Taiji Ishimori

Taiji Ishimori
Ishimori in November 2019
Born	(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 signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. He is a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.

Ishimori is also known for his time in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he won the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship three times (with his first reign being the longest of this championship at 405 days), the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a record six times, and the Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League a record four times. He also worked for Impact Wrestling, where he is a one-time X Division Champion.^[3]

Championships and accomplishments

• DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)^[4]
• Impact Wrestling
  • Impact X Division Championship (1 time)^[3]
• Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
  • AAA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takeshi Morishima^[5]
  • Best Wrestler of the Lucha Libre World Cup award (2017)^[6]
• New Japan Pro-Wrestling
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)^[7]
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with El Phantasmo^[8]
  • NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa^[9]
  • KOPW Provisional Championship (1 time)^[10]
  • U-30 One Night Tag Tournament (2004) – with Hiroshi Tanahashi^[11]
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 83 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2022^[12]
• Pro Wrestling Noah
  • GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
  • GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Kenta (1), Ricky Marvin (1), Atsushi Kotoge (2) and Hi69 (2)
  • Nippon TV/NTV G+ Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League (4 times) – 2007 and 2008 with Kenta, 2012 with Atsushi Kotoge, 2016 with ACH
  • Super J-Cup Qualifying Tournament A (2016)
• Toryumon X
  • UWA World Welterweight Championship (1 time)^[13]
  • Young Dragons Cup (2002)
  • Yamaha Cup (2003) – with Shu Sato

References

1. "石森 太二 (Ishimori Taiji)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
2. "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
3. "Impact Wrestling TV taping results: Title changes, career match, more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
4. Wrestling Titles (March 14, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
5. "Ya estamos en la Casa" (in Spanish). AAA. March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
6. "AAA: Resultados "Lucha Libre World Cup 2017" – Pagano y Psycho Clown son los vencedores – Superluchas". 10 October 2017.
7. Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 4, 2019). "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
8. Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 16, 2019). "IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
9. "G1 Climax 28 Night19". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
10. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 25, 2021). "NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
11. "NJPW Tsuyoku-Are ~Toukon Series 2004 – Tag 13" (in German). Cagematch.net. October 30, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2010. U-30 One Night Tag Tournament Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Taiji Ishimori besiegen Ryusuke Taguchi & Shinsuke Nakamura (14:49)
12. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
13. Hoops, Brian (May 11, 2015). "On this day in pro wrestling history (May 11): Von Erichs vs. Verne & Don Leo Jonathan, Shane Douglas vs 2 Cold Scorpio". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

Other websites

• NJPW profile Archived 2024-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
• Taiji Ishimori on Twitter
• Taiji Ishimori on IMDb