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Title History:
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles (1):
WAR 6 Man Tag Team Titles (5):
WAR International Jr. Heavyweight Title (2):
WAR International Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles (1):
FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Titles (1):
WEW Tag Team Titles (3):
FMW World Street Fight 6 Man Tag Team Titles (1):
WEW 6 Man Tag Team Titles (5):
WEW Hardcore Tag Team Titles (1):
BJPW Tag Team Titles (1):
UWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles (4):
Rocky Mountain North American Mid-Heavyweight Title (1):
Tournament History:
WAR 6 Man Tag Team Titles Tournament (1):
WAR International Jr. Heavyweight Title Tournament (1):
WAR International Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles Tournament (1):
WEW 6 Man Tag Team Titles Tournament (1):
UWA Intercontinental Tag Team Titles Tournament (2):
Signature Moves:
- Complete Shot
Notes: Started in TPG (Takeshi Puroresu Gundan), an army in New Japan, where he was a young dojo boy in training ... Debuted in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, along with his brother-like figure, Jado (then known as Punish) in 1989, the two involved in a match featuring Monkey Magic Wakita, better known today as Super Delfin ... Wrestled in Gran Hamada's Universal Wrestling Federation from March, 1990, calling himself Crush and then Bulldog KT and teaming with Punish/Coolie SZ (Jado) to have two reigns as UWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion, before briefly splitting with Jado and teaming with Pat Tanaka to defeat Kendo & Coolie SZ (Jado) to begin his third reign with the title ... At the end of 1992, they went to Mexico, renaming themselves Jado ("evil ways") and Gedo ("outlaw ways") ... After a year in Mexico, they returned to Japan and joined the W*ING promotion, which specialized in Death Matches ... Perhaps their most well known match in W*ING was the infamous Fire Death Match on 10/31/93, where they took on Yukihiro Kanemura & Shoji Nakamaki. Jado set the canvas on fire, then powerbombed Kanemura into the flames, putting him out of action for months ... Like the UWF, W*ING eventually died and the two joined Genichiro Tenryu's WAR promotion, although often appeared in other promotions with Fuyuki ... They formed an alliance with Hiromichi Fuyuki that would allow their value in wrestling to skyrocket ... Over the next few years, he was one of WAR's top junior heavyweights, feuding and teaming with the likes of Ultimo Dragon and Lion Heart (Chris Jericho), in addition to teaming with Fuyuki and Jado to have five reigns as WAR 6 Man Tag Team Champions ... His value rose even more when he competed in the first ever Super J Cup, hosted by New Japan, on 4/16/94 ... Scored a huge win over Dean Malenko in round 1, then defeated fellow former TPG dojo boy, Super Delfin, in round 2. Eventually, he went down to Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit) in the semi final round, but he impressed many fans in attendance ... Won a tournament to determine WAR's first ever International Jr. Heavyweight Title on 3/26/95, defeating Yuji Yasuraoka, 1-2-3 Kid (X-Pac) and then Lion Heart in the final to capture the title ... Took part in the second Super J Cup on 12/13/95, this one hosted by WAR, which made him a big crowd favourite ... Defeated Masayoshi Motegi in round 1, then Doc Caras in round 2. Gained revenge for the 1994 J Cup loss, upsetting Wild Pegasus in the semi final. Lost to the legend, Jushin Thunder Liger, in the final, but performed well and impressed Liger ... Along with Fuyuki and Jado, he moved to FMW in February, 1997, winning six man and tag team titles during his long stay there ... Joined the controversial Team No Respect faction, a group that wreaked havoc by doing some unspeakable acts, such as publicly urinating on the company president ... Briefly feuded with Jado, the two having a match on 5/5/99, but it turned out to be a fake feud and the two reunited on that day ... He and Jado first split with Fuyuki after Fuyuki formed ECW Japan on 1/5/00, leaving Jado, Gedo and friends Koji Nakagawa and Kintaro Kanemura (the man Jado powerbombed in fire back in 1993) to lead Team No Respect ... After TNR died, they appointed female wrestler, Kaori Nakayama, as their cohort ... The three formed an alliance with Masato Tanaka named The Complete Players, a group that had great success during it's brief existence in FMW ... After four years in FMW, it was time to move on. When FMW ran into money problems, President Shoichi Arai offered any wrestlers the chance to leave. He, Jado, Tanaka, Hideki Hosaka and Kaori Nakayama took the chance and left ... In the months following their departure from FMW, Jado and Gedo became the hottest freelancers on the independent scene, Gedo appearing in promotions such as Big Japan, Michinoku Pro and BattlARTS ... He and Jado intruded New Japan's 6/22/01 show, assisting Team 2000 in attacking New Japan wrestlers. They tore Liger's mask off and joined Chono's Team 2000 ... Made their first in-ring appearance at the 6/29/01 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, teaming with Negro Casas to defeat Liger and youngsters, Katsuyori Shibata and Wataru Inoue in a wild, frantic match where they tormented Shibata, making him bleed ... Captured the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Titles from Liger & El Samurai at the Sapporo Dome on 7/20/01 ... Continued their rivalry with New Japan juniors at the Tokyo Dome on 10/8/01, teaming with AKIRA, but losing to Liger, Minoru Tanaka & El Samurai ... Broke away from Chono to join Hiroyoshi Tenzan's breakaway group in October, 2001 ... The two reached the 2001 G1 Jr. Tag League final, losing to Liger & Samurai, who they went to a 30:00 draw with on the opening day of group matches ... Jado and Gedo are busy freelancers nowadays, working New Japan tours, while also appearing on many independent shows ... Gedo has worked hard to get into prime shape in the last few years and is now one of the best "bad guy" juniors in the business.
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