mononymously known by his

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Ishin (stylized as ISHIN) is a Japanese

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currently signed to the Japanese promotion

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where he is a former Open the Triangle and Open the Brave Gate Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Dragongate (2021–present)

Iihashi made his

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debut in

at ''DG Dangerous Gate 2021'' from September 20, where he teamed up with his brother Riki Iihashi in a losing effort against

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and

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as a result of a

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. During his time in the company, he joined the unit of M3K which he has later defected by turning heel and joining the villanous stable of Z-Brats. He also chased for various titles such as the

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which he has won on two separate occasions, both times alongside Z-Brats stablemates. First at the 2022 ''

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'' on November 6 with Kai and Shun Skywalker, and secondly at ''Final Gate 2023'' on December 24 alongside Kai and Yoshiki Kato by defeating

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and

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. He first won the Open the Brave Gate Championship at ''Kobe Festival 2023'' on July 2 by defeating

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. He has held the title on one more separate occasion, winning it on the seventh night of the ''Gate Of Victory 2023'' from October 14, where he defeated

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. He also competed for the

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at ''DG Dead Or Alive 2023'' on May 5 against

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's Shuji Kondo and

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by teaming up with stablemate Kai but came out unsuccessful. Iihashi competed in various signature events promoted by the company. In the

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tournament which is

's biggest yearly competition, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he went into a time-limit draw against Takuma Fujiwara in the first rounds. He then unsuccessfully participated in a resurrection battle royal for a second chance inside the tournament won by Kota Minoura and also involving many other opponents such as

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, Diamante, Dragon Dia,

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, Madoka Kikuta and many others. At the 2023 edition, he defeated Minorita in the first rounds but fell short to

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in the second ones. As for the

event, the event's biggest yearly

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which takes place at the beginning of November, Iihashi made his first appearance at the 2021 editionby teaming up with his brother Riki and

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in a losing effort against

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and Takumi Hayakawa. One year later at the 2022 edition, he teamed up with his Z-Brats stablemates Kai and Shun Skywalker to defeat M3K (

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and Mochizuki Junior) for the

. At the 2023 edition of the event, Iihashi defeated Ryoya Tanaka to successfully defend the Open the Brave Gate Championship.

Japanese independent circuit (2022)

Iihashi briefly competed in several of the Japanese independent scene promotions as a developmental talent sent by

. At ''Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 7'' on October 6, 2022, he teamed up with Kotaro Nasu to defeat Mizuki Watase and

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. He took part in a cross-over event promoted by them alongside Pro Wrestling Noah on November 11, 2022, the ''NOAH Global Dream'' where he teamed up with

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to win a five-way tag team match also involving Gold Class (Ben-K and Minorita), Los Perros del Mal de Japón (

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and

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), M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda), and Big Boss Shimizu and

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Personal life

Ishin's older brother Riki Iihashi is a former fellow

. They are the sons of

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Ishinriki Kōji and former professional wrestler Utako Hozumi.

Championships and accomplishments

** Open the Brave Gate Championship (

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) **

(

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) – with Kai and

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(2), Kai and Yoshiki Kato (1) and Homare and Yoshiki Kato (1) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 240 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024

References

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