Ibushi Kota
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Kota Ibushi (飯伏幸太, Ibushi Kota??) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and other various Japanese indie Companies. He is also the current Independent Junior Heavyweight Champion.
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[edit] Career
Ibushi Kota is currently a mainstay in the DDT Promotion but has also worked for El Dorado and Big Japan Pro Wrestling Recently, Kota gained some mainstream exposure when he participated in Pro Wrestling NOAH's Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League in June/July of 2007. He teamed up with Naomichi Marufuji. The team made it to the finals, but he and Marufuji would come up short. Although Kota may have lost, many agree that he shined the most out of all the participants. On August 26, 2007, Kota defeated Madoka in a decision at an Indie Summit in Differ Ariake to revive the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship. It was announced on January 26th in Chicago, IL that Ibushi would be competing for Ring of Honor in the United States. On April 11, 2008 he made his debut in a match against Davey Richards, a match in which he was cheered as a winner despite losing. It was announced on April 6th in Burbank, CA that Ibushi would be competing for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. However, Ibushi would end up injured before his scheduled appearance, and was forced to miss the PWG event.
[edit] In wrestling
- Finishing and signature moves
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- Golden Star Press (Corkscrew 630° senton)
- Golden Star Press '07 (Springboard corkscrew 450° splash)
- Golden Star Bomb (Sitout powerbomb)
- Phoenix Splash
- Standing shooting star press
- Cartwheel Phoenix Splash
- Standing corkscrew moonsault
- Deadlift German suplex
- Half nelson suplex
- Ankle lock
- Dropsault
- Matrix evasion into a roundhouse kick
- Feint Moonsault into a standing moonsault
[edit] Championships and accomplishments
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- DDT KO-D Tag Team Championship (1 time)
- DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
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- UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with KAGETORA
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- Young Dragon Cup (2006)
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- Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)