Great-O-Khan
Great O-Khan | |
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Debut | January 3, 2015 |
Tomoyuki Oka (岡 倫之, Oka Tomoyuki, born June 12, 1991), better known by his
Early life
Oka excelled in amateur wrestling while in school, winning the All Japan Wrestling Championship in the 120 kg Freestyle class in 2012. Oka met
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Young Lion (2015–2020)
Oka began training with
On June 30, 2018, Oka debuted a new look and ring name, Great-O-Kharn. He defeated
United Empire (2020–present)
On October 16, 2020, O-Kharn, now going by the slightly modified ring name Great-O-Khan,
O-Khan began 2022 with a loss to Sanada at Wrestle Kingdom 16 in a special singles match. An entrant in the 2022 New Japan Cup, O-Khan was defeated by Zack Sabre Jr. in the third round. On April 9, O-Khan and Cobb became the IWGP Tag-team Champions for the first time in both men's careers, during the Hyper Battle series.[21] The two lost the titles at Wrestling Dontaku, ending their reign at 22 days. They regained the titles on June 12, at Dominion 6.12 in Osaka-jo Hall.[22] After losing the titles at Forbidden Door, O-Khan was announced to be a part of the G1 Climax 32 in July, where he would compete in the B Block.[23] O-Khan finished the tournament with 4 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals.[24]
In September, O-Khan made his debut for Pro Wrestling Noah, teaming with The Great Muta and Nosawa Rongai to defeat Kongo (Tadasuke, Manabu Soya and Kenoh), at the finals of the N-1 Victory.[25] In October, O-Khan competed in a tournament to crown, the inaugural NJPW World Television Champion. O-Khan lost in the first round to Toru Yano, following being misted by The Great Muta.[26] The following month, O-Khan once again teamed with Aaron Henare in the World Tag League, finishing with 10 points, failing to advance to the tournament finals.[27][28] On December 17, O-Khan returned to RevPro winning the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship, defeating Zak Zodiac, who was replacing champion Ricky Knight Jr.[29]
On January 4, 2023 at
All Elite Wrestling (2022)
On the May 25, 2022 episode of
Personal life
On April 4, 2022, O-Khan was given a letter of appreciation by
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jeff Cobb[45]
- 1 time, current)[46]
- Revolution Pro Wrestling
- 1 time)[47]
- RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rampage Brown[48]
- Southside Wrestling Entertainment
- SWE Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Rampage Brown[49]
- Tokyo Sports
- Technique Award (2021)[50]
- Fighting Spirit Award (2022)[51]
- Best Tag Team Award (2022) – with Jeff Cobb[51]
References
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- ^ "RevPro Strong Style Evolved UK - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ a b "Tomoyuki Oka « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Otaku pro wrestler Tomoyuki Oka makes no apologies for blurring the nerd/jock boundary". 15 April 2014.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Lion's Gate Project1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Lion's Gate Project3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Great Wrestling Festival 2017 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Tag 1 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Tag 3 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Tag 5 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2017 - Tag 8 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "NJPW Togi Makabe 20th Anniversary Show « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "NJPW Lion's Gate Project4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "NJPW G1 Climax 2017 - Tag 4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ローソンチケット Presents G1 Climax 27". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Lion's Gate Project10". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "AJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "グレート‐O‐カーン on Twitter".
- ^ YouTube (October 19, 2020). "Great-O-Khan seeks to build THE EMPIRE at Okada's expense! |G1 Climax 30". YouTube.
- ^ "Naito gets adopted home town win as Destino calls". njpw1972.com. April 26, 2021.
- ^ "NJPW Hyper Battle Results (4/9): Okada Defends Against Zack Sabre Jr., SANADA Vacates". 9 April 2022.
- ^ "NJPW Dominion Live Results (6/12) – New Champions Crowned in Osaka-Jo Hall". 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Field announced for NJPW G1 Climax 32". 12 June 2022.
- ^ "NJPW G1 Climax 32 block winners determined, semifinals set". 16 August 2022.
- ^ "NOAH N-1 Victory 2022: Grand Final Review". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Blanchard, Matthew (2022-10-26). "NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 Results: Toru Yano Gets Aid From The Great Muta To Defeat Great-O-Khan & Advance In NJPW World Television Championship Tournament (10/26)". The Overtimer. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "World Tag League Lineups Revealed! | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Carey, Ian (2022-12-14). "NJPW World Tag League & Super Junior Tag League winners crowned". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "RevPro Uprising Results (12/17): Great-O-Khan Wins Undisputed British Heavyweight Title | Fightful News". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "2023.01.04 WRESTLE KINGDOM 17 in TOKYO DOME | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "2023.01.05 NEW YEAR DASH!! | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya 2023 Results – Jan. 22, 2023 – Shingo Takagi vs. Great-O-Khan". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "2023.03.15 NEW JAPAN CUP 2023 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "RevPro Results: Revolution Rumble 2023 – London, England (3/26)". www.wrestling-news.net. 2023-03-27. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Fritts, Chick (2023-06-04). "NJPW Dominion live results: Seven title matches". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Thompson, Andrew (2023-07-09). "Michael Oku (The OJMO) ends Great-O-Khan's reign as RevPro Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion". Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "NJPW G1 Climax 33 Participants, Blocks & Full Schedule". Voices of Wrestling. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Rueter, Sean (2023-08-09). "New Japan's G1 Climax 33 quarterfinals are set". Cageside Seats. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "NJPW Stars Invade Tonight's AEW Dynamite". 25 May 2022.
- ^ "ROH & IWGP Tag Team title match added to AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door". 17 June 2022.
- ^ "AEW-NJPW Forbidden Door results: Powell's live review of Jon Moxley vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the Interim AEW World Title, Jay White vs. Kazuchika Okada vs. Hangman Page vs. Adam Cole for the IWGP World Heavyweight Title, Thunder Rosa vs. Toni Storm for the AEW Women's Title, Will Ospreay vs. Orange Cassidy for the IWGP U.S. Title". 26 June 2022.
- ^ "女児救出でお手柄オーカーン…なぜパンケーキを持っていたのか トレンド1位獲得も称賛の声には当惑 – 東京スポーツ新聞社". April 2022.
- ^ "The Great O-Khan Bravely Saves Teenage Girl from "Drunk Pervert"". April 2022.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021 - the Internet Wrestling Database".
- ^ "IWGP Tag Team 94th | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING".
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 25, 2021). "NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "RevPro Uprising 2022 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database". Cagematch.net. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (October 13, 2019). "RPW Undisputed British Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (November 24, 2019). "SWE Tag Team Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ 【プロレス大賞】グレート―O―カーン 初の技能賞も不満げ「お目が高いのか、腐っておるのか分からんな」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
- ^ a b Lambert, Jeremy (December 16, 2022). "Kazuchika Okada Wins Tokyo Sports MVP, Okada vs. Will Ospreay Wins Best Bout". Fightful. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
External links
- Tomoyuki Oka's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- Great-O-Khan's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- Tomoyuki Oka's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database