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Satoshi Kojima (小島 聡, Kojima Satoshi, born September 14, 1970) is a Japanese professional wrestler. [1] He is currently signed to both New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Major League Wrestling (MLW), where he is the current MLW World Heavyweight Champion in his second reign and a former one-time MLW World Tag Team Champion.
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- In Wrestling
- Championships and Accomplishments
Like many Japanese wrestlers, Kojima has a background in Judo, but he chose not to continue the sport when he went to college. He got his start loading trucks for New Japan Pro Wrestling & after some months of persuasion finally convinced head trainer Animal Hamaguchi to accept him into the dojo.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Kojima entered the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in February 1991. He debuted as a wrestler on September 14 in a match against Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, who would later adopt the stage name of Hiroyoshi Tenzan. In 1994 he defeated Manabu Nakanishi in the Young Lions Cup finals, winning the tournament. In the end of that year he went to Europe, and returned to NJPW in January 1996. When he returned, he formed The Bull Powers with Nakanishi, who had returned from WCW. In May 1997 he defeated Riki Chōs...
All Japan Pro Wrestling
In January 2002, in opposition to Antonio Inoki focusing the IWGP title on unreliable shoot style wrestlers such as Kazuyuki Fujita and Tadao Yasuda, Kojima left NJPW with his mentor Keiji Mutoh, and joined All Japan Pro Wrestling where he was finally able to receive the push of a top star. He held both of the company's tag team titles, the AJPW Double Cup Tag Team Championship twice. On February 16, 2005, he won the Triple Crown, AJPW's unified heavyweight championship from Toshiaki Kawada....
Return to New Japan
Kojima returned to New Japan in August 2010 in order to take part in the 2010 G1 Climax tournament. His return match took place on August 6, 2010, when he teamed up with El Samurai in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Hirooki Goto and Ryusuke Taguchi. In the round robin stage of the tournament Kojima won five out his seven matches and won his block to advance to the finals, where, on August 15, he defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win G1 Climax. On October 11 Kojima defeated Togi Maka...
Finishing movesSignature movesTag teams and stablesWrestlers trainedFeb 5, 2024 · Satoshi Kojima walked into MLW to win the world heavyweight championship on September 26, 2002. Over twenty years later, Kojima holds that same title once again.
Satoshi Kojima (小島 聡) was born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan on September 14, 1970, and he is currently 53 years old. He is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling and Major League Wrestling on the Heavyweight division under the ring name of Satoshi Kojima.
General Data. Current gimmick: Satoshi Kojima. Age: 53 years. Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling. Active Roles: Singles Wrestler, Tag Team Wrestler.
4 days ago · This comes after Guerrero called out Kojima in a promo video this past weekend. From MLW: Major League Wrestling (MLW) today announced an MLW World Heavyweight Championship: Satoshi Kojima (champion) vs. Ultimo Guerrero (CMLL) at MLW Slaughterhouse, from the Coliseum in St. Petersburg, FL on Friday, October 4 presented live on YouTube.
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Sep 4, 2021 · Satoshi Kojima is coming to All Elite Wrestling. The wrestling icon makes his AEW debut this Sunday at All Out, bringing his distinct brand of intensity and international accolades to a...
