Tomoaki Honma
| Tomoaki Honma | |
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Honma in March 2015
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| Born |
November 18, 1976 Higashine, Yamagata |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Tomoaki Honma |
| Billed height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 104 kg (229 lb) |
| Trained by |
BJPW Dojo Animal Hamaguchi Keiji Mutoh |
| Debut | May 18, 1997 |
Tomoaki Honma (本間朋晃 Honma Tomoaki?, born November 18, 1976) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former one-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and a two-time World Tag League winner with Togi Makabe.
Honma trained in the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) dojo before debuting for the promotion in May, 1997. He spent many years wrestling low-profile matches on the opening card until he was granted the chance to participate in Big Japan's infamous Death Match division. He is the first person to ever use a lightube in a match. He became one of the most talked-about wrestlers on the independent scene as well as Big Japan's top young star during 1999 and 2000, participating in some of the promotion's most gruesome death matches, the scars from which can still be seen on his body. However, he left Big Japan in October, 2000, after disagreements with company management.
After touring various independent leagues such as IWA Japan, Onita Pro, Complete Players and Rainbow Pro, Honma debuted in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) on November 24, 2001, against Nobukazu Hirai. He proceeded to sign a full-time contract with the company in March, 2002. Determined to get rid of his Death Match reputation, Honma proved that he can be a solid worker as he struggled to gain recognition within AJPW. In February, 2003, he formed Turmeric Storm with Kazushi Miyamoto, but the team later disbanded on April 20, 2004, after losing a trial series.
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