professional wrestler
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
, currently signed to Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara). He originally started his career in the
Kaientai Dojo
Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of Professional wre ...
(K-Dojo)
promotion
Promotion may refer to:
Marketing
* Promotion (marketing), one of the four marketing mix elements, comprising any type of marketing communication used to inform or persuade target audiences of the relative merits of a product, service, brand or i ...
in July 2002, but later left the promotion to become a
freelancer
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...
, before signing with
Union Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
(Union Pro) in 2005. Through Union Pro's working relationship, Kodaka also began working for
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
(BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests.
History
Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagas ...
(BJW), where he adopted his current,
hardcore wrestling
Hardcore wrestling is a form of professional wrestling where disqualifications, count-outs, and all other different rules do not apply. Taking place in usual or unusual environments, hardcore wrestling matches allow the use of numerous items, inc ...
-based style. Kodaka remained affiliated with Union Pro until the promotion folded in October 2015, after which he became a founding member of Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara).
Kodaka is currently in his fourth reign as the Union Max Champion, and his second reign as BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion, while also being a former one-time KO-D Openweight Champion and three-time DDT Extreme Champion. He is also known as one half of the
tag team
Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establis ...
with
Yuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career in Wrestling Marvelous Future in August 2003, but later left the promotion and in 2004, signed with Wrestling of Darkness 666 (Triple Six). Miyamoto has since appeared in Big ...
KO-D Tag Team Champions
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in ...
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
by
Taka Michinoku
(born October 26, 1973), better known by his ring name (stylized as TAKA Michinoku), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He primarily appears for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a me ...
at his
Kaientai Dojo
Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) is a Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion and training facility originally owned and promoted by Taka Michinoku. The promotion places emphasis on a style of Professional wre ...
(K-Dojo) promotion's training school. Kodaka, using only his given name as his
ring name
A ring name is a type of stage name or nickname used by an athlete such as a professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, or boxer whose real name is considered unattractive, dull, difficult to pronounce or spell, amusing for the wrong reasons ...
, made his
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
debut for the promotion on July 18, 2002, facing Daisuke Matsumoto. Kodaka left Kaientai Dojo shortly afterwards to become a
freelancer
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...
.
Union Pro (2005–2015)
In 2005, Isami ended his freelancing days, when he signed a contract with the
Union Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
(Union Pro) promotion. Through Union Pro's working relationship with the
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
(BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests.
History
Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagas ...
(BJW) promotion, Isami also made appearances for BJW, where he started a storyline with Jaki Numazawa and
Mad Man Pondo
Kevin Canady (born June 24, 1969) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Mad Man Pondo. Best known for his hardcore wrestling style, Canady has wrestled for various wrestling promotions, including Independent Wrest ...
, which led to him evolving his
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
-based wrestling style into a more deathmatch-based style. He was trained in the deathmatch style by Numazawa and Jun Kasai at their BJW affiliated School of Death training school. He made his deathmatch debut in 2006 and has retained the style ever since. In the deathmatch circles, Isami found himself a generational rival in Yuko Miyamoto.
In June 2007, Kodaka suffered a cervical disc herniation, which would sideline him for eleven months. Upon his return to the ring, Kodaka, now working under his full name, won his first professional wrestling title, when he and Masashi Takeda defeated Takashi Sasaki and
Yuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career in Wrestling Marvelous Future in August 2003, but later left the promotion and in 2004, signed with Wrestling of Darkness 666 (Triple Six). Miyamoto has since appeared in Big ...
Daisuke Sekimoto
(born February 9, 1981) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division. He is also known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max. He is a three-time BJW World Strong Hea ...
and
Yuji Okabayashi
is a Japanese people, Japanese Retirement, semi-retired Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, but is on an indefinite absence. Known as "The Golem", he h ...
, after which Kodaka formed a new tag team named "Deathmatch Nichokenju", later renamed "Yankii Nichokenju", with longtime rival Yuko Miyamoto. In 2010, Kodaka made several appearances for women's wrestling promotion
Ice Ribbon
is a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan.
History
Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler wh ...
Miyako Matsumoto
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actress. She is best known for her work in the Ice Ribbon promotion, where she is a former two-time ICE Cross Infinity Championship, ICE×60, three-time Triangle Ribbon Championship ...
on August 7. On June 25, Kodaka also made an appearance for Smash, losing to Kushida in a "World Tryout" match. On January 3, 2011, Kodaka won his first singles title and his first title in his home promotion of Union Pro, when he defeated Kim Nan Pun for the
DDT Extreme Championship
The is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and it is mostly defended in stipulation matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the stipu ...
in a six-man tag team captain's fall match, where he, Keita Yano and Survival Tobita faced Nan Pun, Cao Zhang and Choun Shiryu. On May 5, Yankii Nichokenju won their first title together, when they defeated Jaki Numazawa and Jun Kasai for the BJW Tag Team Championship. After an eight-month reign, Kodaka lost the DDT Extreme Championship to
El Generico
Rami Sebei (born July 12, 1984) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sami Zayn.
Sebei made his professional wrestling debut in 2002 under the ring name Stevie McFly. Pr ...
on September 19. Kodaka regained the title from El Generico on January 3, 2012, only to lose it to his own tag team partner, Yuko Miyamoto, on March 29 as part of an interpromotional rivalry between Union Pro and BJW. On April 1, Kodaka and Miyamoto also lost the BJW Tag Team Championship to Shinobu and Yoshihito Sasaki. The two bounced back on November 22 by winning the 2012 Saikyo Tag League and becoming the new BJW Tag Team Champions. On January 14, 2013, Kodaka won the DDT Extreme Championship for the third time, after defeating Keisuke Ishii. However, his reign lasted only thirteen days, before losing the title to
Kenny Omega
Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...
in a match also contested for Union Pro's parent promotion
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
's top title, the
KO-D Openweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship (professional wrestling), championship and the highest singles achievement in the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand division of the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion CyberFight. It is on ...
. On August 18 at ''Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013'', DDT's biggest event of the year, Kodaka and Miyamoto defeated
Hikaru Sato
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, better known by the ring name . Sato started his MMA career in February 2000, fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. During the next eight years, Sato fought, on average, five t ...
and Yukio Sakaguchi to win the KO-D Tag Team Championship for the first time and become double tag team champions. Following their win, Kodaka and Miyamoto vowed to successfully defend their double crown hundred times. Yankii Nichokenju went undefeated for most of 2013, before losing to Speed of Sounds ( Hercules Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi) in a non-title match on October 18.
On November 4, Kodaka defeated Shuji Ishikawa to win BJW's top title, the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship, becoming the lightest champion in the title's history. On November 22, Yankii Nichokenju avenged their loss against the Speed of Sounds in the finals of the 2013 Saikyo Tag League to retain the BJW Tag Team Championship and become the first team to win the tournament twice in a row. Kodaka dominated Samurai TV's year-end independent wrestling awards ceremony, winning the Best Unit Award with Yuko Miyamoto, the Best Bout Award with Shuji Ishikawa and the MVP Award. Yankii Nichokenju's reign as double tag team champions came to an end on January 26, 2014, when they lost the KO-D Tag Team Championship to the Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and
Kota Ibushi
is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is best known for his tenure with New Japan-Pro Wrestling (NJPW), Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and WWE.
His career began with the Dramatic Dre ...
) in a three-way match, also involving the team of
Konosuke Takeshita
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American Wrestling promotion, promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW ...
and Tetsuya Endo. On March 23, Kodaka defeated Ivan Markov to become the second Union Max Champion. On May 5, Yankii Nichokenju faced off in a 300 fluorescent light tubeTLC deathmatch for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. Kodaka won the match, making his fourth successful title defense. On May 18, Kodaka lost the Union Max Championship to Hikaru Sato in his first defense. On May 25, Kodaka also lost the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship to Ryuji Ito. Six days later, Yankii Nichokenju lost the BJW Tag Team Championship to Twin Towers (
Kohei Sato
is a Japanese professional wrestler contracted with Pro Wrestling Zero1. Sato is also a former mixed martial artist.
Career
A former judoka and amateur wrestler, Sato made his transition to mixed martial arts after meeting Kazunari Murakami and ...
and Shuji Ishikawa), ending their eighteen-month reign at seventeen successful title defenses.
On June 29, Kodaka defeated Kudo in the finals to win the 2014 King of DDT tournament and become the number one contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship for DDT's biggest event of the year, ''Ryogoku Peter Pan''. On July 27, Yankii Nichokenju won women's wrestling promotion
Pro Wrestling Wave
is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Mikiko Futagami, Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDS ...
's
Tag Team Championship
In professional wrestling, a championship or title is a recognition promoted by professional wrestling organizations. Championship reigns are determined by professional wrestling match types, professional wrestling matches, in which competitors a ...
by defeating Las Aventureras (
Ayako Hamada
is a Japanese Mexican professional wrestler. During her 20-year career, Hamada wrestled for various promotions, including All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, Gaea Japan and Pro Wrestling Wave in Japan, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and L ...
and Yuu Yamagata). On August 17 at ''Ryogoku Peter Pan 2014'', Kodaka failed in his attempt to capture the KO-D Openweight Championship from Harashima in a three-way elimination match, which also included
Kenny Omega
Tyson Smith (born October 16, 1983), better known by the ring name , is a Canadian-born professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is the current AEW International Champion in his first reign. He also works as an ...
. On August 24, Yankii Nichokenju lost the Wave Tag Team Championship to Sakuragohan ( Kyusei Sakura Hirota and Mika Iida) in a three-way match, which also included Las Aventureras. Back in Union Pro on August 31, Kodaka and Fuma defeated Hiroshi Fukuda and
Men's Teioh
(born December 16, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, (also written MEN's Teioh). Another of his ring names, Terry Boy, is a homage to American professional wrestler Terry Funk.
Men's Teioh is a longtime ...
to win the
UWA World Tag Team Championship
The UWA World Tag Team Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Lucha libre, Mexican Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. After the UWA's closing, the title was ...
. On October 2, Kodaka made an appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, teaming with Yuko Miyamoto and Daisuke Sekimoto in a six-man tag team main event, where they defeated Atsushi Kotoge, Hitoshi Kumano and
Naomichi Marufuji
(born September 26, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Marufuji is a four-time GHC Heavyweight Champion, as well as the first of two men to win Junior Heavyweight Championships in all three major Japanese ...
. After finishing second in the Dramatic Sousenkyo ("general election"), Kodaka was granted another shot at the KO-D Openweight Championship, but was defeated by Harashima in the title match on October 26. On November 21, Yankii Nichokenju defeated Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito in the finals to win their third Saikyo Tag League in a row. On December 31, Yankii Nichokenju took part in Toshikoshi Puroresu, an annual new year's collaboration event between BJW, DDT and Kaientai Dojo, winning the Tenka Toitsu! tournament, held for the first time in a tag team format. On January 24, 2015, Kodaka and Fuma lost the UWA World Tag Team Championship to Masato Shibata and Shuji Ishikawa in their fourth defense.
Shortly after losing to UWA World Tag Team Championship, Kodaka and Fuma began feuding with each other, starting on February 22, when Fuma defeated Kodaka in the finals of the Get the Glory 2015 tournament, following outside interference from Kazushi Miyamoto and Sagat, with whom he went on to form a new villainous
stable
A stable is a building in which working animals are kept, especially horses or oxen. The building is usually divided into stalls, and may include storage for equipment and feed.
Styles
There are many different types of stables in use tod ...
. On March 1, Kodaka unsuccessfully challenged Fuma for the Union Max Championship. On April 12, Kodaka returned to Kaientai Dojo, defeating
Hi69
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hi69 (pronounced as Hiroki). He is currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Since debuting in 2000, Tanabe has frequently worked for Kaientai Dojo, Michinoku Pro Wrestling, Ap ...
to win the
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 ...
. In July, Kodaka made it to the finals of
Pro Wrestling Zero1
, often referred to simply as Zero1 and sometimes referred to as Pro Wrestling Zero1 Catch as Catch Can (stylized as ZERO1 and PRO WRESTLING ZERO1 CATCH AS CATCH CAN, respectively), is a Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wre ...
's 2015 Tenkaichi Jr. tournament, but was defeated there by
Ikuto Hidaka
(born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the NWA International Lightweight Tag Te ...
. On August 30, Kodaka defeated Fuma to win the Union Max Championship for the second time. On October 4, Union Pro held its tenth anniversary event, which also marked the promotion's final event before folding. The main event of the show saw Kodaka make his first successful defense of the Union Max Championship against Shuji Ishikawa, retiring the title immediately afterwards.
Pro-Wrestling Basara (2015–present)
On October 7, 2015, Kodaka, along with five other former Union Pro wrestlers, announced the formation of a new promotion named Pro-Wrestling Basara (Basara), set to launch in January 2016. That same day, Kodaka won the 2015 Dramatic Sousenkyo, DDT's annual general election, to earn a shot at the KO-D Openweight Championship. In October, Yankii Nichokenju took part in
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Puroresu, Japanese professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on October 21, 1972, by Giant Baba after he left the Japanese Wrestling Association to create his own promotion. Ma ...
(AJPW)'s Jr. Tag Battle of Glory, where they finished second with a record of two wins, one draw and one loss, suffered against
Atsushi Aoki
was a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as a wrestler, president of talent relations and head trainer at their dojo.
Aoki began his career in Pro Wrestling Noah in 2005, where he went on to become a tw ...
and Hikaru Sato in their last round-robin match, the ''de facto'' final of the tournament. On November 1, Kodaka lost the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship to
Shiori Asahi
is a Japanese wrestler, currently working for Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). He also appears sporadically for Big Japan Pro Wrestling and 666.
Championships and accomplishments
* Active Advance Pro Wrestling
** 2AW Tag Team Champion ...
. On November 15, Kodaka and Miyamoto defeated
Kotaro Suzuki
, better known by the ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Gleat. He is best known for working for the Pro Wrestling Noah and All Japan Pro Wrestling promotions, where he was a four-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Cha ...
and
Yohei Nakajima
, is a Japanese professional wrestler, who performs under the masked identity . He was previously known as the similar masked character , under which he performed for several independent promotions, most notably Okinawa Pro Wrestling. As Black Men ...
All Asia Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Originally, it was the top tag team title in the JWA, but its status became secondary once the NWA International Tag Team Championship was brou ...
. On November 28, Kodaka defeated Yukio Sakaguchi to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the first time. After three successful defenses, he lost the title to Harashima on March 21, 2016, at Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary. After six successful title defenses, Kodaka and Miyamoto lost the All Asia Tag Team Championship to Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato on July 24 at a BJW event. On November 30, Kodaka and Takumi Tsukamoto defeated Ikuto Hidaka and
Hayato Fujita
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 ...
at a Basara event to win Pro Wrestling Zero1's
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship
The International Lightweight Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship in Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1, contested exclusively among junior heavyweight (referred to by Zero1 as "lightweights", <) . On December 25, Kodaka defeated Trans-Am★Hiroshi in a decision match to win the reactivated Union Max Championship. He lost the title to Fuma in his first defense on January 6, 2017. Two days later, Kodaka and Tsukamoto lost the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship to Ryota Nakatsu and Ryuichi Sekine in their third defense. They regained the title on February 12. On March 2, Kodaka and Tsukamoto took the title back to Zero1, losing it to
Koji Kanemoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent. He has previously worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently a freelancer.
Professional wrestling career
Kanemoto practiced Judo during his hig ...
Kengo Mashimo
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW). His style is a combination of submission wrestling and hard martial arts style strikes.
Professional wrestling career Kaientai Dojo/Active Advance ...
to win Kaientai Dojo's top title, the
Strongest-K Championship
The Strongest-K Championship was the top singles title in Kaientai Dojo and was established in 2004. The holder of the title was referred to as the "Champion of Strongest-K". There have been a total of 27 reigns and one Glossary of professional ...
. After two successful defenses, he lost the title to Tank Nagai on September 18. On October 1, Basara held Kodaka's 15th anniversary event, which saw him defeat Trans-Am★Ryuichi in the main event to become the new Union Max Champion. Back in K-DOJO, Kodaka and Tank Nagai won the
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 ...
from Dinosaur Takuma and Kotaro Yoshino on November 12 and joined the Magatsuki stable. On February 12, 2018, he went to a time limit draw with Yusuke Obata for the Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship. Despite the draw, Isami used this to angle a match with duel junior heavyweight champion Sean Guinness and defeated him on March 4 to win the International Junior Heavyweight Championship and World Junior Heavyweight Championship. On April 5, Yankii Nichokenju defeated the Crazy Lovers (Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto) for their third BJW Tag Team Championship. After losing the Strongest-K Tag Team Championships on April 22, Kodaka and Nagai were both kicked out of Magatsuki the following month. On May 3, Kodaka lost the Union Max Championship to
Naoki Tanizaki
(born December 1, 1978) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is known for his work in Dragon Gate. He previously went under the ring name .
Professional wrestling career
Toryumon system and Dragon Gate (2002–2006)
Originally from t ...
where the Dove World Heavyweight Championship was also on the line. On June 20, Kodaka unsuccessfully challenged Masashi Takeda for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship. On July 21, despite a successful title defences against the Crazy Lovers, Yankii Nichokenju were forced to vacate the BJW Tag Team Championship after Miyamoto forgot to bring the belt to the event. On September 8, Kodaka travelled to the US to participate in the Game Changer Wrestling'sNick Gage Invitational 3, losing the finals to Masashi Takeda. On September 21, Kodaka fractured his jaw during a cage match against Masashi Takeda; he would be out for over three months and would be forced to vacate the Zero1 junior heavyweight titles. Kodaka returned on January 6, 2019, losing to Naoki Tanizaki. He formed the Sento Minzoku stable with Ryuichi Sekine and Daiki Shimomura to feud with Sparky and Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling; their gimmick takes inspiration from
Dragon Ball Z
''Dragon Ball Z'' (''DBZ'') is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. Part of the ''Dragon Ball'' media franchise, it is the sequel to the 1986 ''Dragon Ball'' television series and adapts the latter 325 chapters ...
with each member growing a tail to signify their power. Following an unsuccessful BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship challenge against Masaya Takahashi on January 27, Kodaka entered the 2019 Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor which began on February 28. After losing his first two tournament matches, he rallied and finished top of Block A with tie breaker wins over Abdullah Kobayashi and
Jimmy Havoc
James McAhren (born 19 March 1984) is a British former professional wrestler best known under the ring name Jimmy Havoc. He is known for his work with Progress Wrestling, Defiant Wrestling, Insane Championship Wrestling (ICW), Major League W ...
. The Sento Minzoku vs Ganbare☆Pro Wrestling came to a close when Kodaka defeated Ken Ohka on March 23. They also won the
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. The title was created on August 4, 2012. As the name suggests, the title is usuall ...
four days later. Back in BJW, Kodaka defeated Toshiyuki Sakuda in the semifinals on April 13 before going on to beat Masashi Takeda in the tournament final. On May 5, Kodaka defeated Takahashi to win the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship for a second time. As champion, he went on to win the Nagoya Lottery Tag Team Tournament with Sekine in May and the Heaven Summit Itadaki in July.
Championships and accomplishments
*
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Puroresu, Japanese professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on October 21, 1972, by Giant Baba after he left the Japanese Wrestling Association to create his own promotion. Ma ...
**
All Asia Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team title in Japanese promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Originally, it was the top tag team title in the JWA, but its status became secondary once the NWA International Tag Team Championship was brou ...
(
2 times
"2 Times" is the debut single of English singer Ann Lee. It was released in Italy in December 1998 by X-Energy as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999), and was issued worldwide the following year. The single peaked at number tw ...
) – with
Yuko Miyamoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career in Wrestling Marvelous Future in August 2003, but later left the promotion and in 2004, signed with Wrestling of Darkness 666 (Triple Six). Miyamoto has since appeared in Big ...
*
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
(BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests.
History
Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagas ...
2 times
"2 Times" is the debut single of English singer Ann Lee. It was released in Italy in December 1998 by X-Energy as the lead single from her debut album, ''Dreams'' (1999), and was issued worldwide the following year. The single peaked at number tw ...
BJW Tag Team Championship
The is the top tag team title defended in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The championship has been the leading tag team championship in the promotion since 1997. There have been a total of 62 reigns shar ...
( 5 times) – with Masashi Takeda (1), Yuko Miyamoto (3) and Hideyoshi Kamitani (1)
**
UWA World Trios Championship
The UWA World Trios Championship is a tag team professional wrestling championship created by the Mexican Universal Wrestling Association and defended there until the UWA closed in 1995. Since then, the championship has been defended in various p ...
Ryuichi Sekine
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the professional wrestling promotion Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2008–present)
Sekine i ...
**
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship
Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. The title was created on August 4, 2012. As the name suggests, the title is usuall ...
Minoru Fujita
(born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. He is known for working at Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling.
Career Japanese independent scene (1997-present)
Fujita started in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) as a ...
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
,
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
,
2014
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) – with Yuko Miyamoto
*
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
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DDT Extreme Championship
The is a singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2006 and it is mostly defended in stipulation matches, with the defending champion being given the right to choose the stipu ...
KO-D Openweight Championship
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2014
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Ice Ribbon
is a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan.
History
Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler wh ...
Kaientai Dojo
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**Chiba 6 Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
Kengo Mashimo
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Taka Michinoku
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Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship
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There have been a ...
Strongest-K Championship
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Strongest-K Tag Team Championship
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Reigns
There are a total of 41 reigns and 3 vacancies, s ...
2019
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**Iron Fist Tag Tournament (2016) – with Takumi Tsukamoto
**Iron Fist Tag Tournament (2020) – with Daiki Shimomura
**Nagoya Lottery Tag Team Tournament (2019) – with Ryuichi Sekine
**Shinjuku Chijō Saidai Budōkai Tournament (2016)
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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PWI 500
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Pro Wrestling Wave
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Pro Wrestling Zero1
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NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship
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**Style-E Openweight Championship (1 time)
* Tokyo Gurentai
** Tokyo Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yuko Miyamoto
*Toshikoshi Puroresu
**Tenka Toitsu! Tag Tournament (2014) – with Yuko Miyamoto
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Union Pro Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name is an initialism of Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's original name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the p ...
UWA World Tag Team Championship
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