Hideki Okatani

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Hideki Okatani
DDT 岡谷英樹選手(2020).jpg
Okatani in 2020
Born (2000-11-12) November 12, 2000 (age 21)
Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Hideki Okatani
Billed height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Billed weight81 kg (179 lb)
DebutMarch 20, 2020

Hideki Okatani (岡谷英樹, Okatani Hideki, born November 12, 2000) is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a member of the Eruption stable.

Professional wrestling career[]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)[]

Okatani made his professional wrestling debut with DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) on March 20, 2020, at Judgement where he teamed with Shunma Katsumata and lost to Naomi Yoshimura and Keigo Nakamura.[1] On June 20, he had his first win in a singles match against Keigo Nakamura.[2] In July, he joined Jun Akiyama's stable Akiyama-gun (later renamed Junretsu).[3]

On June 6, 2021, at CyberFight Festival, he was scheduled to take part in the DDT vs. Kongō 14-man tag team match, but before the event, Masa Kitamiya left Kongō which led to the match being changed to a 12-man tag team match, and Okatani was then scheduled for a singles match against Kitamiya, which he lost in under three minutes.[4] On October 12, at Get Alive, Junretsu failed to capture the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship from Team Olympian (Yoshiaki Yatsu, Akito, Hiroshi Yamato and Keigo Nakamura).[5] As a result, and as per Junretsu leader Makoto Oishi's decision, the stable disbanded on October 23.[6] On November 10, at the D-Oh Grand Prix 2021 II event at Shinjuku Face, Okatani pinned Akito to win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.[7] He then quickly lost it to Kazuki Hirata at the same event.

On January 3, 2022, Okatani was defeated by Eruption member Kazusada Higuchi. After the match, the rest of Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai) welcomed Okatani in their stable.[8]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ 【DDT】3.20（金祝）後楽園大会＜全試合結果＞. Proresu-Today.com (in Japanese). March 20, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT TV Show! #7". Wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  3. ^ CIMO (July 6, 2020). 【DDT】秋山軍（仮）7.23後楽園での「オールアウト」との全面対抗戦に向け視界良好 ！初の合同練習で結束力深めた. Proresu-Today.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Pro Wrestling Noah (June 6, 2021). 2021年06月06日 （日） CyberFight Festival 2021｜サイバーファイトフェスティバル2021. noah.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "DDT Get Alive 2021". Cagematch.net. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Sanshiro Takagi [@t346fire] (October 23, 2021). 準烈は今日で解散します [Junretsu is disbanding today] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling [@ddtpro] (November 10, 2021). 岡谷アイアンマン奪取！人生初ベルトに大興奮！ [Okatani wins the Ironman title! He's very excited about the first title of his life!] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ 【DDT】HARASHIMA&吉村直巳がタッグリーグ戦に向け、KO-Dタッグ王座を返上！イラプション入りが認められた岡谷英樹は樋口和貞とのコンビで出陣. Proresu-Today.com (in Japanese). January 4, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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