Seigo Tachibana (立花 誠吾, Tachibana Seigo) is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese
promotionsWrestle-1 and
All Japan Pro Wrestling where he also appeared under the
ring namesMasao Hanabatake (花畑 正男, Hanabatake Masao) and O Hanabatakemasa (花畑正 男, Hanabatakemasa O).[3]
Professional wrestling career
Wrestle-1 (2016–2020)
Tachibana made his
professional wrestling debut in
Wrestle-1's W-1 Pro-Wrestling Training Academy 1st Graduation Class event on March 30, 2016, where he fell short to on of his coaches, Kaz Hayashi.[4] He competed in the promotion's various signature events. One of them is the
Wrestle-1 Grand Prix, where he made his only appearance at the 2019 edition, in which he fell short to Shotaro Ashino in the first rounds.[5] Tachibana competed at W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour Trans Magic, the last ever event hosted by Wrestle-1 on April 1, 2020, before its closure where he took part in a
31-man battle royal won by
Manabu Soya and also featuring many of the promotion's roster figures such as
El Lindaman,
Cima,
El Hijo del Pantera,
Yasufumi Nakanoue,
T-Hawk,
Mazada and others.[6]
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2020–present)
After Wrestle-1's closure in early 2020, Tachibana began competing for
All Japan Pro Wrestling. He made his debut in the promotion at AJPW All Japan Pro Wrestling Wednesday Special on May 27, 2020, where he unsuccessfully challenged
Yoshitatsu for the
Gaora TV Championship.[7] He continued challenging for various titles such as at AJPW All Japan Pro Wrestling Broadcast 2020 #7 from June 25, where he teamed up with Yoshitatsu to unsuccessfully challenge Yankee Two Kenju (
Isami Kodaka and
Yuko Miyamoto) for the
All Asia Tag Team Championship.[8] He captured the
AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship at AJPW Summer Action Series 2021 on July 22 alongside Yoshitatsu and Carbell Ito by defeating Total Eclipse (
Tajiri, Yusuke Kodama and
Hokuto Omori).[9]
Tachibana also participated in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the
AJPW Junior Tag League, where he made his first appearance at the 2021 edition by teaming up with Takaayuki Ueki in a losing effort against Atsuki Aoyagi and Yu Iizuka in the
first round matches.[10] As for the
Ōdō Tournament, he debuted in the 2021 edition where he fell short to
Zeus in the first rounds.[11] In the
World's Strongest Tag Determination League, he firstly competed in the 2021 edition by teaming up with Yoshitatsu, placing themselves in the Block C, failing to score any points after going against the teams of
Kengo Mashimo and
Kazma Sakamoto,
Shuji Ishikawa and
Kohei Sato, and
Mitsuya Nagai and Leona.[12]