Konosuke Takeshita
| Konosuke Takeshita | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Takeshita in 2024 | |
| Born | May 29, 1995 Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker Takeshita=Pehlwan |
| Billed height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 114 kg (251 lb) |
| Billed from | Osaka, Japan |
| Trained by | DDT Pro-Wrestling Atsushi Maruyama Yasu Urano |
| Debut | August 18, 2012 |
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介, Takeshita Kōnosuke, born May 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling (AEW). He is a member of the Don Callis Family stable.
Takeshita has also competed in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and on the independent circuit in Deadlock Pro-Wrestling (DPW).
Takeshita has won many championships over his career. In AEW, Takeshita has been a one-time AEW International Champion. In DDT, he was a four-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, five-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, five-time KO-D Openweight Champion, four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, and the winner of the KO-D Openweight Championship Challenger Decision Tournament in 2017, the KO-D Tag Team Championship Tournament in 2015, the D-Oh Grand Prix in 2019, 2021 II, the King of DDT Tournament in 2019 and 2021, and the Ultimate Tag League tournament in 2021 with Shunma Katsumata. In NJPW, he was a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion.
Career
[change | change source]All Elite Wrestling
[change | change source]On the April 12, 2021 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation, Takeshita made his AEW debut where he deleted Danny Limelight.[1] He then traveled back to Japan to continue wrestling for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
On the April 25, 2022 episode of AEW Dark: Elevation, Takeshita made his return to AEW and defeated Brandon Cutler.[2] On the May 6 episode of Rampage, Takeshita faced Jay Lethal but lost because of interference from Sonjay Dutt and Satnam Singh.[3] On the May 18 episode of Dynamite, Takeshita wrestled AEW World Champion "Hangman" Adam Page. While Takeshita did not win the match, it praised and was very well received.[4] At Fyter Fest, Takeshita lost to Jon Moxley in a AEW Interim World Championship Eliminator Match. If he won, Takeshita earned a chance to challenge for Moxley's AEW World Championship in the future.[5] At Battle of the Belts III, Takeshita challenged Claudio Castagnoli for his ROH World Championship but lost.[6] On November 19, AEW owner Tony Khan announced that Takeshita signed a contract to become a member of the roster.[7]
At Double or Nothing, Takeshita turned heel and attacked Kenny Omega after The Elite's Anarchy in the Arena match, joining Don Callis and creating the Don Callis Family.[8]
On the May 31 episode of Rampage, Takeshita defeated Penta El Zero Miedo in qualifying match to challenge for the AEW TNT Title at Forbidden Door.[9] At Forbidden Door, he wrestled in a ladder match for the vacant AEW TNT Championship but the match was won by Jack Perry.[10] At All Out, Takeshita wrestled in a four-way match for Kazuchika Okada's AEW Continental Championship but Okada retained.[11] At WrestleDream, Takeshita won a three-way match against Will Ospreay and Ricochet to win the AEW International Championship. This was Takeshita's first championship in AEW.[12]
At Revolution, Takeshita lost the title to Kenny Omega.[13]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "AEW Dark: Elevation Stream And Results (4/12): Best Friends Team Once More, Britt Baker In Action". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dark: Elevation Stream And Results (4/25): Minoru Suzuki, Tony Nese, Ruby Soho, Nyla Rose, More". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage Results (5/6/22): HOOK Faces JD Drake, Jay Lethal Takes On Konosuke Takeshita + More!". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Dynamite Results (5/18/22): Owen Hart Foundation Men's And Women's Tournaments Continue + More!". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "7/13 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Kenosuke Takeshita in an eliminator match, Wardlow vs. Orange Cassidy for the TNT Title, The Young Bucks vs. Keith Lee and Swerve Strickland vs. Ricky Starks and Powerhouse Hobbs for the AEW Tag Titles, Claudi Castagnoli vs. Jake Hager, Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "8/6 AEW Battle of the Belts results: McGuire's review of Claudio Castagnoli vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the ROH Championship, Thunder Rosa vs. Jamie Hayter for the AEW Women's Championship, and Wardlow vs. Jay Lethal for the TNT Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW announces signing of Konosuke Takeshita". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of MJF vs. Darby Allin vs. Jack Perry vs. Sammy Guevara in a four-way for the AEW World Championship, The Elite vs. BCC in Anarchy in the Arena, Jamie Hayter vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Jade Cargill vs. Taya Valkyrie for the TBS Title, Adam Cole vs. Chris Jericho in an unsanctioned match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Rampage (5/31/2024) Results: Takeshita vs Penta, Kyle O'Reilly, Toni Storm, Rey Fenix, More Set". Fightful. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Will Ospreay for the AEW World Championship, Jon Moxley vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW All Out results: Powell's live review of Swerve Strickland vs. Hangman Page in a steel cage match, Bryan Danielson vs. Jack Perry for the AEW World Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW WrestleDream results: Powell's live review of Bryan Danielson vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Championship, Will Ospreay vs. Ricochet vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the AEW International Championship". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ↑ "AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Adam Copeland for the AEW World Championship, Toni Storm vs. Mariah May for the AEW Women's Title, MJF vs. Hangman Page". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
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