Japanese professional wrestler
Soma Takao
Takao in 2020
Born (1988-08-04 ) August 4, 1988 (age 35)
[1]
Tokyo ,
Japan
Ring name(s) BimaSoma Takao
[2] Billed height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
[3] Billed weight 172 lb (78 kg) Trained by
DDT Dojo Wrestling University Debut 2009
Soma Takao (高尾蒼馬 , Takao Sōma ) is a
Japanese
professional wrestler , currently working for the Japanese
professional wrestling promotion
DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
[4] Takao has taken part in every edition of DDT's flagship annual event,
Peter Pan , where he had a series of 13 straight victories.
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2009–2020, 2023- Present)
Takao made his
professional wrestling debut for
DDT Pro-Wrestling at
Ryōgoku Peter Pan on August 23, 2009, where he teamed up with
Keisuke Ishii and Yukihiro Abe to defeat Gota Ihashi,
Shigehiro Irie , and Tomokazu Taniguchi in a
six-man tag team match .
[5] He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, a
108-man battle royal at
Tenka Sanbun no Kei: New Year's Eve Special , a cross-over event held between
Big Japan Pro Wrestling ,
DDT and
Kaientai Dojo from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as
Great Kojika ,
Taka Michinoku ,
Kenny Omega ,
Abdullah Kobayashi ,
[6] and the winner of the match,
Jun Kasai .
[7] He is known for his tenure with other
promotions such as
Ice Ribbon , where he worked his latest match on May 29, 2020 at Ice Ribbon Hiragi Kurumi 20th Birthday And Debut 10th Anniversary ~ Walnut Anniversary , where he teamed up with
Hiragi Kurumi in a losing effort to Mochi Miyagi and Shigehiro Irie in an
intergender tag team match .
[8] Takao won the
AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship at
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 , another cross-over event held by DDT and
All Japan Pro Wrestling from August 28, 2016, where he defeated
Hikaru Sato .
[9] On May 4, 2019, Takao worked a match for
WWNLive , at
WWNLive Mercury Rising , where he teamed up with fellow
Damnation stable members
Daisuke Sasaki and
Tetsuya Endo to defeat The Skulk (Adrian Alanis,
A. R. Fox and
Leon Ruff ).
[10] Takao worked for
Dragon Gate as well, in another cross-over event also hosted by DDT, the Dragon Gate/DDT Dramatic Dream Gate Returns from June 5, 2012, where he teamed up with
Sanshiro Takagi to defeat Kotoka and
Masaaki Mochizuki .
[11]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2009–present)
Takao had his
Luchas de apuestas match at
DDT Into The Fight 2011 on February 27, where he defeated Hikaru Sato in a
hair vs hair match .
[12] He was one of the inaugural
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions alongside Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie as part of the Team Dream Futures stable after defeating Team Shiro (
Akito ,
Makoto Oishi and Sanshiro Takagi) in the finals of a four-team tournament which culminated at Osaka 24 Ward Tour: Nishi Ward on January 12, 2013.
[13] He is also a former
KO-D Tag Team Champion , title which he won by teaming up with one of his stablemates from Damnation, Daisuke Sasaki at
Into The Fight 2019 , on March 21, after defeating Moonlight Express (
Mike Bailey and
Mao ).
[14] The actual first time when he won the titles was at
DDT Judgement 2012 on March 11, where he teamed up with former fellow New World Japan stable member Sanshiro Takagi to defeat Crying Wolf (
Yuji Hino and
Yasu Urano ).
[15] Takao is a former multuple time
Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion , lastly winning it in the first day of the
D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 In Shin-Kiba, on December 7, 2018, where he defeated Tetsuya Endo in a match of the tournament's block B.
[16]
Championships and accomplishments
Luchas de Apuestas record
Peter Pan win–loss record of Soma Takao
[24]
Result
Rec.
Opponent(s)
Date
Match time
Venue
Notes
Won
1–0
Shigehiro Irie , Tomokazu Taniguchi and
Gota Ihashi
August 23, 2009
Ryōgoku Peter Pan
12:24
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Yukihiro Abe and
Keisuke Ishii . This was Takao's debut match.
[25]
Won
2–0
Shigehiro Irie ,
Tatsuhiko Yoshino and
Akito
July 25, 2010
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2010
11:21
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Daisuke Sasaki and
Kazuki Hirata .
[26]
Won
3–0
Minoru Suzuki ,
Yoshiaki Yago ,
Kengo Ohka ,
Tomomitsu Matsunaga and
Super Shit Machine
July 24, 2011
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2011
24:20
Over the top rope
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
5-on-5 elimination match . Takao teamed with
Sanshiro Takagi ,
Hikaru Sato ,
Kazuki Hirata and
Akito .
[27]
Won
4–0
Keisuke Ishii and
Shigehiro Irie ,
Hikaru Sato and
Michael Nakazawa ,
Isami Kodaka and
Hiroo Tsumaki , and
Poison Sawada Julie and
Rion Mizuki
August 18, 2012
Budokan Peter Pan
21:24
Pinfall
Nippon Budokan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
tag team gauntlet match . Takao teamed with
Yukio Sakaguchi .
[28]
Won
5–0
Yasu Urano and
Kudo ,
Daisuke Sasaki and
Yuji Hino , and
Kenny Omega and
Gota Ihashi
August 18, 2013
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2013
13:31
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
four-way tag team match for #1 contendership to the
KO-D Tag Team Championship . Takao teamed with
Keisuke Ishii .
[29]
Won
6–0
Kudo ,
Yukio Sakaguchi and
Masa Takanashi
August 17, 2014
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2014
10:57
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Keisuke Ishii and
Shigehiro Irie . Won the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship .
[30]
Won
7–0
Danshoku Dino ,
Super Sasadango Machine and
Ken Ohka
August 23, 2015
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2015
12:35
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Keisuke Ishii and
Shigehiro Irie . Retained the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship .
[31]
Won
8–0
Hikaru Sato
August 28, 2016
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016
17:07
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
Won the
World Junior Heavyweight Championship .
[32]
Won
9–0
Kaz Hayashi and
Keisuke Ishii ,
Mike Bailey and
Mao , and
Isami Kodaka and
Yuko Miyamoto
August 20, 2017
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017
10:30
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
four-way tag team match . Takao teamed with
Kotaro Suzuki .
[33]
Won
10–0
Toru Owashi ,
Kazuki Hirata and
Yuki Ueno
October 21, 2018
Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018
11:21
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Tetsuya Endo and
Mad Paulie . Retained the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship .
[34]
Won
11–0
Harashima and
Yasu Urano
July 15, 2019
Wrestle Peter Pan 2019
24:21
Pinfall
Ota City General Gymnasium
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
tag team match . Takao teamed with
Daisuke Sasaki . Retained the
KO-D Tag Team Championship .
[35]
Won
12–0
Keigo Nakamura and
Hideki Okatani
June 6, 2020
Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 – Night 1
10:22
Pinfall
Shinjuku Face
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
tag team match . Takao teamed with
Mad Paulie .
[36]
Won
13–0
Kazusada Higuchi ,
Yukio Sakaguchi and
Saki Akai
August 21, 2021
Wrestle Peter Pan 2021
11:34
Pinfall
Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki
Kawasaki ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Tetsuya Endo and
Yuji Hino . Retained the
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship .
[37]
Lost
13–1
Osamu Nishimura ,
Makoto Oishi and
Akito
August 20, 2022
Wrestle Peter Pan 2022
14:47
Submission
Ota City General Gymnasium
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Shinichiro Kawamatsu and
Sanshiro Takagi .
[38]
Lost
13–2
Yuki "Sexy" Iino ,
Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and
Yumehito "Fantastic" Imanari
July 23, 2023
Wrestle Peter Pan 2023
9:42
Pinfall
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
Tokyo ,
Japan
This was a
six-man tag team match . Takao teamed with
Akito and Yoshitomo Shimohigashi.
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