Hirooki Goto

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Hirooki Goto
Goto in March 2016
Born (1979-06-25) June 25, 1979 (age 44)[1][2]
Kuwana, Mie, Japan[1]
Children3[3][4]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)C.T.U Ranger Red[5]
Goto[6]
Hirooki Goto
Billed height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Billed weight103 kg (227 lb)[1]
Trained byHiroyoshi Tenzan[7]
DebutJuly 6, 2003[1]

Hirooki Goto (後藤洋央紀, Gotō Hirooki, born June 25, 1979)[1][2] is a Japanese professional wrestler. Since his debut, he has wrestled primarily for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

He is known for being the longest reigning

NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time winner of the G1 Climax (2008), five-time winner of the World Tag League (2012, 2014, and 2021, 2022, 2023), and a record three-time winner of the New Japan Cup (2009, 2010, and 2012
).

Early life

Goto attended Kuwana Kogyo High School in Kuwana, Mie, where he was classmates with Katsuyori Shibata.[8] Goto later attended Kokushikan University, where he took part in freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling.

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Junior heavyweight (2003–2005)

Goto's first approach to pro wrestling was Fire pro Wrestling videogame. Then, he started watching JPW, NJPW, AJPW, and Michinoku Pro.

Jado
.

In early 2005, he won the NJPW

Wataru Inoue in the Tokyo Dome for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[2] The duo held the titles for nine months, losing to El Samurai
and Ryusuke Taguchi on February 19, 2006 in Tokyo.

Foreign excursion (2006–2007)

In 2006, Goto joined the American

Lockdown, where he teamed with Black Tiger and Minoru against Team USA members Sonjay Dutt, Jay Lethal and Alex Shelley. Team Japan defeated USA when Black Tiger pinned Lethal.[10] On the April 27, 2006, episode of TNA Impact!, Goto and Minoru lost to Dutt and Shelley, giving a first round victory and two points to Team USA.[11] On May 14, 2006 at Sacrifice, Goto and the other members of Team Japan accompanied Liger to ringside, assisting him in his victory over Team Canada captain Petey Williams. Later that night, all four members of Team Japan took part in a gauntlet match that was won by Team Canada captain Petey Williams.[12]
The 2006 World X Cup was won by Team USA (with five points), with Team Japan coming last with three points.

On August 1, 2006, Goto left for a lengthy learning excursion to Mexico after losing in a farewell match at the CTU 2nd Anniversary Show.[2] While in Mexico he wrestled primarily for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre and for Último Dragón's Toryumon Mexico. During his time in Mexico, he formed a rudo unit with Hajime Ohara and Shigeo Okumura in CMLL.

RISE (2007–2009)

In August 2007, Goto returned to New Japan after his almost one-year stay in Mexico.

2007 G1 Tag League with Milano Collection AT, but the pair would finish in third place.[2]

In 2008 Goto wrestled one of his childhood idols,

The Great Muta at New Japan's annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show. Although having a good showing, Goto would fall to Muta.[2]

Goto's progress was good through 2008 but a surprise victory in New Japan's prestigious G1 Climax in August surpassed everyone's expectations. Goto earned 8 points in Block B, tied for first with Nakamura, but he advanced to the final due to a direct win over the former IWGP champion and RISE leader. Meeting Togi Makabe in the final, Goto overcame outside interference and blood loss to defeat the leader of the Great Bash Heel (G.B.H.) faction, pinning him with the Shouten.

In March 2009 Goto defeated

2009 New Japan Cup and earn a shot at Hiroshi Tanahashi's IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[13] On May 3, 2009, at Wrestling Dontaku 2009, Tanahashi defeated Goto to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[14]

Tournament wins (2010–2013)

On January 4, 2010, at

Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome.[27] Instead, Goto teamed with the returning Kazuchika Okada in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Pro Wrestling Noah representatives Yoshihiro Takayama and Takashi Sugiura.[28][29] On March 6 Goto began his quest to win his third New Japan Cup in a row, but was defeated in the first round by Shinsuke Nakamura.[30] On March 20, the final day of the tournament, Goto turned heel by abandoning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi during a tag team match against Satoshi Kojima and MVP.[31] This marked Goto's final appearance for New Japan, before leaving for his second excursion to Mexico.[32]

Goto in June 2011

Goto made his return to CMLL on March 25 and would, for the next month, work for the promotion as a heel, culminating in a match on April 29 at

Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome, Goto reignited his rivalry with Pro Wrestling Noah's Takashi Sugiura, defeating him in a singles match.[45]

On February 12 at

Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, but were defeated in a rematch by K.E.S.[61][62]

Storyline with Katsuyori Shibata (2013–2015)

In February 2013, Goto made a challenge towards former high school classmate Katsuyori Shibata,

2013 G1 Climax. On August 8, however, it was revealed that Goto had suffered a fractured jaw and was pulled from the tournament.[69] He was leading the A block with four wins (which included a big win over IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kazuchika Okada) and two losses and had three matches left when he was pulled from the G1.[70][71]

Goto in July 2015

Goto returned on December 8, challenging Katsuyori Shibata to a match at

Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, where Goto and Shibata defeated Anderson and Gallows to become the new IWGP Tag Team Champions.[91][92] Goto and Shibata's reign ended in their first defense on February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, where they were defeated by Anderson and Gallows.[93][94]

On March 8, Goto and Shibata once again faced off in the second round of the

Beretta and Rocky Romero.[103] Goto's Intercontinental Championship reign ended on September 27 at Destruction in Kobe, when he was defeated by Shinsuke Nakamura in another title rematch.[104][105]

Chaos (2016–present)

Goto in February 2016

After defeating

2016 World Tag League, teaming with Chaos stablemate Tomohiro Ishii.[113] The two finished the tournament with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals due to losing to block winners Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma in their final round-robin match.[114]

On January 4, 2017, at

Hair vs. Hair match to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, forcing Suzuki to have his head shaved bald.[123]
On January 5, 2018, at New Year's Dash, he was challenged to a title match by
Taichi later challenged him for the NEVER Openweight Championship, which Goto accepted.[130] On September 17, at Destruction in Beppu, Goto lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Taichi in his second defense.[131] On October 27, Goto requested for a rematch for the NEVER Openweight Championship, replacing his Chaos stablemate Will Ospreay, who was scheduled to challenge Taichi at Power Struggle for the title but was unable to do so due to Ospreay suffering an injury.[132] Taichi, however, waved off Goto's challenge and declined immediately.[133] Despite this, the title match was eventually still set at Power struggle which took place on November 3. At the event, Goto defeated Taichi to win the NEVER Openweight Championship for the fourth time. Goto would lose the belt to Kota Ibushi on December 9, without having any defenses.[134]

NEVER Openweight Champion

2019 would see Goto change effectively. After some massive losses, including one to

Destruction in Kobe however. In the same event, he would challenge White for his newly won Intercontinental Championship, although White repeatedly refused, the match was set up anyway for Power Struggle, where Goto would lose. From November 16 until December 8, Goto and Karl Fredericks took part in the 2019 World Tag League, failing to win the tournament with a record of three wins and twelve losses. Afterward, Goto began feuding with KENTA
. Throughout the 2019 World Tag League, KENTA began mocking Goto after his matches, leading Goto to attack him on November 29. Despite being attacked by Goto, KENTA continued to mock Goto leading him to attack KENTA again on December 8. At a press conference the following day, Goto drew the ire of KENTA, after calling into question his in-ring abilities, leading KENTA to return the favor and attack him.

On January 5, 2020, on the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome, Goto defeated KENTA to win the NEVER Openweight Championship for the fifth time. He lost the title to Shingo Takagi on February 1, at The New Beginning in Sapporo. In June, Goto took part in the 2020 New Japan Cup, being eliminated from the tournament by EVIL in the second round. On August 9, Goto, Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi defeated fellow CHAOS stablemates Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano &

Sho in a tournament final to win NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship. From September 19 until October 17, Goto took part in the 2020 G1 Climax, finishing the tournament with a record of four wins and five losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. During the tournament, Goto and Toru Yano broke the record of the shortest match in the tournament's history with the match lasting 18 seconds, surpassing the record held by Kenzo Suzuki against Tadao Yasuda in the 2002 tournament, which their match lasted 37 seconds. From November 15 until December 6, Goto and Yoshi-Hashi took part in the 2020 World Tag League, finishing the tournament with a record of five wins and four losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. In March 2021, Goto took part in the 2021 New Japan Cup, losing in the second round to eventual finalist Shingo Takagi on March 13. From September 19 to October 20, Goto took part in the 2021 G1 Climax, where he finished with a record of three wins and six losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament. Goto, Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi's reign would break the record for the longest reign as champions at 454 days and the most successful title defenses with 9 defenses, before losing the titles to House of Torture (EVIL, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi) on November 6 at Power Struggle. From November 14 to December 12, Goto took part in the round-robin portion of the 2021 World Tag League, alongside Yoshi-Hashi. The team finished with a record of nine wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament. On December 15, Goto & Yoshi-Hashi defeated EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi in the finals to win the 2021 World Tag League. On January 4, 2022, on the first night of Wrestle Kingdom 16, Goto and Yoshi-Hashi defeated Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr. to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship.[135] On Night 2, Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh, failed to capture the NEVER Openweight 6-man Tag Team championships from House of Torture.[136]

In March, Goto competed in the

Forbidden Door, a co-produced show between NJPW and American wrestling company All Elite Wrestling. At the event, Goto was defeated by Hiroshi Tanahashi.[139] Instead at the show, Goto and Yoshi-Hashi competed in the opening match on the Buy-In, defeating Q. T. Marshall and Aaron Solo.[140] This win lead to the pair getting an AEW World Tag Team Championship eliminator match on AEW Rampage, making their AEW debuts against current champions The Young Bucks, which they lost.[141] In June, Goto was announced to be competing in the G1 Climax 32 tournament in July, as a part of the C Block.[142] Prior to the beginning of the tournament, Goto teamed with Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh to win the Never Openweight 6-man tag-team championships in a Wrestle Kingdom rematch. Goto finished his G1 campaign with a total of 6 points, failing to advance to the semi-finals.[143]

In September at Burning Spirit, Goto, Yoshi-Hashi and Yoh, lost the 6-man tag-team championships back to House of Torture.[144] The month after this, Goto competed in a tournament to crown the inaugural NJPW World Television Champion, but was defeated by Kenta in the first round.[145] In November, Bishamon competed in the World Tag League, finishing joint-top of the block and thus advancing to the finals.[146] In the finals, Bishamon defeated Aussie Open (Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis) to win the tournament for a second year in a row.[147] On January 4 2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17, the duo defeated FTR to win the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the second time as a tag-team.[148]

Bishamon made their first title defense at The New Beginning in Sapporo in February, defeating TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste).[149] A month later, the duo successfully defended the titles against Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Later in the month, Goto competed in the 2023 New Japan Cup, receiving a bye to the second round, where he defeated Kyle Fletcher.[150] In the following round, Goto was defeated by Tama Tonga.[151] In April at Sakura Genesis, Bishamon lost the IWGP Tag Team titles to Aussie Open, ending their third reign at 94 days.[152] Later in the month, Goto made his debut on Tamashii, NJPW's Australasian subsidiary.[153] In June at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall, Bishamon won their third IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and Goto's overall fourth, defeating House of Torture and United Empire to win both the vacant IWGP Tag Team titles and the Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships, thus becoming double champions.[154] Five Days later, Bishamon reunited with Tomohiro Ishii at All Together Again, a joint event between NJPW, Pro Wrestling Noah (NOAH) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), to defeat NOAH's Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba and Yoshiki Inamura.[155] On July 4 on night 1 of NJPW Independence Day, Bishamon lost the Strong Openweight Championships, to Bullet Club Wardogs (Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd).[156] The following night in a rematch, the duo defeated Coughlin and Kidd to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championships.[157] The following week, Goto entered the G1 Cimax tournament, where he'd compete in the D Block.[158] Goto finished with 6 points, failing to advance to the tournament's quarterfinals.[159]

Bishamon returned to tag-team competition in November, competing in the annual

title vs title rematch against Guerrillas of Destiny (G.O.D), at Wrestle Kingdom 18. On January 4, 2024, at Wrestle Kingdom. Bishamon was defeated by G.O.D, ending the team's third IWGP Tag Team title reign at 214 days.[164]

In March, Goto entered the annual New Japan Cup, receiving a bye to the second round.[165] Goto defeated Chase Owens to advance to the quarterfinals.[166] In the next round, Goto was scheduled to face David Finlay, but advanced to the semi-finals, when Finlay pulled out of the tournament due to an illness.[167] Goto defeated the previous year's cup winner Sanada in the semi-finals, thus advancing to his first New Japan Cup final in 8 years.[168] In the Cup final, Goto was defeated by Yota Tsuji.[169]

Other media

Goto made his acting debut in 2016 with a cameo appearance as a gangster in the Indonesian action film Headshot.[170] In 2020, Goto appeared in Kamen Rider Zero-One the Movie: Real×Time as Buga, a computer avatar and one of the users of the Kamen Rider Abaddon powers.

Bushi

Championships and accomplishments

Goto in August 2015, during his second reign as the IWGP Intercontinental Champion

Luchas de Apuestas record

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Hirooki Goto (hair) Minoru Suzuki (hair and championship) Tokyo, Japan Wrestle Kingdom 12 January 4, 2018

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