Kankuro Hoshino
| Kankuro Hoshino | |
|---|---|
 Hoshino in August 2015 | |
| Birth name | Naotake Hoshino |
| Born | July 6, 1975[1] Saitama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kaijin Busaiking Hoshi Mercury Daio Ikemen Kankuro Hoshino |
| Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Debut | 2005[3] |
Naotake Hoshino (星野直丈, Hoshino Naotake) is a
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2005–present)
Hoshino competed at BJW World Triangle Night In Korakuen, a cross-over event held between Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling on July 30, 2012, where he teamed up with his Heisei Gokudo Combi stable partner Masato Inaba in a losing effort to Shadow WX and Clint Margera.[6] He participated at another event produced by the three promotions, the wXw/CZW/BJW Triangle Of Ultraviolence: Messengers Of Death, where on the second night from October 3, 2011, he fell short to Jimmy Havoc.[7] Hoshino made a couple of appearances for Chikara Pro Wrestling, where at CHIKARA King Of Trios 2010, he teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi as Team Big Japan Wrestling, defeating Team Frighting (Frightmare, Hallowicked and Mike Quackenbush) on the first night from April 23, 2010.[8] On the second night from April 24, they defeated Team Future Is Now (Equinox, Helios and Jigsaw) in the quarter-finals, but fell short one night later on April 25 to Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Ares, Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas) in the semi-finals.[9]
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2007–present)
Hoshino is best known for his long-time tenure with
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (4 times, current) – with Masato Inaba and Great Kojika (1), Shinya Ishikawa and Ryuji Ito (1), Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu (1), Kengo Takai and Kenta Kosugi (1)[17]
- Guts World Pro-Wrestling
- GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke and Masashi Takeda[18]
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kankuro Hoshino/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kankuro Hoshino-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Puroresu Central. "Kankuro Hoshino Profile/Big Japan Roster". puroresucentral.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ レスラーヒューマンストーリー第207回 星野勘九郎 [Wrestler Human Story #207 Kankuro Hoshino]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese) (1752): 71–74. August 27, 2014.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Kankuro Hoshino • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling (July 30, 2012). "wXw "& BJW & CZW WORLD TRIANGLE NIGHT IN KORAKUEN"". wxw-wrestling.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling (October 3, 2011). "wXw / CZW / BJW Triangle of Ultraviolence - Night 2". wxw-wrestling.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Chikara Pro Wrestling (April 23, 2010). "King of Trios 2010 - Night 1". chikarapro.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Jasper, Gavin (August 27, 2018). "King of Trios: The History of CHIKARA's Epic Wrestling Event". denofgeek.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (December 27, 2007). "Big Japan Pro-Wrestling - "LAZONA KAWASAKI 3 DAYS"/Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Sol". purolove.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Jayaram, Nishant (December 12, 2019). "10 longest matches in pro-wrestling history/#5 Battle Royal - BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special (2009) - 85:12". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 15, 2021.
- ^ Justin, Dylan (July 29, 2016). "BIG JAPAN WRESTLING RYOGOKUTAN 2016 (JULY 24) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (December 7, 2020). "BJW: "Death Market 58" Astronauts beat Brahman Brothers". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ WrestleKulture (July 21, 2015). "BJW "RYOGOKUTAN", 20.07.2015 (Samurai! TV/Live)". wrestlekulture.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. January 2, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
- ^ "Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). BJW.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
- ^ GWC認定6人タッグ選手権｜タイトル名鑑｜収穫昆布｜新日好きプロレス全般ファンサイト. Syu-Kaku Konbu (in Japanese). Retrieved March 7, 2021.