Kentaro Shiga is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer.
22 Facts About Kentaro Shiga
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Kentaro Shiga returned from a two-year hiatus due to injury in 2005.
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On January 3,1996, Kentaro Shiga won his first honor when he won the yearly January 3 Korakuen Hall Jr.
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Shortly after Kentaro Shiga entered the 1996 Asunaro Cup Tournament where he finished in 6th place with 2 points.
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In 1998, Kentaro Shiga teamed with Akira Taue in the 1998 Asunaro Cup tournament where they finished as the runners-up losing to Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori in the finals.
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Later in the year, Kentaro Shiga joined Kenta Kobashi's stable: Burning.
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On February 13,1999, Kentaro Shiga teamed with Kobashi and Jun Akiyama in a One Night Six Man Tag Team Tournament where they emerged victorious.
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On June 9,1999, Kentaro Shiga received his first title shot when he challenged Yoshinari Ogawa for the World Junior Heavyweight Championship but lost.
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In June 2000, Kentaro Shiga left All Japan along with the majority of the native roster to Mitsuharu Misawa's new promotion: Pro Wrestling Noah.
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Kentaro Shiga debuted for Noah at their first show on August 5,2000, where he teamed with Naomichi Marufuji to defeat Masao Inoue and Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
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In March 2001, Kentaro Shiga entered the tournament to crown the first GHC Heavyweight Champion, Kentaro Shiga defeated Too Cold Scorpio in the first round but lost to Yoshihiro Takayama in the quarterfinals.
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In October 2001, Kentaro Shiga entered a tournament to crown the first GHC Tag Team Championship as he teamed with Takuma Sano but the pair lost in the first round to Takao Omori and Shinjiro Ohtani.
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In early 2002, Kentaro Shiga left Sterness to reunite with Kenta Kobashi in Burning.
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Shortly after joining, Kentaro Shiga teamed with Kobashi and Kenta to win a One Day Six Man Tag Team Tournament.
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In January 2003, Kentaro Shiga would suffer a serious neck injury that would keep him out for over two and a half years.
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One year after returning from injury, Kentaro Shiga defeated Scorpio on September 3,2006, to win the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship, his first championship.
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In February 2007, Kentaro Shiga formed a tag team with Kishin Kawabata called the Pen Pals.
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In 2009, Shiga began making appearances for Hustle where he competed as Punch the C After remaining in the midcard for two more years, Shiga was released from Noah in early 2010.
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Kentaro Shiga wrestled on their January 31,2010 show teaming with Tamon Honda in a losing effort to GBH.
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Kentaro Shiga participated in New Japan's J Sports Crown Openweight 6-Man Tag Tournament, where he teamed with Honda and Makoto Hashi but the team lost in the first round.
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Kentaro Shiga began wrestling in Kensuke Office and returned to Noah but is used in opening matches.
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Kentaro Shiga's final match was a losing effort against Genba Hirayanagi as "Mr Punch".