Takanori Ito
| Takanori Ito | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1993 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Takanori Ito |
| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Trained by | Wrestle-1 Dojo |
| Debut | September 18, 2016 |
Takanori Ito (伊藤 貴則 Itō Takanori, born September 20, 1993), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Wrestle-1 on their sub-promotion Pro Wrestling A.C.E. He is currently in his second reign as the Wrestle-1 Result Champion, while also being a former one-time Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champion, alongside Masayuki Kono. He won the Striker Full Contact Karate Heavyweight Championship.
Early life
Before entering the Wrestle-1 dojo, Ito had a background on Karate where he has a black belt.
Professional wrestling career
On September 18, 2016, Ito made his wrestling debut with his mate Dennis Shinohara in a losing effort to Mazada and Nosawa Rongai. On November 12, after he scored his first win defeating another rookie Kohei Fujimura, it was announced that he would be joining his rookie mates at Pro Wrestling A.C.E.
On April 19, Masayuki Kono challenged Koji Doi and Kumagoro into a title match for the Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship. Kono announced that he would find himself an appropriate teammate which end up to being Ito. On May 4, Ito and Kono defeated Koji Doi and Kumagoro to win the Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship.[1] They would make one successful title defense on June 6 against Manabu Soya and Ganseki Tanaka before losing the titles back to Doi and Kumagoro on June 24.[2] On July 2 Ito defeated Seigo Tachibana in the finals of a tournament to earn the right to enter in the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix. At the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix, Ito managed to get into the semifinals losing to his tag team partner Masayuki Kono. After the lost Ito won his first singles title in his career defeating Koji Doi on July 16 to win the Wrestle-1 Result Championship.[3]
Championships and accomplishments
Professional wrestling
- Wrestle-1
- UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) - with Koji Doi and Kumagoro
- Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Masayuki Kono
- Wrestle-1 Result Championship (2 times)
- Wrestle-1 Grand Prix Decision Tournament (2017)
Karate
- Striker
- Full Contact Karate Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
References
- ↑ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ↑ "PUROLOVE.com". www.purolove.com.
- ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "WRESTLE-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017 Symbol - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.