is a Japanese

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better known under the

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. He is currently working as a

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and is best known for having founded the Japanese promotions Guts World Pro-Wrestling and Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling (TTT).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2004–present)

Ishijima took part of a 74-man tag team match at ''New Years Eve Pro-Wrestling'', an event promoted by the Japanese independent scene on December 31, 2011 where he teamed up with notable partners such as

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and

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to defeat the likes of

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on July 15, 2013, Ishijima teamed up with Sayaka Obihiro in a losing effort to

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and

. At ''666 Vol. 90/Shinjuku 2-Chome Shinobu Debut 15th Anniversary Memorial'', an event promoted by the 666 Promotion on June 6, 2020, Ishijima competed in a

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in which he teamed up with

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, Hiroaki Taniguchi and Yanagawa to defeat the teams of

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, Koju Takeda, Konaka, Taro Yamada, Akkun Ohashi,

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and Nene Dai, Onryo, Shinobu and

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Guts World Pro-Wrestling (2004–2018)

Ishijima was the owner of Guts World Pro-Wrestling, a

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which he founded and led since 2004 after he graduated in

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at SWS Gakusei Pro Wrestling while he was studying at

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. The promotion held its first show titled ''Guts World Vol. 1'' on December 4, 2004 at the

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arena, during which he teamed with Ryan Upin is a losing effort to Daisuke and

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. At the ''Guts World The Final ~ Bukotsu Shuen'' event, the promotion's final show which took place on April 15, 2018, Ishijima defended the GWC Singles Championship one last time successfully against Masked Mystery. The show also portraited the retirement match of Mr. Gannosuke who teamed up with Michio Kageyama in a losing effort to

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and

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Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up (2018–2019)

On April 20, 2018, Ishijima announced he would join Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up where he would be leading a new brand named Going-Up. The first Going-Up show was held on May 27. In the main event, Ishijima teamed with

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to defeat Daisuke Kanehira and Joji Ootani.

Real Guts Army (2019–present)

Ishijima left Heat-Up on February 3, 2019 to form an independent group called alongside Masked Mystery. Together, they produced a handful of shows between May and December 2019.

Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)

On December 7, 2019, at the ''Guts Ishijima's Debut 15th Anniversary'' show, Ishijima announced he would create a new promotion with Masked Mystery, Toru and Shunsuke Sayama. The promotion, named Total Triumph Team (TTT), launched on January 25, 2020. On June 13, 2021, at ''TTT Big Match 2021'', Ishijima and Speed Of Sounds (

and

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) won the

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(a trios title originally defended in Guts World before it temporarily moved to

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's sub-brand Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling in 2018) to bring the title back to TTT.

Championships and accomplishments

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(

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) *GPS Promotion :*WBC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Masked Mystery *Guts World Pro-Wrestling :*GWC Singles Championship (3 times) :*GWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Michio Kageyama :*

( 8 times) – with Gami and Minami (1), Bungee Takada and Tatsuhiko Yoshino (1), Masked Mystery and Leonardo Takatsu (1), Devil Invader and Toshihiro Sueyoshi (1), Amigo Suzuki and Chango (1), Daisuke and Tatsuhiko Yoshino (1) and Chango and Michio Kageyama (1) :**Akuma Domei Saiykou Decision Tournament A-1 Climax (2012) *Pro-Wrestling Heat-Up/Real Guts Army :*CCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling :*

( 1 time) – with

and

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