SHO

Real Name: Sho Tanaka
Height: 5’8″
Weight: 205 lbs.
Date of Birth: August 27, 1989
Hometown: Uwajima, Ehime (Japan)
Pro Debut: November 15, 2012
Trained By: NJPW Dojo
Finishing Move: Shock Arrow

Biography

– Tanaka debuted on November 15, 2012, losing to Takaaki Watanabe
– As is tradition, Tanaka spent the majority of his first year of competition as an enhancement talent
– Tanaka won his first match on October 30, 2013, teaming with BUSHI & Valiente to defeat Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask and Yohei Komatsu
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2015, Tanaka defeated Yohei Komatsu
– At Destruction in Okayama 2015, Tanaka, Yohei Komatsu, Katsuyori Shibata & Yuji Nagata defeated Jay White, Tetsuya Naito, David Finlay & Manabu Nakanishi
– At Destruction in Kobe 2015, Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu defeated Jay White & David Finlay
– At New Year Dash 2016, Tanaka, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Shiro Koshinaka defeated Jushin Liger, Yohei Komatsu, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Tiger Mask & Cheeseburger
– In February 2016, Tanaka was sent on excursion to Mexico’s CMLL promotion, where he competed as ‘Raijin’, often teaming with Fujin (aka Yohei Komatsu)
– After leaving CMLL in August 2016, the now-renamed Tempura Boyz would spend another year with ROH in the USA
– Komatsu & Tanaka returned to New Japan at King Of Pro Wrestling 2017, working as Roppongi 3K under the tutelage of Rocky Romero. The pair defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Power Struggle 2017, Roppongi 3K defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH to win the Super Junior Tag Tournament
– At The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018, Roppongi 3K defeated The Young Bucks (Nick & Matt Jackson) to regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles, having lost them at the previous month’s Wrestle Kingdom event
– On both days of Wrestling Dontaku 2018, Roppongi 3K & Rocky Romero defeated members of Suzuki-gun
– At Destruction in Kobe 2018, Roppongi 3K defeated Shota Umino & Ren Narita
– At Power Struggle 2018, Roppongi 3K defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) and Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) to win the Super Junior Tag League
– At New Year Dash 2019, CHAOS (YOH, SHO & Rocky Romero) defeated Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka, Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer)
– At Takashi Iizuka’s retirement show, Roppongi 3K defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado)
– At NJPW’s 47th Anniversary Show, Roppongi 3K defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 26, 2019, Roppongi 3K defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi & BUSHI) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2019, Roppongi 3K & Kota Ibushi defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI)
– At NJPW’s Southern Showdown event, YOH & Toru Yano defeated BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & Gino Gambino)
– At NJPW’s Royal Quest event, Roppongi 3K (YOH, SHO & Rocky Romero) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino & Ren Narita
– At Destruction in Beppu 2019, Roppongi 3K & Jushin Liger defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI)
– At Destruction in Kagoshima 2019, Roppongi 3K, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale)
– At Destruction in Kobe 2019, Roppongi 3K, Will Ospreay, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori, El Phantasmo & KENTA)
– Roppongi 3K won the 2019 Super Junior Tag League, defeating Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) in the final
– At Wrestle Kingdom 14, Roppongi 3K defeated BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2020, Roppongi 3K defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On February 20, 2020, Roppongi 3K defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– Following a serious knee injury suffered by YOH in June 2020, SHO would temporarily go solo, albeit still affiliated with the CHAOS stable
– YOH returned to action at Sakura Genesis 2021, as Roppongi 3K defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– On April 28, Roppongi 3K defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado) to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
– Following a dismal showing in the 2021 Super Junior Tag League, SHO turned on YOH to join BULLET CLUB’s House of Torture offshoot
– At Power Struggle 2021, House of Torture (SHO, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestle Kingdom 16, House of Torture defeated CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At the NJPW/NOAH crossover event in January 2022, SHO defeated Atsushi Kotoge
– On February 20, 2022, House of Torture (SHO, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On April 25, House of Torture defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On June 12, House of Torture defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado)
– At GLEAT’s First Anniversary Show, House of Torture (SHO, EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo) defeated Shigehiro Irie, Alex Zayne, Issei Onitsuka & T-Hawk
– On September 23, House of Torture (SHO, EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & YOH) to regain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– On October 23, House of Torture defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi & Hikuleo to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Rumble On 44th Street, House of Torture (SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) defeated CHAOS (Rocky Romero & YOH)
– At Wrestle Kingdom 17, SHO was one of four winners of the pre-show Rambo
– On February 23, 2024, SHO defeated El Desperado by countout to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title
– At Sakura Genesis 2024, SHO defeated YOH by referee stoppage to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title, after YOH suffered a legitimate shoulder injury just 90 seconds into the match
– At Satsuma No Kuni 2024, SHO defeated DOUKI to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title