| Nobutaka Moribe | |
|---|---|
 Moribe in June 2018 | |
| Born | (1982-02-15)February 15, 1982 (age 43)[1] Okayama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mori Bernard Nobutaka Moribe |
| Billed height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
| Trained by | Dick Togo |
| Debut | 2003 |
Nobutaka Moribe (守部宣孝,Moribe Noritaka) previously known by hisring nameMori Bernard (モリ・ベルナルド,Mori Berunarudo) is aJapaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as afreelancer and is best known for his tenure with the JapanesepromotionsDDT Pro-Wrestling andKaientai Dojo.[3]
Moribe made hisprofessional wrestling debut at ahouse show promoted by World Entertainment Wrestling (WEW) on January 31, 2003, where he picked up a win againstDJ Nira.[4] As a freelancer, Moribe is known for competing in various promotions. AtMichinoku Pro M-12, an event promoted byMichinoku Pro Wrestling on February 19, 2006, where he competed in a12-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for theTohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship also involvingTaiji Ishimori,Kagetora,Rasse and others.[5]
Moribe debuted inDDT Pro-Wrestling atDDT Non-Fix 10/20 from October 20, 2004, where he teamed up withDick Togo and Sho Kanzaki to defeatDaichi Kakimoto, Futoshi Miwa andSanshiro Takagi in asix-man tag team match.[6] He made his last appearance for the promotion on August 9, 2007, atBeer Garden Fight 8.9 where he teamed up withHarashima to defeatKudo andYasu Urano.[7]
Moribe is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such asDDT Judgement. He made his first appearance atDDT 8th Anniversary: Judgement 9 on March 27, 2005, where he alongside his "FEC" tag partnerTomohiko Hashimoto successfully defended theKO-D Tag Team Championship againstSeiya Morohashi andTanomusaku Toba.[8] One year later atDDT 9th Anniversary: Judgement 10 on March 5, 2006, Moribe won theKO-D Tag Team Championship this time by teaming up with his trainerDick Togo as part of the "Italian Four Horsemen" by defeatingDaichi Kakimoto andKota Ibushi.[9]
Moribe is known for his short lived tenure withKaientai Dojo. He won the 2005 K-Metal League by competing againstMasahiro Takanashi, Saburo Inematsu,Yusaku Obata, Taku Joetsu and Hajime Ishikawa in a block which he won with five points and by defeating Ishikawa on the finals from May 15, 2005.[10] He marked his last appearance at ahouse show from January 3, 2006, he teamed up withAntonio Honda andFrancesca Applenya in a losing effort toKazma Sakamoto,Kengo Mashimo and Ryota Chikuzen.[11]
After a seven-year hiatus, Moribe returned toprofessional wrestling in 2014. AtIce Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #711, event promoted byIce Ribbon on February 27, 2016, Moribe teamed up with Tetsuya Nakazato andMiyako Matsumoto in a losing effort to Aisawa NO. 1, Hayate andMisaki Ohata.[12] On the first night ofKintaro Kanemura's Retirement Tour from June 19, 2016, promoted byApache Pro-Wrestling Army, Moribe teamed up with Hayate to unsuccessfully challenge Hasegawa andHi69 for theWEW World Tag Team Championship.[13] AtDSW Final, a show promoted by theJapanese independent scene on February 20, 2018, Moribe competed in a28-person battle royal also involving notable opponents such asMr. Gannosuke,Masashi Takeda,Poison Sawada Julie and others.[14]
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