Tetsuya Endo (wrestler)

Tetsuya Endo
Endo in July 2016
Birth name Tetsuya Endo (遠藤 哲哉, Endō Tetsuya)
Born (1991-08-11) August 11, 1991
Shiroishi, Miyagi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Tetsuya Endo
Endo=Pehlwan[1]
Billed height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Trained by Keita Yano
Debut April 1, 2012[2]

Tetsuya Endo (遠藤 哲哉, Endō Tetsuya, born August 11, 1991)[2] is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) since his debut in April 2012. He is a former three time KO-D Tag Team Champion and two time KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Debut and early career (2012)

After training under Keita Yano, Endo made his professional debut on April 1, 2012, teaming with Keisuke Ishii in a loss to Hiroshi Fukuda and Akito.[3] 29 days after his debut, Endo gained his first win, defeating Daishi at a K-Dojo show.[4] Endo lost the majority of matches he competed in throughout 2012 and 2013, common for young wrestlers in Japan as a method of earning your place in the company and gaining experience.

Team with Takeshita (2013-2016)

Endo in October 2012

In 2013, Endo began teaming with fellow rookie Konosuke Takeshita, teaming with him in a KO-D Tag Team Championship number one contenders match also featuring Kudo and Yasu Urano, losing to the Golden Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega).[5] On January 13, 2014, Endo and Takeshita again faced the Golden Lovers in a number one contenders match, this time going to a time limit draw, making the match for the championships at Sweet Dreams on January 26 a three-way. Endo and Takeshita unsuccessfully challenged champions Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka, with the Golden Lovers winning the match and the championships.[6] On July 13, Endo won his first championship in DDT, teaming with Takeshita and Antonio Honda as Happy Motel to defeat Shuten Dōji (Kudo, Masa Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) to win the KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Championships.[7] Happy Motel dropped the championships back to Shuten Dōji on July 20 in a triple threat match also featuring Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii, Shigehiro Irie and Soma Takao).[8] Endo competed in the KO-D Openweight Championship Number One Contenders Tournament, defeating partner Takeshita in the semi-finals on August 24,[9] but losing to Keisuke Ishii in the final.[10] On September 28, Endo and Takeshita captured the KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Championships, defeating the Golden Lovers.[11] The duo successfully defended the championships for 6 months, defeating Shuten Doji (Kudo and Masa Takanashi),[12] Team Dream Futures (Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie),[13] Makoto Oishi and Shiori Asahi [14] and Kudo and Yukio Sakaguchi[15] before dropping the belts to Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi on February 15.[16] On September 13, Endo and Takeshita unsuccessfully challenged the Golden Storm Riders (Kota Ibushi and Daisuke Sasaki) for the KO-D Tag Team Championships.[17] Endo received his first opportunity at the KO-D Openweight Championship on December 13, unsuccessfully challenging Isami Kodaka.[18] After the KO-D Tag Team Championships were vacated due to Kota Ibushi being sidelined with a cervical disc herniation, a tournament was set up to crown new champions, won by Endo and Takeshita after they defeated Shigehiro Irie and Yuji Okabayashi in the final on December 23.[19] On December 29, Endo and Takeshita competed in a special mixed tag team match, teaming with Stardom's Io Shirai to defeat Shuten Doji (Kota Umeda and Yukio Sakaguchi) and Kyoko Kimura.[20] Endo and Takeshita made their first successful defence of the tag team championships on January 16, defeating Isami Kodaka and Ryota Nakatsu,[21] but lost the championships to Damnation (Shuji Ishikawa and Daisuke Sasaki) on March 23[22] and unsuccessfully challenged them in a rematch on April 24.[23] Endo participated in the 2016 King Of DDT tournament, making it to the semi-finals before being eliminated by eventual winner Shuji Ishikawa.[24]

Damnation (2016-present)

Endo (second from left) as part of Damnation

On July 17, Endo unsuccessfully challenged longtime friend and tag team partner Takeshita for Takeshita's KO-D Openweight Championship.[25] After the match, Daisuke Sasaki made his way to the ring, carrying a Damnation T-shirt and offering Endo a spot in the group. At the same time, Takeshita offered a handshake as a sign of respect for his longtime friend. Endo pushed Takeshita away, taking the Damnation T-shirt instead, attacking Takeshita, joining Damnation and turning heel for the first time in his career. On August 6, Endo, Sasaki and Mad Paulie defeated Shuten Doji (Kota Umeda, Masahiro Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) in the finals of a tournament to win the KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Championships.[26] On October 9, Endo and Sasaki won the KO-D Tag Team Championships, becoming double champions,[27] however, on December 4, Endo and Sasaki lost the KO-D Tag Team Championships to Takeshita and Mike Bailey[28] and on December 11 lost the KO-D 6 Man Tag Team Championships to Shuten Doji (Takanashi, Sakaguchi and Kudo).[29] On March 20, 2017, Endo and Shuji Ishikawa unsuccessfully challenged Sakaguchi and Masakatsu Funaki for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.[30] On June 25, Endo defeated Harashima in the final to win the 2017 King of DDT tournament.[31]

Championships and accomplishments

Endo as one half of the KO-D Tag Team Champions in January 2015

References

  1. ↑ "【名古屋リポート】HarashimaがKudoを破り、KO-D無差別級王者に返り咲く／DDT初のアジアタッグ戦は石井&入江がV2達成／アイドルランバージャックマッチでしず風＆絆～Kizuna～が大暴れ…大石がExtreme級王座奪取!!／彰俊が漢タイツを装着し掟破りの男色ドライバー!!／佐々木がKing of DDT予選を突破". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "遠藤哲哉 - DDTプロレスリング公式サイト".
  3. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
  4. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Osaka Bay Blues Special 2013 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  6. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Revival! Osaka Dotonbori Story 14 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Road To Ryogoku In Osaka ~ Dramatic Dream Tsutenkaku « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  8. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Road To Ryogoku 2014 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  9. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Road To Saitama Super Arena 6 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  10. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Memories Of Summer Vacation 2014 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  11. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Dramatic General Election 2014 Final Voting Day - Last Hope Special « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  12. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Sapporo Pro Wrestling Fiesta 2014 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  13. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Road To Saitama Super Arena 7 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  14. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT God Bless DDT 2014 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  15. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Never Mind 2014 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  16. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Saitama Super DDT 2015 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  17. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Osaka Bay Blues Special 2015 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  18. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Super Star Lanes 2015 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  19. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Never Mind 2015 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  20. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Ring Dream & DDT Pro Wrestling Event "Encore ~Hoshizora Puroresu~" « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  21. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Yokohama Tosogare 2016 ~Shinshun~ « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  22. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Judgement 2016 ~ DDT 19th Anniversary Show « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  23. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Max Bump 2016 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  24. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT King Of DDT 2016 Tokyo « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  25. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Road To Ryogoku 2016 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  26. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Saitam Slam! Vol. 13 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  27. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Sapporo Wrestling Festa ~ DDT Sea Urchin ~ « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  28. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Osaka Octopus 2016 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  29. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Never Mind 2016 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  30. ↑ http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/45951/
  31. ↑ http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/48389/
  32. 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Titles « Tetsuya Endo « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  33. ↑ "【後楽園リポート】二丁拳銃がWユージを撃破し、天下統一！タッグトーナメントを制覇／インディー大賞MVPはHARASHIMA、ベストバウトは10・28後楽園のKO-Dタッグ戦、ベスト興行は8・17両国 - DDTプロレスリング公式サイト".

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