(born August 10, 1982) is a Japanese
professional wrestler
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. He currently wrestles in
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
, where he is the reigning
Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also a former two-time
Tohoku Tag Team Champion and one-time
UWA World Tag Team Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Nohashi, the smallest
Último Dragón Gym trainee ever, made his pro wrestling debut in
Toryumon Mexico Toryumon or Tōryūmon may refer to:
*Toryumon (Último Dragón)
is a professional wrestling promotion that operated in Japan until 2004 and in Mexico, where it's called Toryumon Mexico. The promotion is owned and operated by Yoshihiro Asai, who ...
in 2002 under the name of Koichiro Arai,
Kenichiro Arai
is a Japanese wrestler for Dragon Gate.
Biography
Kenichiro Arai, also known as AraKen, is a second term graduate of Último Dragón's Toryumon Japan group, and has been a mainstay on the roster ever since. He participated in FMW before joinin ...
's (
kayfabe
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) little brother. Koichiro teamed with Kenichiro and later with Chuichiro, the third brother, and wrestled in Toryumon Mexico and Toryumon X until 2004, when he changed his name to Shinjitsu Nohashi, the mini version of
Jinsei Shinzaki
Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎 健介 ''Shinzaki Kensuke'', born December 2, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive, better known by his ring name, Jinsei Shinzaki (新崎 人生 ''Shinzaki Jinsei''). He is curre ...
.
After closing Toryumon X, Nohashi and his class were moved to
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
, where he formed a tag team with Shinzaki. On February 13, 2010 he turned heel and adopted his real name, Taro Nohashi, joining
Fujita Hayato
Hayato Fujita (藤田 勇人 ''Fujita Hayato'', born September 20, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Fujita "Jr." Hayato (フジタ"Jr"ハヤト). Despite his small stature and physique for a professional wr ...
and his Kowloon stable.
Championships and accomplishments
*Kyushu Pro-Wrestling
:*
Glocal Tag Tournament (
2021
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) – with
Gaina
*
Michinoku Pro Wrestling
(originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rather ...
:*
Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship contested in Michinoku Pro Wrestling, where it is the primary singles title, and is strictly for junior heavyweights. It was created on August 25, 2002, when Dick Togo defeated Tiger Mask in a round ...
(
1 time)
:*
Tohoku Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling.
There have been a total of 33 reigns shared between 25 different teams consisting of 33 indivi ...
(
2 times
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) – with Behnam Ali/Tiger Ali (1), Gaina (1)
:*
UWA World Tag Team Championship
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(
1 time) – with Gaina
:*Oogamania Cup (2008)
*''
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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''
:*PWI ranked him #326 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
PWI 500
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in 2006
References
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1982 births
Japanese male professional wrestlers
Living people
Masked wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champions
Tohoku Tag Team Champions
UWA World Tag Team Champions