Tomohiro Ishii
| Tomohiro Ishii | |
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Ishii in February 2016
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| Birth name | Tomohiro Ishii |
| Born |
December 10, 1975 Kawasaki, Kanagawa |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ishii Tomohiro Ishii |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Trained by |
Genichiro Tenryu Riki Choshu |
| Debut | November 2, 1996 |
Tomohiro Ishii (石井 智宏 Ishii Tomohiro?, born December 10, 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, where he is one half of the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions alongside Toru Yano. He is also known for his work with the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (Riki Pro) promotion, where he also worked backstage as the chairman.
Though pushed for most of his career as an undercarder without any major championship wins, Ishii gathered a cult following, and in February 2013 was called "probably [one of the] most underrated guys in the business" by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ishii's status in NJPW finally began rising in early 2013, culminating in him winning his first title in the promotion, the NEVER Openweight Championship, in February 2014. Ishii won the title three more times, before capturing the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the first time in January 2017. Through NJPW's working relationship with the American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion, he has also won the ROH World Television Championship once.
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