is a Japanese

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signed to

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(2AW). He is also known for his tenures with

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(BJW),

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and various other promotions from the Japanese independent scene.

Early life

The origin of his

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comes from the Mogami District of which his hometown of Tozawa is part of. During his junior and high school years, Mogami played baseball but was forced to quit due to elbow injuries. He is a fan of

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. During his student years, he was part of the

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pro-wrestling club.

Professional wrestling career

Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2015–present)

Kaientai Dojo era (2015–2019)

Mogami made his

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debut in

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 ...

at ''K-DOJO Club-K Super In TKP'' on September 6, 2015, where he fell short to Go Asakawa in singles competition. During the Kaientai Dojo era of the promotion between 2015 and 2019, Mogami was part of the "Magatsuki" and "NEX4" stables. During his tenure with the promotion he chased for various accomplishments. At ''K-DOJO Club-K Super In Korakuen Hall'' on November 6, 2016, he teamed up with "NEX4" stablemate Ayato Yoshida and defeated Sekitoba ( Kotaro Yoshino and

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) to win the

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. This represented Mogami's first championship won in his career. He competed in various signature events of the promotion. He won the 2017 edition of the BO-SO Golden Tag League where he teamed up with Ayato Yoshida, topping out the competition by defeating the teams of Asuma and Kaji Tomato, Ayumu Honda and

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, Daigoro Kashiwa and Marines Mask, Dinosaur Takuma and Go Asakawa, Kotaro Yoshino and Taishi Takizawa, Shinichiro Tominaga and

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, and

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and Yuki Sato. Mogami competed in the 2016 Super J-Cup of

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where he defeated Yuma in the first rounds, then fell short to Shiori Asahi in the second ones.

2AW era (2019–present)

During the 2AW era from 2019 to present, he was part of "Starlight Dreamers" and "Tempest". At a house show from June 20, 2019, Mogami defeated

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to win the

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. At ''2AW ChiBattle 39'' on Julu 21, 2019, Mogami competed in the tournament to crown the inaugural 2AW Openweight Champion in which he defeated Ayumu Honda then fell short to Minoru Fujita in the block matches. At ''2AW GRAND SLAM In Shinkiba'' on January 10, 2020, Mogami teamed up with Ayumu Honda and Taishi Takizawa and defeated Ayato Yoshida, Kotaro Yoshino and Tank Nagai to win the Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship. During their reign, the titles became inactive in late 2020 under unknown circumstances. He competed in the one-day inaugural tournament of the 2AW Tag Team Championship from a

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promoted on February 14, 2020, in which he teamed up with

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and defeated Shu Asakawa and Taishi Takizawa in the semifinals only to fall short to Ayato Yoshida and Tank Nagai in the finals.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–present)

Mogami often competes in

as a 2AW talent. He made his debut on the third night of the ''BJW Spring Of Ueno Pro-Wrestling Festival'' from March 29, 2016, where he teamed up with

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in a losing effort against Ayato Yoshida and Hideyoshi Kamitani. He competed in the Saikyo Tag League, making his first appearance in the 2018 edition where he teamed up with Masaya Takahashi, placing themselves in the B block of the tournament where they scored a total of six points after going against Ryuji Ito and

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, Abdullah Kobayashi and Yoshihisa Uto, Crazy Lovers ( Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto), Takayuki Ueki and Toshiyuki Sakuda,

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and

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, and

and Kankuro Hoshino.

Pro Wrestling Freedoms (2022–present)

Another promotion in which Mogami competed is

in which he made his debut at ''FREEDOMS The Gekokujo 2022'' on March 29, where he teamed up with "ERE" stablemates Takayuki Ueki, Toshiyuki Sakuda and

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in a losijg effort against UNCHAIN (Kamui, Kenji Fukimoto,

and Rina Yamashita). At ''FREEDOMS Be A Hero 2023'' on November 2, Mogami teamed up with Toshiyuki Sakuda and defeated Daisuke Masaoka and Toru Sugiura to win the King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) – with Ayato Yoshida ** Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship ( 3 times) – with Ayumu Honda and Yuki Sato (1), Ayumu Honda and Kunio Toshima (1), and Ayumu Honda and

(1) **

( 1 time) **Ricky Fuji Certified Aggressive World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) **BO-SO Golden Tag League (2017) – with Ayato Yoshida *

** King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Toshiyuki Sakuda ** Barefoot King Championship ( 1 time) – with Toshiyuki Sakuda

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mogami, Kyu 1992 births Living people Nihon University alumni 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Japanese male professional wrestlers Japanese professional wrestlers People from Yamagata Prefecture Sportspeople from Yamagata Prefecture UWA World Middleweight Champions Strongest-K Tag Team Champions Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champions King of Freedom World Tag Team Champions Barefoot King Champions