Shigehiro Irie is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling.
16 Facts About Shigehiro Irie
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Shigehiro Irie began his initial pro wrestling training in 2002 at the age of 15, training alongside Atsushi Kotoge with Osaka Pro Wrestling.
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Shigehiro Irie eventually decided to pursue MMA, competing in a number of amateur fights, including some in Pancrase.
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Shigehiro Irie resumed training in 2007 with Dera Pro Wrestling in Nagoya and made his debut in April 2008 against Shota Takanashi.
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DDT owner Sanshiro Takagi became a fan of Shigehiro Irie after watching him compete and offered him more regular bookings with DDT as a result.
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Shigehiro Irie began to achieve more success in 2011, beginning on May 21 when he defeated established DDT veteran Kota Ibushi, eliminating him from the 2011 King of DDT tournament.
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The next month, Shigehiro Irie formed a tag team with Munenori Sawa, and the duo defeated Gentaro and Yasu Urano to win the KO-D Tag Team Championship, but lost the titles just days later to Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa.
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On January 26,2014, Shigehiro Irie unsuccessfully challenged Harashima in a rematch for the championship.
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On September 25,2018, Shigehiro Irie announced his departure from DDT.
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Shigehiro Irie has competed in various other American indy promotions including WCWO, AAW, Pro Wrestling Blitz, Freelance Wrestling, Resistance Pro Wrestling, MIAW, UPW, AIW, Global Force Wrestling, AWS, and Championship Wrestling from Hollywood.
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Shigehiro Irie won the WCWO Young Guns Tournament featuring the top 12 prospects of the mid-west area held on October 5,2016 in Indianapolis.
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Shigehiro Irie made his UK debut for Progress, challenging Walter at Chapter 81 for the Progress World Championship.
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Shigehiro Irie won UK's SOUTHSIDE WRESTLING's World Heavyweight Championship from Rob Lynch on 3 March 2019 in St Neots.
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Shigehiro Irie defeated Laurance Roman in 1st round, Chris Ridgeway in semi-final, then Rico Bushido in the final.
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Shigehiro Irie has appeared in 5 shows during 2019 Mania Week in NY.
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In 2023, at WXW 16 CARAT GOLD finals, Shigehiro Irie defeated Axel Tischer, to become wXw Unified World Wrestling Champion.