Japanese professional wrestler
Takumi Hayakawa (早川 匠 , Hayakawa Takumi ) better known by his
ring name Minorita (ミノリータ , Minorīta ) is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese
promotion
Dragon Gate where he is a former
Open the Brave Gate Champion and currently one third of the
Open the Triangle Gate Champions .
[3]
[4]
Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate (2021–present)
Hayakawa made his
professional wrestling debut in
Dragon Gate on the eighth night of the Gate Of Victory 2021 from October 24, where he teamed up with Naruki Doi in a losing effort against
Don Fujii and
Jacky "Funky" Kamei as a result of a
tag team match .
[5] Shortly after just one year following his professional debut, he eventually began chasing various championships, and capturing the
Open the Brave Gate Championship at Final Gate 2022 on December 25 by defeating
H.Y.O .
[6] At Hopeful Gate 2023 on May 20, he alongside Kota Minoura and Naruki Doi defeated Natural Vibes (Kzy, Big Boss Shimizu and Jacky Kamei) to win the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship .
[7]
Hayakawa 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
Takashi Yoshida in the first rounds but fell short to
Kzy in the second ones. 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 ,
Madoka Kikuta and others.
[8] At the 2023 edition he is scheduled to face Ishin in the first rounds.
[9]
Hayakawa 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 2021 edition where he teamed up with
Masaaki Mochizuki and
Yasushi Kanda to defeat
Último Dragón and Iihashi Brothers (Riki Iihashi and Ishin Iihashi).
[10] At the 2022 edition, he teamed up with his "Gold Class" stablemates Kota Minoura and
Ben-K in a losing effort against Z-Brats (
BxB Hulk and
Diamante ) in a
3-on-2 handicap match .
[11]
Independent circuit (2022–present)
Hayakawa often makes appearances for various promotions of the
Japanese independent scene as a developmental talent sent by
Dragon Gate . 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 Gold Class stablemate Ben-K and unsuccessfully competed in a
five-way tag team match won by
Ishin and
Manabu Soya and also involving
Los Perros del Mal de Japón (
Eita and
Super Crazy ), M3K (
Susumu Mochizuki and Yasushi Kanda), and
Big Boss Shimizu and
Mohammed Yone .
[12] He made his first appearance in
Pro Wrestling Zero1 at ZERO1 Yamanashi Pro Wrestling Festival Vol. 5 on November 13, 2022, where he teamed up with Tsugutaka Sato in a losing effort against
Koji Doi and
Shoki Kitamura .
[13] In
Michinoku Pro Wrestling , he made his debut at Michinoku Pro Tanabata Pro-Wrestling Festival on July 8, 2023, where he fell short to Jacky "Funky" Kamei and
Taro Nohashi in a
three-way match .
[14]
Championships and accomplishments
References
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"Minorita • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"Minorita/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD).
"Takumi Hayakawa Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^
DRAGONGATE:ドラゴンゲート公式サイト ミノリータ .
Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved May 31, 2022 .
^ Daly, Wayne (October 24, 2021).
"Dragon Gate Results: The Gate Of Victory 2021 Day 9 (Evening Show) – Fukuoka, Japan (10/24)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^ Lowe, Case (December 27, 202).
"DRAGONGATE THE FINAL GATE 2022 (DECEMBER 25) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved July 2, 2023 .
^ Byrne, Liam (June 29, 2023).
"DRAGONGATE KOBE PRO-WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2023 PREVIEW AND PREDICTIONS" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^ Lowe, Case (June 3, 2022).
"DRAGONGATE KING OF GATE FINALS (JUNE 2) RESULTS & REVIEW" . voicesofwrestling.com . Retrieved July 30, 2022 .
^ Dark Angelita (June 18, 2023).
"Dragon Gate: Se anuncia el "King of Gate 2023" " . superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved July 8, 2023 .
^ 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 .
^ Daly, Wayne (November 13, 2022).
"ZERO1 Results: Yamanashi Pro Wrestling Festival Vol. 5 – Kofu, Japan (11/13)" . wrestling-news.net . Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^
Michinoku Pro Wrestling (July 8, 2023).
~七夕プロレス祭2023~【2023年7月8日(土)16:00試合開始 神奈川・平塚市オリンピック平塚店 観衆:未発表】 . michipro.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 13, 2023 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Open the Brave 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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