- Tatsuhito Takaiwa
Tatsuhito Takaiwa (高岩竜一) is a Zainichi-Korean professional wrestler. Takaiwa is one of the more well-traveled junior heavyweights in Japan, having wrestled for New Japan, and Zero-One, as well as making special appearances in All Japan and NOAH.
He formed a successful
tag team withShinjiro Otani during the 1990s and won the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Tag Titles in 1998 and 1999. He's a former holder of the Zero-One International Jr. Heavyweight Title, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title and a former holder of the Pro Wrestling NOAH GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title, and the AWA World Jr. Heavyweight Title.In wrestling
*Finishing and signature moves:*Death Valley driver, sometimes from the top rope or sometimes preceded by a double powerbomb:*"Takaiwa Driller" (Over the shoulder reverse piledriver):*"Mochizuki Bomb" (Triple powerbomb, sometimes while applying a straight jacket stretch):*Lariat
Championships and accomplishments
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New Japan Pro Wrestling :*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – withShinjiro Otani :*Best of the Super Juniors (2000)
*Pro Wrestling NOAH :*GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)*
Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX :*AWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*AWA/ZERO1-MAX/UPW/WORLD-1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tomohiro Ishii:*NWA/UPW/ZERO-ONE International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time):*WWA World Junior Light Heavyweight Championship (1 Time)*Wrestle Association "R":*WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shinjiro Otani
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Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards :*Most Improved (1997):*Tag Team of the Year (1998) with Shinjiro Otani
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