Kanon (stylized in capital letters as KANON) is a Japanese

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signed to the Japanese

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, where he is a two-time and reigning

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2019–present)

Kanon made sporadic freelancer appearances in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. On the first night of

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's 2020 edition of the Furinkazan tournament, he teamed up with

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in a losing effort against Asuka and Revengers (

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). At ''NOAH Sanctuary'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Noah on May 30, 2022, he teamed up with Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul to defeat

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) in a

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Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2019–2022)

Kanon made his

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debut at ''JTO Hajime'' on July 8, 2019, where he fell short to Ryuya Takekura. Kanon won the 2021 edition of the JTO Tournament, the flagship competition of the promotion by defeating Eagle Mask in the first rounds, Chojin Yusha G Valion in the second ones and Ryuya Takekura in the finals from March 19. The only championship he has held in the company was the Kinf of JTO Championship which he won at ''JTO Itadaki'' on November 18, 2021, by defeating Ryuya Takekura. Kanon vacated the title three and a half months later due to leaving JTO for DDT Pro-Wrestling.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

Kanon made his debut in

at ''April Fool 2022'' on April 10, where he defeated

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in singles competition. At ''DDT Mega Max Bump 2022 In Yokohama'' on May 1, he was revealed as the newest member of the Damnation T.A faction as he teamed up with stablemates Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul to defeat

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. Kanon won his first title in DDT, the

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at ''Audience 2022'' on May 22 by teaming up with Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul and defeating Eruption (

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, Kazusada Higuchi and

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) in the final of a four-team tournament to win the vacant titles. He also competed for the

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at ''DDT Friendship, Effort & Victory In Nagoya 2023'' on February 19 against

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but came out unsuccessful. Kanon competed in various of the promotion's signature events such as the

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in which he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he fell short to

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in the first rounds. As for the

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, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he placed himself in the block B and scored a total of two points after competing against Yukio Naya,

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, Yuji Hino,

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and Mao. In the

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series, Kanon made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Damnation T.A stablemate Daisuke Sasaki and

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in a losing effort against The 37Kamiina (

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and Mao) and

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in Six-man tag team action. In the Never Mind series, he first competed at

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on December 29, where he teamed up with MJ Paul and

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to defeat Masahiro Takanashi, Soma Takao and Antonio Honda. At DDT Sweet Dreams! 2023 on January 29, he teamed up with Paul to defeat Disaster Box (Kazuki Hirata and

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), Akito and Antonio Honda, and Yuki Ishida and

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in a

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. In the DDT Into The Fight series, he first competed at

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on February 23, where he teamed up with MJ Paul to defeat

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. In the

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series, Kanon debuted at Judgement 2023 on March 21, where he teamed up with Daisuke Sasaki and MJ Paul to defeat Chris Brookes,

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Championships and accomplishments

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) – with

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( 3 times) – with

and

**KO-D Six Man Tag Team Title Tournament (2022) *

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** King of JTO Championship ( 1 time) **JTO Tournament (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanon 1996 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Ishikawa Prefecture Sportspeople from Ishikawa Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers King of JTO Champions KO-D Tag Team Champions KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions