Konosuke Takeshita
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Takeshita in August 2012
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| Birth name | Konosuke Takeshita |
| Born |
May 29, 1995 Osaka, Osaka |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker Takeshita=Pehlwan |
| Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 99 kg (218 lb) |
| Trained by | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
| Debut | August 18, 2012 |
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介 Takeshita Kōnosuke?, born May 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) since his debut in August 2012. Dubbed the "Future of DDT", Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013. He is the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history, having won the title on his 21st birthday, and has also held the KO-D Tag Team Championship, the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship and the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.
Takeshita, with a sports background in track and field, began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2011 with the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. On April 1, 2012, DDT announced that Takeshita would be debuting for the promotion on August 18 in Tokyo's Nippon Budokan. Prior to his debut match, Takeshita took part in exhibition matches. During one of these matches on August 4, Takeshita scored an upset win over Hiroshi Fukuda, winning the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship in the process. The title had a 24/7 rule, where it could be won anytime and anywhere. As Takeshita was being congratulated by DDT general manager Amon Tsurumi for winning his first match before his debut, Fukuda hit him with a low blow and then pinned him to regain the title.
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