Koju Takeda
Takeda in August 2019
Born	(1991-05-08)May 8, 1991 (age 33)[1] Iwate,Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Garlin Shoe Perros C Lady Koju Koju Takeda Koju "Shining Ball" Takeda
Billed height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Debut	2017

Koju Takeda (竹田光珠,Takeda Kōju); born May 8, 1991) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and preponderently for the JapanesepromotionsDDT Pro-Wrestling andWrestling of Darkness 666.^[3]

Takeda made his debut inDDT Pro-Wrestling in late 2017 in the "DNA" series. However, his notable work began atDDT Dramatic Nerima The Fighter, an event promoted February 3, 2018, where he teamed up withDaiki Shimomura and Yuki Ueno in a losing effort against Shuten Doji (Kota Umeda,Masahiro Takanashi andYukio Sakaguchi) as a result of asix-man tag team match.^[4]

Takeda is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature pay-per-views. His first event was theJudgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary on March 25, 2018, where he teamed up with Kota Umeda and Yuki Ueno to defeat Shuten-dōji (Kudo, Masahiro Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) to win theKO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.^[5]

After an almost four-year hiatus with the company, Takeda returned and joined the unit of "Pheromones" and challenged former tag team partner Yuki Ueno to a match for the latter'sDDT Universal Championship.^[6] AtWrestle Peter Pan 2022 on August 25, Takeda teamed up with his stablemates Danshoku Dino andYuki Iino to defeatYuji Hino,Yukio Naya andSuper Sasadango Machine and Disaster Box (Toru Owashi andKazuki Hirata) andAntonio Honda.^[7] AtDDT God Bless DDT 2022 on October 23, he unsuccessfully challenged Ueno for theDDT Universal Championship.^[8] AtNever Mind 2022 on December 29, Takeda is scheduled to team up with his stablemates Danshoku Dino, Yuki Iino andYumehito Imanari in aLosing unit must disband match againstAkito,Shunma Katsumata,Osamu Nishimura andShinichiro Kawamatsu.^[9]

Takeda often makes appearances for thedeathmatch promotionBig Japan Pro Wrestling. His most notable ones were part of the promotion's top annual tournaments. On the finals of the2022 Ikkitousen Strong Climb, he teamed up withKota Sekifuda andTatsuhiko Yoshino to defeat Chicharito Shoki, Kosuke Sato & Shinya Ishida.^[10] On the thirteenth night of the2022 Saikyo Tag League from October 17, Takeda teamed up withTakuho Kato and Tatsuhiko Yoshino in a losing effort againstKazumi Kikuta,Ryota Hama andYasufumi Nakanoue as a result of asix-man tag team match.^[11]

Takeda made his debut inWrestling of Darkness 666 at666 Vol. 90/Shinjuku 2-Chome Shinobu Debut 15th Anniversary Memorial on June 6, 2019, where he teamed up withFuminori Abe, Taro Yamada and Konaka and competed in aFour-way eight-man tag team match won byBanana Senga, Hiroaki Taniguchi,Guts Ishijima and Yanagwa, and also involving Akkun Ohashi,Jun Kasai,Masashi Takeda andTakayuki Ueki, and Nene Dai,Onryo,Shinobu andYuko Miyamoto. On the same night, he competed for the second time as he won apants battle royal involving the same opponents as in the precedent match.^[12] 666 andIce Ribbon co-promoted the666 Vol. 99 Halloween, an event which took place on November 8, 2020, where Takeda competed on two separate occasions. In first of them he defeated dropped theTriangle Ribbon Championship which he captured one week earlier toRam Kaicho in athree-way match also involving Fuminori Abe, and in the second one, he competed in abattle royal won by Taro Yamada and also involving notable opponents such asRisa Sera,Suzu Suzuki,Hiragi Kurumi,Mochi Miyagi,Maika Ozaki and others.^[13] Takeda is also known for competing in the world title scene as he unsuccessfully faced Konaka for the666 Disorder Openweight Championship at666 Vol. 115 on April 2, 2022.^[14]

• DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withYuki Ueno andKota Umeda^[15]
• Japan Indie Awards
  • Best Unit Award (2022) – with Pheromones
• Ice Ribbon
  • Triangle Ribbon Championship (1 time)
• Mobius
  • Kin No Fundoshi Championship (1 time, current)
• Total Triumph Team
  • TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Garlin Shoe Perros B and Syuou Fujiwara
• Wrestling of Darkness 666
  • 666 Disorder Openweight Championship (1 time)
  • Shinjuku Ni-chōme Pro-Wrestling ILNP Championship (1 time)

• 1991 births
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• LGBTQ professional wrestlers
• Martial artists from Iwate Prefecture
• Triangle Ribbon Champions

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