Jiro Kuroshio
| Jiro Kuroshio | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Sōjirō Higuchi |
| Born |
19 September 1992 Adachi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Bu Saiku Jiro Kuroshio Sōjirō Higuchi |
| Billed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Billed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Billed from | Japan |
| Trained by | Tajiri |
| Debut | 26 October 2010 |
Sōjirō Higuchi (樋口 壮士朗 Higuchi Sōjirō?, born September 19, 1992) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Jiro Kuroshio (黒潮 二郎 Kuroshio Jirō?). He works for the Wrestle-1 promotion and is a former two-time UWA World Trios Championship holder. Higuchi's nickname, "Ikemen" is a reference to the Japanese slang term for metrosexual.
Higuchi was born in Adachi, Tokyo. When he was young, he often attend professional wrestling events with his father, who was a fan. His father became friends with the elder brother of Yoshihiro Tajiri, which in turn led to a friendship with Tajiri himself. He started training with Tajiri's Hustle promotion when he was 14. However, without a definite plan towards making a professional debut plus other commitments beyond wrestling such as school, Higuchi's interest in wrestling waned and at one time he moved away from the sport. He eventually returned to wrestling by joining the Smash promotion's training camp.
Using the ring name Jiro Kuroshio, Higuchi made his professional wrestling debut on December 30, 2011 against fellow camp attendee Koji Doi at the "Smash 24" event. He adopted the name "Kuroshio" from the name of the nabemono restaurant operated by his parents, "Nabeya Kuroshio". The Smash promotion folded in March 2012 and on 5 April 2012 Kuroshio, along with Tajiri and all other wrestlers, referees and trainees, moved to the spin-off Wrestling New Classic promotion.
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