Kenou

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Kenou
Birth name Daisuke Nakae[1]
Ring name(s) Daisuke Nakae
Kanmuriwashi Yoko
Kenou
Billed height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight 95 kg (209 lb)[2]
Born (1985-01-01) January 1, 1985[2]
Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan[2]
Trained by Jinsei Shinzaki
Debut March 2, 2008[2]

Daisuke Nakae (中栄 大輔 Nakae Daisuke)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known for his ring name Kenou (拳王 Kenō). He currently wrestles in Pro Wrestling NOAH.

Professional wrestling career

Nakae, a decorated nippon kempo practitioner, started his career in professional wrestling in the Michinoku Pro Wrestling Dojo, where he was introduced by Jinsei Shinzaki. He debuted in 2007 under the name of Kenou (拳王 Kenō, Fist King) and wrestled a number of exhibition and low-profile matches against fellow trainees Rui Hiugaji and Takayuki Aizawa. In late 2008, he was sent to Okinawa Pro Wrestling to hone his skills, adopting the name Kanmuriwashi Yoko and the gimmick of an afro kickboxer.

In Septiember 2009, Kenou made his return to Michinoku Pro, shockingly beating Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Champion Fujita "Jr." Hayato and capturing the title. He feuded with Hayato and his heel stable, Kowloon, and made alliances with the Michinoku Seikigun, slowly becoming the next ace of the promotion after Yoshitsune's departure.

On December 13, 2013, Kenou vacated the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship, announcing his intention of joining Pro Wrestling Noah.[2] In Noah, Kenou quickly joined the new Choukibou-gun stable, forming a tag team with stablemate Hajime Ohara.[3]

In wrestling

  • Finishing moves
    • High-speed roundhouse kick to the opponent's head[4]
    • Ragou (Cross-armed Gory special flipped forward into a sitout powerbomb)[5] - 2013-present
  • Signature moves
    • Bridging full nelson suplex[6]
    • Bridging German suplex
    • Diving double foot stomp, sometimes onto a lying opponent outside of the ring
    • Helm (Running knee strike to a seated opponent's face)[7] - 2009; parodied from Fujita "Jr." Hayato
    • Multiple stiff shoot kicks to the opponent's chest
    • Running double knee strike to chest of a cornered opponent, followed by a running low-angle dropkick to the face
    • Sitout suplex slam[8]
    • Spinning legsweep
    • Sole kick
  • Nicknames
    • "New Century Champion" (新世紀覇者 Shin Seiki Hasha)

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "拳王選手参戦のお知らせ". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2013-12-20. 
  3. ↑ "森嶋がGHCタッグ奪取でヘビー級二冠王に 新軍団名は「超危暴軍」に決定". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. 2014-01-26. Retrieved 2014-01-26. 
  4. ↑ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling Results: 2011" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
  5. ↑ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling - "Michinoku Pro 20th Anniversary ~ Golden Week Series"" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
  6. ↑ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling - "Michinoku Tag Tournament 2011"" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
  7. ↑ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling Results: 2009" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
  8. ↑ "Michinoku Pro Wrestling Results: 2010" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved 2013-12-16. 
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