Shin Takagi, known by his ring name Shingo Takagi, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and is a member of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable.
44 Facts About Shingo Takagi
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Shingo Takagi was known as the leader of the New Hazard, Real Hazard, KAMIKAZE, -akatsuki-, VerserK and ANTIAS stables in Dragon Gate, and for his long-lasting rivalry with BxB Hulk, with whom he main-evented several prominent Dragon Gate events.
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Shingo Takagi had his last contracted Dragon Gate match on October 7,2018, where he would lose to BxB Hulk.
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On October 8,2018, Shingo Takagi made his surprise debut in NJPW as the foreshadowed sixth member of the Los Ingobernables de Japon stable as The Dragon.
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Shingo Takagi held the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship once with fellow Ingobernables member Bushi from January to March 2019.
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Shingo Takagi moved to the Heavyweight division in June 2019, debuting at G1 Climax 29.
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From February to August 2020, Shingo Takagi held both the NEVER Openweight Championship and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship, making him the first person to hold both NEVER titles at the same time.
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Shingo Takagi debuted in October 2004 as the first graduate of the Dragon Gate dojo.
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Shingo Takagi won the 2005 Wrestling Observer Rookie of the Year award.
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In Dragon Gate, Shingo Takagi became a member of the Blood Generation stable.
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Shingo Takagi then teamed with Gamma and Yamato to win the newly-vacant Open the Triangle Gate Championship, defeating Naruki Doi, Masato Yoshino and Hulk.
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Shingo Takagi later teamed with Dragon Kid, a Typhoon member, in the Summer Adventure Tag League Tournament, and the pair reached the final before they were beaten by Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino.
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Shingo Takagi retained, and then tried to banish Yokosuka from Typhoon as punishment.
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Shingo Takagi gave him a lariat before he could say anything, resulting in his banishment from Typhoon.
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On January 11,2009, Dragon Kid joined the new faction, with Shingo Takagi called the faction Kamikaze.
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Shingo Takagi participated in the 2010 King of Gate tournament and beat Dragon Kid in the final on April 14,2010.
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Shingo Takagi then renewed his old feud with former tag partner BxB Hulk, leading to a Hair vs Hair match at the Kobe World Pro Wrestling Festival 2010 on July 11.
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Shortly afterwards, Shingo Takagi was kicked out of Monster Express after turning on his then-stablemates Yoshino and Shachihoko BOY.
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On July 24,2016, Shingo Takagi lost the championship to Yamato.
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Shortly after becoming a member of Blood Generation, Shingo Takagi began wrestling for Ring of Honor in the United States.
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Shingo Takagi made several ROH appearances before becoming a regular wrestler in ROH in late 2006.
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Shingo Takagi became one half of the ROH World Tag Team Champions alongside Naruki Doi on March 3,2007, by beating the Briscoe Brothers in Liverpool, England.
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Shingo Takagi had his final official ROH match at "Good Times, Great Memories" on April 28,2007, unsuccessfully challenging Takeshi Morishima for the ROH World Championship.
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On February 27,2007, Shingo Takagi won the Southern Thunder Pro Wrestling Texas Heavyweight Championship by defeating Texas Renegade.
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Shingo Takagi made his surprise debut for New Japan Pro-Wrestling during the King of Pro-Wrestling event on October 8,2018, joining the Los Ingobernables de Japon faction.
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At Wrestle Kingdom 13 on January 4,2019, Shingo Takagi teamed with Bushi to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Suzuki-gun.
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From May to June, Shingo Takagi participated in the 2019 Best of Super Juniors tournament in the A Block.
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Shingo Takagi defeated all of his opponents in the A Block, becoming the first person to go undefeated in the tournament, and he set a new record for most points scored in the tournament, with 18.
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On February 24, Shingo Takagi was announced for the 2020 New Japan Cup.
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Shingo Takagi then competed in the 2020 G1 Climax, in the A Block.
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Shingo Takagi ended the tournament with a final tally of 8 points losing to Jay White, Jeff Cobb, Tomohiro Ishii, Kazuchika Okada, and Taichi, failing to advance to the tournament final.
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However Shingo Takagi would get wins over Yujiro Takahashi, British Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay, current rival Minoru Suzuki, and over eventual tournament winner Kota Ibushi.
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At Wrestle Kingdom 15 on January 4,2021, Shingo Takagi successfully defended his title against Jeff Cobb.
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In March 2021, Shingo Takagi would enter the New Japan Cup where after defeating Kazuchika Okada in the first round, Hirooki Goto in the second round, KENTA in the quarter-finals, and EVIL in the semi-finals, he would lose to Will Ospreay in the final.
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At Dominion 6.7, Shingo Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada for the vacant championship.
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Shingo Takagi was scheduled to defend the title against Ibushi, however the latter suffered an injury and was unable to compete.
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On Night 1 of Wrestle Kingdom 16, Shingo Takagi lost the title to Kazuchika Okada, ending his reign at a record 211 days.
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Shingo Takagi teamed with his LIJ teammates for the remainder of Wrestle Kingdom, defeating Suzuki-Gun on Night 2 and Pro Wrestling NOAH's Kongo stable on Night 3.
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Shingo Takagi attempted to rebound off of his Wrestle Kingdom Night one loss by entering the New Japan Cup.
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Shingo Takagi defeated Tomohiro Ishii, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens and Hiromu Takahashi to make it to the semi-finals.
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Shingo Takagi then entered a feud with provisional KOPW provisional champion Taichi.
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Also at Dominion, Shingo Takagi was announced as a competitor in the upcoming G1 Climax 32 tournament, where he would compete in the D block.
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However, before the tournament began Shingo Takagi competed at AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door, a supershow between New Japan Pro-Wrestling and American promotion All Elite Wrestling, where he teamed with Sting and Darby Allin as 'Dudes with Attitude' to defeat Bullet Club's, El Phantasmo and The Young Bucks, with Shingo Takagi pinning Phantasmo for the win.
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Back in Japan in the G1 Climax tournament, Shingo Takagi finished with 6 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals.