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| Kazuki Hashimoto | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Kazuki Hashimoto (橋本 和樹,Hashimoto Kazuki) |
| Born | (1990-05-25)May 25, 1990 (age 34)[1] Soka, Saitama,Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kazuki Hashimoto |
| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
| Trained by | Daisuke Sekimoto Animal Hamaguchi Big Japan Pro Wrestling |
| Debut | September 21, 2009[1] |
Kazuki Hashimoto (橋本 和樹,Hashimoto Kazuki, born May 25, 1990) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed toBig Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), competing in theStrong J division, where he is a formerBJW Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Hashimoto enrolled inAnimal Hamaguchi's professional wrestling dojo while still in high school at the age of 18 in 2008, and eventually graduated from the school in 2009. Hashimoto then joinedBig Japan Pro Wrestling's dojo for further training before making his debut on September 21, wrestling Takumi Tsukamoto to a time limit draw. Only a few months into his career, Hashimoto wonKaientai Dojo (K-Dojo)'s 2010 K-Metal League, defeating Ganko Taketo in the final.[2] This earned him a match for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship, where he unsuccessfully challenged Marines Mask on June 20, 2010.[3] Hashimoto competed primarily in BJW for the next few years of his career, whilst also making occasional appearances forAll Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) andPro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1). While in Zero1, Hashimoto began teaming withDaichi Hashimoto, dubbing themselves "Team Yamato". Though they share the same surname, they are not related in any way. In late 2012, Team Yamato took part in theBig Japan Tag League, finishing with 4 points and failing to advance to the final.
In January 2014, Hashimoto debuted for German promotionWestside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw), teaming with Ryuichi Kawakami to unsuccessfully challenge Hot & Spicy (Axel Dieter Jr. andDa Mack) for thewXw World Tag Team Championship.[4] On June 1, he andDaisuke Sekimoto unsuccessfully challenged Dangan Yankees (Takashi Sugiura andMasato Tanaka) for theNWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.[5] In November, he teamed withKoji Kanemoto in the2014 Saikyo Tag League, making it to the final where they were defeated by Yankee Nichokenju (Isami Kodaka andYuko Miyamoto).[6] In early 2015, he and Sekimoto took part inPro Wrestling Noah (Noah)'s 2015Global Tag League, finishing with one win and two points and failing to advance to the final.[7]
In early 2016, Hashimoto took part in AJPW'sJunior Battle of Glory, but was forced to pull out after suffering an arm injury. Hashimoto spent five months recovering from the injury, and eventually returned to the ring on August 23, 2016,[8] having lost 16 kilograms and looking in better shape than he did prior to his injury.
