Takao Omori
Takao Omori | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | October 16, 1969
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Takao Omori |
Billed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Billed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
Trained by | Animal Hamaguchi |
Debut | October 16, 1992 |
Takao Omori (大森隆男, Ōmori Takao, born October 16, 1969) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a one-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and seven-time World Tag Team Champion. He is also part of the All Japan Board of Directors. He has worked in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) and Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1).
Professional wrestling career
All Japan Pro Wrestling (1992–2000)
After being trained by
Omori's first American venture was in the World Wrestling Federation, where he competed in the 1996 Royal Rumble. He was eliminated by the returning Jake Roberts.
Pro Wrestling Noah and other promotions (2000–2004)
For an undisclosed reason, Omori called for an early ending to his singles bout with
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max (2004–2008)
In 2004, he joined
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2009–2010)
This break would not last long, as Omori appeared at a New Japan Pro-Wrestling show on March 15, 2009 to revive his team with Manabu Nakanishi. He also participated in the 2009 G1 Climax, pulling off two impressive victories in his first two matches by defeating both IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and eventual tournament winner Togi Makabe. In January 2010 Omori announced his semi-retirement.[1]
Freelancing (2010–2011)
Since semi-retiring, Omori had been wrestling select shows in various promotions, both mainstream and independent. In 2011, he has been wrestling semi-regularly with All Japan Pro Wrestling. Following the 2011 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, Omori appealed to Keiji Mutoh to officially join All Japan and Mutoh granted the request, officially rejoining All Japan.
Return to AJPW (2011–present)
Omori's first match back as an official member of the AJPW roster took place on December 25, 2011, teaming up with
Championships and accomplishments
- Black Menso~re and Carbell Ito/ATM
- All Asia Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Jun Akiyama (1), Yoshihiro Takayama (1) and Masao Inoue (1)
- Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
- World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Yoshihiro Takayama (1), Manabu Soya (3) and Jun Akiyama (3)
- F-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kannazuki1
- Asunaro Tag Team Cup (1998) – with Jun Akiyama[15]
- Champion Carnival (2014)[5]
- January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (1997, 2014, 2017)[15][16]
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2012, 2016) – with Manabu Soya
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2014) – with Jun Akiyama[11]
- European Wrestling Association
- EWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[19]
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Manabu Nakanishi
- Interim IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Manabu Nakanishi[20]
- Best Tag Team Award (2012) with Manabu Soya[21]
- Ranked No. 66 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2000[22]
- Ranked No. 66 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- GHC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Yoshihiro Takayama
- AWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)[23]
- 3 times)2 – with Shiro Koshinaka (1), Shinjiro Otani(1), and Manabu Nakanishi (1)
- 1 time)3
- Best Tag Team Award (2012) – with Manabu Soya[24]
1Championship not officially recognized by All Japan Pro Wrestling.
2Although the title still uses the NWA initials, it is not recognized or sanctioned by the National Wrestling Alliance since the promotion withdrew from the NWA in 2004.
3This title shouldn't be confused with the NWA United National Championship, a defunct NWA singles championship that is currently one of the three championships used to comprise the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.
References
- ^ "Takao Omori to become semi-active". Strong Style Spirit. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "2013 プロレスLove in 両国~Basic&Dynamic~". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- ^ 秋山が大森に「ワイルド・バーニング」結成呼びかけ. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2014-01-28. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ 2014エキサイトシリーズ 大阪・ボディメーカーコロシアム. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2014-02-08.
- ^ a b "2014 チャンピオン・カーニバル【優勝決定戦】大阪・ボディメーカーコロシアム第一競技場". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ a b "2014 ダイナマイトシリーズ 東京・後楽園ホール 【開幕戦】". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
- ^ 大森 世界タッグ獲ったぞ! 史上6人目の5冠!!. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2014-06-29. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ "2014 ダイナマイトシリーズ 北海道・札幌テイセンホール". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "2014 ダイナマイトシリーズ 北海道・札幌テイセンホール". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
- ^ 秋山、大森組が世界タッグ王者ベルト返上. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ a b 【12.6 最終戦】2014 世界最強タッグ決定リーグ戦 大阪大会. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-12-06. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
- ^ "【3.22】 2015 ドリームパワーシリーズ 福岡大会". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-03-22. Archived from the original on 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
- ^ "大森隆男選手取締役就任及び選手会会長に青木篤志選手就任のお知らせ". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2016-01-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 12.18東京・後楽園ホール[観衆]1244人. All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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- ^ "Champions and Championships". Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "GAY世界アナル級選手権" (in Japanese). Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ Axel Saalbach. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ "7月17日(月)札幌・月寒グリーンドーム". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports Awards - 2012". wrestlingscout. September 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2000". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2013-08-22.
- ^ Hoops, Brian (January 23, 2020). "Pro wrestling history (01/23): Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik for WWF title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ 「2012年度プロレス大賞」受賞者. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2012-12-11. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
External links
- Takao Omori's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
- Media related to Takao Omori at Wikimedia Commons