Tomoaki Honma
This article needs to be updated.(February 2019) |
Tomoaki Honma | |
---|---|
Keiji Mutoh | |
Debut | May 18, 1997[1] |
Tomoaki Honma (本間 朋晃, Honma Tomoaki, born November 18, 1976) is a
Professional wrestling career
Big Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (1997–2007)
During his second year of high school, Honma initially had aspirations of joining the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo and took part in a tryout, but was unsuccessful and sought training elsewhere.[2] He eventually trained with Michinoku Pro Wrestling for 1 year,[2] but did not debut in Michinoku Pro and instead spent his early career in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), debuting for the promotion in May 1997.[3] After spending time wrestling in opening matches for the promotion, Honma began to compete in BJW's deathmatch division. While a part of BJW, he became the first wrestler to use a lightube in a match, an item that has since become synonymous with deathmatch wrestling worldwide. In October 2000, Honma left BJW after disagreements with company management.
After touring with various independent promotions such as
In 2005, Honma became affiliated with
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
GBH and departure (2006–2013)
Throughout 2006, Honma appeared in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) Wrestle Land sub-brand as "Makai Masked Canadian", a masked member of the Makai Club faction. Honma participated in the 2007 New Japan Cup tournament, falling to veteran Takashi Iizuka in his first round match. Prior to the match, Honma expressed interest in joining Hiroyoshi Tenzan's GBH faction, and was allowed to join after making a positive impression on Tenzan; however, Tenzan became disenchanted with Honma's difficulty in gaining victories, so he forced Honma to pass through a trial series to prove that he belongs in GBH. After ending his trial series with a losing record, Honma was initially kicked out of GBH but was allowed to remain in the group, after Togi Makabe took over the group's leadership. In April 2009, Honma showed his loyalty to Makabe by remaining in GBH after the other members of the group left to form the Chaos faction with Shinsuke Nakamura.
On December 23, 2011, Honma received a rare championship opportunity, when he challenged for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship in the main event of a NJPW show at Korakuen Hall, losing to champion Masato Tanaka at the end of a 23-minute bout.[4] On March 28, 2012, New Japan announced that the promotion had released Honma from his contract due to a "personal problem".[5] Following his release from NJPW, Honma returned to AJPW on September 8, 2012, where he remained for the rest of the year and much of early 2013. In March 2013, Honma began appearing in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he took part in the 2013 Global Tag League with Akitoshi Saito. The duo finished the tournament with one win and two points.[6]
Return and injury (2013–2017)
On March 23, 2013, Honma returned to NJPW, saving Togi Makabe from Chaos.
On December 9, Honma and Makabe defeated
On March 3, Honma was injured during a match, while taking a rope-hung DDT from Jado. Following the move, Honma could not get up and the match was immediately stopped, before he was taken backstage on a stretcher.[38] Reportedly, Honma was able to speak and move his head, but not his arms or legs.[39] The following day, NJPW announced that Honma had injured his cervical vertebrae.[40] On March 6, it was announced that Honma had regained movement in his lower extremities and could grasp objects with his hands. Honma vowed to recover from the injury and return to the ring.[41] On March 31, Honma announced he had successfully undergone surgery on his spinal canal.[42] The following month, Honma stated he was looking to return to the ring in the fall of 2017.[43] He was discharged in June after spending three and a half months in the hospital.[44]
Return from injury (2018–present)
On June 3, 2018, it was announced that Honma would make his return to the ring later that month.
On March 19, 2019, he appeared in the first match of the New Japan Cup in a team consisting of Yota Tsuji, Ren Narita, and Shota Umino.[47]
On October 28, 2020, Honma scored his first victory since returning from injury in 2018 when he pinned
Personal life
Honma's characteristically hoarse voice is the result of crushed vocal chords, a problem also suffered by fellow wrestlers Shachihoko Boy, Kohei Sato and Genichiro Tenryu. This actually was a result of a stiff lariat delivered by wrestler Rikiya Fudo during a tag team match between Honma and Kazushi Miyamoto against Fudo and Hirotaka Yokoi on May 28, 2006. According to Miyamoto, Honma would constantly vomit blood after the match in the locker room.[citation needed]
In November 2015, Honma's former girlfriend of 18 years, fellow professional wrestler Kiyoko Ichiki, accused him of domestic violence over the past four years. Honma denied the accusation, instead claiming that he was abused by her and stating that he was seeking legal action against her for trying to damage his career.[49][50]
Since August 2017, Honma has been married to a woman named Chie.[51]
Championships and accomplishments
- Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
- BJW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shadow WX (1) and Ryuji Yamakawa (1)
- Maximum Tag League (1999, 2000) - with Ryuji Yamakawa
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 226 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2018[52]
- Ranked No. 226 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the
- Tokyo Sports
- Technique Award (2015)[53]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Tomoaki Honma". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ a b 『ゴング』新装刊2号 pp86 -91掲載のインタビュー
- ^ "1997 matches fought by Tomoaki Honma". cagematch.net. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
- ^ "Road to Kingdom 1st". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ 【新日本プロレスからのお知らせ】本間朋晃選手との契約を解除致しました. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 28, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ "NOAH Global Tag League 2013 - Tag 10 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". Archived from the original on 2021-11-08.
- ^ "New Japan Cup 2013". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Invasion Attack". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ レスリングどんたく 2013. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2013.
- ^ レスリングどんたく 2014. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "【G124】飯伏幸太の代替選手として、本間朋晃の『G1 Climax』初出場が決定". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). July 19, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 24". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Macklin, Matthew (July 10, 2015). "Complete preview & guide to 2015 New Japan Pro Wrestling G1 Climax tournament". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ Radican, Sean (January 5, 2015). "Radican's NJPW "Wrestling Kingdom 9" PPV report 1/4 - Nakamura-Ibushi & Okada-Tanahashi blowaway MOTYC's, excellent undercard featuring Styles-Naito, Makabe-Ishii". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
- ^ "『World Tag League 2014』出場チーム&公式戦が決定! 棚橋はヨシタツとタッグ結成! 桜庭、AJ、柴田、ROH、NWAも参戦!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-11-11. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ "World Tag League 2014". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-12-10. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ Caldwell, James (2015-01-04). "Caldwell's NJPW Tokyo Dome show results 1/4: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of live Wrestle Kingdom PPV - Tanahashi vs. Okada, Bullet Club, Nakamura, Jim Ross, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2015-01-05.
- ^ "The New Beginning in Sendai". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (2015-08-12). "NJPW G1 Climax Tournament 8-12 live coverage: Ishii vs. Honma, Okada vs. Nagata". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2015-08-12.
- ^ "【新日G1】こけし本間 奇跡の1勝 ワースト連敗記録「17」でストップ". Tokyo Sports. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2015-08-13.
- ^ "バディファイトPresents G1 Climax 25". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-08-15.
- ^ "Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ^ "NJPW World Tag League Results & Standings". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2015-12-06.
- ^ a b "World Tag League 2015". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-09.
- ^ a b Wrestle Kingdom 10 in 東京ドーム. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2016-01-03). "Wrestle Kingdom 10 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-01-04.
- ^ "The New Beginning in Niigata". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ "Honor Rising:Japan 2016". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2016-04-09). "NJPW Invasion Attack live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Championship". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2016-07-02). "NJPW Kizuna Road 2016 live results: Katsuyori Shibata defends NEVER title, Young Bucks, Kenny Omega". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ "2016 New Japan G1 Climax Results". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ^ Macklin, Matthew (November 10, 2016). "Shibata wins gold at RevPro in UK". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- PWTorch. 12 November 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ^ 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents World Tag League 2016. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ a b Meltzer, Dave; Currier, Joseph (2016-12-09). "NJPW World Tag League finals live results: The winners are crowned". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents World Tag League 2016. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-12-10.
- ^ Rose, Bryan; Currier, Joseph (2017-01-03). "NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Kenny Omega". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2017-03-03). "Tomoaki Honma carried out of the ring after suffering an injury". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ Meltzer, Dave (2017-03-04). "Tomoaki Honma off of NJPW anniversary show; UFC 209 update". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ 【お知らせ】本間朋晃選手が頚椎の負傷により欠場へ、3.6大田区は天山&小島組がIWGPタッグ王座挑戦. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ 負傷のこけし本間朋晃、手足動いた「絶対良くなる」. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ 【新日本】本間 ひざの上げ下げリハビリ中. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
- ^ 新日・本間が病床からメッセージ またこけしでみんなを幸せに. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ^ 復帰に向けてリハビリ中の本間朋晃選手が新日本プロレス事務所を訪問!元気な姿で復調をアピール!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). June 15, 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "NJPW BOSJ Days 12,13: Ishimori to face Takahashi in finals, Honma announces return". canoe.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ "NJPW Kizuna Road 2018 - Tag 7". Cagematch.net. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "New Japan Cup 2019". New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
- ^ NJPW. "2020.10.28- 5TH MATCH 30 MINUTES LIMIT | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "DV疑惑の本間朋晃が電話で釈明「仕事の邪魔をされている」". Jprime (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ Crockett, Paul (2015-12-01). "New Japan star accused of domestic abuse, fires back with accusations of his own". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ Charlton, Chris (June 1, 2018). "Tomoaki Honma with wife Chie. They were married in August but the news only became public yesterday. They first met in 2014 and Chie has been supporting Honma through his rehab, the two deciding to get married when Honma was well enough after his accident". Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2018". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
- ^ 【プロレス大賞】本間朋晃まさかの“こけし”で技能賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). December 8, 2015. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
External links
- Tomoaki Honma's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- Tomoaki Honma on Twitter