 Alejandro in October 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kohei Fujimura (1993-04-08)April 8, 1993 (age 32)[2] |
| Relative | Kai Fujimura (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Alejandro Aleja Kohei Fujimura Pantera del Japon |
| Billed height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Trained by | Keiji Muto |
| Debut | 2016 |
Kohei Fujimura (藤村康平,Fujimura Kōhei), better known by hisring nameAlejandro (アレハンドロ,Arehandoro), is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler currently working for the JapanesepromotionPro Wrestling Noah.[3]
Fujimura is known for some freelance work as he competed for various promotions from theJapanese independent scene. At ahouse show promoted byBig Japan Pro Wrestling on November 26, 2020, Fujimura teamed up withFuminori Abe andYusuke Kodama to defeatDrew Parker,Kosuke Sato andKota Sekifuda in asix-man tag team match.[4] AtRoad to Blood X'mas 2020, an event promoted byPro Wrestling Freedoms on December 10, he teamed up withBrahman Brothers (Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu) in a losing effort againstGentaro,Mammoth Sasaki andViolento Jack.[5] On the third night of theAJPW New Year Wars 2021 from January 24, he teamed up withCarbell Ito andTakao Omori in a losing effort againstEvolution (Dan Tamura &Hikaru Sato) andRambo Kawamura.[6]
Fujimura made hisprofessional wrestling debut inWrestle-1 under his real name on the fifth night of theW-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2016 Trans Magic from March 20, where he fell short to Kumagoro in singles competition.[7] He competed in one of the promotion's signature events, theWrestle-1 Tag League where he made his only appearance at the 2019 edition where he teamed up withMasayuki Kono, placing themselves in the block A where they scored a total of two points after going against the teams ofShotaro Ashino and Yusuke Kodama,T-Hawk andShigehiro Irie, and Jun Tonsho and Pegaso Illuminar.[8]
During his time in the promotion, he chased for various championships. AtW-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017 W-Impact on February 22, he teamed up with his "New Era" stablematesDaiki Inaba and Yusuke Kodama and defeatedJun Kasai, Nosawa Rongai and Shuji Kondo for theUWA World Trios Championship.[9] The only major title he has held in the promotion was theWrestle-1 Tag Team Championship which he won atWrestle Wars 2019 on March 21, by teaming up with Masayuki Kono and defeatingKaz Hayashi and Pegaso Iluminar for the vacant titles.[10] On April 1, 2020, atW-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2020 Trans Magic,Wrestle-1 has held its last event before closure. Fujimura competed two times. First in a winning effort against Kai Fujimura, and secondly, in abattle royal won by Manabu Soya and featuring various other members of the roster such asCima,El Hijo del Pantera,El Lindaman,Hiroshi Yamato,Jiro Kuroshio,Ryota Hama,Yasufumi Nakanoue,Shotaro Ashino, and many others.[11]
Fujimura made his first appearance inPro Wrestling Noah atKawasaki Sports Association 70th Anniversary on August 18, 2018, where he teamed up withEl Hijo del Pantera,Junta Miyawaki andMasao Inoue in a losing effort againstCody Hall,Kazma Sakamoto,Maybach Taniguchi andMitsuya Nagai in a one-time appearance as a guest competitor.[12]
Fujimura made his official debut in the company as "Aleja" at the 2021 edition of theJr. Team Game from July 27, where he was announced as the newest member ofKongo and teamed up with stablemates Tadasuke, haoh and Nioh to win the whole competition after competing against the teams of Noah Seiki gun (Daisuke Harada,Atsushi Kotoge,Hajime Ohara and Junta Miyawaki),Stinger (Hayata,Yoshinari Ogawa,Seiki Yoshioka andYuya Susumu), andPerros del Mal de Japon (Nosawa Rongai,Yo-Hey,Kotaro Suzuki andIkuto Hidaka).[13] At the 2022 edition of the event, he teamed up again with Tadasuke, Haoh and Nio, falling short to Noah Seiki gun (Daisuke Harada, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara and Junta Miyawaki) in the finals.[14] At the 2022 edition of theN Innovation U-Cup, Fujimura competed in the traditional rumble match won by Daisuke Harada and also involving Nosawa Rongai, Yoshinari Ogawa,Eita and various other competitors from the junior division.[15]
Fujimura competed in various of the promotion's flagship events. AtNoah Bumper Crop 2022 In Sendai on January 16, he teamed up with Kongo stablemates Haoh and Nioh in a losing effort againstPerros del Mal de Japon (Kotaro Suzuki, Nosawa Rongai and Yo-Hey). The same night, Hao betrayed the stable and Fujimura teamed again with Nioh but fell short to Hao and Daisuke Harada.[16] AtNoah Gain Control 2022 In Nagoya on February 23, he teamed up with Hajime Ohara and Tadasuke to defeat Hao, Junta Miyawaki and Kai Fujimura.[17] AtNoah Gain Control 2022 In Nagoya on February 23, 2022, Fujimura teamed up with stablemates Hajime Ohara and Tadasuke and picked up a victory over Hao, Junta Miyawaki and Kai Fujimura. He began showing compassion towards real life brother Kai Fujimura, after stopping Tadasuke's attack on him.[18] Two days later at "Noah Step Forwrard", after growing unsatisfied with Tadasuke's actions, Fujimura decided to turn on Tadasuke, and left Kongo, defecting to "Noah Juniors", before reverting to his previous ring name "Alejandro".[19] AtNoah Great Voyage in Fukuoka 2022, Fujimura aligned with teammates Hao and Kai Fujimura and fell short to former Kongo stablemates Hajime Ohara, Nio and Tadasuke.[20] On the first night of theNoah Majestic 2022 event from April 29, he teamed up with Daisuke Harada and Junta Miyawaki in a losing effort against Z-Brats (H.Y.O,SB Kento andShun Skywalker).[21] At the April 30 show, he teamed up with Yasutaka Yano in a losing effort against Kai Fujimura and Slex.[22] AtNoah Departure 2022 on August 5, Fujimura teamed up withEl Hijo del Santo,Kaito Kiyomiya andÚltimo Dragón and defeated Kongo (Hajime Ohara, Hi69, Kenoh and Tadasuke).[23] AtNoah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2022 on September 25, he teamed up withExtreme Tiger andNinja Mack to defeat Hajime Ohara, Hi69 and Tadasuke.[24] AtNoah Ariake Triumph 2022 on October 30, he teamed up with Extreme Tiger andShuhei Taniguchi in a losing effort against Hajime Ohara,Manabu Soya andShuji Kondo.[25] AtNoah The Best 2022 on November 23, he teamed up withAmakusa to defeatDante Leon and Yo-Hey.[26] AtN Innovation 2022 on December 23, he teamed up withAndy Wu and Ninja Mack to defeat Hajime Ohara, Shuji Kondo and Tadasuke.[27]
AtNoah The New Year 2023 on January 1, Fujimura teamed up with Dante Leon and Ninja Mack to defeat Hi69, Shuji Kondo and Tadasuke.[28] AtThe Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on January 22, he teamed up with Junta Miyawaki and Yasutaka Yano to defeat Yoshinari Ogawa, Eita and Nosawa Rongai.[29]
Due toPro Wrestling Noah sharing a business partnership withNew Japan Pro Wrestling, Fujimura competed in the latter's biggest yearly event, theWrestle Kingdom, usually on the second or third night dedicated to inter-promotional prizeless matches. At Wrestle Kingdom 16 on January 8, 2022, he teamed up with Kongo stablematesKatsuhiko Nakajima,Kenoh,Manabu Soya, Tadasuke in a losing effort againstLos Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito,Shingo Takagi,Sanada,Bushi, andHiromu Takahashi).[30] AtWrestle Kingdom 17 on January 21, 2023, he teamed up with Junta Miyawaki and Amakusa to defeatMaster Wato,Ryusuke Taguchi andTiger Mask.[31]
His real life brother, fellowprofessional wrestlerKai Fujimura is also evolving inPro Wrestling Noah.
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