Japanese professional wrestler
Ishin Iihashi (飯橋 偉進 , Iihashi Ishin ) mononymously known by his
ring name Ishin (いしん , Ishin ) (sometimes stylized in capitals as ISHIN ) is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion
Dragongate where he is a former
Open the Triangle and
Open the Brave Gate Champion .
[3]
[4]
Professional wrestling career
Dragongate (2021–present)
Iihashi made his
professional wrestling debut in
Dragongate at DG Dangerous Gate 2021 from September 20, where he teamed up with his brother Riki Iihashi in a losing effort against
Don Fujii and
Yasushi Kanda as a result of a
tag team match .
[5] During his time in the company, he joined the unit of M3K which he has later defected by turning heel and joining the villanous stable of Z-Brats.
[2] He also chased for various titles such as the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship which he has won on two separate occasions, both times alongside Z-Brats stablemates. First at the 2022
Gate of Destiny on November 6 with Kai and Shun Skywalker,
[6] and secondly at Final Gate 2023 on December 24 alongside Kai and Yoshiki Kato by defeating
Dragon Kid ,
Punch Tominaga and
Yamato .
[7] He first won the
Open the Brave Gate Championship at Kobe Festival 2023 on July 2 by defeating
Jason Lee .
[8] He has held the title on one more separate occasion, winning it on the seventh night of the Gate Of Victory 2023 from October 14, where he defeated
Kzy .
[9] He also competed for the
Open the Twin Gate Championship at DG Dead Or Alive 2023 on May 5 against
Kongo 's Shuji Kondo and
Kenoh by teaming up with stablemate Kai but came out unsuccessful.
[10]
Iihashi competed in various signature events promoted by the company. In the
King of Gate tournament which is
Dragongate 's biggest yearly competition, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he went into a
time-limit draw against Takuma Fujiwara in the first rounds. He then unsuccessfully participated in a
resurrection battle royal for a second chance inside the tournament won by
Kota Minoura and also involving many other opponents such as
Ben-K ,
BxB Hulk ,
Diamante ,
Dragon Dia ,
Kaito Ishida ,
Takashi Yoshida ,
Naruki Doi ,
Yosuke Santa Maria ,
Madoka Kikuta and many others.
[11] At the 2023 edition, he defeated
Minorita in the first rounds but fell short to
Shuji Kondo in the second ones.
[12]
As for the
Gate of Destiny event, the event's biggest yearly
pay-per-view which takes place at the beginning of November, Iihashi made his first appearance at the 2021 editionby teaming up with his brother Riki and
Último Dragón in a losing effort against
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Yasushi Kanda and Takumi Hayakawa.
[13] One year later at the 2022 edition, he teamed up with his Z-Brats stablemates Kai and Shun Skywalker to defeat M3K (
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Susumu Mochizuki and Mochizuki Junior) for the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship .
[6] At the 2023 edition of the event, Iihashi defeated Ryoya Tanaka to successfully defend the
Open the Brave Gate Championship .
[14]
Japanese independent circuit (2022)
Iihashi briefly competed in several of the
Japanese independent scene promotions as a developmental talent sent by
Dragongate . At Tenryu Project Wrestle And Romance Vol. 7 on October 6, 2022, he teamed up with Kotaro Nasu to defeat
Mizuki Watase and
Naoki Tanizaki .
[15] He took part in a cross-over event promoted by them alongside
Pro Wrestling Noah on November 11, 2022, the NOAH Global Dream where he teamed up with
Manabu Soya to win a
five-way tag team match also involving Gold Class (Ben-K and
Minorita ),
Los Perros del Mal de Japón (
Eita and
Super Crazy ), M3K (Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda), and
Big Boss Shimizu and
Mohammed Yone .
[16]
Personal life
Ishin's older brother Riki Iihashi is a former fellow
professional wrestler . They are the sons of
sumo wrestler
Ishinriki Kōji and former professional wrestler Utako Hozumi.
[17]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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^
a
b Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"ISHIN/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD) .
"Ishin Iihashi Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^
DRAGONGATE:ドラゴンゲート公式サイト ISHIN .
Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
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"Preview: Dragon Gate – Dangerous Gate 2021 (09/20/21)" . lastwordonsports.com . Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
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"DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 7) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
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