Hiromu Takahashi

Real Name: Hiromu Takahashi
Height: 5’7″
Weight: 194 lbs.
Date of Birth: December 4, 1989
Hometown: Hachiōji, Tokyo (Japan)
Pro Debut: August 24, 2010
Trained By: NJPW Dojo
Finishing Move: Time Bomb

Biography

– Takahashi joined the New Japan dojo following a successful tryout in May 2009
– Takahashi debuted on August 24, 2010, losing to Kyosuke Mikami
– Takahashi won his first match on February 6, 2011, teaming with Tomoaki Honma to defeat Kyosuke Mikami & King Fale
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2011, Takahashi, Honma & Manabu Nakanishi defeated CHAOS (Gedo, Jado & Killer Rabbit)
– In June 2013, Takahashi was sent to Europe on a learning excursion
– In January 2014, Takahashi moved on to Mexico to continue his excursion. Here, he competed as ‘Kamaitachi’
– On March 20, 2015, Kamaitachi lost his mask to Dragon Lee
– Kamaitachi lost his hair to Maximo Sexy at Sin Piedad 2016
– On January 24, 2016, Kamaitachi defeated Dragon Lee to win the CMLL Lightweight Title
– In April 2016, Kamaitachi moved to the US, continuing his learning excursion with Ring Of Honor
– At Global Wars 2016, Kamaitachi & Juice Robinson defeated Rhett Titus & Kenny King and Silas Young & The Beer City Bruiser
– At War Of The Worlds 2016, Kamaitachi defeated Will Ferrara
– At Glory By Honor XV, Kamaitachi defeated Angel de Oro, Nick Jackon & ACH
– Takahashi, back under his real name, returned to NJPW at Power Struggle 2016, revealing himself as the man behind the ‘time bomb’ vignettes
– A month later, Takahashi would join Tetsuya Naito’s Los Ingobernables de Japon faction
– At Wrestle Kingdom 11, Takahashi defeated KUSHIDA to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2017, Takahashi defeated Dragon Lee to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Honor Rising 2017, Takahashi, Tesuya Naito & Punisher Martinez defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dalton Castle
– At NJPW’s 45th Anniversary Show, Takahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Sakura Genesis 2017, Takahashi defeated KUSHIDA to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017, Takahashi defeated Ricochet to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2017, Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito defeated Juice Robinson & KUSHIDA
– Takahashi won the Japanese qualifying bracket for the WCPW Pro Wrestling World Cup, defeating Ryusuke Taguchi in the final. He would go on to lose to Joseph Conners in the quarter finals of the tournament proper
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2017, LIJ (Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA) defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Leo Tonga & Bad Luck Fale)
– At Global Wars 2017, Takahashi defeated Christopher Daniels & Mark Briscoe
– At New Year Dash 2018, LIJ (Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI, EVIL & SANADA) defeated CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay, Hirooki Goto, Gedo & YOSHI-HASHI)
– At ROH’s 16th Anniversary Show, Takahashi defeated Flip Gordon
– At Wrestling Hinokuni 2018, Takahashi defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2018, LIJ twice defeated members of Suzuki-gun in 10-man tag team bouts
– Takahashi won the 2018 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, defeating Taiji Ishimori in the final
– At Dominion 2018, Takahashi defeated Will Ospreay to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On June 18, Takahashi defeated El Desperado to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At the G1 Special in San Francisco, Takahashi defeated Dragon Lee to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, but would suffer a severe neck injury during the match and miss over a year of action
– Takahashi returned at Power Struggle 2019, challenging Will Ospreay to a match at Wrestle Kingdom 14
– At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Takahashi defeated Ospreay to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title for a third time
– On the second night of the event, Takahashi & Ryu Lee defeated Jushin Liger & Naoki Sano
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2020, Takahashi defeated Ryu Lee to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion 2020, LIJ (Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA) defeated CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Yota Tsuji)
– Takahashi won the 2020 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, defeating El Desperado in the final
– At Wrestle Kingdom 15, Takahashi defeated El Phantasmo, before defeating Taiji Ishimori to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At New Year Dash 2021, LIG (Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & SANADA) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Rocky Romero, Kota Ibushi, Master Wato & SHO
– At The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021, Takahashi defeated SHO to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– Takahashi suffered a torn pectoral muscle in February 2021, forcing him out of action for six months
– At Power Struggle 2021, LIJ (Takahashi, BUSHI & SANADA) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Yuji Nagata
– Takahashi won the 2021 Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, defeating YOH in the final
– At Wrestle Kingdom 16, LIJ (Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr, DOUKI & Taichi)
– At the NJPW/NOAH Wrestle Kingdom 16 special, LIJ (Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & SANADA) defeated Kongo (Manabu Soya, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Aleja, Kenoh & Tadasuke)
– Takahashi won his third Best Of The Super Juniors Tournament, defeating El Desperado in the final of the 2022 event
– At NJPW Music City Mayhem, Takahashi defeated Blake Christian
– At Wrestle Kingdom 17, Takahashi defeated El Desperado, Taiji Ishimori & Master Wato to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At the Wrestle Kingdom 17 special in Yokohama, Takahashi defeated Hajime Ohara
– At The New Beginning in Sapporo 2023, Takahashi defeated YOH to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On March 21, Takahashi defeated Lio Rush to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Sakura Genesis 2023, Takahashi defeated Robbie Eagles to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Collision in Philadelphia, LIJ (Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) defeated Bullet Club (Chase Owens & KENTA)
– On April 27, Takahashi defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Dominion 2023, Takahashi defeated Master Wato to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At the 2023 All Together Again event, Takahashi, Atsuki Aoyagi & AMAKUSA defeated Master Wato, Rising HAYATO & HAYATA
– On the Forbidden Door 2023 pre-show, LIJ (Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Kyle Fletcher & TJP)
– At Destruction in Ryogoku 2023, Takahashi defeated Mike Bailey & YOH to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At the Michinoku Pro 30th Anniversary special, Takahashi defeated Fujita Hayato
– On October 22, Takahashi defeated Kazuki Hirata to win the DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Title
– At Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023, LIJ (Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) fought Yuya Uemura & SANADA to a time-limit draw
– At Power Struggle 2023, Takahashi defeated Taiji Ishimori to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– On November 12, Takahashi defeated Kazuki Hirata to retain the DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Title
– At the ZERO1 23rd Anniversary Show, Takahashi defeated Ryo Hoshino by TKO
– At Sakura Genesis 2024, LIJ (Takahashi & BUSHI) defeated Bullet Club (David Finlay & Gedo)
– At Dominion 2024, LIJ (Takahashi, BUSHI & Yota Tsuji) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles, but would lose them back at a live event a week later
– At the 2024 All Together Sapporo event, LIJ (Takahashi, BUSHI, Tsuji, Shingo Takagi & Titan) defeated Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney, Anthony Greene, Jack Morris & LJ Cleary
– At Capital Collision 2024, Takahashi defeated Mustafa Ali