Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to both All Elite Wrestling in the United States and DDT Pro-Wrestling in Japan.
15 Facts About Konosuke Takeshita
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Konosuke Takeshita signed with AEW in November 2022, after a successful tour of the United States earlier that year.
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Konosuke Takeshita had been a professional wrestling fan since childhood and as a 12-year old had attended a DDT show, where he was kissed by wrestler Danshoku Dino.
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Konosuke Takeshita finished second in Wrestling Observer Newsletter's award category for Rookie of the Year, losing to Yohei Komatsu by four votes.
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At Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary event, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Harashima to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the second time.
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On December 30,2018, Konosuke Takeshita won the D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 by defeating Go Shiozaki in the finals.
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On February 17,2019, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win his third KO-D Openweight Championship.
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On May 19, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Soma Takao in the finals of the 2019 King of DDT tournament and thus became the number one contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship then held by Endo.
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In early 2021, Konosuke Takeshita announced that All Out would disband with their last match taking place on March 12 in a special All Out produced event.
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Konosuke Takeshita teamed alongside members of The Elite, including AEW World Champion Kenny Omega, the former AEW World Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks along with Michael Nakazawa.
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Konosuke Takeshita then made his YouTube debut for AEW on Dark: Elevation the following Monday competing against Danny Limelight.
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Konosuke Takeshita won this match with a pinfall after using his finishing move.
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Konosuke Takeshita returned to AEW on the April 25,2022 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation where he defeated Brandon Cutler.
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In February 2014, Konosuke Takeshita was admitted into the Nippon Sport Science University.
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Konosuke Takeshita has stated that his goal was to take part in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics as a decathlete.