Yuma Anzai
is a Japanese professional wrestler competing in All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former one time and youngest Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion in history at 24 years and 350 days old. Professional wrestling career All Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–present) Anzai made his professional wrestling debut at ''All Japan Pro Wrestling 50th Anniversary'' on September 18, 2022, where he fell short to one of his coaches Yuji Nagata in singles competition. During his time in the company, Anzai competed in various signature events promoted by it. As for the Real World Tag League, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Yuji Nagata and scored a total of six points after competing against the teams of Kento Miyahara and Takuya Nomura, Shuji Ishikawa and Cyrus, Jake Lee and Yuma Aoyagi, Suwama and Kono, Jun Saito & Rei Saito, Kuma Arashi and Koji Doi, and Shotaro Ashino and Ryuki Honda. At the 2023 edition of the tournament, Anzai teamed up with Ryuk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Annaka, Gunma
file:The remains of the Usui Magistrate’s office.jpg, 240px, Edo-period Usui Magistrate's office in Annaka is a Cities of Japan, city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 47,911 in 24,749 households, and a population density of 210 persons per square kilometre. The total area of the city is . Geography Annaka is located in the southwestern portion of Gunma Prefecture at the very northernmost point of the Kantō Plain, bordered by Nagano Prefecture to the west. The Usui Pass connects Annaka with neighboring Karuizawa, Nagano. *Mountains: Chausuyama (596 m), Mount Myōgi (1,103 m) *Rivers: Usigawa, Tsukumogawa *Lakes: Sakamoto Dam, Nakagi Dam Surrounding municipalities Gunma Prefecture * Shimonita, Gunma, Shimonita * Takasaki, Gunma, Takasaki * Tomioka, Gunma, Tomioka Nagano Prefecture * Karuizawa, Nagano, Karuizawa Climate Annaka has a Humid continental climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Koji Doi
(born February 11, 1990) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Wrestle-1 and All Japan Pro Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2011–present) Doi has made freelance work ever since he started his career, competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At ''Endless Survivor 2014'', an event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on May 5, he teamed up with Masaya Takahashi to defeat Hideyoshi Kamitani and Takayuki Ueki. At ''Zero1 Yamanashi Pro Wrestling Festival Vol. 5'' on November 13, 2022, he teamed up with Shoki Kitamura to defeat Minorita and Tsugutaka Sato. Wrestle-1 (2014–2020) Doi is probably best known for his time in now defunct promotion Wrestle-1. He made his debut in the company at ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2014 After The IMPACT'' on July 12, where he teamed up with Yusuke Kodama in a losing effort against Daiki Inaba and Yasufumi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Champion Carnival
The is a professional wrestling tournament held by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). The tournament is also known by the nickname and is sometimes abbreviated to CC. Created by AJPW founder Giant Baba, the tournament has been held annually since 1973 and is the longest-running singles tournament in professional wrestling, while also ranking as the most prestigious event in the AJPW calendar. It is considered a successor to the World League, held by Japan Pro Wrestling Alliance (JWA) between 1959 and 1972, predating the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) G1 Climax tournament by a year. The tournament is held in a round-robin format, where all participating wrestlers face each other once with the winner being awarded two points and the loser none. A draw results in both wrestlers being awarded a point. After all wrestlers have faced each other once, the top two wrestlers advance to the final to determine the tournament winner. Baba himself holds the record for most Champion Carnival ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ren Ayabe
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is also known for his tenure with Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO) and for his work in various other Japanese independent scene promotions. Professional wrestling career Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2020–present) Ayabe made his professional wrestling debut in Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out at ''JTO Yume'' on September 2, 2020, where he fell short to Kanon in singles competition. Ayabe is a former King of JTO Champion, title which he first won at a house show from April 9, 2023, by defeating Yasu Urano. He is also a former and inaugural JTO Openweight Champion, title which he won alongside the finals of the 2023 J1 League tournament by defeating Ryuya Takekura. All Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–present) Ayabe made his debut in All Japan Pro Wrestling on the second night of the ''AJPW New Year Wars 2022'' from January 3, where he teamed up with Shuji Ishikawa and Tak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hideki Okatani
is a Japanese professional wrestler who 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 Olympian (Yoshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yukio Sakaguchi
is a Japanese former professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka. In professional wrestling, he is primarily known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling, but has fought and competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling, 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 of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Seigo Tachibana
is a Japanese professional wrestler working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Wrestle-1 and All Japan Pro Wrestling where he also appeared under the ring names and . Professional wrestling career Wrestle-1 (2016–2020) Tachibana made his professional wrestling debut in Wrestle-1's ''W-1 Pro-Wrestling Training Academy 1st Graduation Class'' event on March 30, 2016, where he fell short to on of his coaches, Kaz Hayashi. He competed in the promotion's various signature events. One of them is the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix, where he made his only appearance at the 2019 edition, in which he fell short to Shotaro Ashino in the first rounds. Tachibana competed at ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour Trans Magic'', the last ever event hosted by Wrestle-1 on April 1, 2020, before its closure where he took part in a 31-man battle royal won by Manabu Soya and also featuring many of the promotion's roster figures such as El Lindaman, Cima, El Hijo del Pantera, Yasuf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jiro Kuroshio
, best known as and known as , is a Japanese professional wrestler and internet personality. Kuroshio is known for his work in the Wrestle-1 promotion, where he was a former Wrestle-1 Result Champion and Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion before leaving the promotion in January 2019. He worked for WWE from 2020 until his release in 2023, performing for the NXT brand under the ring name Ikemen Jiro, where he notably formed a tag team with Kushida known as Jacket Time. Higuchi portrays an ''ikemen'' character, reflected in his aliases, ring attire and mannerisms. Since his release from WWE in 2023, he has gone under the ring name Kuroshio Tokyo Japan, retaining his ''ikemen'' character in the process. Early life Higuchi was born in Adachi, Tokyo. When he was young, he often attended professional wrestling events with his father, who was a fan. His father became friends with the elder brother of Yoshihiro Tajiri, which in turn led to a friendship with Tajiri himself. He started tr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hideki Suzuki
is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler and Catch wrestling, catch wrestler signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling. Trained by Billy Robinson, Suzuki started his career with the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF) promotion in 2008. In 2014, he left IGF to become a freelancer, starting to work for promotions such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) and Wrestle-1 (W-1). He is a former two-time BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion, a former one-time Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship (Zero1), World Heavyweight, NWA United National Heavyweight Championship, NWA United National Heavyweight, Wrestle-1 Champion and NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion. In 2017, Fighting TV Samurai named Suzuki the MVP in Japanese independent wrestling. In 2021, Suzuki signed with WWE, where he performed on the NXT (WWE brand), NXT brand under the ring name Hachiman as a member of Diamond Mine (professional wrestling), Diamond Mine, and also worked as a coach at t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Galeno Del Mal
Galeno del Mal (born August 20, 2001), known mononymously by the ring name Galeno, is a Mexican luchador, a masked professional wrestler, currently competing in Pro Wrestling Noah where he is the current GHC National Champion in his first reign and a member of All Rebellion. Personal life Galeno del Mal is part of the Wagner wrestling family and Moreno wrestling family. He is the son of Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rossy Moreno. His ring name translates to ''Evil Doctor'', which was also a nickname used by his father and grandfather Dr. Wagner. His real name is not a matter of official record as he is an ''enmascarado'', which by ''lucha libre'' traditions means that his personal life is kept secret from the general public. He finished high school on the advice of his parents, but they both supported his decision to go into professional wrestling. Professional wrestling career Galeno del Mal made his debut under that name at 17 years old on Christmas Day 2018 in Arena Azteca Budok ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hayato Tamura
(born September 13, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for Gleat, where he is the former longest reign one-time G-Rex Champion. He is best known for his time in Pro Wrestling Zero1, where he is a former World Heavyweight Championship (Zero1). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2019–present) Tamura made his professional wrestling debut at ''JTO Yume'', an event promoted by Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out at September 24, 2019, where he fell short to his coach Taka Michinoku. At ''YPW Kubota Brothers Produce ~ We Can Do It!!'', an event promoted by Yanagase Pro Wrestling on November 15, 2020, he teamed up with Arata to defeat Jade and Shogun Okamoto. Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2020–2021) Tamura made his debut in Pro Wrestling Zero1 on August 27, 2020, at ''ZERO1 New ZERO1'' where he defeated Chris Vice to win the World Heavyweight Championship. At ''BJW/ZERO1 Clash'', a cross-over event promoted by Zero1 in partnership with Big Japan Pro Wrestlin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hokuto Omori
(born June 28, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist signed to the Japanese promotions All Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former All Asia Tag Team Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–present) Omori sometimes wrestles for other promotions in the Japanese independent scene. At ''K-DOJO Chiba Festival 2019'', an event promoted by Kaientai Dojo on May 1, 2019, Omori defeated Tatsuya Hanami. All Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–present) Omori made his professional wrestling debut on the second night of the 2018 Real World Tag League from November 17, 2018, where he fell short to Yusuke Okada. On the first night of the ''AJPW New Year Wars 2021'' tour from January 2, Omori participated in a 22-man battle royal won by The Bodyguard and also involving Shigehiro Irie, Takayuki Ueki, Yoshitatsu, Osamu Nishimura and others. On the third night of the ''AJPW Champions ~ 50th Anniversary Tour '' on March 21, 2022, Omor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |