is a Japanese

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

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). He previously worked for

Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Osaka. The promotion was founded by Super Delfin on March 4, 1999 following his departure from Michinoku Pro Wrestling, and has been operated by Zeus (Japanese wrestler), Zeus since July 20 ...

under the

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 ...

. His

and original wrestling attire were inspired by the

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Professional wrestling career

On February 8, 2014, Tigers Mask announced his resignation from Osaka Pro, effective April 20, after which he began working in the

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area under a new persona. On April 22, 2014, Maruyama made his first appearance unmasked, announcing that in the future he would be working under his real name. Maruyama also adopted two new ring names, when he started to work for Pro Wrestling Heat Up as and

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 ...

as Teppei (stylized in all capital letters). In January 2018, Maruyama signed with

(AJPW) and adopted the name in 2020.

Championships and accomplishments

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 ...

( 1 time) – with

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Gaora TV Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) promotion. On August 28, 2012, AJPW and Gaora TV announced that AJPW would introduce a new championship called the Gaora TV Championship. A tournament for ...

( 1 time) ** World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) ** Jr. Tag Battle of Glory (

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) – with

Masashi Takeda is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, primarily working for Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Deathmatch division. Takeda also competes as a freelancer for Freedoms and occasionally, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). E ...

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 ...

** IMGP World Heavyweight Championship ( 2 times, current) **

Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in ...

(

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) * Dragon Gate ** Open the Brave Gate Championship ( 1 time) *

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 ...

( 3 times) *

Kyushu Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Fukuoka, the largest city on the Japanese island of Kyushu. The promotion was founded in late 2007 by Kaientai Dojo alumnus Ryota Chikuzen, and officially launched on July 6, 2008. A notabl ...

Glocal Tag Tournament __NOTOC__ The is a professional wrestling single-elimination tag team tournament created by Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. Launched in 2021, the tournament aims to showcase local independent promotions from all over Japan. List of winners Results 2021 ...

(

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) – - with Hub *Mexican Wrestling Federation **MWF World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

Michinoku Pro Wrestling (originally known as North Eastern Wrestling) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded by The Great Sasuke on October 1, 1992. It was the first independent wrestling promotion in Japan to not base its operations in Tokyo, but rathe ...

Tohoku Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Michinoku Pro Wrestling. There have been a total of 35 reigns shared between 27 different teams consisting of 34 indivi ...

( 1 time) – with Flash Moon **Iron Man Tournament (2008) *

**CMLLL World Super Mexico Championship (1 time, current) **

Osaka Light Heavyweight Championship The is a professional wrestling light heavyweight championship owned by the Osaka Pro Wrestling (OPW) promotion. Only wrestlers under the light heavyweight weight-limit may hold the championship. There have been a total of three reigns shared be ...

( 1 time, inaugural) **

Osaka Pro Wrestling Battle Royal Championship The Osaka Pro Wrestling Battle Royal Championship is a title contested in the Japanese pro wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title is won and lost in Battle Royals. The title was established in 2001 when Miracle Man won an 11-Man Ba ...

( 1 time) **

Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship The was the secondary title contested in the Japanese professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. It was established in 2008 as the Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai Championship (before being renamed in 2019) ...

(

) **

Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Championship The is a secondary professional wrestling title contested in the Japanese promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Osaka. The promotion was founded by Super Delfin on March 4, 1999 following his ...

( 1 time) **

Osaka Pro Wrestling Championship The is the top singles title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2000 when Super Delfin defeated Dick Togo to be crowned the inaugural champion. , there have been a total of 21 recog ...

(

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) **

Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship The is the top tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Osaka Pro Wrestling. The title was established in 2001 when Daio Quällt and Gamma won a seven-team round-robin tournament to win the inaugural titles. Being a prof ...

( 3 times) – with Billyken Kid (1) and

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(2) ** First Grand Slam Chanpion **Osaka Tag Festival (2006) – with Flash Moon **Osaka Tag Festival (2007) – with Billyken Kid **Osaka Tag Festival (2011) – with Black Buffalo **Osaka Tag Festival (2024) – with Zeus **Osaka Tag Festival (2025) – with Aran Sano ** Tennōzan (

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) **Osaka Light Heavvyweight Title Tournament (2022) *''

Pro Wrestling Illustrated ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' (''PWI'') is an American professional wrestling magazine that was founded in 1979 by publisher Stanley Weston. ''PWI'' is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, and published by Kappa Publishing Group. The maga ...

'' **Ranked No. 232 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022 *

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 ...

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", <)

( 1 time) – with Billyken Kid

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maruyama, Atsushi 1976 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Osaka Prefecture People from Takatsuki, Osaka Masked wrestlers All Asia Tag Team Champions World Junior Heavyweight Champions (AJPW) Gaora TV Champions Tohoku Tag Team Champions 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champions Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions Open the Brave Gate Champions Osaka Pro Wrestling Champions Osaka Owarai Champions Osaka Tag Team Champions International Lightweight Tag Team Champions (Zero1) Osaka Meibutsu Sekaiichi Champions