(born October 15, 1978) is a Japanese former
professional wrestler
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.
Morishima is best known for his work with
Pro Wrestling Noah
(stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...
, where he is a former
three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion
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. He has also performed for
Ring of Honor
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(ROH) in the
United States
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in the past where he was a
one-time ROH World Champion
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.
Professional wrestling career
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1998–2000)
Morishima attended
Urayasu
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High School where he took part in judo. His instructor, Shoji Abe, was friends with
Mitsuharu Misawa
was a Japanese amateur and professional wrestler and promoter. He is primarily known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and also for forming the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion in 2000. In the early 1990s, Misawa gained fame alongside ...
, and managed to get Morishima a tryout with
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion. Many wrestlers had left with Baba, ...
, which he passed and shortly after began training with the promotion for a career in professional wrestling. Initially, Morishima was a protégé of Misawa, but after
Naomichi Marufuji
(born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler who competes for Pro Wrestling Noah, with occasional appearances in other professional wrestling promotions including New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), R ...
joined the promotion and Misawa decided instead to focus solely on training Marufuji,
Akira Taue
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is also a former All Japan Pro Wrestling Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had fourteen 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
...
took Morishima under his wing and trained him. Morishima debuted for All Japan in 1998, but left in 2000 to join the newly formed
Pro Wrestling Noah
(stylised as Pro Wrestling NOAH) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded in 2000 by former All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) ace Mitsuharu Misawa after he had led a mass exodus in which 24 of AJPW's 26 contracted wrestlers left the ...
(founded by Misawa), where he became a mainstay.
Pro Wrestling Noah (2000–2015)
In Noah, he frequently teamed with
Takeshi Rikio
Takeshi Inoue (born December 20, 1972) known by his stage name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, who worked for Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former sumo wrestler.
Sumo career
He made his sumo debut in March 1988, after leaving ...
as Wild II,
and the duo have previously held the
GHC Tag Team Championship
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.
On March 2, 2008, Morishima defeated
Mitsuharu Misawa
was a Japanese amateur and professional wrestler and promoter. He is primarily known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and also for forming the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion in 2000. In the early 1990s, Misawa gained fame alongside ...
at the Budokan Hall Event of Pro Wrestling Noah's Second Navigation Tour to become the
12th
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It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems ...
GHC Heavyweight Champion
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.
[ A veteran of American ]Ring of Honor
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promotion, Morishima has stated that while he plans on returning to ROH in the future, he has no intentions in regaining the ROH Championship, as he will be fully focused on Noah's heavyweight scene. On June 14, 2008, Morishima made his very first defense of the GHC Heavyweight Title against Takashi Sugiura
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Sugiura, an accomplished amateur wrestler, joined Noah's dojo in 2000, making his professional debut on December 23, 2000, and thus becoming the first wrestler ...
. Morishima prevailed after hitting a backdrop driver. Morishima's second defense happened on July 18, 2008 against former his tag team partner Takeshi Rikio
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Sumo career
He made his sumo debut in March 1988, after leaving ...
. After about 13 and a half minutes, Morishima defeated Rikio with a backdrop suplex. On September 6, 2008 at the Tokyo Nippon Budokan, Morishima lost to Kensuke Sasaki
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring.
Sasaki is the first of four men ever to hold all three of '' puroresus major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heav ...
, who gained a pin at the 22-minute mark with the Northern Lights Bomb. On December 7, 2008, Morishima faced 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 ...
for the number one contender's spot for the GHC Heavyweight Championship; which he lost to Akiyama. On September 21, 2009 in Nagoya, Japan, Morishima and Sasaki defeated Akitoshi Saito
is a Japanese professional wrestler who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah).
Early life
Before pro wrestling, Akitoshi Saito was trained in karate by Masashi Aoyagi. Saito seconded Aoyagi i ...
and Bison Smith
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for the GHC Tag Titles. However, on December 6, at the last show of Winter Navigation '09, Morishima and Sasaki lost the titles to Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a multi-time GHC Tag Team Champion, a one time GHC Openweight Hardcore Champion and winner of the Global Tag League in 2 ...
.[
Morishima appeared on the TV Drama in Japan, "Hesitation I Come" during his time off due to a foot injury. However, on November 23, during (Noah Winter Navigation 2010 - Day 4), Morishima returned to Noah teaming with Kensuke Sasaki and defeating Shuhei Taniguchi and Takashi Sugiura. On January 22, 2012, Morishima defeated Go Shiozaki to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the second time. Since this victory, Morishima has defended against Naomichi Marufuji, Maybach Taniguchi, Go Shiozaki, Akitoshi Saito, Kenta, Jun Akiyama, and Kohei Sato. After a year-long reign, Morishima lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Kenta on January 27, 2013. On January 5, 2014, Morishima defeated Kenta to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the third time. Post-match, Morishima quit Brave to form a new group with ]Kenoh
(born January 1, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist, better known by the ring name . He currently wrestles in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former GHC National Champion and a former two-time GHC Heavyweight Champio ...
and Maybach Taniguchi, later named Choukibou-gun
was a professional wrestling stable in Pro Wrestling Noah. It was led by Takeshi Morishima.
History
2014
Choukibou-gun officially formed on January 5, 2014 at New Years Navigation following the main event where Takeshi Morishima defeated K ...
,[ turning heel in the process. On January 25, Morishima and Taniguchi defeated ]TMDK
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(Mikey Nicholls
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and Shane Haste
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He is also known for his work in Pro Wrestling Noah under the Shane Haste ring ...
), with help from Kenoh and new stablemate Hajime Ohara
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Ohara worked for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in Mexico for several years as part of his training, mixing the ''lucha libre'' style of Mexico with the Japanese Puroresu style of wrestling. In Japan, ...
, to win the GHC Tag Team Championship. On February 8, Morishima lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority shares ...
representative Yuji Nagata
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
A two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, World Heavyweight Champion and a GHC Heavyweight Champion, making him a four-time world champion in major professional ...
in his first title defense. On May 31, Morishima and Taniguchi lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura.
American promotions (2003–2008)
Morishima has also wrestled in the United States. He competed in Harley Race
Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, promoter, and trainer.
Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the World Wrestling Federatio ...
's World League Wrestling
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promotion in 2003, defending the WLW Heavyweight Championship, which he had won from Ron Harris while Harris toured Japan. Morishima returned to the United States in February 2007, wrestling four matches with Ring of Honor. He lost to Samoa Joe
Nuufolau Joel Seanoa (born March 17, 1979), is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Samoa Joe who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Joe is currently a double champion - in his first reign both as AEW ...
on February 16, 2007 before defeating Homicide
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in a match for the ROH World Championship on the subsequent evening, thus becoming the first non-American to hold the title. On February 23, 2007, Morishima defeated B. J. Whitmer
Benjamin Whitmer (born January 25, 1978), better known by the ring name B. J. Whitmer, is an American professional wrestler, producer, trainer, and color commentator. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a producer. He is bes ...
in his first title defense, and on the next night he and Nigel McGuinness
Steven Haworth (born 23 January 1976), better known by his ring name Nigel McGuinness, is an English actor, professional wrestling commentator and retired professional wrestler.
He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a color ...
defeated Samoa Joe and Homicide.[ On March 4, 2007, he successfully defended the ROH Championship in Japan, defeating ]Kenta
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*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese kickboxer
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese profession ...
in the Nippon Budokan
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in Tokyo
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. Morishima could not return to the United States until almost a month and a half later when he and Chris Hero
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took on Nigel McGuinness and Doug Williams, and the next night when he successfully defended the belt against McGuinness for the first time.[
On April 21, 2007, Morishima was honored at the 42nd annual Cauliflower Alley Club banquet, being presented with the "Future Legend" award. Back in ROH, Morishima went on a string of successful title defenses, defeating the likes of ]Austin Aries
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, Shingo Shingo can refer to:
Religion
*Shingon Buddhism
Locations
*Shingō, Okayama (神郷町), a town located in Atetsu District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
*Shingō, Aomori
is a village located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the village has an estima ...
, Jay Briscoe
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, and Roderick Strong
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.[ Morishima also competed twice on ROH's first ]pay-per-view
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Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guid ...
'' Respect Is Earned'', defeating B. J. Whitmer
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to retain the ROH Championship, and later teaming with Bryan Danielson
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to defeat Nigel McGuinness
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He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a color ...
and Kenta
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*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese kickboxer
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese profession ...
.[ At the second pay-per-view, '' Driven'', Morishima again competed twice, retaining the title against ]Jimmy Rave
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Ear ...
and later Adam Pearce
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.[ On July 16, 2007, Morishima wrestled in the main event of Ring of Honor's debut show in ]Japan
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and defeated Nigel McGuinness
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He is best known for his time with WWE where he worked as a color ...
to retain the ROH Championship. Morishima lost the title to McGuinness at '' Undeniable'' on October 6.[
In August 2008 Morishima had a ]dark match
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tryout against Charlie Haas
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for WWE
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before a live ''Raw
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* Raw food, uncooked food
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'' in Chicago, defeating Haas in 3 minutes with a missile dropkick.[ He then beat ]Jamie Noble
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the following night in another dark match, this time for ''SmackDown
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''.[ Later in 2008, he traveled back to the United States to face Bryan Danielson for ROH's Final Battle 2008, which he lost.][ This marked Morishima's last appearance in America.
]
AAA (2008–2010)
Through Noah's working relationship with AAA
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Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and me ...
, Morishima has made several trips to Mexico. On March 19, 2010, Morishima teamed up with Taiji Ishimori
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. He is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in his third reign, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight ...
to defeat ''La Hermandad 187'' ("The Brotherhood of 187"; Nicho el Millonario
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and Joe Líder
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) to win the AAA World Tag Team Championship
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, representing the AAA heel faction ''La Legión Extranjera
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'' ("The Foreign Legion").[ On May 23, 2010, Morishima and Ishimori lost the AAA World Tag Team Championship to the team of ]Atsushi Aoki
was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo.
Aoki began his career in Pro Wrestling Noah in 2005, where he went on to become a two ...
and Go Shiozaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion where he is the former GHC Heavyweight Champion in a record breaking fifth reign. He made his debut for the promotion in July 2004 and remained with it unti ...
during Pro Wrestling Noah's Navigation with Breeze show in Niigata, Niigata
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, Japan
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.
Retirement (2015)
In April 2015, Morishima was forced to pull out of the 2015 Global Tag League due to an injury. On April 21, Noah announced that a blood test had revealed that Morishima had an abnormally high glycated hemoglobin
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, suggesting diabetes
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. Following his doctor's recommendation, Morishima decided to immediately retire from professional wrestling. On December 28, 2015, Noah canceled Morishima's retirement ceremony, announcing that his contract with the promotion would expire at the end of the year. Later, Morishima recognized the diabetes wasn't the reason of his retirement, but a bad physical and mental state.
Canceled return to the ring (2018)
On July 10, 2018, it was announced that Morishima was set to make his in-ring return in late 2018 at a show produced by Riki Choshu
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler who is best known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) as both a wrestler and a booker. He is considered one of Japan’s most influential wrestlers ...
. The show, initially named Genesis, was scheduled to take place on October 15, but was cancelled after Morishima announced he required emergency surgery for arthritis in his foot.
Personal life
On November 4, 2018, Morishima was arrested at 11:30pm local time in Kabukichō, Tokyo after assaulting a taxi driver. Morishima allegedly refused to pay the 18,000 Yen the driver asked for and then punched him in the face, breaking both of his cheekbones. Morishima accepted the charges, saying "there is no doubt there was an argument".
Championships and accomplishments
* 3 Count Wrestling
** 3CW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
* AAA
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Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
Arts, entertainment, and me ...
** AAA World Tag Team Championship
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( 1 time) – with Taiji Ishimori
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. He is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion in his third reign, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight ...
* Cauliflower Alley Club
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Established in 1965 by Mike Mazurki and Art Abram ...
** Future Legend Award ( 2007)[
*'']Nikkan Sports
is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.
It has a circulation of 1,661,000, and is an affiliate newspaper of the ''Asahi Shimbun''.
Companies and regions
;Nikkan Sports News (Tokyo)
:Tokyo HQ: 5-10, Tsukiji Sanc ...
''
**Best Tag Team Award (2006) with Muhammad Yone
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**Outstanding Performance Award (2007)
* ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
** Ranked No. 10 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the ''PWI 500
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'' in 2007
* Pro Wrestling Noah
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** GHC Heavyweight Championship
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( 3 times)[
** ]GHC Tag Team Championship
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( 5 times) – with Takeshi Rikio
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Sumo career
He made his sumo debut in March 1988, after leaving ...
(1), Muhammad Yone (2), Kensuke Sasaki
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, and founder of the now-defunct wrestling promotion Diamond Ring.
Sasaki is the first of four men ever to hold all three of '' puroresus major heavyweight titles (the IWGP Heav ...
(1) and Maybach Taniguchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for Pro Wrestling Noah since his debut in December 2005. He is also known by the ring name , under which he portrays a villainous masked character.
Professional wrestling career
Amateur backg ...
(1)
** Global League
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The Global League adopts a points system, with two points f ...
(2011
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)
** One Day Heavyweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2008) – with Mitsuharu Misawa
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and Muhammad Yone
** One Night Six Man Tag Tournament (2012) – with Kensuke Sasaki and Kento Miyahara
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* Ring of Honor
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** ROH World Championship ( 1 time)[
** ROH Year-End Award (1 time)
*** Match of the Year vs. ]Bryan Danielson
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(Manhattan Mayhem II) (2007)
* ''Tokyo Sports
is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960.
See also
* Tokyo Sports Film Award
* Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards
The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' mag ...
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** Fighting Spirit Award
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(2007)[
** Outstanding Performance Award (2012)]
* World League Wrestling
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** WLW Heavyweight Championship
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The championship is generall ...
(2 times
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)[
* '']Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four We ...
''
** Best Brawler (2007)
** Match of the Year (2007) vs. Bryan Danielson at Manhattan Mayhem II on August 25
** Most Improved (2006)
References
External links
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1978 births
Japanese male professional wrestlers
Living people
Sportspeople from Tokyo
ROH World Champions
GHC Heavyweight Champions
GHC Tag Team Champions
AAA World Tag Team Champions