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The result was delete. Only the Teruaki Kanemitsu article will be deleted as a result of this discussion. Mz7 ( talk) 15:37, 29 May 2017 (UTC) reply

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Clearly non-notable wrestler. Made professional debut in 2016 and now permanently injured. All references are from within the wrestling community with no independent 3rd-party WP:RS to support inclusion. One of a swathe of articles on wrestlers of no apparent merit for inclusion, also with no supporting citations, apart from lots of brief entries on wrestling match databases and online video websites. Does not seem to meet WP:SPORTSPERSON or WP:ENTERTAINER. Nick Moyes ( talk) 00:33, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

I could also add the following examples of similar articles of little apparent merit and no 3rd party sources outside of the wrestling match lists:

• Takuya Nomura (wrestler)
• Yoko Bito
• Hiro Sasaki

Nick Moyes ( talk) 01:35, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 02:04, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 02:04, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Wrestling-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 02:04, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU (✉) 02:05, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

• Delete, do not meet WP:GNG, no significant coverage, most of it in the form of "this guy beat that guy" with no real achievements in their careers.  MPJ -DK  02:10, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply
• Nick Moyes if you meant to include the other three articles in the deletion request then you did not do it right, if you just brought them up as examples then that's irrelevant to this deletion request (and misleading the way it's listed).  MPJ -DK  09:16, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

OK, sorry, it was more to help others determine whether or not I was approaching the rationale behind this particular AfD in the right manner or not. I know zilch about professional wrestling, but see long, detailed, multi-referenced articles that look well-written, but seem just promotional in nature. To that end I posted this question on the Wrestling Project page after posting this AfD, so that I can better understand guidelines for wrestling notability. Hope I've not muddied the waters. Nick Moyes ( talk) 12:40, 21 May 2017 (UTC) reply

• Delete - doesn't meet WP:GNG. No significant coverage in reliable independent sources. Also WP:TOOSOON. Nikki♥ 311 04:18, 24 May 2017 (UTC) reply
• Delete - Neither article content nor sources indicate notability. ★Trekker ( talk) 23:49, 26 May 2017 (UTC) reply

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.