Kazuhiro Tamura
| Kazuhiro Tamura | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 5, 1980 Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
| Trained by |
Minoru Tanaka[1] Yumi Fukawa[2] Takao Omori[3] |
| Debut | September 17, 2003 |
Kazuhiro Tamura (田村和宏 Tamura Kazuhiro, born February 5, 1980) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling HEAT UP where he is the owner of the company and the current HEAT UP Universal Champion. Tamura also works for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) where he is a former Gaora TV Champion. Tamura his also known for the time at STYLE-E Pro Wrestling, holding the STYLE-E Openweight Championship three times and won the E-1 Climax 2010.
Professional wrestling career
Early career
Tamura started training in the U-FILE CAMP Dojo but after Minoru Tanaka's marriage with Yumi Fukawa, he started to training under their guidance and would later train under Takao Omori's guidance. He would later make his debut in Pro Wrestling Crusaders on September 17, 2003 and would then move to STYLE-E later in the year.
STYLE-E Pro Wrestling (2004-2012)
On March 21, 2004 Tamura scored his first win in STYLE-E defeating Masato Saeki. On September 29 Tamura participated in the E-1 Climax 2004 defeating Hajime Moriyama but he advanced to the finals defeating Hidehisa Matsuda but he came to short when he lost in the final to Kyosuke Sasaki. In August 2006 he entered in the tournament to become the 1 contender to the STYLE-E Openweight Championship but he lost to Chon Shiryu in the 1st round. On April 21, 2007 Tamura won his first professional wrestling championship by defeating Isami for the STYLE-E Openweight Championship. He made 3 title defenses until he lost the title to Masa Takanashi on July 19, 2008. but he won the title back form Takanashi on February 21, 2009. On December 19 he lost the title to U-FILE graduate Masashi Takeda. In December 2010, he won the E-1 Climax by defeating Mitaro Fujita. In October to November 2011 Tamura and GENTARO participated in the tournament to crown the first STYLE-E Tag Team Champions but they lost in the semifinals to Ganbee Takanashi and Kenjiro Ohka. On December 15, 2012 he defeated Kenichiro Arai for STYLE-E Openweight Championship third and last time on the promotion last event.
Guts World Pro Wrestling (2008, 2009-2014)
On September 23, 2008 he made appearance at Guts World teaming with Shota defeating Guts Ishijima and Leonardo Takatsu. One month late he received a shot at GWC Six Man Tag Team Championship with Shota and Masashi Takeda losing to Guts Ishijima, Leonardo Takatsu and Masked Mystery. He would later make appearances where he won the GWC Championship by defeating Daisuke on April 10, 2011 but he would lost back to him on October 16, 2011. Since then would make appearances until 2014 when he quit doing appearances to focus on his promotion.
Pro Wrestling HEAT UP (2013-Present)
Following the STYLE-E last event he announced the creation of his promotion called Pro Wrestling HEAT UP. At the promotion first event, Tamura and Kenichiro Arai lost to Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto on January 31, 2013. From March to April, Tamura and Amigo Suzuki won the first Powerful Tag Tournament on April 25, 2015. On January 7, 2016 he defeated Kenichiro Arai to become the first HEAT UP Universal Championship. In February to March Tamura and Mineo Fujita won the second Powerful Tag Tournament on March 19, 2016. On January 19, 2017 after a title defense against Rocky Kawamura, he announced that he was going to participate in the 2017 Powerful Tag Tournament with Fuminori Abe.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016-Present)
On January 2, 2016 he made his debut in AJPW teaming with Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto defeating Keiichi Sato, Yohei Nakajima and Yuma Aoyagi. On May 18, he formed the Axe Bombers with Takao Omori. Four days later, they were joined by Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto. On June 9, Tamura defeated Yohei Nakajima to win the Gaora TV Championship but he lost it back to Nakajima on June 15. In November, Tamura and Daichi Kazato (the newest member of Axe Bombers) finished the 2016 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory with 4 points.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Gaora TV Championship (1 time)
- Freelance Team Oita
- FTO Independent Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Naoshi Sano
- Guts World Pro Wrestling
- GWC Championship (2 times)
- Pro Wrestling Heat Up
- HEAT UP Universal Championship (1 time)
- HEAT UP Universal Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Tatsumi Fujinami
- Powerful Tag Tournament (2015) - with Amigo Suzuki
- Powerful Tag Tournament (2016) - with Mineo Fujta
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Style-E Pro Wrestling
- Style-E Openweight Championship (3 times)
- E-1 Climax (2010)
References
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=8929&gimmick=Kazuhiro+Tamura
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=8929&gimmick=Kazuhiro+Tamura
- ↑ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=2&nr=8929&gimmick=Kazuhiro+Tamura
- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2017". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 8, 2017.