Japanese professional wrestler
Daigoro Kashiwa
Kashiwa in June 2012
Born (1976-11-25 ) November 25, 1976 (age 47)
[1]
Kashiwa ,
Japan
Ring name(s) Daigoro Kashiwa Captain Daigoro Kashiwa Megane Kashiwa Mask Billed height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
[2] Billed weight 90 kg (198 lb) Trained by
Taka Michinoku Debut 2001 Retired 2018
Daigoro Kashiwa (柏大五郎 , Kashiwa Daigorō ) is a
Japanese retired
professional wrestler and
referee best known for his time with the Japanese
promotion
Kaientai Dojo .
[3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2001-2018)
Kashiwa made his
professional wrestling debut at Osaka Pro Saturday Night Story , an event promored by
Osaka Pro Wrestling on October 6, 2001 where he fell short to Takashi Tachibana.
[4]
As part freelancer, Kashiwa marked sporadic appearances for various other promotions. He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, an
108-man battle royal at
Tenka Sanbun no Kei: New Year's Eve Special , a cross-over event held between
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW),
DDT and
Kaientai Dojo from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as
Great Kojika ,
Danshoku Dino ,
Kenny Omega ,
Tajiri ,
Gota Ihashi and many others.
[5] On the ninth night of the NOAH Winter Navigation 2016 , event promoted by
Pro Wrestling Noah on December 23, Kashiwa competed in a
11-man battle royal also involving
Akitoshi Saito ,
Hitoshi Kumano ,
Muhammad Yone ,
Yoshinari Ogawa and others. Earlier that night he teamed up with Saburo Inematsu and unsuccessfully challenged Momo No Seishun Tag (
Atsushi Kotoge and
Daisuke Harada ) in a tag team match.
[6] At W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017 , an event promoted by
Wrestle-1 on December 3, he teamed up with
Ryuichi Sekine and went into a
time-limit draw against
Manabu Soya and
Nosawa Rongai .
[7]
Kaientai Dojo (2002-2018)
Kashiwa spent most of his career working for Kaientai Dojo, later
Active Advance Pro Wrestling . At BJW/DDT/K-DOJO New Year's Eve Toshikoshi , a cross-over event promoted by Kaientai Dojo in partnership with Big Japan Pro Wrestling and
DDT Pro-Wrestling on December 31, 2012, he teamed up with
Taka Michinoku and
Psycho to defeat
Akito ,
Masa Takanashi and
Mikami .
[8] Kashiwa had his retirement match at K-DOJO GRAND SLAM In Blue Field on June 17, 2018 where he teamed up with Ayato Yoshida in a losing effort to
Kengo Mashimo and Kunio Toshima as a result of a
tag team match .
[9]
New Japan Pro Wrestling (2006-2007)
Kashiwa worked in a couple of matches for
New Japan Pro Wrestling . At WRESTLE LAND 9th ~ Deadly Target ~ , an event promoted on May 1, 2007, he teamed up with
Jinsei Shinzaki in a losing effort to
Toru Yano and Makai 21.
[10] At NJPW Last Of CTU ~ CTU Farewell In Korakuen Hall on August 26, 2007, he teamed up with
Apple Miyuki , Hiro Tonai, Taku Anzawa and Teppei Ishizaka in a losing effort to CTU (CTU Ranger Blue, CTU Ranger Green, CTU Ranger Pink, CTU Ranger Red and CTU Ranger Yellow) as a result of a
ten-man tag team match .
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Championships and accomplishments
References
^ Saalbach, Axel.
"Daigoro Kashiwa • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"Daigoro Kashiwa/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD).
"Daigoro Kashiwa Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Purolove (October 6, 2001).
"Osaka Pro "SATURDAY NIGHT STORY", 06.10.2001 Osaka Delfin Arena at Festival Gate" . purolove.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip.
"BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special" . cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ Purolove (December 23, 2016).
"NOAH, 23.12.2016 Tokyo Differ Ariake" . purolove.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^
Wrestle-1 (December 3, 2017).
「WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2017 SHINING WINTER」 平成29年12月2日(土)~平成29年12月17日(日) . w-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 3, 2021 . {{
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^ WrestleFans (January 2, 2013).
"BJW/DDT/K-DOJO New Year's Eve Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2012 ~ Aim To Embrace Pro-Wrestling 100th Anniversary ~ Shiori Asahi Anniversary" . wrestlefans.pl . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Dark angel (June 25, 2018).
"K-DOJO: »Grand Slam in Blue Field» Daigoro Kashiwa's goodbye" . superluchas.com . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ The Smackdown Hotel.
"NJPW WRESTLE LAND 9: Deadly Target" . thesmackdownhotel.com . Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^
New Japan Pro Wrestling (August 26, 2007).
LAST OF C.T.U〜C.T.U FAREWELL IN KORAKUEN HALL〜 2007年8月26日(日) 18:00開場 18:30開始 . njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title (Japan)" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved November 9, 2019 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Universal Wrestling Association World Middleweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles.
"Universal Wrestling Association/Universal Wrestling Federation Intercontinental Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved October 3, 2021 .
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