1. Tadashi Takagi, better known by his ring name Sanshiro Takagi, is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who works for the Japanese wrestling promotion CyberFight, where he serves as executive vice president.
17 Facts About Sanshiro Takagi
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Sanshiro Takagi is one of the founding members and current chairman of United Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Sanshiro Takagi was born on January 13,1970, in Toyonaka, Osaka.
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Sanshiro Takagi joined the university's "TV Program Research Society", and became involved as a studio audience member and extra.
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Sanshiro Takagi was drawn back to professional wrestling by working as a PR staff member for Yokohama's Yatai Village Wrestling.
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In 1996, Sanshiro Takagi joined PWC but soon became a freelancer.
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Since then Sanshiro Takagi's show has gained a cult following as an alternative version of American-style entertainment wrestling.
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On May 5,2015, Sanshiro Takagi was announced as the new chief executive officer of Wrestle-1.
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Sanshiro Takagi continued serving as the president of DDT, while being involved with Wrestle-1's management.
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In March 2017, Wrestle-1 underwent a change in management, which led to Sanshiro Takagi assuming the new role of an advisor, from which he resigned the following September.
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On July 15,2019, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019, Sanshiro Takagi won the inaugural O-40 Championship by defeating Super Sasadango Machine.
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Sanshiro Takagi became president of the new company, commenting that Noah founder Mitsuharu Misawa once saved DDT by giving DDT wrestlers a chance to perform at Noah events, and that he wanted to make both DDT and Noah world-class promotions.
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On September 18,2023, Sanshiro Takagi faced Minoru Suzuki in an "Anywhere Fall Match" held aboard a bullet train traveling between Tokyo and Nagoya.
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The match concluded with Suzuki defeating Sanshiro Takagi after delivering a Gotch-style piledriver.
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On May 16,2024, it was announced that Sanshiro Takagi would be stepping down as president of CyberFight to assume the position of executive vice president on June 1.
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On July 21,2024, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2024, Sanshiro Takagi faced Danshoku Dino in the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship Weapon Rumble Match.
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Sanshiro Takagi's wife is Kayako Takagi, who actually helped him out backstage and on-screen in DDT storylines in 2004.