Back كونوسوك تاكيشيتا ARZ Konosuke Takeshita Spanish Kōnosuke Takeshita French 竹下幸之介 Japanese 다케시타 고노스케 Korean Konosuke Takeshita Portuguese Такэсита, Коносукэ Russian โคโนสุเกะ ทาเคชิตะ Thai
| Konosuke Takeshita | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Takeshita in 2024 | |
| Born | May 29, 1995[1][2] Osaka, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker[3] Takeshita=Pehlwan[4] |
| Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 114 kg (251 lb)[1] |
| Billed from | Osaka, Japan |
| Trained by | DDT Pro-Wrestling[5] Atsushi Maruyama Yasu Urano |
| Debut | August 18, 2012[1] |
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介, Takeshita Kōnosuke, born May 29, 1995)[1] (stylized in all capital letters) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to the Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) – and is the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion in his first reign in the latter – and the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and is the AEW International Champion in his first reign.
He was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013 and is a five-time and the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history, having won the title on his 21st birthday. In DDT, he is also a four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, five-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, four-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, one-time winner of the Ultimate Tag League (2021), two-time winner of the King of DDT Tournament (2019 and 2021), and record two-time winner of the D-Oh Grand Prix (2019 and 2021 II). He signed with AEW in November 2022, winning the AEW International Championship in October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "KONOSUKE TAKESHITA". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ 竹下幸之介. Oscar Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- ^ 【U・S・A日本公演『Sakabash at the Beach 2016』のまとめ】ヒロシが頂天の優勝賞金50万円を使って約3年ぶりに開催したU・S・Aにユニバースは酔いしれる！／練馬スティング、ジ・ニシナリテイカー、チンスケ・ナカムラまで登場したロイヤルランブルを制したのはノブライアン！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 3, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-19.
- ^ 【名古屋リポート】HarashimaがKudoを破り、KO-D無差別級王者に返り咲く／DDT初のアジアタッグ戦は石井&入江がV2達成／アイドルランバージャックマッチでしず風＆絆～Kizuna～が大暴れ...大石がExtreme級王座奪取!!／彰俊が漢タイツを装着し掟破りの男色ドライバー!!／佐々木がKing of DDT予選を突破. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 25, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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