Big R Shimizu
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King Shimizu | |
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Born | [1] Osaka, Japan | October 26, 1992
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Boku R Shimizu Big R Shimizu Ryotsu Shimizu Yuki Shimizu King Shimizu |
Billed height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
Trained by | Don Fujii Masaaki Mochizuki |
Debut | 2013 |
Ryotsu Shimizu (清水亮, Shimizu Ryotsu) is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name King Shimizu (KING清水), currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate.[3]
Professional wrestling career[]
Independent circuit (2013-present)[]
Shimizu has worked for a couple of promotions outside of Dragon Gate. At SPW Triple Thrill Series Part 1: SPW Vs. Dragon Gate, a cross-over event produced by Dragon Gate in partnership with Singapore Pro Wrestling on March 23, 2018, he unsuccessfully challenged Lokomotiv for the SPW Southeast Asian Championship.[4] At W-1 Wonder Carnival, an event also produced by Wrestle-1 on December 31, 2019, Shimizu teamed up with Takashi Yoshida to defeat Koji Doi and Ryuki Honda.[5]
Dragon Gate (2013-present)[]
Shimizu made his professional wrestling debut in Dragon Gate, on the seventh night of the 2013 edition of King of Gate from May 25 where he fell short to Uhaa Nation.[6] He was a part of the MaxiMuM stable, winning the Open the Triangle Gate Championship alongside his stablemates Ben-K and Naruki Doi at Memorial Gate 2017 on March 20 by defeating VerserK (Shingo Takagi, T-Hawk and "brother" YASSHI).[7] On August 8, 2018, on the fifth night of the Dragon Gate Results: The Gate Of Adventure, Shimizu teamed up with Naruki Doi to challenge Tribe Vanguard (BxB Hulk and Yamato) for the Open the Twin Gate Championship. He turned on Doi during the match and was declared to join the Antias stable.[8] Antias fused with the R.E.D. stable and Shimizu subsequently became part of it. At The Final Gate 2018 on December 23, he teamed up with Ben-K as "Big Ben", a sub group of the stable to defeat MaxiMuM (Naruki Doi and Masato Yoshino), Mexablood (Bandido and Flamita) and Tribe Vanguard (Yamato and Kagetora) in a four-way elimination match to win the vacant Open the Twin Gate Championship.[9] Shimizu also wrestled in various battle royals such as the one from the eleventh night of The Gate Of Passion on April 22, 2021 where he faced Ryo Saito, Dia Inferno, Diamante, Gamma, Ho Ho Lun and Kono Mama Ichikawa, Masaaki Mochizuki, Mondai Ryu, Shachihoko Boy, Super Shisa, Takashi Yoshida, Último Dragón and Yosuke Santa Maria.[10]
Shimizu is known for competing in several signature events of the promotion. His story in the King of Gate tournament continued in the 2014 edition, where he fell short to Shingo Takagi in a first round match from May 17.[11] One year later, at the 2015 edition of the event, Shimizu pulled a victory against Genki Horiguchi in the first round from May 10, but fell short to Masato Yoshino in the second round.[12] He marked his best result at the 2016 edition, where he won the Block D scoring a total of eight points after competing against Masato Yoshino, Gamma, Naruki Doi, Genki Horiguchi and El Lindaman. He defeated Masaaki Mochizuki in the semi-finals and fell short to Yamato in the finals from June 12.[13]
He also took part in the Summer Adventure Tag League, beginning with the 2014 tournament where he teamed up with Kotoka who was replaced in the last match by Yuga Hayashi, and competed against the teams of BxB Hulk and Masaaki Mochizuki, Akira Tozawa and Shingo Takagi, Genki Horiguchi and Naoki Tanizaki, and Yamato and Tominaga.[14]
Shimizu made his first appearance at the Gate of Destiny branch of pay-per-views at the 2013 edition of the event where he teamed up with Super Shisa and Shachihoko Boy, falling short to Jimmyz (Jimmy Kanda, Jimmy Susumu and Ryo Jimmy Saito) in a six-man tag team match.[15] His last match took place at the 2020 edition where he teamed up with Punch Tominaga and Naruki Doi in a losing effort to Kazma Sakamoto, Kento Kobune and Takashi Yoshida for the vacant Open the Triangle Gate Championship.[16]
Championships and accomplishments[]
- Dragon Gate
- Open the Triangle Gate Championship (2 times) – with Ben-K and Naruki Doi (1) and Dragon Kid and Masaaki Mochizuki (1)[17]
- Open the Twin Gate Championship (5 times, current) – with Ben-K (2), Eita (1), Susumu Yokosuka (1) and T-Hawk (1)[18]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
References[]
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "King Shimizu • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "KING Sgimizu/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ DRAGONGATE:ドラゴンゲート公式サイト ボクティモ・ドラゴン. Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 23, 2018). "SPW Triple Thrill Series Part 1: SPW Vs. Dragon Gate". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (January 14, 2020). "W-1 / AJPW / Dragon Gate: "Wonder Carnival"". superluchas.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Goodfellow, Lee (June 4, 2013). "Dragon Gate Infinity 297 Review". pwponderings.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Dragon Gate (March 20, 2017). MEMORIAL GATE 2017 in 和歌山 2017.3.20 和歌山県立体育館 観衆:1,100人(満員). gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (August 8, 2018). "Dragon Gate Results: The Gate Of Adventure 2018 Day 4 – Tokyo, Japan (8/7)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Case (December 27, 2018). "DRAGON GATE FINAL GATE (DECEMBER 23) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
- ^ Dragon Gate (April 22, 2021). THE GATE OF PASSION 2021.4.22 兵庫・神戸サンボーホール 観衆:302人. gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (May 19, 2014). "DRAGON GATE: Results Dragon Gate «King of Gate 2014» - 17/05/2014". superluchas.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (May 12, 2015). "Dragon Gate: Results «King of Gate 2015» - 10/05/2015". superluchas.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Dragon Gate (May 26, 2016). KING OF GATE 2016 得点状況 (05/26現在). spora.jp. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Csonka, Larry (August 21, 2014). "Teams and Matches Announced For Dragon Gate's Summer Adventure Tag League Tournament". 411mania.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Goodfellow, Lee (November 6, 2013). "Dragon Gate GATE OF DESTINY 2013 Review". pwponderings.com. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Lowe, Case (November 3, 2020). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 3) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (July 31, 2021). "Open the Triangle Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (July 31, 2021). "Open the Twin Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". profightdb.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- 1992 births
- Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
- Living people
- Japanese male professional wrestlers