Japanese professional wrestler
Kazusada Higuchi Born (1988-10-24 ) October 24, 1988 (age 35)
[1]
Monbetsu ,
Japan
Ring name(s) Kazusada Higuchi Kazuko Higuchi Mammoth Higuchi Billed height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
[2] Billed weight 110 kg (243 lb) Debut 2014
Kazusada Higuchi (樋口和貞 , Higuchi Kazusada , born October 24, 1988)
[3] is a former
Japanese
sumo wrestler and current
professional wrestler , working for the Japanese
professional wrestling promotion
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he is a former
KO-D Openweight Champion .
[4]
Sumo career
Hokudōzan Kazusada Born Kazusada Higuchi (1988-10-24 ) 24 October 1988 (age 35)
Monbetsu, Hokkaido ,
Japan Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Stable
Hakkaku Record 140-128-12 Debut March, 2007 Highest rank Makushita 45 (May, 2013) Retired January, 2014 * Up to date as of April 1, 2023.
At
Hokkaido Monbetsukita High School , he was the captain of the
judo 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 8th
Hakkaku
oyakata (former
yokozuna
Hokutoumi ) and started training in
sumo wrestling at the Hakkaku stable.
[5]
He made his professional debut in the March 2007 tournament (
honbasho ). He struggled for two years in the
jonidan division before changing his ring name (
shikona ) from his real name to Hokudōzan (北道山 ) , after the character Hokudōzan Tsuyoshi from the
manga series
Aah! Harimanada .
[5] He then started to produce stronger results, was promoted to
sandanme in July 2009, and eventually to
makushita in November 2011. He reached his highest rank of makushita 45 in May 2013 and retired in January 2014.
According to a 2020 interview, he initially joined sumo as a way of preparing for a
professional wrestling career.
[6]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2014–present)
Higuchi made his
professional wrestling debut at
DDT Pro-Wrestling 's DDT Dramatic Fanclub Vol. 1 , event from October 18, 2014, where he defeated Kota Umeda.
[7] He worked a match at BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling 2015 , a cross-over event held between
Big Japan Pro-Wrestling , DDT, and
Kaientai Dojo from December 31, where he teamed up with Yoshihisa Uto, falling short to
Harashima and
Yuko Miyamoto in the Shuffle Tag Tournament.
[8] Higuchi participated in the Block B of the
Pro Wrestling Noah
2018 Global League , where he scored 6 points after facing
Go Shiozaki ,
Kaito Kiyomiya ,
Muhammad Yone ,
Takashi Sugiura ,
Atsushi Kotoge ,
Maybach Taniguchi and
Cody Hall .
[9] At TJP The God Of Pro Wrestling - My Arms Fell! event of
Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling from December 27, 2018, Higuchi teamed up with
Antonio Honda in a losing effort to Disaster Box (Harashima and
Yuki Ueno ).
[10] He worked a match for
Evolve /
WWN , at EVOLVE 125 , from April 4, 2019, where he defeated Curt Stallion.
[11] One day later, at WWNLive SuperShow - Mercury Rising 2019 , on April 5, he challenged JD Drake for the
WWN Championship but unsuccessfully.
[12]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2014–present)
Higuchi is a multiple-time
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion , title which he won on different occasions. His first title reign began at
Into The Fight 2016 , where he teamed up with
Kouki Iwasaki and
Shunma Katsumata to defeat T2Hii (
Kazuki Hirata ,
Sanshiro Takagi and
Toru Owashi ).
[13] In the second reign, he held the titles with Kouki Iwasaki and
Mizuki Watase , winning them at Best Western Lariat Series 2017 on January 22, by defeating Shuten-dōji (
Kudo ,
Masahiro Takanashi and
Yukio Sakaguchi ) in a
three-way tag team match also involving Antonio Honda,
Konosuke Takeshita and
Trans-Am★Hiroshi .
[14] In the third reign, he won the titles alongside fellow Eruption stablemates Yukio Sakaguchi and
Saki Akai at DDT TV Show! #7 from June 20, 2020.
[15] Higuchi is also a
KO-D Tag Team Champion , title which he won with Yukio Sakaguchi again under the Eruption banner, at Road to Ultimate Party 2020 on October 25.
[16] At
Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary , Higuchi teamed up with
Daisuke Sekimoto as SekiGuchi to defeat Harashima and
Naomichi Marufuji for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.
[17]
On July 3, 2022, Higuchi won the
2022 King of DDT Tournament by defeating
Naomi Yoshimura in the final, and consequently won the
KO-D Openweight Championship .
[18] He defended the title five times before eventually losing it to
Yuji Hino on January 29, 2023, at
Sweet Dreams! 2023 .
Sumo career record
Hokudōzan Kazusada
[19]
Year
JanuaryHatsu basho,
Tokyo
MarchHaru basho,
Osaka
MayNatsu basho,
Tokyo
JulyNagoya basho,
Nagoya
SeptemberAki basho,
Tokyo
NovemberKyūshū basho,
Fukuoka
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 as wins–losses–absencies 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)
Divisions:
Makuuchi —
Jūryō —
Makushita —
Sandanme —
Jonidan —
Jonokuchi
Makuuchi ranks:
Yokozuna —
Ōzeki —
Sekiwake —
Komusubi —
Maegashira
Championships and accomplishments
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"Kazusada Higuchi changed his name to "Hokudozan" - "I will make a fresh start and aim for the top" " 樋口和貞さん「北道山」に改名~「心機一転、上を目指します」 (in Japanese).
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