is a

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, currently working for the

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(Zero1), where he is a former United National Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–present)

Iwasaki worked for the defunct

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(W-1) for a brief period of time. On the third night of the ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 Sunrise'' from January 20, he unsuccessfully challenged

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. At ''WAVE Niigata WAVE ~ Hiroe Nagahama Local Triumphant'', an event promoted by

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on February 4, 2018, he scored a victory against Keisuke Goto.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2017–present)

Iwasaki made his

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debut at the ''ZERO1

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Pro-Wrestling Debut 20th Anniversary'' event from October 13, 2017, promoted by

(Zero1), where he picked up a victory over Shoji Fukushima. At ''ZERO1 Sayonara West Holy Land Hakata Star Lanes'' on March 10, 2019, Iwasaki defeated Shogun Okamoto to win the United National Heavyweight Championship. He worked in cross-over events such as ''BJW/ZERO1 Clash I'', a show promoted by both

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and Zero1 on April 24, 2019, where he teamed up with Shoki Kitamura and

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and fell short to

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& Okami ( Daichi Hashimoto and

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) in a

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. At ''BJW/ZERO1/2AW 3 Groups Joint Performance'', a cross-over event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and

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on August 11, 2020, Iwasaki teamed up with Takuya Nomura and Tank Nagai in a losing effort to

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, Daisuke Sekimoto and

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. He participated in signature events of the promotion. One of them is the

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, and at the 2018 edition of the event, he placed himself in Block A, scoring a total of ten points after competing against

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, Masato Tanaka,

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, Shogun Okamoto, Chris Vice and

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. At the 2019 edition of the event, he scored his best performance by winning the Block B with a total of nineteen points over Yuko Miyamoto,

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, Kohei Sato, Takuya Sugawara, Shogun Okamoto and Yasu Kubota. He lastly fell short in the finals to

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. Another important event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1, in which Iwasaki took part, is the Furinkazan Tag Tournament, making his first appearance at the 2019 edition, where he teamed up with Kohei Sato and defeated Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota in the first round. He then defeated Masato Tanaka and

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in the semi-finals but fell short to Yuji Hino and

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in the finals. At the 2020 edition, he teamed up with his New Spirits tag team partner, Tsugutaka Sato, but fell short to The Kubota Brothers (Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota) in the first round on December 19, 2020.

Personal life

Outside of the ring, Iwasaki works as a personal trainer for a fitness center called FLENJI. Ikuto Hidaka owns the gym and employs fellow wrestlers

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

** United National Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) ** Intercontinental Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Tsugutaka Sato

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Iwasaki, Towa 1998 births Living people People from Shimane Prefecture Sportspeople from Shimane Prefecture Japanese male professional wrestlers 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Zero1 Intercontinental Tag Team Champions Zero1 United National Heavyweight Champions