Japanese professional wrestler
Miyawaki (stylized in all capital letters; born June 28, 1977)[ 1] is a Japanese professional wrestler , best known for his work in the Kaientai Dojo and Osaka Pro Wrestling promotions . He has also wrestled in the United States for Chikara and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
Professional wrestling career
Miyawaki made his professional wrestling debut in Puerto Rico , facing Super Crazy on October 18, 2001.[ 1] Upon his return to Japan , he joined the Apache Pro-Wrestling Army promotion, where he spent his first years in the business, before making Kaientai Dojo his new home promotion.[ 1] Miyawaki won his first professional wrestling title on May 6, 2007, when he and Yoshiya defeated Saburo Inematsu and Yuji Hino for the Strongest-K Tag Team Championship .[ 5] A year later, Miyawaki won the title for the second time with Kazma .[ 6]
(Left to right) Kudo , Miyawaki and Yoshiaki Yago at Chikara King of Trios in February 2007
Miyawaki has also made several wrestling trips to the United States . In February 2006, he took part in Chikara 's 2006 Tag World Grand Prix , where he and Yoshiaki Yago made it to the second round before losing to compatriots Kudo and Mikami .[ 7] Miyawaki and Yago returned to the promotion the following May to unsuccessfully challenge The Kings of Wrestling (Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli ) for the Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas .[ 8] In February 2007, Miyawaki took part in Chikara's first-ever King of Trios tournament, where he, Yago and Kudo made it all the way to the finals, before losing to Jigsaw , Mike Quackenbush and Shane Storm .[ 9] A year later, Miyawaki, Kudo and Susumu made it to the quarterfinals of the 2008 King of Trios tournament, before losing to Eddie Kingston , Joker and Ruckus .[ 10] The following July, Miyawaki made his debut for Southern California -based Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), teaming with Kazma in a three-way tag team match, where they were defeated by The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).[ 11]
On November 20, 2008, Miyawaki made his debut for Osaka Pro Wrestling as the masked character Orochi.[ 12] He initially joined the rudo army, but in 2010 turned on the group and joined a new stable named Joker,[ 12] as a member of which he went on to become a two-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion and a one-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai and Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion .[ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16] In April 2013, Orochi, along with Joker stablemates Hayata , Hideyoshi, Kuuga and Masamune left Osaka Pro to join Kuuga's new Doutonbori Entertainment System promotion.[ 17] [ 18] In June, during the promotion's inaugural event, Miyawaki revealed that he had wrestled under the Orochi mask and made all subsequent appearances for the promotion unmasked and under his original ring name.[ 19] On June 22, 2014, Miyawaki defeated Saburo Inematsu to win Kaientai Dojo's top singles title, the Strongest-K Championship , after Inematsu legitimately dislocated his left shoulder and was unable to continue the match.[ 20] Initially, Miyawaki refused the title, but the Kaientai Dojo commission recognized him as the official champion on June 25.[ 21] He lost the title to Kengo Mashimo in his second defense on August 24.[ 22]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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^ a b c d "Miyawaki" . Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2013 .
^ a b "Miyawaki" . Puroresu Central . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ Miyawaki (August 26, 2006). ジ・アメリカンドリーム (in Japanese). Livedoor . Retrieved December 9, 2013 .
^ "5月6日(日)K-Special(千葉BlueField)" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ "6月20日(金)Club-K Tour in Osaka (大阪・デルフィンアリーナ道頓堀)" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ Vetter, Chris (April 21, 2006). "Tape Review: Chikara Pro, "Tag World Grand Prix," night 1, Feb. 24, 2006, with Hero, Castognoli, Delirious, Necro surprise" . Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ "Chikara: Campeonatos de Parejas" . Chikara . Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ Vetter, Chris (February 23, 2007). "Torch Indy Weekend Preview: Whitmer-Morishima, Cannon-Low Ki, Shelley & Sabin team in PWG" . Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ Vetter, Chris (March 4, 2008). "Torch Indy Weekend Report: Mexican team wins in Chikara, Christian over Styles, Kingston over Scorpio" . Pro Wrestling Torch . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ "Life During Wartime" . Pro Wrestling Guerrilla . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b ヲロチ . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b 11月28日試合結果 . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 28, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b 3月19日試合結果 . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). March 19, 2011. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b 9月26日試合結果 . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). September 26, 2010. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b 2月9日試合結果 . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). February 9, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ 3月30日試合結果 . Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). March 30, 2013. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ 大阪プロレスに激震!6人大量離脱 . Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo! . March 30, 2013. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ Leung, Jonathan (August 27, 2013). "Tuesday Roundup: BKK Produced, Osaka Pro in Z1 Tournament" . Osaka Holiday Paradise . Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ "2014年6月22日(日)Club-K Super in Osaka(大阪・若獅子会館)" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014 .
^ "Battle Info" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2014 .
^ "2014年8月24日(日)Club-K Super in TKPガーデンシティ千葉(TKPガーデンシティ千葉 4F コンチェルト)" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 24, 2014 .
^ "道頓堀プロレスの「道頓堀最強男決定戦トーナメント2015」1回戦の組み合わせが決定!Hun&ヲロチがWDWタッグ王座を奪取" . Battle News (in Japanese). June 29, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015 .
^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title" . Puroresu Dojo . Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
^ a b "Title History" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Retrieved December 27, 2015 .
^ "12月13日(土)Club-K Super overthrow(千葉BlueField)" . Kaientai Dojo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2013 .
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