Japanese professional wrestler
Miyawaki (stylized in all capital letters; born June 28, 1977)
[1] is a Japanese
professional wrestler , best known for his work in the
Kaientai Dojo and
Osaka Pro Wrestling
promotions . He has also wrestled in the
United States for
Chikara and
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG).
Professional wrestling career
Miyawaki made his
professional wrestling debut in
Puerto Rico , facing
Super Crazy on October 18, 2001.
[1] Upon his return to
Japan , he joined the
Apache Pro-Wrestling Army promotion, where he spent his first years in the business, before making
Kaientai Dojo his new home promotion.
[1] Miyawaki won his first professional wrestling title on May 6, 2007, when he and Yoshiya defeated Saburo Inematsu and
Yuji Hino for the
Strongest-K Tag Team Championship .
[5] A year later, Miyawaki won the title for the second time with
Kazma .
[6]
(Left to right)
Kudo , Miyawaki and Yoshiaki Yago at
Chikara
King of Trios in February 2007
Miyawaki has also made several wrestling trips to the
United States . In February 2006, he took part in
Chikara 's
2006 Tag World Grand Prix , where he and Yoshiaki Yago made it to the second round before losing to compatriots
Kudo and
Mikami .
[7] Miyawaki and Yago returned to the promotion the following May to unsuccessfully challenge
The Kings of Wrestling (
Chris Hero and
Claudio Castagnoli ) for the
Chikara Campeonatos de Parejas .
[8] In February 2007, Miyawaki took part in Chikara's first-ever
King of Trios tournament, where he, Yago and Kudo made it all the way to the finals, before losing to
Jigsaw ,
Mike Quackenbush and
Shane Storm .
[9] A year later, Miyawaki, Kudo and Susumu made it to the quarterfinals of the
2008 King of Trios tournament, before losing to
Eddie Kingston ,
Joker and
Ruckus .
[10] The following July, Miyawaki made his debut for
Southern California -based
Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (PWG), teaming with Kazma in a three-way tag team match, where they were defeated by
The Young Bucks (Matt and Nick Jackson).
[11]
On November 20, 2008, Miyawaki made his debut for
Osaka Pro Wrestling as the
masked character Orochi.
[12] He initially joined the
rudo army, but in 2010 turned on the group and joined a new
stable named Joker,
[12] as a member of which he went on to become a two-time
Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion and a one-time
Osaka Pro Wrestling Owarai and
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion .
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16] In April 2013, Orochi, along with Joker stablemates
Hayata , Hideyoshi,
Kuuga and
Masamune left Osaka Pro to join Kuuga's new Doutonbori Entertainment System promotion.
[17]
[18] In June, during the promotion's inaugural event, Miyawaki revealed that he had wrestled under the Orochi mask and made all subsequent appearances for the promotion unmasked and under his original ring name.
[19] On June 22, 2014, Miyawaki defeated Saburo Inematsu to win Kaientai Dojo's top singles title, the
Strongest-K Championship , after Inematsu legitimately dislocated his left shoulder and was unable to continue the match.
[20] Initially, Miyawaki refused the title, but the Kaientai Dojo commission recognized him as the official champion on June 25.
[21] He lost the title to
Kengo Mashimo in his second defense on August 24.
[22]
Championships and accomplishments
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