1. Hiromu Takahashi was born on December 4,1989 and is a Japanese professional wrestler.
36 Facts About Hiromu Takahashi
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Hiromu Takahashi is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a member of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable.
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In January 2014, Hiromu Takahashi, renamed Kamaitachi, was sent to the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre promotion to further his wrestling training and gain international experience, a tradition with NJPW "Young Lions".
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Hiromu Takahashi was born on December 4,1989, in Hachioji, a city in Tokyo.
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Hiromu Takahashi attended New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual open tryout test in May 2009.
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Hiromu Takahashi passed the test and was accepted into the NJPW Dojo, where he trained in the same class as King Fale and Kyosuke Mikami, who all made their in-ring debut around the same time.
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Hiromu Takahashi was the last of the three NJPW Dojo class of 2010 to debut for NJPW on August 24,2010, at the NEVER.
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Hiromu Takahashi was defeated by Mikami in a short opening match.
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Hiromu Takahashi followed the traditions of NJPW's "Young Lions", wrestling in all black trunks and boots, usually losing the majority of their matches as part of their ongoing training regiment.
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Three weeks later, exactly six months after his debut, Hiromu Takahashi finally won his first ever singles match as he defeated Kazuki Hirata of the Dramatic Dream Team promotion at NEVER.
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In 2012 Black Tiger had originally qualified for the 2012 Best of Super Juniors, but was forced to withdraw from the tournament with Hiromu Takahashi being named as his replacement.
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Much like Mikami before him, Hiromu Takahashi was teamed up with CMLL's resident Japanese worker Okumura as part of La Fiebre Amarilla.
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On January 23,2016, Hiromu Takahashi, billed as Kamaitachi, made a surprise return to NJPW during a CMLL and NJPW co-produced Fantastica Mania 2016 event, attacking Dragon Lee and challenging him to a title match.
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On November 5,2016, at Power Struggle, Hiromu Takahashi, working under his real name, made a surprise appearance after Kushida had defeated Bushi to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, challenging the new champion to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome.
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On January 4,2017, at Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Kushida to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
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Hiromu Takahashi made his third defense on April 9 at Sakura Genesis 2017, defeating Kushida in just one minute and 56 seconds.
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Hiromu Takahashi suffered his first loss since his return to Japan on May 17, when he was defeated by longtime rival Dragon Lee in his opening match in the 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournament.
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Hiromu Takahashi suffered further losses in the tournament against Ricochet and Will Ospreay and failed to advance to the finals with a record of four wins and three losses.
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Hiromu Takahashi then competed in the Best of the Super Juniors 2018, winning his block with five wins and two losses, defeating rival Kushida, and advancing to the finals.
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On June 4, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Taiji Ishimori in the finals to win the 2018 Best Of The Super Juniors.
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At Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo-Hall, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Will Ospreay to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for a second time.
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On July 7,2018, at the G1 Special in San Francisco, Hiromu Takahashi successfully defended his title against Dragon Lee, but it was reported after the match that Hiromu Takahashi had suffered a broken neck because of a botched Phoenix-Plex.
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On November 3,2019, at Power Struggle, Hiromu Takahashi returned to NJPW to challenge Will Ospreay to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 14 for the Junior Heavyweight Championship, which Ospreay accepted.
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On January 4,2020, at Wrestle Kingdom 14, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ospreay to capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the third time in his career.
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Hiromu Takahashi would be announced as a participant in the Best of the Super Jr.
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On night one of Wrestle Kingdom, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Phantasmo, and on night two, he defeated Ishimori, beginning his fourth reign with the Junior Heavyweight Championship.
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However, Hiromu Takahashi would suffer a torn pectoral muscle, vacating the title on February 25,2021.
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From November 13 until December 11, Hiromu Takahashi took part in the 2021 Best of the Super Juniors, finishing the tournament with a record of seven wins, three losses, and a draw, advancing to the finals of the tournament.
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On December 15, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Yoh in the finals to win the 2021 Best of the Super Juniors for the third time in the longest match of the tournament's history, while becoming the second wrestler in the tournament's history to win back-to-back finals after Tiger Mask IV in 2004 and 2005.
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Hiromu Takahashi received his title shot on Night 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 16, where he lost to Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado.
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Hiromu Takahashi met El Desperado in the finals, where he was victorious, therefore becoming the record winner of the tournament with four victories and breaking the record for the most amount of consecutive tournament wins at 3.
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Hiromu Takahashi received his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match at NJPW Road, but failed to win the championship from Taiji Ishimori.
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On January 4,2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Master Wato, El Desperado and champion Taiji Ishimori to capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in a four-way match, for a fifth time.
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Hiromu Takahashi finished with a total of 12 points, narrowly failing to advance to the semi-finals.
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On January 4,2024 at Wrestle Kingdom 18, Hiromu Takahashi lost the title to Desperado, ending his fifth title reign at 365 days.
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However, due to the IWGP Tag Team Championships being vacant at the time, Naito and Hiromu Takahashi decided to face each other at Wrestle Kingdom 19 in a singles match instead.