Takashi Ishikawa

Takashi Ishikawa (石川 孝志, Ishikawa Takashi, born February 5, 1953) is a former professional wrestler and sumo wrestler from Fujishima, Higashitagawa District, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion while at Nihon University, from 1975 to 1977 he was a sumo wrestler with the Hanakago stable and used the fighting name of Ōnoumi. He reached a highest rank of maegashira 4.

After retiring from sumo, he joined All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he debuted on November 17, 1977. He won the All Asia Tag Team Championship twice with Akio Sato, and five times in total. In 1990, he joined the AJPW exodus to Super World of Sports. Two years later, he joined WAR. In 1995, he and fellow former AJPW star Shinya Kojika (better known as The Great Kojika) formed Big Japan Pro Wrestling, where he won its tag team championship once in 1997. He retired from pro wrestling on January 19, 1998.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves

• Chokeslam^[1]
• Lariat^[1]
• Sumopion Deathlock (Sharpshooter)^[1]

• Signature moves

• German suplex
• Shoulder block

Championship and accomplishments

• Western States Sports

• NWA Western States Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Haru Sonoda

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Haru Sonoda

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship (5 times) - with Akio Sato (2), Ashura Hara (1) and Mighty Inoue (2)

• Big Japan Pro Wrestling

• BJW Tag Team Championship (1 time, First) - with Kengo Kimura

Sumo career record

References