Hirooki Goto
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| Hirooki Goto | |
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| Ring name(s) | Hirooki Goto, Masked CTU-H |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Billed weight | 198 lbs (90 kg) |
| Born | June 25, 1979 Kuwana, Mie |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo |
| Debut | July 6, 2003 |
Hirooki Goto (born June 25, 1979 in Kuwana, Mie) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He has wrestled primarily for New Japan Pro Wrestling since his debut.
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[edit] Career
Goto attended Kokushikan University, where he took part in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. Upon graduating, Goto qualified to join New Japan Pro Wrestling, but left the promotion after incurring a shoulder injury. He returned to NJPW in November 2002 after healing and began training in the New Japan Pro Wrestling Dojo. He debuted on July 6, 2003 in Gifu, Gifu, wrestling Ryusuke Taguchi.
Goto began wrestling in the NJPW junior division. In early 2005 he won the NJPW Young Lions Cup, defeating Hiroyuki Itō in the tournament final. After turning heel and joining Jushin Liger's Control Terrorism Unit (C.T.U.) stable, Goto adopted the ring name Masked CTU-H. He won his first championship on May 15, 2005, teaming with Minoru to defeat Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue in the Tokyo Dome for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. The duo held the titles for nine months, finally losing to El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi on February 19, 2006 in Tokyo.
In 2006, Goto joined the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion as a member of Team Japan (consisting of CTU members Goto, Jushin Liger, Black Tiger and Minoru), one of the four teams competing in the TNA 2006 World X Cup Tournament. He debuted in TNA on April 23, 2006 at TNA Lockdown 2006, where he teamed with Black Tiger and Minoru against Team USA members Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal and Alex Shelley. Team Japan defeated USA when Black Tiger pinned Lethal. On the April 27, 2006 episode of TNA iMPACT!, Goto and Minoru lost to Dutt and Shelley, giving a first round victory and two points to Team USA. On May 14, 2006 at TNA Sacrifice 2006, Goto and the other members of Team Japan accompanied Liger to ringside, assisting him in his victory over Team Canada captain Petey Williams. Later that night, all four members of Team Japan took part in a gauntlet match that was won by Team USA captain Chris Sabin. The 2006 World X Cup was won by Team USA (with five points), with Team Japan coming last with three points.
[edit] Finishing and signature moves
- Go To Heaven (wrist-clutch Olympic slam)
- Jigoku Guruma
- Backdrop suplex
- Climbing jujigatamae
- Forearm smash
- Single leg Boston crab
- Cross-Legged Camel Clutch
- Armbreaker Of Victory
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- Defeated Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue on May 15, 2005 in Tokyo, Japan
- Lost to El Samurai and Ryusuke Taguchi on February 19, 2006 in Tokyo, Japan
- 2003 IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title #1 Contender Tournament winner, with Ryusuke Taguchi
- 2005 NJPW Young Lions Cup winner
- 2005 Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Tournament winner, with Yuji Nagata
