushin Thunder Liger an ...

but unsuccessfully. Mao worked for Evolve, teaming up with

Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to both All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in Japan. Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by ''Tokyo Sports'' in 2013 and is the youngest KO-D O ...

to unsuccessfully challenge The Unwanted (

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and

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) for the

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at ''EVOLVE 125'' on April 4, 2019. On April 18, 2019, he made an appearance for

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on the first night of ''OWE First Time Japan'' event, where he teamed up with

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and

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to defeat

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, Tang Huaqi and Yang Hao. At the

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's ''Live At The Cockpit 47'' show, Mao teamed up with Mike Bailey as Moonlight Express to defeat Deadly Sins (JK Moody & Kane Khan) for the SWE Tag Team Championship.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2015–present)

Mao worked almost his entire career for DDT, where he is a former

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alongside

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and Shunma Katsumata as NωA, title which they won at Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20 after defeating

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, Kouki Iwasaki and Mizuki Watase. On July 22, 2018, at ''Summer Vacation'', Mao teamed up with Mike Bailey to defeat Damnation (

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and Tetsuya Endo to win the

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. Mao is a former multiple-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, last time winning it at ''WrestleCon Joey Ryan's Penis Party'', a freelance event held and produced by Joey Ryan, in a 7-person gauntlet match also involving

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, Makoto Oishi,

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and Yoshihiko (a love doll).

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) **

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( 3 times) **

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( 1 time) – with

and

KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. Meant for teams of five wrestlers, the title is believed to be the first of its kind in professional wrestling. The title was first announced on April 30, 20 ...

( 1 time, current) – with

, Shunma Katsumata, Toui Kojima and

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( 2 times, current) – with Mike Bailey (1) and

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(1) * Kaientai Dojo/Active Advance Pro Wrestling **

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( 1 time) – with Mike Bailey * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 292 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2020 *

/Southside Wrestling Entertainment **SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Bailey

References

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