Masa Kitamiya
| Born |
October 27, 1988 Tonami, Toyama, Japan |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mitsuhiro Kitamiya Masa Kitamiya |
| Billed height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Trained by | Kensuke Sasaki |
| Debut | September 25, 2011 |
Mitsuhiro Kitamiya (北宮 光洋 Kitamiya Mitsuhiro?, born November 27, 1988) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. Kitamiya's ring name Masa Kitamiya (マサ北宮 Masa Kitamiya?) is a tribute to former professional wrestler Masa Saito. Kitamiya also wears a similar ring attire to Saito as tribute.
Kitamiya was an amateur wrestler throughout high school, and went on to be the captain of his college amateur team.
Kitamiya joined Kensuke Office in early 2011 and made his debut later that year on September 25, losing to Satoshi Kajiwara.
Kitamiya made his debut for Pro Wrestling Noah alongside Diamond Ring representative and NOAH regular Katsuhiko Nakajima in a losing effort to Naomichi Marufuji and Taiji Ishimori. For the next year, Kitamiya regularly competed in NOAH undercard matches against fellow Diamond Ring wrestlers, losing all of them. On September 18, 2013, Kitamiya earned the first win of his career, defeating Hitoshi Kumano. Kitamiya participated in the 2014 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League alongside Kumano, with the two finishing last in their block with just one win and two points after they defeated Jinzo and Rocky Lobo. In late 2014, Kitamiya graduated from junior heavyweight to heavyweight.
On January 10, 2015, Kitamiya began a five match series, with the fifth match being against NOAH veteran and former GHC Heavyweight Champion Takeshi Morishima, in a losing effort. Following the match, Kitamiya surprised many and joined the Choukibou-gun stable.
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