Takeshi Morishima
| Takeshi Morishima | |
|---|---|
 Morishima at his WWE tryout in August 2008 | |
| Born | October 15, 1978 Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Morishima Takeshi Morishima |
| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
| Trained by | Akira Taue All Japan Pro Wrestling Mitsuharu Misawa |
| Debut | March 22, 1998 |
| Retired | 2015 |
Takeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, Morishima Takeshi) (born October 15, 1978) is a Japanese former professional wrestler.
Morishima is known for his time wrestling in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah, Ring of Honor (ROH) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA). He also had a tryout and dark match for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).[1]
During his career, Morishima would hold many championships. In Noah, he was a three-time GHC Heavyweight Champion and a five-time GHC Tag Team Champion,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] in ROH, he was a one-time ROH World Champion,[9] and in AAA, he was a one-time AAA World Tag Team Champion.[10]
In April 2015, Morishima was scheduled to wrestle in the 2015 Global Tag League but could not compete because he had suffered an injury. Results of bloodwork he had done revealed that Morishima had a high glycated hemoglobin which was thought to be diabetes. Doctors suggested that Morishima never wrestle again and he would decide to.retire from in-ring competition afterwards.[11] Morishima would later say that his retirement was more because he was in a terrible shape both physical and mentally.[12] He made an attempt to return to the ring in late 2018 but had to cancel because he needed surgery for Arthritis in his foot.[13]
On November 4, 2018, Morishima would get into legal trouble. He would be arrested after punching a taxi driver in the face and breaking his cheekbones after not paying his fare.[14]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Takeshi Morishima WWE Tryout Matches Uploaded To WWE Vault". Fightful. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH The Second Navigation '08 - Tag 8". Cagematch. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH Great Voyage In Osaka 2012". Cagematch. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH New Year Navigation 2014". Cagematch. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH Autumn Navigation tour results". Green Destiny. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "NOAH Winter Navigation tour results". PuroLove. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH Exceeding Our Dreams 2009 - Tag 5". Cagematch. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "NOAH The First Navigation 2014 - Tag 11". Cagematch. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "ROH - Fifth Year Festival: Philly DVD Review". 411Mania. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Ya estamos en la Casa". Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (in Spanish). Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "森嶋猛選手 引退のご報告". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Takeshi Morishima anuncia su regreso a los cuadriláteros tras tres años retirado". Solowrestling (in Spanish). Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Takeshi Morishima's Comeback Delayed". Fightful. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Report: Takeshi Morishima Arrested Under Suspicion Of Assaulting A Taxi Driver". Fightful. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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