1. Kaito Kiyomiya is a Japanese professional wrestler.
37 Facts About Kaito Kiyomiya
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Kaito Kiyomiya is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is former and three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion.
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Kaito Kiyomiya makes appearances for partner promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
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Kaito Kiyomiya wore green trunks during his early career as tribute to Misawa.
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Kaito Kiyomiya began training at the Pro Wrestling Noah dojo immediately after graduating from high school in March 2015 and made his debut on December 9, losing to Hitoshi Kumano at Winter Navigation.
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Kaito Kiyomiya faced Kumano again the next day, losing .
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Kaito Kiyomiya would go winless throughout the rest of 2015, losing to Taiji Ishimori, Quiet Storm, Genba Hirayanagi and Yoshinari Ogawa.
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Kaito Kiyomiya teamed with Yoshihiro Takayama at Destiny 2015 in a losing effort against Ogawa and Kumano.
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On that same show, Kaito Kiyomiya participated in a battle royal, which was eventually won by Takashi Iizuka.
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Kaito Kiyomiya entered the 2016 Global League, finishing last in his block with zero wins and zero points.
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On January 9,2017, Coming of Age Day in Japan, Kaito Kiyomiya unsuccessfully faced Takashi Sugiura in a singles match afterwards, Sugiura, impressed with Kaito Kiyomiya, offered him a handshake and the chance to form an alliance.
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Kaito Kiyomiya accepted, stating that he is ready to take the next step in his career, aligning himself with Sugiura and turning heel in the process.
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Kaito Kiyomiya teamed with Takuya Nomura in the 2017 Global Tag League.
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Kaito Kiyomiya travelled to Windsor, Ontario, Canada in a talent exchange with Border City Wrestling, where he was trained by Scott D'Amore at the Can-Am Wrestling School.
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Kaito Kiyomiya returned from his excursion on December 22,2017, confronting and challenging Kenoh after he had defeated Eddie Edwards to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
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From October 30 to November 25,2018, Kaito Kiyomiya participated in his first Global League since 2016 where he finished with a record of four wins and three losses to advance to the finals, where he was scheduled to face Naomichi Marufuji Marufuji was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by runner up Katsuhiko Nakajima.
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Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Nakajima in the final to win the 2018 Global League.
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Kenoh appeared after the match and invited Kaito Kiyomiya to be his tag team partner to Global Tag League, and the champion accepted.
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Kaito Kiyomiya's reign was the second-longest for a first-time title holder, second only to Kenta Kobashi's at 735 days.
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In March 2021 at NOAH Great Voyage In Fukuoka, Kaito Kiyomiya challenged Keiji Muto for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated.
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In September, Kaito Kiyomiya entered the 2021 N-1 Victory, competing in the A Block .
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Kaito Kiyomiya finished at the top of his block, thus advancing to the semi-finals.
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Kaito Kiyomiya started out 2022 by challenging Kenoh for the GHC National Championship at Noah The New Year 2022, in a losing effort.
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Kaito Kiyomiya teamed with Daiki Inaba, defeating Masaaki Mochizuki and Naomichi Marufuji in the semi-finals, but losing to Hideki Suzuki and Takashi Sugiura in the finals.
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On June 12 at CyberFight Festival 2022, Kaito Kiyomiya teamed with Daisuke Harada and Yo-Hey against Stinger and Rob Van Dam, in a losing effort.
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Kaito Kiyomiya topped the block with 10 points, advancing to the tournament finals.
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At Noah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2022, Kaito Kiyomiya defeated Kenoh to win his 2nd GHC Heavyweight Championship.
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On October 30 at Noah Ariake Triumph 2022, Kaito Kiyomiya made his first title defence, defeating Kazuyuki Fujita.
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On March 19 at Noah Great Voyage in Yokohama 2023, Kaito Kiyomiya lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Jake Lee, ending his second reign at 175 days.
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Kaito Kiyomiya wrestled in the main event, teaming with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kento Miyahara, in a losing effort to Kenoh, Yuma Aoyagi and Kazuchika Okada.
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On January 1 at Noah The New Year 2025, Kaito Kiyomiya lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Ozawa, ending his third reign at 242 days.
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On January 8,2022 on Night 3 of Wrestle Kingdom 16, Kaito Kiyomiya made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling debut teaming with Keiji Muto in a losing effort to NJPW's, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kazuchika Okada.
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Kaito Kiyomiya made another NJPW Wrestle Kingdom appearance, on Night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 17, teaming with Yoshiki Inamura in a tag-team match against IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada and Togi Makabe.
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In July, Kaito Kiyomiya was announced to be participating in NJPW's 2023 G1 Climax tournament representing NOAH, instead of competing in NOAH's N-1 Victory.
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Kaito Kiyomiya competed in the A-Block, finishing with 6 points, thus failing to advance to the quarterfinals.
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Kaito Kiyomiya participated in the 2023 World Tag League, teaming with Ryohei Oiwa in the A-Block, the duo finished with 4 points, thus failing to advance to the semi-finals.
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On January 4,2024 at Wrestle Kingdom 18, Kaito Kiyomiya teamed with Shota Umino, in a losing effort against House of Torture.