is a

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retired

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and

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best known for his time with the Japanese

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2001-2018)

Kashiwa made his

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debut at ''Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story'', an event promoted by

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on October 6, 2001 where he fell short to Takashi Tachibana. As part freelancer, Kashiwa marked sporadic appearances for various other promotions. He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, an 108-man battle royal at Tenka Sanbun no Kei: New Year's Eve Special, a cross-over event held between

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(BJW),

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and

from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as

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, Tajiri,

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and many others. On the ninth night of the ''NOAH Winter Navigation 2016'', event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on December 23, Kashiwa competed in a 11-man battle royal also involving

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and others. Earlier that night he teamed up with Saburo Inematsu and unsuccessfully challenged Momo No Seishun Tag (

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and

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) in a tag team match. At ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017'', an event promoted by

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on December 3, he teamed up with

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and went into a time-limit draw against

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and

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Kaientai Dojo (2002-2018)

Kashiwa spent most of his career working for Kaientai Dojo, later

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. At ''BJW/DDT/K-DOJO New Year's Eve Toshikoshi'', a cross-over event promoted by Kaientai Dojo in partnership with Big Japan Pro Wrestling and

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on December 31, 2012, he teamed up with

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and Psycho to defeat Akito,

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and Mikami. Kashiwa had his retirement match at ''K-DOJO GRAND SLAM In Blue Field'' on June 17, 2018 where he teamed up with Ayato Yoshida in a losing effort to

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and Kunio Toshima as a result of a

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New Japan Pro Wrestling (2006-2007)

Kashiwa worked in a couple of matches for

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. At ''WRESTLE LAND 9th ~ Deadly Target ~'', an event promoted on May 1, 2007, he teamed up with

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in a losing effort to

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and Makai 21. At ''NJPW Last Of CTU ~ CTU Farewell In Korakuen Hall'' on August 26, 2007, he teamed up with

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, Hiro Tonai, Taku Anzawa and Teppei Ishizaka in a losing effort to CTU (CTU Ranger Blue, CTU Ranger Green, CTU Ranger Pink, CTU Ranger Red and CTU Ranger Yellow) as a result of a ten-man tag team match.

Championships and accomplishments

Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship that is being defended in various independent promotions in Japan. The title was originally created in 1993 by Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. There have been a ...

( 1 time) **

Strongest-K Tag Team Championship The Strongest-K Tag Team Championship is a tag team championship in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, Kaientai Dojo. It has existed since 2005, and it is currently inactive. Reigns There are a total of 41 reigns and 3 vacancies, s ...

(

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) – with

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Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship promoted by the Japanese promotion Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). It was previously promoted by Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo), before the promotion changed its name to 2AW in 2019, following the ...

(1 time) – with

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UWA World Middleweight Championship The UWA World Middleweight Championship (''Campeonato Mundial de Peso Medio UWA'' in Spanish) is a professional wrestling championship originally created and sanctioned by the Mexican lucha libre promotion Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) ...

( 1 time) **

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(

) – with Teppei Ishizaka

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kashiwa, Daigoro 1976 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Kashiwa Professional wrestlers from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champions Strongest-K Tag Team Champions UWA World Middleweight Champions