By: Richard Edwards
Many people come and go in the japanese wrestling scene, but if there’s one who has stuck around since the turn of the milennium, it’s Masahiro Takanashi.
A nineteen year veteran of wrestling who started under the legendary Ultimo Dragon, Takanashi has worked for a wide-spanning number of promotions in Japan – Ice Ribbon, YMZ, DDT, Gatoh Move and even has a lookalike in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling known as Martha, who is a member of the French aristocratic NEO Biishiki-gun unit.
帰国して思うのは
試合に対しての意味や積み重ねが
違くて闘いがより色濃く感じられる。また来てね！
より椅子の奪い合い。両方好きだし
両方続けます！帰国後の闘いと
本日の百均サンダーズ！#chocopro pic.twitter.com/tQeS2qyQr6— 高梨将弘 (@masaddt) August 11, 2022
Since 2003, Masa has worked for DDT, most recently capturing the DDT Universal championship from MAO, as well as being a former KO-D tag champion alongside his Calamari Drunken Kings partner Chris Brookes. His ability to adapt to both a comedic and serious in-ring style has made him the perfect ambassador for DDT in the last decade and his former championship history with the company only reinforces his legendary status within the promotion, including boasting 21 DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight championship reigns.
Masa of the WORLD!
🔽2-weeks FREE TRIAL!https://t.co/iSdpJj7ZEo#ddtpro pic.twitter.com/dzfneKVOG2
— DDT Pro-Wrestling (English) (@ddtproENG) July 24, 2022
His team with Brookes as CDK has also made waves outside of the confines of DDT itself, regularly teaming in Gatoh Move as the current Asia Dream Tag champions whilst also making recent appearances in SETUP Pro-Wrestling in Thailand and soon in Brookes’ home country of England at PROGRESS in September.
157 #beltdays pic.twitter.com/PBsmTLRCT4
— 高梨将弘 (@masaddt) August 1, 2022
He may have an eccentric personality and exciting in-ring style that makes him this week’s one to watch, but this saturday Masahiro Takanashi defends his DDT Universal title against former Universal champion Yuki Ueno at Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 on WrestleUNIVERSE.
Date:
August 16, 2022
Category:
The Midcard