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Considered to be one of the greatest Japanese professional wrestlers of the 21st century and of all-time, he was the first wrestler to hold NJPW's IWGP Heavyweight Championship and AJPW's Triple Crown Championship simultaneously, the fourth to win the three major heavyweight championships in Japan with the Triple Crown Heavyweight, IWGP Heavywei...
27. Aug. 2021 · Learn about the legendary career of Satoshi Kojima, a Japanese wrestler who has held multiple titles in NJPW, AJPW, MLW and more. Find out how he will face Jon Moxley at AEW All Out and why he is a beloved figure in the wrestling world.
Learn about Satoshi Kojima, the NJPW legend who faced Jon Moxley in AEW All-Out 2021. Discover his achievements, his finisher and his role in Japan and the US.
4. Sept. 2021 · Wrestler Satoshi Kojima To Channel 'Fighting Spirit' in AEW Debut. The Japanese wrestling icon will bring his distinct intensity and international accolades to this Sunday's 'All Out' in a...
- Before Wrestling
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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 trained12. Juni 2022 · Satoshi Kojima is the new GHC Heavyweight Champion. Kojima defeated former champion Go Shiozaki in the main event of today’s CyberFight Festival 2022 event at the Saitama Super Arena to win the title for the first time. With the win, he became only the fourth person in history to hold the GHC, IWGP Heavyweight, and Triple Crown ...
Satoshi Kojima. Age: 53 years. Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling. Active Roles: Singles Wrestler, Tag Team Wrestler. Personal Data. Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan. Gender: male. Height: 6' 0" (183 cm) Weight: 238 lbs (108 kg) Background in sports:
