For the video game designer, see Takashi Iizuka (game designer).
Takashi Iizuka
Iizuka in March 2017
Born
(1966-08-02) August 2, 1966 (age 57)[1][2] Muroran, Hokkaidō[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Sambo Iizuka[3] Takashi Iizuka Takayuki Iizuka
Billed height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Billed weight
107 kg (236 lb)[1]
Trained by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling Dojo
Debut
November 2, 1986
Retired
February 21, 2019
Takayuki Iizuka (飯塚 孝之, Iizuka Takayuki, born August 2, 1966), better known by his ring name Takashi Iizuka (飯塚 高史, Iizuka Takashi), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his 33-year career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. He has also worked for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a one-time GHC Tag Team Champion.
Debuting in 1986 under his real name, Iizuka formed the tag team J-J-Jacks with fellow dojo trainee Akira Nogami in 1992. After changing his ring name to Takashi Iizuka (飯塚 高史, Iizuka Takashi) in 1995, he became a mainstay of the New Japan seikigun, and was a frequent tag team partner for Yuji Nagata during the early 2000s. In 2008, Iizuka underwent a drastic change to his look, character and wrestling style, turning heel, shaving his head bald, growing a sinister beard, and adapting a hardcore wrestling style. He was also given the gimmick of an uncontrollable madman, and nicknamed "The Great Traitor" for his betrayal of the New Japan roster. Iizuka competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling over four separate decades before retiring from in ring competition in February 2019.
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Takayuki Iizuka (飯塚 孝之, Iizuka Takayuki, born August 2, 1966), better known by his ring name TakashiIizuka (飯塚 高史, IizukaTakashi), is a Japanese retired...
continuing the series on Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation systems. TakashiIizuka has been the series' producer since 2010. While Sonic games often have...
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cancellation of the Sega Saturn game Sonic X-treme. Led by director TakashiIizuka and producer Yuji Naka, the team strove to reinvent Sonic for the 3D...
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PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Windows. Sonic Team USA's Yuji Naka and TakashiIizuka led the game's 20-month development. The team wanted Sonic Heroes to...
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the 2020 Sonic film. Due to the influx of new fans, Sonic Team head TakashiIizuka wanted to make the older Sonic games available on modern hardware. The...
Forces (2017), Sonic Team began exploring approaches for its next game. TakashiIizuka, head of Sonic Team, wanted Frontiers to be a model for future titles...
platform game Backbone was developing, before Sonic series producer TakashiIizuka stepped in and changed its direction, as well as deciding on the PSP...
producer TakashiIizuka, Sonic Colors was designed to appeal to a casual audience, particularly children and fans of the Super Mario series. Iizuka's statement...
2017. "Interview with TakashiIizuka". Official Xbox Magazine UK. May 2011. Berry, Jason (June 14, 2011). "E3 2011 Q&A: TakashiIizuka on Sonic Generations"...
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Racing Transformed (2012), developed Team Sonic Racing. Sonic Team head TakashiIizuka conceived the cooperative gameplay, and Sumo Digital used the team-based...
teams of Giant Bernard and Shinsuke Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and TakashiIizuka, Giant Bernard and Rick Fuller, Shinsuke Nakamura and Hirooki Goto and...
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course of a year and a half using the Unity game engine. Series veteran TakashiIizuka, who designed and directed previous Sonic games, served as producer...
the IWGP Tag Team Title again, this time beating Kazuo Yamazaki and TakashiIizuka. They held the titles for over 5 months before losing to Tatsumi Fujinami...
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