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| Kota Ibushi | |
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| Born | May 21, 1982[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kota Ibushi Hustle Kamen Orange[2] Robin Mask Sammy Lee Jr.[2] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] |
| Billed weight | 165 lb (75 kg)[3] |
| Billed from | Kagoshima Prefecture[3] |
| Trained by | DDT Dojo[2] |
| Debut | July 1, 2004[1] |
Kota Ibushi (飯伏幸太, Ibushi Kota) (born May 21, 1982)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently wrestles for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and other various Japanese independent promotions.
Career
Kota Ibushi is currently a mainstay in the DDT Promotion but has also worked for El Dorado and Big Japan Pro Wrestling. In 2006, Kota defeated Camorra in the final round to win the Young Dragon's Cup in Toryumon Mexico.[4] Recently, Kota gained some mainstream exposure when he participated in Pro Wrestling Noah's Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League in June/July 2007. He teamed up with Naomichi Marufuji. The team made it to the finals, but he and Marufuji would come up short. Although Kota may have lost, many agree that he shined the most out of all the participants. On August 26, 2007, Kota defeated Madoka in a decision at an Indie Summit in Differ Ariake to revive the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship.
It was announced on January 26, 2008, that Ibushi would be competing for Ring of Honor in the United States. On April 11, 2008, in Boston he made his debut in a match against Davey Richards, a match in which he was cheered as a winner despite losing. During his brief tour of ROH, he wrestled against Claudio Castagnoli and teamed with Austin Aries against The Briscoes only to come up on the losing end. His last appearance of his U.S. tour of ROH ended with a singles victory over El Generico. Ibushi competed for ROH during the promotion's second tour of Japan, teaming with KENTA against Naomichi Marufuji and Katsuhiko Nakajima in a tag team match. It was announced on April 6, 2008, that Ibushi would be competing for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla in Burbank, CA. However, Ibushi would end up injured before his scheduled appearance, and was forced to miss the PWG event. On March 27, 2009, Ibushi made his debut for Philadelphia based Chikara at the promotions annual King of Trios tournament where he formed a team with KUDO and Michael Nakazaw. After his team was eliminated in the first round by Equinox, Lince Dorado and Helios,[5] he went on to wrestle in the Rey de Voladores tournament over the next two days. On March 29, Ibushi defeated Player Dos to win the tournament and become the 2009 Rey de Voladores.[6]
In May and June 2009 Ibushi participated in the Best of the Super Juniors Tournament held by New Japan Pro Wrestling. Ibushi fought the likes of Koji Kanemoto, Taichi Ishikari and Jushin Thunder Liger, before losing in the semi-finals to Prince Devitt.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Ibushi was a participant in Pro Wrestling Noah's NTV Cup with tag team partner Atushi Aoki and advanced to the finals before losing to Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Kotaro Suzuki.[14]
On January 16, 2010, Ibushi participated in Evolve's first show, losing to Davey Richards in the main event.[15]
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Golden Star Bomb (Sitout powerbomb)[2][3][1]
- Golden Star Press (Corkscrew 630° senton)[2][1]
- Golden Star Press '07 (Springboard corkscrew 450° splash)[2][3]
- Phoenix-Plex (Bridging package powerbomb)[16]
- Phoenix Splash (Corkscrew 450° splash)[2][3][1]
- Standing shooting star press[3][1]
- Signature moves
- Ankle lock[17]
- Backflip kick, sometimes off a handspring[18]
- Bridging evasion followed into a roundhouse kick[18]
- Dropsault
- Feint moonsault followed into a standing moonsault[1][18]
- Multiple suplex variations
- Reverse frankensteiner[19]
- Standing corkscrew moonsault[3][1]
- With Kenny Omega
- Golden Shower (Simultaneous 450° splashes from the same turnbuckle)[16]
- "27" by Breaking Point[17]
Championships and accomplishments
- Rey de Voladores (2009)[6]
- KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Daichi Kakimoto and Kenny Omega[2]
- DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)[20]
- Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[2]
- KO-D Openweight Title Contendership Tournament (2008, 2009)[16]
- KO-D Tag League (2005) - with Daichi Kakimoto[16]
- International Muscle Grand Prix
- IMGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Young Dragons Cup (2006)[3]
- Best Flying Wrestler (2009)[21]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Cagematch title history". Cagematch. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tuesday Trios Update: KOT's turning Japanese…". Chikara Fans. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/mexico/toryumon/young.html
- ^ ""King of Trios 2009: Night 1″ – 3/27/2009". Chikara Fans. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ a b ""King of Trios 2009: Night 3″ – 3/29/2009". Chikara Fans. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 5/30/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/2/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/3/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/8/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/12/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/13/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "Results New Japan, 6/14/09". Strong Style Spirit. 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ "NOAH Summer Navigation 2009 - Tag 9". Cagematch. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ Csonka, Larry (2010-01-17). "EVOLVE 1 - Ibushi vs. Richards Results 1.16.10: Tommy Dreamer Appears". Chikara Fans. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Profile at Purolove". Purolove.com. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b "Profile at Dramatic Fantasia". Dramatic Fantasia. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ a b c Dunn, J.D. (2008-06-28). "Dark Pegasus Video Review: Ring of Honor — Tag Wars 2008". 411Mania. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ Radican, Sean (2008-11-28). "Radican's ROH DVD Review: Return Engagement (Ibushi-Generico, Briscoes vs. Shelley & Sabin)". PWTorch. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ "DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2010-01-27). "Feb. 1 2010 Observer Newsletter: 2009 Awards Issue, Possible biggest wrestling news story of 2010". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2010-01-30.