29 Facts About Konosuke Takeshita

Konosuke Takeshita is a Japanese professional wrestler.

Konosuke Takeshita is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and a former AEW International Champion.

Konosuke Takeshita makes appearances in partner promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is the NEVER Openweight Champion in his first reign.

Konosuke Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013 and is a five-time and the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history, having won the title on his 21st birthday.

Konosuke Takeshita signed with AEW in November 2022, winning the AEW International Championship in October 2024.

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.

Konosuke Takeshita finished second in Wrestling Observer Newsletter's award category for Rookie of the Year, losing to Yohei Komatsu by four votes.

At Judgement, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Harashima to win the KO-D Openweight Championship for the second time.

In January 2018, Konosuke Takeshita competed in the first edition of the D-Oh Grand Prix, competing in the A Block.

Konosuke Takeshita finished with 7 points, failing to advance to the finals.

On December 30, Konosuke Takeshita won the D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 by defeating Go Shiozaki in the finals.

On February 17,2019, at Judgement, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win his third KO-D Openweight Championship.

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.

On February 23,2020, at Into The Fight, Konosuke Takeshita was defeated by Chris Brookes in a match to crown the inaugural DDT Universal Champion.

Between November and December, Konosuke Takeshita took part in the D-Oh Grand Prix 2021, where he won his block with a record of four wins and two losses, advancing to the finals.

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.

Konosuke Takeshita then took part in the 2021 King of DDT Tournament in which he defeated Akito, Mao and Daisuke Sasaki to reach the finals.

Konosuke Takeshita later departed The37Kamiina after turning heel in AEW in 2023.

On July 27,2023 at Wrestle Peter Pan, Konosuke Takeshita defeated former The37Kamiina stablemate Yuki Ueno.

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.

Konosuke Takeshita then made his YouTube debut for AEW on Dark: Elevation the following Monday competing against Danny Limelight.

Konosuke Takeshita won this match with a pinfall after using his finishing move.

Konosuke Takeshita returned to AEW on the April 25,2022 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation where he defeated Brandon Cutler.

The All Out match was rated five stars by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, marking the first match of Konosuke Takeshita's to receive such a rating.

From July 20 to August 12, Konosuke Takeshita participated in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 2024 G1 Climax, his first G1 Climax tournament.

On January 4,2025 at Wrestle Kingdom 19, Konosuke Takeshita defeated Takagi to win the NEVER Openweight Championship in a Winner Takes All match that involved Konosuke Takeshita's International Championship.

On February 19,2025, Konosuke Takeshita was announced to make his debut for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on February 28, where he successfully defended his NEVER Openweight Championship against Angel de Oro at the Arena Mexico.

In February 2014, Konosuke Takeshita was admitted into the Nippon Sport Science University.

Konosuke Takeshita has stated that his goal was to take part in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics as a decathlete.