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 Higuchi in December 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | (1988-10-24)October 24, 1988 (age 37)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
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| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Debut | 2014 |
Kazusada Higuchi (樋口和貞,Higuchi Kazusada; born October 24, 1988)[3] is a formerJapanesesumo wrestler andprofessional wrestler, working for the Japaneseprofessional wrestling promotionDDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a two-timeKO-D Openweight Champion.[4]
| Hokudōzan Kazusada | |
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| 北道山 和貞 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Kazusada Higuchi (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 (age 37) Monbetsu, Hokkaido,Japan |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Hakkaku |
| Record | 140-128-12 |
| Debut | March, 2007 |
| Highest rank | Makushita 45 (May, 2013) |
| Retired | January, 2014 |
Last updated: April 1, 2023 | |
AtHokkaido Monbetsukita High School, he was the captain of thejudo club. After winning third place in both the individual and team competitions at the 2006 All-Hokkaido High School Athletic Federation Tournament, he was scouted by the 8thHakkakuoyakata (formeryokozunaHokutoumi) and started training insumo wrestling at the Hakkaku stable.[5]
He made his professional debut in the March 2007 tournament (honbasho). He struggled for two years in thejonidan division before changing his ring name (shikona) from his real name to Hokudōzan (北道山), after the character Hokudōzan Tsuyoshi from themanga seriesAah! Harimanada.[5] He then started to produce stronger results, was promoted tosandanme in July 2009, and eventually tomakushita in November 2011. He reached his highest rank ofmakushita 45 in May 2013 and retired in January 2014.
According to a 2020 interview, he initially joined sumo as a way of preparing for aprofessional wrestling career.[6]
Higuchi made hisprofessional wrestling debut atDDT Pro-Wrestling'sDDT Dramatic Fanclub Vol. 1, event from October 18, 2014, where he defeated Kota Umeda.[7] He worked a match atBJW/DDT/K-DOJO Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2015, a cross-over event held betweenBig Japan Pro-Wrestling, DDT, andKaientai Dojo from December 31, where he teamed up with Yoshihisa Uto, falling short toHarashima andYuko Miyamoto in the Shuffle Tag Tournament.[8] Higuchi participated in the Block B of thePro Wrestling Noah2018 Global League, where he scored 6 points after facingGo Shiozaki,Kaito Kiyomiya,Muhammad Yone,Takashi Sugiura,Atsushi Kotoge,Maybach Taniguchi andCody Hall.[9] AtTJP The God Of Pro Wrestling - My Arms Fell! event ofTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling from December 27, 2018, Higuchi teamed up withAntonio Honda in a losing effort to Disaster Box (Harashima andYuki Ueno).[10] He worked a match forEvolve/WWN, atEVOLVE 125, from April 4, 2019, where he defeated Curt Stallion.[11] One day later, atWWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2019, on April 5, he challenged JD Drake for theWWN Championship but unsuccessfully.[12]
Higuchi is a multiple-timeKO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, title which he won on different occasions. His first title reign began atInto The Fight 2016, where he teamed up withKouki Iwasaki andShunma Katsumata to defeat T2Hii (Kazuki Hirata,Sanshiro Takagi andToru Owashi).[13] In the second reign, he held the titles with Kouki Iwasaki andMizuki Watase, winning them atBest Western Lariat Series 2017 on January 22, by defeating Shuten-dōji (Kudo,Masahiro Takanashi andYukio Sakaguchi) in athree-way tag team match also involving Antonio Honda,Konosuke Takeshita andTrans-Am★Hiroshi.[14] In the third reign, he won the titles alongside fellow Eruption stablemates Yukio Sakaguchi andSaki Akai atDDT TV Show! #7 from June 20, 2020.[15] Higuchi is also aKO-D Tag Team Champion, title which he won with Yukio Sakaguchi again under the Eruption banner, atRoad to Ultimate Party 2020 on October 25.[16] AtJudgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary, Higuchi teamed up withDaisuke Sekimoto as SekiGuchi to defeat Harashima andNaomichi Marufuji for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.[17]
On July 3, 2022, Higuchi won the2022 King of DDT Tournament by defeatingNaomi Yoshimura in the final, and consequently won theKO-D Openweight Championship.[18] He defended the title five times before eventually losing it toYuji Hino on January 29, 2023, atSweet Dreams! 2023.
| Year | January Hatsu basho,Tokyo | March Haru basho,Osaka | May Natsu basho,Tokyo | July Nagoya basho,Nagoya | September Aki basho,Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho,Fukuoka |
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| 2007 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #25 5–2 | East Jonidan #105 4–3 | East Jonidan #77 5–2 | West Jonidan #34 4–3 |
| 2008 | East Jonidan #11 3–4 | East Jonidan #31 4–3 | West Jonidan #6 3–4 | West Jonidan #25 3–4 | East Jonidan #48 3–4 | West Jonidan #70 4–3 |
| 2009 | West Jonidan #47 3–4 | West Jonidan #69 5–2 | East Jonidan #25 5–2 | East Sandanme #88 3–4 | East Jonidan #7 3–4 | West Jonidan #21 5–2 |
| 2010 | West Sandanme #84 3–4 | West Sandanme #96 2–5 | East Jonidan #26 5–2 | West Sandanme #87 3–4 | East Jonidan #5 4–3 | West Sandanme #87 5–2 |
| 2011 | East Sandanme #53 4–3 | West Sandanme #37 Tournament Cancelled –– | West Sandanme #37 1–1–5 | East Sandanme #61 4–3 | West Sandanme #42 6–1 | East Makushita #55 2–5 |
| 2012 | West Sandanme #21 1–6 | East Sandanme #60 4–3 | East Sandanme #44 4–3 | West Sandanme #27 5–2 | East Sandanme #2 4–3 | East Makushita #55 4–3 |
| 2013 | West Makushita #46 3–4 | East Makushita #56 4–3 | West Makushita #45 1–6 | West Sandanme #10 5–2 | East Makushita #51 3–4 | East Sandanme #5 1–6 |
| 2014 | East Sandanme #35 Retired 0–0–7 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Record given aswins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key:F=Fighting spirit;O=Outstanding performance;T=Technique Also shown:★=Kinboshi;P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
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