Kentaro Shiga
Kentaro Shiga | |
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Debut | February 21, 1994 |
Kentaro Shiga (志賀 賢太郎, Shiga Kentaro) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer. He returned from a two-year hiatus due to injury in 2005.
History
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1994−2000)
Shiga trained in the All Japan dojo and debuted in All Japan Pro Wrestling in early 1994. For the first two years, Shiga spent most of the time in opening matches or low midcard matches as he paid his dues. On January 3, 1996, Shiga won his first honor when he won the yearly January 3 Korakuen Hall Jr. Heavyweight Battle Royal.[3] Shortly after Shiga entered the 1996 Asunaro Cup Tournament where he finished in 6th place with 2 points.[4] Following these events, Shiga returned to the midcard for another few years where he did not challenge for any titles. In 1998, Shiga teamed with Akira Taue in the 1998 Asunaro Cup tournament where they finished as the runners-up losing to Jun Akiyama and Takao Omori in the finals.[5] Later in the year, Shiga joined
Pro Wrestling Noah (2000−2010)
Shiga debuted for Noah at their first show on August 5, 2000 where he teamed with
After two and a half years, Shiga returned to the ring at Noah's September 18, 2005
Freelancer (2010–present)
After being released, Shiga made appearances in
Championships and accomplishments
- January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (1996, 2000)[3][20]
- One Night Six Man Tag Team Tournament (1999) - with Kenta Kobashi and Jun Akiyama[10]
- GHC Openweight/Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time)1
- One Night Tag Tournament (2001) - with Yoshinobu Kanemaru[10]
- One Day Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2002) - with Kenta Kobashi and Kenta[10]
- GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship Tournament (2007) - with Kishin Kawabata[21]
- Other titles
1 When the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship was rechristened to the GHC Hardcore Tag Team Championship, Shiga won the title with Kishin Kawabata. However, Shiga's title reign was still recognized as one reign instead of two.
References
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- ^ a b c "Junior Heavyweight Battle Royals". Pro Wrestling History. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Asunaro Cup 1996". Pro Wrestling History. January 1996. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Asunaro Cup 1998". Pro Wrestling History. January 1998. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- ^ "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- ^ "1. Hiro Saito [Champion von 31.07.1986 bis 23.11.1986 / Erfolgreiche Titelverteidigungen: 3]". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Pro-Wrestling NOAH Results: 2000". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Kentaro Shiga". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "4. Takeshi Morishima & Takeshi Rikio [Champions von 17.02.2002 bis 23.09.2003 / Erfolgreiche Titelverteidigungen: 4]". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Pro-Wrestling NOAH Results: 2005". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "1. Jun Akiyama [Champion von 18.04.2004 bis 16.10.2004 / Erfolgreiche Titelverteidigungen: 4]". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "Kentaro Shiga".
- ^ "14. Jun Akiyama & Takeshi Rikio [Champions von 01.04.2007 bis 13.09.2007 / Erfolgreiche Titelverteidigungen: 3]". PUROLOVE.com (in German). Archived from the original on September 19, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23.
- ^ "New Japan Pro-Wrestling Circuit 2010". Strong Style Spirit. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ "New Japan Pro-Wrestling Results From 2010". Strong Style Spirit. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "東日本大震災復興支援チャリティープロレス 「ALL TOGETHER」". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2011-08-27. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "All-Japan Other Tournaments". Wrestling Information Archive. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
- ^ "GHC Hardcore Tag Team Title Tournament 2007". Pro Wrestling History. February 2007. Archived from the original on February 26, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.