Japanese professional wrestler
Jacky "Funky" Kamei
Kamei in 2023
Born (1997-11-11 ) November 11, 1997 (age 26)
[1]
Tottori ,
Japan
Ring name(s) Funky Jacky KameiJacky "Funky" Kamei Taketo Kamei Billed height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
[2] Billed weight 70 kg (154 lb) Trained by
Dragon Gate Dojo Debut 2019
Taketo Kamei (亀井丈人 , Kamei Takehito ) better known by his
ring name Jacky "Funky" Kamei is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese
promotion
Dragon Gate where he is a former
Open the Twin Gate Champion and
Open the Triangle Gate Champion .
[3]
[4]
Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate (2019–present)
Kamei made his
professional wrestling debut in
Dragon Gate at Dragon Gate PRIME ZONE Vol. 76 , an event promoted on April 16, 2019, where he fell short to
Kento Kobune as a result of a
Singles match . After almost three years of rookie status, he eventually began chasing various championships, and capturing the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship alongside Kzy and U-T at Truth Gate 2022 on February 20, where they defeated Z-Brats (
H.Y.O ,
BxB Hulk and
Shun Skywalker ) in a tournament final to win the vacant titles.
[5] His biggest accomplishment to date is the
Open the Twin Gate Championship which he has won alongside Jason Lee at Kobe World 2022 -
Último Dragón Debut 35th Anniversary on July 30, 2022 by defeating Z-Brats (Shun Skywalker and
Diamante ).
[6]
Kamei is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events, such as the
King of Gate tournament, making his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he defeated
Yosuke Santa Maria in the first rounds but fell short to
Shuji Kondo in the second. He also competed in a
battle royal for a second chance in the tournament, won by
Kota Minoura and also involving various other opponents such as
Dragon Kid ,
Susumu Mochizuki ,
Yamato ,
Keisuke Okuda ,
Kaito Ishida ,
Eita ,
Minorita ,
Madoka Kikuta and others.
[7]
Kamei competed in the
Gate of Destiny series of
pay-per-views , which is considered to be the promotion's top yearly event. He made his first appearance at the 2020 edition where he teamed up with Kento Kobune and Madoka Kikuta to defeat Team Toryumon (
Masato Yoshino ,
Último Dragón and
Yasushi Kanda ).
[8] During his tenure, Kamei joined the "Natural Vibes" unit. At the 2021 edition of the Gate of Destiny, he teamed up with stablemates Kzy, U-T and
Genki Horiguchi in a losing effort against
Naruki Doi ,
Takashi Yoshida ,
Don Fujii and
Gamma .
[9] At the 2022 event, Kamei temed up with Kzy and Jason Lee to defeat Naruki Doi, Último Dragón,
Don Fujii and Shuji Kondo.
[10]
Independent circuit (2022–present)
The only other promotion from the
Japanese independent scene for which Kamei has worked is
Pro Wrestling Noah . He took part in a cross-over event promoted by them alongside Dragon Gate on November 11, 2022, the NOAH Global Dream where he teamed up with "Natural Vibes" stablemate Kzy and
Yo-Hey to defeat
Genki Horiguchi ,
Nosawa Rongai and
Ryo Saito in a
six-man tag team match .
[11]
Championships and accomplishments
References
^ Saalbach, Axel.
"Jacky "Funky" Kamei • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved January 16, 2023 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"Jacky Funky Kamei/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 16, 2023 .
^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD).
"Funky Jacky Kamei Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved January 16, 2023 .
^
DRAGONGATE:ドラゴンゲート公式サイト JACKY“FUNKY”KAMEI .
Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved December 7, 2021 .
^ Dark Angel (February 28, 2022).
"Dragon Gate: "Truth Gate 2022" New monarchs of thirds" . superluchas.com . Retrieved January 16, 2023 .
^ Lowe, Case (July 30, 2022).
"DRAGONGATE ULTIMO DRAGON 35TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW (JULY 30) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved December 3, 2022 .
^ Lowe, Case (June 3, 2022).
"DRAGONGATE KING OF GATE FINALS (JUNE 2) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
^ Lowe, Case (November 3, 2020).
"DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 3) REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved April 30, 2021 .
^ Lowe, Case (November 4, 2021).
"DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY 2021 (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved August 2, 2022 .
^ Lowe, Case (November 7, 2022).
"DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 7) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
^ Gerard, Di Trolio (November 14, 2022).
"NOAH/DRAGONGATE GLOBAL DREAM (NOVEMBER 11) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved January 11, 2023 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Open the Twin Gate Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved October 30, 2022 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Open the Triangle Gate Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved October 30, 2022 .
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