Isao Takagi
| Isao Takagi | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 8, 1961 Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Isao Takagi Arashi (II) Love Machine Storm |
| Billed height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Billed weight | 146 kg (322 lb) |
| Debut | March 31, 1987 |
| Takuetsuyama Gorō | |
|---|---|
| 卓越山 吾郎 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Isao Takagi November 8, 1961 Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 148 kg (326 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takadagawa |
| Record | 222-185-17 |
| Debut | March, 1977 |
| Highest rank | Jūryō 5 (November, 1985) |
| Retired | July, 1986 |
| * Up to date as of Feb. 2022. | |
Isao Takagi (高木 功, Takagi Isao, born November 8, 1961) who goes by the
Career
Takagi was initially a
Takagi remained a strong member of the undercard, feuding with dojo classmates Akira Taue, Kenta Kobashi, Tsuyoshi Kikuchi and Tatsumi Kitahara. In 1990, however, he decided to follow former sumo wrestler Genichiro Tenryu out of AJPW and into a new promotion, Super World of Sports (SWS). Takagi was fired from SWS in early 1991, with the company claiming he missed too many training sessions due to claimed injuries and he spent too much time gambling.[3] Afterwards, Takagi wandered in the independents until settling down in the successor promotion, WAR.
In WAR he adopted the name Arashi (storm), originally a masked gimmick used by also former rikishi
In 1998, as WAR went into decline due to Tenryu making a comeback in
Arashi made the finals of the Champion Carnival the same year, where he fell to Satoshi Kojima. He received a shot at Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Shinya Hashimoto, but was defeated.
After he and Mutoh lost the World Tag Team Championship to Kojima and Kaz Hayashi, Arashi was relegated back to the mid-card.
In September 2006, after a trial on drug charges, Takagi was sentenced to three years in prison. Freed after serving a portion of his sentence, Takagi returned to professional wrestling, working in Tatsumi Fujinami's Muga World (now Dradition) promotion. In 2007, Takagi appeared during a match under his real name for the first time since 1993. He's since brought back his real name as a ring name periodically.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Koki Kitahara (1) and Nobutaka Araya (1)
- Keiji Mutoh
- January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2006) [4]
- Apache Army
- 1 time) – with Koki Kitahara and Nobutaka Araya
Sumo career record
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | x | (Maezumo) | West Jonokuchi #11 6–1 |
East Jonidan #53 5–2 |
East Jonidan #19 3–4 |
West Jonidan #28 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 |
| 1978 | West Jonidan #73 6–1 |
West Jonidan #13 5–2 |
West Sandanme #64 4–3 |
East Sandanme #46 3–4 |
West Sandanme #58 2–5 |
West Sandanme #88 6–1 |
| 1979 | East Sandanme #38 5–2 |
West Sandanme #11 3–4 |
East Sandanme #26 3–4 |
West Sandanme #38 5–2 |
West Sandanme #11 5–2 |
West Makushita #44 2–5 |
| 1980 | West Sandanme #7 5–2 |
West Makushita #45 5–2 |
West Makushita #27 3–4 |
East Makushita #36 3–4 |
West Makushita #44 3–4 |
East Makushita #59 5–2 |
| 1981 | West Makushita #35 4–3 |
West Makushita #28 5–2 |
East Makushita #15 4–3 |
West Makushita #8 1–6 |
West Makushita #31 4–3 |
West Makushita #22 3–4 |
| 1982 | West Makushita #31 4–3 |
West Makushita #25 3–4 |
West Makushita #37 5–2 |
West Makushita #20 3–4 |
West Makushita #29 5–2 |
East Makushita #16 3–4 |
| 1983 | West Makushita #23 3–4 |
East Makushita #33 4–3 |
West Makushita #23 4–3 |
West Makushita #16 5–2 |
West Makushita #8 2–5 |
East Makushita #21 4–3 |
| 1984 | West Makushita #12 5–2 |
West Makushita #5 3–4 |
East Makushita #10 4–3 |
East Makushita #6 5–2 |
East Makushita #3 2–5 |
East Makushita #17 5–2 |
| 1985 | East Makushita #9 4–3 |
West Makushita #4 4–3 |
West Makushita #2 4–3 |
West Jūryō #11 9–6 |
East Jūryō #8 8–7 |
West Jūryō #5 6–6–3 |
| 1986 | East Jūryō #9 3–12 |
West Makushita #4 4–3 |
West Makushita #1 3–4 |
East Makushita #5 Retired 0–0–7 |
x | x |
| Record given as wins–losses–absencies Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Playoff (s)Divisions: Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Maegashira |
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References
- ^ "Isao Takagi profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Observer Staff (February 18, 1991). "February 18, 1991 Observer Newsletter: More on Wrestlemania relocating". F4WOnline.com. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 4, 2019. (subscription required)
- ^ "All-Japan Other Tournaments". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "Tenryu Project Results". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Takuetsuyama Goro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.