(1983-02-10) February 10, 1983 (age 41)[1] Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Army Santa[2] Bone Soldier Ishimori Tai-chan Taiji Ishimori Superstar Bone Soldier Jr
Billed height
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Billed weight
75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Trained by
Tamon Honda Último Dragón
Debut
May 11, 2002[1]
Taiji Ishimori (石森 太二, Ishimori Taiji, born February 10, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. Ishimori is a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside former Bullet Club teammates Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.
Ishimori is best known for his 12-year stint with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he became one of the most decorated junior heavyweights in the promotion's history, holding the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, while also setting the record for the longest reign with the championship at 405 days during his first reign. Ishimori also held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a record six times, and won the promotion's Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League a record four times. He is also known for his work in Impact Wrestling, where he is a one-time Impact X Division Champion.
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^"Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-26.
Lucha Libre, Mexico), Davey Richards (ROH/PWG, United States), and TaijiIshimori (Pro Wrestling Noah). On May 31, 2010 it was announced that Tiger Mask...
three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions with Bad Luck Fale and TaijiIshimori. He also has made appearances in the U.S. based promotion Ring of Honor...
to Ryusuke Taguchi, Fujita Hayato, Kenny Omega, Koji Kanemoto, and TaijiIshimori, ending with four points, second to last his group. He teamed up with...
Ishimori (written: 石森 lit. "stone forest") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: TaijiIshimori (石森 太二, born 1983), Japanese...
White for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships, TaijiIshimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi for the IWGP Jr. Hvt. Championship, Evil vs. Sanada...
defeated Idris Abraham in the quarterfinals, Drago in the semifinals, and TaijiIshimori in the final to win the 2017 GFW Super X Cup. In October, Xavier made...
Marvin and attacked the reigning Jr. Heavyweight tag champions KENTA and TaijiIshimori. The new team would defeat the champions for their titles two weeks...
successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against TaijiIshimori. After the match, Takahashi challenged El Desperado for the title, which...
Haste and Mikey Nicholls in six-man tag team competition. Next up, TaijiIshimori, Chase Owens and Kenta defeated Tigers Mask, Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi...
became a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (all with TaijiIshimori) and a two-time Super J-Cup winner while in the stable. Around the beginning...
Openweight 6-Man Title, this time teaming with Bullet Club teammate TaijiIshimori, and would hold the championships until January 30, 2019, losing them...
U.S. Championship, Kairi vs. Tam Nakano for the IWGP Women's Title, TaijiIshimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado vs. Master Wato for the IWGP Jr...
Pro-Wrestling. Later the same year, he entered the New Japan Cup and lost to TaijiIshimori in the first round on June 17. On November 20, 2022, at Historic X-Over...
9 NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall Osaka, Japan El Desperado vs. TaijiIshimori in the Best of the Super Juniors 31 final Will feature the finals of...
All Japan Pro Wrestling's Atsuki Aoyagi. In other prominent matches, TaijiIshimori defeated Soberano Jr., Shun Skywalker, Ninja Mack, and Yo-Hey in a five-way...
Championship, the Grand Champion Matt Sydal defeated the X Division Champion TaijiIshimori in a title versus title match and Latin American Xchange (Santana and...
against Sanada and Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) defeated Bullet Club (TaijiIshimori and El Phantasmo) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship...
returning TaijiIshimori, who sought a future title match The following month at Power Struggle, Takahashi successfully defended his title against Ishimori. After...
Libre AAA Worldwide, Sammy Guevara representing Wrestle Circus and TaijiIshimori representing Pro Wrestling Noah. The tournament final took place at...
Scurll debuted for the likes of IPW:UK and RQW, wrestling Jonny Storm, TaijiIshimori, Bubblegum and many others. On 5 June 2007, Marty made his debut for...
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