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Kanon (wrestler)
Kanon (stylized in capital letters as KANON) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a two-time and current KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion (with Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2019–present) Kanon made sporadic freelancer appearances in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. On the first night of Pro Wrestling Zero1's 2020 edition of the Furinkazan tournament, he teamed up with Hayato Tamura and Ren Ayabe in a losing effort against Asuka and Revengers (Masato Tanaka and Takuya Sugawara). At ''NOAH Sanctuary'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on May 30, 2022, he teamed up with Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul to defeat Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Kenoh) in a six-man tag team match. Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2019–2022) Kanon made his professional wrestling debut at ''JTO Hajime'' on July 8, 2019, where he fell short to Ryuya Tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Overview Cityscape File:もてなしドーム３.jpg, Kanazawa Station（2013） File:Omichoichibakan004.jpg, Ōmichō-Market（Ōmichō-Ichiba）（2013） File:Kanazawa view from Utatsuyama Park.jpg, Skyline of Kanazawa City（2017） File:Cityscape at downtown Kanazawa.jpg, CBD of Kanazawa File:Katamachi Crossing.jpg, Downtown of Katamachi Area (2022) Geography Kanazawa is located in north-western Ishikawa Prefecture in the Hokuriku region of Japan and is bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west and Toyama Prefecture to the east. The city sits between the Sai and Asano rivers. The eastern portion of the city is dominated by the Japanese Alps. Parts of the city are within the borders of the Hakusan National Park. Climate Kanazawa has a humid subtropical clima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kongo (professional Wrestling)
was a Japanese professional wrestling stable, based in the Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotion. It was founded and led by Kenoh between 2019 and 2023. History Formation On the finals night of the 2019 edition of the Global Tag League from May 4, Kenoh, Masa Kitamiya, Atsushi Kotoge and Yoshiki Inamura allegedly founded the unit after they protested against Noah's new ownership under Lidet Entertainment. Under Kenoh's leadership (2019–2023) At ''Noah Kawasaki Go'' on August 30, 2020, after he alongside "AXIZ" tag team partner Go Shiozaki dropped the GHC Tag Team Championship to Naomichi Marufuji and Masaaki Mochizuki, Katsuhiko Nakajima betrayed Shiozaki and aligned himself with Kongo after shaking hands with Kenoh. At Noah The Glory 2021 on April 29, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Nio defeated Akitoshi Saito and Junta Miyawaki in tag team competition, and Masa Kitamiya unsuccessfully challenged Keiji Muto for the GHC Heavyweight Championship. At Noah Mitsuharu Misawa Memori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 internationally and reach a larger audience. , there have been eight reigns shared between five different wrestlers. Yuki Ueno is the current champion in his second reign. Title history On January 7, it was announced that the inaugural match would pit Konosuke Takeshita against Chris Brookes. Brookes won the title at Into The Fight 2020, on February 23, 2020. As he was making his victory speech, Brookes was ambushed by Daisuke Sasaki who challenged him for the title before stealing the belt. Sasaki went on to defeat Brookes for the title at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary, on March 20. Brookes captured the title back in the main event of DDT TV Show! #8, on June 27. He successfully defended it against his fellow Englishman Drew Parker on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDT Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bought and managed by Shoichi Ichimiya until December 2005, when Sanshiro Takagi took over as the new president. In 2017, DDT was sold to CyberAgent. Takagi retained his position, while Takahiro Yamauchi took over as the new DDT director. DDT became one of the top promotions in Japanese independent wrestling by creating a unique sports entertainment style, often parodying WWE, with a Japanese puroresu flair to the matches. DDT has had agreements with various MMA and professional wrestling promotions around the world. DDT's biggest event is Peter Pan, held each year since 2009. The cards' matches tend to be a mixture of Japanese lucharesu (a mix of lucha libre and traditional puroresu), worked shoot-style, hardcore brawling and comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideki Okatani
is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a member of the Eruption stable. Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2020–present) Okatani made his professional wrestling debut with DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) on March 20, 2020, at Judgement where he teamed with Shunma Katsumata and lost to Naomi Yoshimura and Keigo Nakamura. On June 20, he had his first win in a singles match against Keigo Nakamura. In July, he joined Jun Akiyama's stable Akiyama-gun (later renamed Junretsu). On June 6, 2021, at CyberFight Festival, he was scheduled to take part in the DDT vs. Kongo 14-man tag team match, but before the event, Masa Kitamiya left Kongo which led to the match being changed to a 12-man tag team match, and Okatani was then scheduled for a singles match against Kitamiya, which he lost in under three minutes. On October 12, at Get Alive, Junretsu failed to capture the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship from Team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Sakaguchi
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka, who is currently signed with DDT Pro-Wrestling and has fought and competed for World Victory Road, DREAM, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, Pancrase, Pro Wrestling Wave, S-Cup, Shooto, Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Union Pro Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo, Dradition, Legend The Pro-Wrestling and K-1. Sakaguchi is known for his fight with Nigerian K-1 kickboxer, Film actor and male model Andy Ologun. Yukio is the son of former judoka and professional wrestling legend Seiji Sakaguchi and the older brother of actor Kenji Sakaguchi, who notably co-starred in Ikebukuro West Gate Park when the television show made its debut run in 2000 and most recently in 2012 started making regular appearances on the show Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi, he also co-starred in the film Face. In 2009 Yukio was featured in ''Kamui Gaiden''; the film was a box office hit in Japan and the Netherlands. After positive re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukio Naya
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017-present) Naya made his professional wrestling debut for Real Japan Pro Wrestling, at ''RJPW Legend Of The Gold VIII'' on September 14, 2017, scoring a victory against Ichiro Yaguchi. At ''RJPW Dynamite Kid Memorial Performance'' an event celebrating the life of Dynamite Kid which took place on March 15, 2019, Naya teamed up with Yuji Okabayashi and Alexander Otsuka to defeat Hideki Suzuki, Hideyoshi Kamitani and Ryoji Sai in a six-man tag team match. While competing for Wrestle-1, he participated in the WRESTLE-1 Tag League 2018, and on the second night of the ''WRESTLE-1 Tour Updraft'' from October 8, he teamed up with Masayuki Kono, falling short to Shuji Kondo and Koji Doi. At ''WRESTLE-1 Tour 2018 5th Anniversary'' on September 23, Naya teamed up with Masayuki Kono to defeat Ganseki Tanaka and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuji Hino
, better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed by Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). One of the most well-travelled heavyweights in Japan, Hino was trained by Taka Michinoku and made his debut for his Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion in November 2003, becoming a four-time Strongest-K Champion and a four-time Strongest-K Tag Team Champion, before leaving the promotion in October 2015. He has also wrestled extensively for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and Wrestle-1 (W-1), where he is a former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, a two-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and a two-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, as well as a former Wrestle-1 Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Kaientai Dojo (2003–2015) Trained by Taka Michinoku, Hino made his professional wrestling debut for Michinoku's Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) promotion on November 23, 2003, teaming with Joe Aoyama and Ryota Chikuzen in a six-man tag team match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soma Takao
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Takao has taken part in every edition of DDT's flagship annual event, Peter Pan, where he had a series of 13 straight victories. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2009–present) Takao made his professional wrestling debut for DDT Pro-Wrestling at Ryōgoku Peter Pan on August 23, 2009, where he teamed up with Keisuke Ishii and Yukihiro Abe to defeat Gota Ihashi, Shigehiro Irie, and Tomokazu Taniguchi in a six-man tag team match. He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, a 108-man battle royal at Tenka Sanbun no Kei: New Year's Eve Special, a cross-over event held between Big Japan Pro Wrestling, DDT and Kaientai Dojo from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as Great Kojika, Taka Michinoku, Kenny Omega, Abdullah Kobayashi, and the winner of the match, Jun Kasai. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damnation (professional Wrestling)
Damnation T.A, often stylized in capital letters as DAMNATION T.A, is a professional wrestling stable in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and on the Japanese independent scene. The stable currently consists of Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul and Minoru Fujita. The main ideology and motto of the stable is , affirmation which portrays the heel character of the unit. History Daisuke Sasaki's leadership (2016–2020) On January 31, 2016, at ''Sweet Dreams! 2016'', Daisuke Sasaki announced he would team up with Shuji Ishikawa in pursuit of the KO-D Tag Team Championship. On March 21, at Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary, they defeated Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo to win the title. On April 29, Masato Shibata debuted a new character introduced as Sasaki's pet called Mad Paulie. On July 3, Sasaki revealed that the stable would be called Damnation. Their first-ever match under that name took place at DDT Saitama Slam! Vol. 12 on July 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
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—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any Wrestling#Modern international disciplines, authentic wrestling form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 match and variations are also frequently used as a title feud blow-off match. Stipulations, such as " I quit" or "loser leaves town" may also be applied. The following are match variations that are specific to tag team wrestling. Multiple wrestlers teamed matches Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting, to multiple person teams challenging each other. Such examples are six-man tag team matches or eight-man tag team matches, in which two teams of three or two teams of four fight in a standard one fall tag team match. ''Relevos Australianos'' A six-man tag team match between two teams of three wrestlers. Each team has one wrestler designated as team captain. To win, a team must either score a fall against the opposing te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
