[11] In December 2001, Mutoh and Kea would continue their dominance as they would win the 2001 World's Strongest Tag Determination League given BATT their third tag team achievement in two months. Yasuhiro Kojima (July 22, 1937 - November 27, 1999) was a Japanese professional wrestler. Keiji Muto Active Also known as Great Muta, Kokushi Muso, Super Black Ninja, Super Ninja, White Ninja [11], On November 2, 2016, Inaba lost the Wrestle-1 Championship to Masayuki Kono during the Wrestle-1 2016 Autumn your on the first night of the tour. After the Keiji Mutoh mass exodus of All Japan Pro Wrestling, he stayed with the company and became the first trainee of the Jun Akiyama era in AJPW. :) This website uses cookies. [1] The name of the group meant that it was a group of wrestlers that crossed borders. Takao Omori (大森隆男, Ōmori Takao, born October 16, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and seven-time World Tag Team Champion.He is also part of the All Japan Board of Directors. Kojima was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, "Mr. This marked the first ever co-operative match between All Japan and Noah since Misawa had left AJPW to form the latter four years earlier. Daiki Inaba (稲葉 大樹, Inaba Daiki, born February 28, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently competes as a freelancer. [7], On March 2, 2014, at Kaisen: Outbreak, Inaba teamed with Andy Wu and Hiroshi Yamato in a losing effort against Kazushi Miyamoto and Tokyo Gurentai (Mazada and Nosawa Rongai). [12], On September 1, 2019 at W-1 Pro-Wrestling Love In Yokohama 2019, Inaba defeated T-Hawk to become a two time Wrestle-1 Champion. [12], In January 2002, Keiji Mutoh shocked the Japanese Wrestling World by leaving for All Japan. Whether it? Afterwards, he became a lifelong fan of professional wrestling and Misawa became his biggest inspiration. [2] The groups is best known for the fact that its members were from different promotions: New Japan (Mutoh, Frye, & Otani), All Japan (Kea & Hase), and Michinoku Pro (Shinzaki). Review. [5] A few weeks later, Mutoh would enter the 2001 G1 Climax, making all the way to the finals but would ultimately lose to Yuji Nagata. The result was predictable and i'm very curious on how the rest of Keiji Mutoh's GHC Heavyweight Title run will play out. Keiji Muto (武藤 敬司, Mutō Keiji, born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Pro Wrestling NOAH, where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. On October 8, 2001 BATT main evented New Japan's Indicate of Next as Mutoh and Hase lost to Nagata and Jun Akiyama. The story was a classic David vs. Goliath situation with Mutoh fighting from underneath against the monstrous Vader. Noboru Kurakawa (倉川 昇, Kurakawa Noboru, born June 30, 1968) is a Japanese bodybuilder and professional wrestler better known by his ring name The Bodyguard (ザ・ボディガー, Za Bodigā).He is currently a freelancer, working most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a four-time World Tag Team Champion with longtime partner Zeus as "The Big Guns". Bad Ass Translate Trading (BATT) was a professional wrestling stable led by Keiji Mutoh, which competed in both New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling from 2001 to 2002. He had everything to be a Main Eventer … Chono appears as a gang member in the 2017 video game Yakuza Kiwami 2, alongside Genichiro Tenryu, Keiji Mutoh, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami. On both days, he wrestled AKIRA, who portrayed Mitsuhide Akechi. On the first day, he won, but lost the next day. 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Keiji Mutoh: May 3, 1995: Wrestling Dontaku 1995: Fukuoka, Japan: 2 246: 5 Mutoh previously won the title as The Great Muta. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! He first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). Bad Ass Translate Trading (BATT) was a professional wrestling stable led by Keiji Mutoh, which competed in both New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling from 2001 to 2002. [10] Six days later on October 28, Mutoh and Kea defeated Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Nishimura in a title vs. title match to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship. [5] He continued to work for the promotion during their summer tour until June 22. Due to this, New Japan ended its business relationship with All Japan and BATT broke up with all the wrestlers returned to their promotions and Mutoh and Kea were stripped of the IWGP Tag Team Titles. If you buy stuff from Amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus -- from Amazon, not from you. On July 31, 2010, Chono announced he … [2] On March 17, Mutoh officially named his group BATT (Bad Ass Translate Trading) and at the same show, former New Japan wrestler and Mutoh's former tag team partner: Hiroshi Hase joined the group. [3] At the Fighting Spirit 2001 tour, Mutoh and Otani continued to team up and formed an alliance. [3], Inaba made his professional wrestling debut on May 3, 2015 for an independent Mexican wrestling promotion. [4] On February 18, 2001, All Japan's Taiyo Kea and Michinoku Pro's Jinsei Shinzaki also became official members when they assisted Mutoh in a match against Kazunari Murakami, however, Ohtani would leave New Japan and BATT after the February 18 Sumo Hall show to join Pro Wrestling ZERO1. Kiyomiya wears green trunks as a tribute to Misawa. He made his debut for NJPW in September 1984 at the age of 19, wrestling against Tatsutoshi Goto. Since we are based in Europe, we are forced to bother you with this information. Hashimoto grew up in Toki City in Gifu, and began training in judo in his late teens. Two years later, on July 10, 2004, Mutoh and Kea would reunite at Pro Wrestling NOAH's first Tokyo Dome show: Departure 2004 as they challenged Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa for the GHC Tag Team Championship but they failed to win the title. If you buy stuff from Amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus -- … Keiji Mutoh is one of the best and simply the GOAT. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff, Lex Luger, Ron Simmons, Keiji Mutoh and many other wrestlers. His training helped him in his transition to professional wrestling, as he joined the NJPW Dojo in April 1984. 22: … For the special occasion, Chono portrayed Nobunaga Oda. [8], On March 15, 2014, Inaba competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, which was won by Seiki Yoshioka. They set a frantic pace early and the action never slowed. Kiyomiya became a fan of professional wrestling after seeing a match between Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshihiro Takayama to crown the inaugural GHC Heavyweight Champion. Mutoh had his hands full but never gave up, creating this feeling of hope with each near-fall. You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! [10.0] "Nearly 4 decades after his debut and Keiji Mutoh is still battling in the squared circle. As a sumo wrestler, Tenryu was ranked as a sekitori for 27 tournaments, 16 of them in the top makuuchi division. Upon the death of his stablemaster at Nishonoseki stable he wanted to join former stablemate Daikirin's newly established Oshiogawa stable, which had just broken off from Nishonoseki, but the JSA insisted he stay at Nishonoseki whose new stablemaster, Kongō, he did not get along with. 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Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. He finished one more tournament, and even though his career still showed promi… Keiji Mutoh El Pantera: Debut: 2013: Daiki Inaba (稲葉 大樹, Inaba Daiki, born February 28, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently competes as a freelancer. [4] On February 3, 2001, Mutoh and Otani defeated Masahiro Chono and Don Frye after Frye turned on Chono,[4] a few days later on February 11, Frye officially joined with Mutoh and Otani. [4], On May 24, 2013, Inaba made his debut for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling under the ring name Tokyo Inaba. Hashimoto wor… [3] The two made their return at Wrestling World 2001 as the two defeated Jushin Thunder Liger and Manabu Nakanishi in less than 6 minutes. Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima vs. Shinya Hashimoto & Tatsumi Fujinami ***3/4: Tag Team : … He's best known for his time in Wrestle-1. Professional wrestling career All Japan Pro Wrestling (2014-Present) On March 30, 2014, Nomura made his debut in All Japan against his teacher Atsushi Aoki. Match ratings listed above are from Dave Meltzer's highly respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Keiji Mutoh (武藤 敬司, Mutō Keiji, born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed by Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH), where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. [9], On July 29, 2016, Inaba along with Andy Wu and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka and Tajiri to win the UWA World Trios Championships. Besides appearing in numerous TV shows, he was the voice actor in the Japanese dubbed version of Blade 3 for Grimwood. Professional Wrestling career Independent promotions (2013) Inaba made his professional wrestling debut on May 3, 2015 for an independent Mexican wrestling promotion. Satoshi Kojima's profile at Cagematch.net, ... 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