Sanshiro Takagi
| Sanshiro Takagi | |
|---|---|
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| Ring name(s) |
Nagachika Narita[1] Sanshiro Takagi |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Born |
January 13, 1970 Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Billed from | Freedom Hill, Nagoya, Japan |
| Trained by | Mitsuhiro Matsunaga |
| Debut | February 16, 1995 |
Sanshiro Takagi (高木 三四郎 Takagi Sanshirō, born January 13, 1970 in Toyonaka, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Takagi plays a parody of Stone Cold Steve Austin of World Wrestling Federation fame.
He is known in DDT and around the micro-indy scene for his hilarious promos and natural charisma as well as his extensive use of comedy in his matches.
Career
Sanshiro Takagi was trained by Goro Tsurumi and started at his International Pro Wrestling revival promotion, IWA Kakuto Shijuku. Soon, however, Takagi broke off, seeing that IWAKS's limited exposure would only limit him to be an independent wrestler, in 1997 he formed DDT (Dramatic Dream Team), which not only would promote in Tokyo (as opposed to Tsurumi's Chigasaki, Kanagawa base), but also be based on the entertainment wrestling kingpin of the day, World Wrestling Entertainment. Since then Takagi's show has acquired a cult following as a good version of American-style entertainment wrestling. Takagi has also made appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling, but prefers to remain his own man and his own promoter.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Dangerous Dragon Sleeper Takagi (Inverted facelock camel clutch)
- Final Answer (Electric chair facebuster)
- GTS – Go to Sleep (Fireman's carry dropped into a knee lift) – adopted from CM Punk
- Lariat
- Sanshiro Stunner (Lifting DDT)
- Sanshiro Stunner '00 (Lifting double underhook DDT)
- Stone Cold Stunner (Sitout three–quarter facelock jawbreaker, usually preceded with a kick to the opponent's midsection) – adopted from Stone Cold Steve Austin
- Sunflower bomb (Electric chair twisted into a sitout powerbomb)
- Worldwide Sanshiro Stunner (Fireman's carry stunner)
- Kayako Takagi
Championships and accomplishments
- DDT Extreme Division Championship (1 time)
- DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Etsuko Mita and Hero! (1) and Jun Inomata and Poison Sawada (1)
- Greater China Unified Nakahara Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Munenori Sawa
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (7 times)
- KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Akebono and Toru Owashi
- KO-D Openweight Championship (6 times)
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (4 times) - with Tomohiko Hashimoto (1), Ryuji Ito (1), Munenori Sawa (1), and Soma Takao (1)
- Right to Challenge Anytime, Anywhere Contract (2013)[2]
- Best Unit Award (2012) New World Japan[3]
- Tokyo World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[4]
Personal life
His wife is Kayako Takagi, who actually helped him out backstage and on-screen in DDT storylines in 2004.
References
- ↑ "Into The Fight シリーズ 2013 in Odawara". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ "Judgement 2013". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ↑ "<ヨシヒコ編集ジチョー主義>2012年DDTを各賞で振り返る". Dramatic Dream Team (in Japanese). December 21, 2012. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ↑ "Fujitaが高木に、論外＆Mazadが大阪06に勝利し、ベルトが愚連隊に勢揃い！世界一性格の悪い神の子が降臨！". Battle News (in Japanese). January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.