(1995-05-29) May 29, 1995 (age 28)[1][2] Osaka, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker[3] Takeshita=Pehlwan[4]
Billed height
187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Billed weight
105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Billed from
Osaka, Japan
Trained by
DDT Pro-Wrestling[5] Atsushi Maruyama Yasu Urano
Debut
August 18, 2011[1]
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下幸之介, Takeshita Kōnosuke, born May 29, 1995)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to both the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) where he is a member of the Don Callis Family, and the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013 and is the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history, having won the title on his 21st birthday. In DDT, he has also held the KO-D Tag Team Championship, the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, and the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. He signed with AEW in November 2022 and is currently managed by Don Callis.
^ abcdef竹下幸之介. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 10, 2021.
^竹下幸之介. Oscar Promotion (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2017.
^【U・S・A日本公演『Sakabash at the Beach 2016』のまとめ】ヒロシが頂天の優勝賞金50万円を使って約3年ぶりに開催したU・S・Aにユニバースは酔いしれる!/練馬スティング、ジ・ニシナリテイカー、チンスケ・ナカムラまで登場したロイヤルランブルを制したのはノブライアン!. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
^【名古屋リポート】HarashimaがKudoを破り、KO-D無差別級王者に返り咲く/DDT初のアジアタッグ戦は石井&入江がV2達成/アイドルランバージャックマッチでしず風&絆~Kizuna~が大暴れ...大石がExtreme級王座奪取!!/彰俊が漢タイツを装着し掟破りの男色ドライバー!!/佐々木がKing of DDT予選を突破. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 25, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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