Kazusada Higuchi

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Kazusada Higuchi
樋口和貞
Higuchi in January 2015
Born (1988-10-24) October 24, 1988 (age 32)[1]
Monbetsu, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kazuko Higuchi
Mammoth Higuchi
Kazusada Higuchi
Billed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Billed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Debut2014

Kazusada Higuchi (樋口和貞, Higuchi Kazusada, born October 24, 1988)[3] is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).[4]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2014-present)[]

Higuchi made his professional wrestling debut at Dramatic Dream Team's DDT Dramatic Fanclub Vol. 1, event from October 18, 2014, where he defeated Kota Umeda.[5] He worked a match at BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2015, a cross-over event held between Big Japan Pro-Wrestling, DDT, and Kaientai Dojo from December 31, where he teamed up with Yoshihisa Uto, falling short to Harashima and Yuko Miyamoto in the Shuffle Tag Tournament.[6] Higuchi participated in the Block B of the NOAH Global League 2018, where he scored 6 points after facing Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya, Muhammad Yone, Takashi Sugiura, Atsushi Kotoge, Maybach Taniguchi and Cody Hall.[7] At TJP The God Of Pro Wrestling - My Arms Fell! event of Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling from December 27, 2018, Higuchi teamed up with Antonio Honda in a losing effort to Disaster Box (Harashima and Yuki Ueno).[8] He worked a match for Evolve/WWN, at EVOLVE 125, from April 4, 2019, where he defeated Curt Stallion.[9] One day later, at WWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2019, on April 5, he challenged JD Drake for the WWN Championship but unsuccessfully.[10]

Dramatic Dream Team (2014-present)[]

Higuchi is a multiple-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, title which he won on different occasions. His first title reign began at Into The Fight 2016, where he teamed up with Kouki Iwasaki and Shunma Katsumata to defeat T2Hii (Kazuki Hirata, Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi).[11] In the second reign, he held the titles with Kouki Iwasaki and Mizuki Watase, winning them at Best Western Lariat Series 2017 on January 22, by defeating Shuten-dōji (Kudo, Masahiro Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) in a three-way tag team match also involving Antonio Honda, Konosuke Takeshita and Trans-Am★Hiroshi.[12] In the third reign, he won the titles alongside fellow Eruption stablemates Yukio Sakaguchi and Saki Akai at DDT TV Show! #7 from June 20, 2020.[13] Higuchi is also a KO-D Tag Team Champion, title which he won with Yukio Sakaguchi again under the Eruption banner, at Road to Ultimate Party 2020 on October 25.[14] At Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary, Higuchi teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto as SekiGuchi to defeat Harashima and Naomichi Marufuji for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.[15]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kazusada Higuchi/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kazusada Higuchi-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  3. ^ 樋口和貞. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Kazusada Higuchi • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  5. ^ homura_keo (October 18, 2014). "10.18 DDT "DRAMATIC FANCLUB Limited Entertainment vol.1 ~ Shaking Hands with Us at Hanayashikiza ❤︎ ~" (Asakusa Hanayashiki Uchihanayashikiza Tournament) Summary". togetter.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  6. ^ Dark angel (January 2, 2016). "BJW / DDT / K-Dojo: Results «Toshikoshi Pro Wrestling 2015» - 31/12/2015 - Daisuke Sekimoto and Konosuke Takeshita win the couples tournament". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Dark angel (October 12, 2018). "NOAH: Calendar of meetings for the «Global League 2018»". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  8. ^ Gascó, Carlos (December 31, 2018). "Resultados de Tokyo Joshi Pro del mes de diciembre". planetawrestling.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  9. ^ Rev. Claire Elizabeth (April 4, 2019). "Evolve 125 live results: Theory vs. O'Reilly, Henry vs. Allin, and more!". cagesideseats.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  10. ^ World Wrestling Network Inc. (April 5, 2019). "WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2019 – On Demand". wwnlive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  11. ^ [試合結果]《DDT》《Into The Fight 2016》《東京・後楽園ホール》[2016/02/28]｜週刊プロレス. Weekly Pro-Wrestling Mobile Premium (in Japanese). Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Dramatic Dream Team. ベストウェスタンラリアットシリーズ2017開幕戦 in レンブラントホテル東京町田. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  13. ^ Dramatic Dream Team (June 20, 2020). DDT TV SHOW！#7. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  14. ^ "Dramatic Dream Team Results". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  15. ^ Voices of Wrestling (March 22, 2018). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2018 (DDT 21ST ANNIVERSARY) PREVIEW & PREDICTIONS". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  18. ^ -@mookieghana. "Wrestling Observer Awards (WON) 1980 - 2019 (and runner-ups)". sites.google.com. Retrieved March 16, 2021.

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