Daiki Inaba
Daiki Inaba (稲葉 大樹, Inaba Daiki, born February 28, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently competes as a freelancer. He's best known for his time in Wrestle-1.[3]
Daiki Inaba | |
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Birth name | Daiki Inaba |
Born | [1] Yamaga, Kumamoto, Japan[2] | February 28, 1988
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Daiki Inaba Tokyo Inaba Hiroki Inaba America VIP |
Billed height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Billed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Trained by | Emile Duprée Keiji Mutoh El Pantera |
Debut | 2013 |
Professional Wrestling career
Independent promotions (2013)
Inaba made his professional wrestling debut on May 3, 2015 for an independent Mexican wrestling promotion.[4]
On May 24, 2013, Inaba made his debut for Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling under the ring name Tokyo Inaba.[5] He continued to work for the promotion during their summer tour until June 22.[6]
Wrestle-1 (2013–2020)
Inaba made his debut for Wrestle-1 at the promotions inaugural event Wrestle-1 Hataage Sen on September 8, 2013.[7]
On March 2, 2014, at Kaisen: Outbreak, Inaba teamed with Andy Wu and Hiroshi Yamato in a losing effort against Kazushi Miyamoto and Tokyo Gurentai (Mazada and Nosawa Rongai).[8]
On March 15, 2014, Inaba competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the TNA X Division Championship, which was won by Seiki Yoshioka.[9]
On July 29, 2016, Inaba along with Andy Wu and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka and Tajiri to win the UWA World Trios Championships.[10] On August 24, 2016, Inaba defeated Kai to become the Wrestle-1 Champion.[11]
On November 2, 2016, Inaba lost the Wrestle-1 Championship to Masayuki Kono during the Wrestle-1 2016 Autumn your on the first night of the tour.[12]
On September 1, 2019 at W-1 Pro-Wrestling Love In Yokohama 2019, Inaba defeated T-Hawk to become a two time Wrestle-1 Champion.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
- Wrestle-1
- Wrestle-1 Championship (2 times)[14]
- Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Koji Doi
- UWA World Trios Championship (2 times) – with Andy Wu and Seiki Yoshioka (1), Kohei Fujimura and Yusuke Kodama (1)[15]
- Wrestle-1 Grand Prix (2019)[16]
References
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- "Daiki Inaba « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "Daiki Inaba: Wrestle-1 Profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- "Wrestling In Queretaro « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "AGPW « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "Matches « Daiki Inaba « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "W-1 Raising An Army Tour - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "W-1 WRESTLE-1 Outbreak « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "Wrestle-1 2014 Tour After Outbreak". Wrestle-1 (in Japanese). 2014-03-15. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
- "W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2016 Symbol - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "W-1 Pro-Wrestling Love In Yokohama « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2016 Autumn Bout - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "W-1 Pro-Wrestling Love In Yokohama 2019 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "WRESTLE-1 Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "UWA World Trios Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- "Wrestle-1 Grand Prix 2019 Tournament Results".