Naoki Tanizaki
| Born |
December 1, 1978 Toyonaka-shi, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
|---|---|
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Naoki Tanizaki Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin Mr. Kyu Kyu Toyonaka Dolphin |
| Billed height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Billed weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Trained by | Último Dragón |
| Debut | December 7, 2002 |
Naoki Tanizaki (谷嵜 直樹 Tanizaki Naoki?, born January 12, 1978) is a Japanese wrestler currently working for Dragon Gate. He previously went under the ring name Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin (Mr.キューキュー“谷嵜なおき”豊中ドルフィン Mr. Kyū Kyū Tanizaki Naoki Toyonaka Dorufin?).
Originally from the Toryumon X promotion, Naoki Tanizaki debuted in a Toryumon Mexico show in December 2002. When Toryumon X made their Japanese landing in August 2003, Naoki debuted as a surfer (similar to Genki Horiguchi) defeating Kenichi Hanai. After losing to Horiguchi, he partnered with Horiguchi as the Surfing Brothers for his final two appearances in Toryumon X. The next month, Tanizaki made the jump to Toryumon Japan as a part of El Numero Uno 2004. When Toryumon Japan became, Dragon Gate in July 2005, Tanizaki was the only Toryumon X graduate to fully integrate into Dragon Gate (prior to KAGETORA in 2009.) Due to his relationship with Horiguchi, appealed to join Magnum TOKYO' Do FIXER stable. Magnum agreed provided that Tanizaki won one match out of a 10 match trial series. Tanizaki lost all 10 matches and was given a five match re-trial series. He lost all of his five matches. Despite losing all of his matches during his trial series, he joined Do FIXER stable and became Shingo Takagi's rival. He was soon overshadowed by Shingo and BxB Hulk and showed signs of breaking into singles competition. He was recruited for CIMA's Blood Generation stable and after showing heelish mannerisms, he eventually turned on his Do FIXER stablemates and joined up with CIMA in 2006. The night that he joined, Blood Generation split into two separate factions known as the Muscle Outlaw'z and CIMA's new version of the Blood Generation. Tanizaki joined up with Muscle Outlaw'z but soon had a losing streak against Jack Evans and any other gaijin wrestler CIMA brought in. His contract was then terminated in July and he officially left in December.
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