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| Born | (1973-12-28)December 28, 1973 (age 51) |
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| Billed height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Billed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
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| Debut | October 17, 1996 |
Kyohei Mikami (三上 恭平,Mikami Kyōhei; born December 28, 1973), known by hisstage nameMikami (stylized asMIKAMI), is aJapaneseprofessional wrestler.[1][2] He is best known for his work forDramatic Dream Team both as a singles wrestler and withThanomsak Toba in a tag team called Suicide Boyz.
Coming from a background ingymnastics andGreco-Roman wrestling, Mikami started training professional wrestling inUniversal Lucha Libre in 1993. After passing another tentative year inMichinoku Pro Wrestling, he eventually joined Pro Wrestling Crusaders, where he served as a referee before debuting in 1996 againstNosawa Rongai.[1] In 1997, he followedSanshiro Takagi to his recently foundedDramatic Dream Team.
Mikami competed in DDT from its first event. Initially under his real name and later in all caps asMikami, he developed thegimmick of an aloof high-flyer, nicknamed "Suicide Boy", who carried a metal ladder to the ring to use it as both a weapon and a jumping platform. In April 2000, after Mikami's return to Japan from a stint inInternational Wrestling Association, he formed the tag team Suicide Boyz withThanomsak Toba. Taking inspiration fromThe Hardy Boyz, which included sleeves similar toJeff Hardy's, they won theKO-D Tag Team Championship three times.
In 2005, he launched Cruiser's Game, his own brand within Dramatic Dream Team, which focused on junior heavyweight action. It saw the participation of names likeKota Ibushi,Kaz Hayashi,Taka Michinoku,Cima andThe Great Sasuke. Cruiser's Game had its final event in 2013, hosting a tournament that was won byTatsuhito Takaiwa. Two years later, Mikami announced he was leaving DDT.
Mikami made his return to DDT on March 20, 2022, atJudgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary where he teamed up withPoison Sawada Julie, Akarangers (Takashi Sasaki andGentaro and his Suicide Boyz tag partner Thanomsak Toba, being accompanied to the ring by Naomi Susan to defeatToru Owashi,Antonio Honda,Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko for theKO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship.[3]
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