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Kiyoshi

Title History

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Career Highlights

  • May 26, 2007 – NVP: Akira Raijin defeated Brute Issei.
  • May 27, 2007 – BSE: Akira Raijin defeated Brute Issei.
  • June 2, 2007 – NVP: Brute Issei defeated Akira Raijin.
  • June 3, 2007 – PWX: Derek Wylde defeated Akira Raijin to retain the X-Division title.
  • June 9, 2007 – NWA Upstate: John McChesney defeated Akira Raijin.
  • June 10, 2007 – PoG: CK3 defeated Akira Raijin.
  • June 16, 2007 – MPW: Akira Raijin & Brute Issei defeated Jerome Pruitt & Tommy Johnson.
  • June 22, 2007 – UWA Hardcore: Alex Shelley defeated Akira Raijin.
  • June 23, 2007 – IWF: The Soul Shooters (Appollo Starr & Drew Johnson) defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei to retain the tag titles.
  • June 23, 2007 – AIW: Akira Raijin defeated Brute Issei.
  • June 24, 2007 – BSE: Akira Raijin & Brute Issei defeated El Vigote Dos & Mike Alias.
  • June 29, 2007 – NSW: Matt Burns defeated Akira Raijin in the 1st round.
  • June 30, 2007 – IWA Mid-South: CJ Otis & Kenji Fukimoto defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei.
  • July 12, 2007 – CCW: Pablo Marquez defeated Akira Raijin.
  • July 13, 2007 – GCW: Le Tigre (Jay Fenix & Prodigy) defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei.
  • July 15, 2007 – TNA Victory Road: Serotonin (Havok & Martyr) defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei in a dark match.
  • July 17, 2007 – MPW: N8 Mattson & Truth Martini defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei.
  • July 21, 2007 – BSE: Akira Raijin, Brute Issei & The Suicide Kidz (Cody 45 & Xtremo) defeated The Blackouts (Pierre Shadows & Vane) & TNT (El Tornado & Tyson Dux) in a tag team elimination match.
  • July 28, 2007 – NVP: Akira Raijin vs. Jake O’Reilly ended in a no contest.
  • July 29, 2007 – BSE: TNT (El Tornado & Tyson Dux) defeated Akira Raijin & Brute Issei.
  • August 11, 2007 – JCW: Mad Man Pondo & Necro Butcher defeated Bad Breed (Axl Rotten & Ian Rotten) and Jorge Santana & Tito Santana and Team All Japan (Akira Raijin & Brute Issei) and The Basham Brothers (Danny Basham & Doug Basham) and The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) and The Headshrinkers (Alofa & Samu) and The Pimp And Gimp Connection (Human Tornado & Zach Gowen) in a 8 way tag team elimination match to win the JCW tag team titles.
  • August 17, 2007 – CHIKARA: Akira Raijin defeated Claudio Castagnoli by DQ.
  • August 18, 2007 – CHIKARA: Mike Quackenbush defeated Akira Raijin to retain the NWA world junior heavyweight title.
  • September 15, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated Ash Rubinsky.
  • September 22, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated Rick Stanley.
  • September 29, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated William de la Vega.
  • September 30, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated Tabu.
  • October 5, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated Huracan Castillo Jr. by DQ.
  • October 6, 2007 – WWC: Kaminari defeated Voodoo Man.
  • November 24, 2007 – WWC: Ash Rubinsky defeated Kaminari. Ash Rubinsky defeated Crazy Rudy and Demolition X and Kaminari and Stefy and William de la Vega in a battle royal to win the Television title.
  • December 1, 2007 – WWC: Hammett defeated Kaminari.
  • January 19, 2008 – AULL: Katsushi Takemura, MAZADA & NOSAWA defeated Kaminari, Nakashima & Yujiro Kushida.
  • March 20, 2008 – GCW: Akira Raijin defeated Josh Alexander.
  • March 22, 2008 – IWF: Egotistico Fantastico defeated Akira Raijin.
  • March 28, 2008 – UWA Hardcore: Brodie Lee defeated Akira Raijin, Johnny Gargano and Shane Hollister in a 4-way match.
  • April 5, 2008 – CIW: Brian Bender defeated Akira Raijin to retain the United States title.
  • April 6, 2008 – OAPW: Michael Elgin defeated Akira Raijin to retain the IWA-Mid South Strong Style Title / NSW Heavyweight Title.
  • April 10, 2008 – GCW: Josh Alexander defeated Akira Raijin.
  • April 13, 2008 – BSE: Cody Deaner defeated Akira Raijin.
  • April 26, 2008 – JCW: 2 Tuff Tony defeated Akira Raijin.
  • May 2, 2008 – GCW: Johnny Devine defeated Akira.
  • May 3, 2008 – BCW: Phil Atlas defeated Akira Raijin.
  • May 9, 2008 – BSE: Franky The Mobster defeated Akira Raijin.
  • May 10, 2008 – BSE: Xtremo defeated Akira Raijin, Bang Bang Pete, Franky The Mobster, Johnny Devine and Kaz in a 6-way match to win the Suicide Six Pack title.
  • May 25, 2008 – PoG: Akira Raijin defeated Louis Lyndon.
  • June 22, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Joe Doering & Keiji Muto defeated GURENTAI (MAZADA, Minoru Suzuki & Taiyo Kea).
  • June 24, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin defeated Manabu Soya.
  • June 25, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin & Osamu Nishimura defeated Manabu Soya & Suwama.
  • June 28, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Masanobu Fuchi & Nobukazu Hirai defeated GURENTAI (MAZADA, NOSAWA Rongai & TAKEMURA).
  • June 29, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Keiji Muto & Kensuke Sasaki defeated Manabu Soya, Seiya Sanada & Suwama.
  • July 7, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin & Seiya Sanada defeated Manabu Soya & Suwama.
  • July 20, 2008 – AJPW: GURENTAI (Minoru Suzuki & Taiyo Kea) defeated Akira Raijin & Suwama.
  • July 23, 2008 – AJPW: Voodoo Murders (Silver King & Zodiac) defeated Akira Raijin & Nobutaka Araya.
  • July 24, 2008 – AJPW: Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, TARU & Zodiac) defeated Akira Raijin, Keiji Muto & Seiya Sanada.
  • July 25, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Kaz Hayashi, Keiji Muto & Suwama defeats GURENTAI (MAZADA, Minoru Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai & Taiyo Kea).
  • July 26, 2008 – AJPW: Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, TARU & YASSHI) defeated Akira Raijin, KAI & Seiya Sanada.
  • July 27, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Keiji Muto & Suwama defeated Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, TARU & YASSHI).
  • July 29, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Kaz Hayashi, Keiji Muto & Osamu Nishimura defeated Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, Shuji Kondo, TARU & YASSHI).
  • August 1, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Kaz Hayashi & Keiji Muto defeated Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, TARU & YASSHI).
  • August 3, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Keiji Muto & Seiya Sanada defeated Voodoo Murders (Satoshi Kojima, TARU & YASSHI).
  • August 22, 2008 – AJPW: RISE (Hirooki Goto & Shinsuke Nakamura) defeated Akira Raijin & Keiji Muto.
  • August 23, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Seiya Sanada & Suwama defeated GURENTAI (MAZADA, Minoru Suzuki & Taiyo Kea).
  • August 25, 2008 – AJPW: Hiroshi Yamato, KAI & Satoshi Kojima defeated Akira Raijin, Osamu Nishimura & Ryuji Hijikata.
  • August 27, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin & Osamu Nishimura defeated GURENTAI (MAZADA & TAKEMURA).
  • August 28, 2008 – AJPW: MAZADA, Minoru Suzuki & Taiyo Kea defeated Akira Raijin, Nobukazu Hirai & Suwama.
  • August 29, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Keiji Muto, Osamu Nishimura & Suwama defeats GURENTAI (MAZADA, Minoru Suzuki, NOSAWA Rongai & Taiyo Kea).
  • August 31, 2008 – AJPW: Akira Raijin, Joe Doering & Scott D’Amore defeated Voodoo Murders (Shuji Kondo, YASSHI & Zodiac).
  • September 13, 2008 – AJPW: Suwama defeated Akira Raijin.
  • October 11, 2008 – AJPW: Suwama defeated Akira Raijin.
  • November 7, 2008 – BSE: Akira Raijin defeated Matt Cross to qualify for the Adrenaline Cup. Tyson Dux defeated Akira Raijin and Ash and Ricky Reyes in a 4-way match to win the Adrenaline Cup.
  • November 8, 2008 – BSE: Akira Raijin defeated Crazzy Steve.
  • November 9, 2008 – BSE: Tyson Dux defeated Akira Raijin.
  • December 13, 2008 – BCW: Kiyoshi defeated Crazzy Steve.
  • December 14, 2008 – PTW: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Kiyoshi & Petey Williams.
  • December 18, 2008 – TNA IMPACT: Kiyoshi defeated Consequences Creed in the quarter-finals.
  • December 25, 2008 – TNA IMPACT: Chris Sabin defeated Kiyoshi in the semi-finals.
  • January 11, 2009 – TNA Genesis: Eric Young & The Latin American Exchange (Hernandez & Homicide) defeated Jimmy Rave, Kiyoshi & Sonjay Dutt in a tag team elimination match.
  • January 23, 2009 – DCW: Kiyoshi defeated Hornet.
  • March 5, 2009 – TNA IMPACT: Alex Shelley defeated Kiyoshi to retain the TNA X-Division title.
  • March 14, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Shark Boy defeated Kiyoshi.
  • March 22, 2009 – PTW: The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated Kiyoshi & Masayuki Kono.
  • March 26, 2009 – TNA IMPACT: Suicide defeated Kiyoshi to retain the TNA X-Division title.
  • March 27, 2009 – BCW: Derek Wylde defeated Kiyoshi.
  • March 28, 2009 – BCW: Tyson Dux defeated Conrad Kennedy III and Derek Wylde and Joe Doering and Johnny Devine and Kiyoshi and Petey Williams and Phil Atlas in a gauntlet match to win the vacant Can-Am heavyweight title.
  • March 29, 2009 – BCW: Kiyoshi defeated Xtremo.
  • April 2, 2009 – TNA IMPACT: Abdul Bashir, Kiyoshi & NO LIMIT (Naito & Yujiro) defeated The Latin American Exchange (Hernandez & Homicide) & Lethal Consequences (Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal).
  • April 9, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Hernandez defeated Kiyoshi.
  • April 19, 2009 – TNA Lockdown: Suicide defeated Abdul Bashi, Consequences Creed, Jay Lethal and Kiyoshi in a elimination Xscape match to retain the TNA X-Division title.
  • May 8, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Eric Young & Lethal Consequences (Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal) defeated Kiyoshi & NO LIMIT (Naito & Yujiro).
  • May 8, 2009 – BCW: Derek Wylde defeated Kiyoshi.
  • May 9, 2009 – BCW: Kiyoshi defeated Derek Wylde.
  • May 21, 2009 – GCW: Kiyoshi defeated Jaime D.
  • May 23, 2009 – GCW: Kiyoshi defeated Joey Kings.
  • May 24, 2009 – TNA Sacrifice Pre Show: Amazing Red defeated Kiyoshi.
  • May 28, 2009 – BCW: Rhino defeated Kiyoshi.
  • Total Nonstop Action – The Formation of WORLD ELITE:
  • June 4, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: The Sheik & Kiyoshi beat SUICIDE & Chris Daniels and celebrated with The British Invasion..
  • June 27, 2009 – BCW: Derek Wylde defeated Kiyoshi.
  • June 28, 2009 – BCW: Petey Williams defeated Kiyoshi.
  • July 8, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Lethal Consequences (Consequences Creed & Jay Lethal) defeated Abdul Bashir & Kiyoshi.
  • July 23, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: The British Invasion & Sheik & Kiyoshi defeated the TNA Originals when Eric Young turned heel!
  • ~~~B.Magnus & D.Williams & R.Terry & The Sheik & Kiyoshi defeated A.J. Styles & C.Daniels & E.Young & R.Roode & J.Storm.
  • July 30, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Eric Young formed World Elite with the Sheik, Kiyoshi and three members of the British Invasion..
  • August 6, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Eric Young’s World Elite formed an unstoppable alliance with Kurt Angle‘s Main Event Mafia..
  • ~~~Eric Young (w/World Elite members Sheik Abdul Bashir & Kiyoshi) beat Christopher Daniels w/Motor City Machine Guns..
  • ~~Later that night; the locker rooms cleared and there was a fifteen minute riot all around the iMPACT Zone broken up by police..
  • @~~~MAIN EVENT: Sting defeated Brutus Magnus (w/Doug Williams & Rob Terry) by Submission with the Scorpion Deathlock..
  • @~~~World Elite members Eric Young, the Sheik, and Kiyoshi attacked Sting until Mick Foley & Bobby Lashley made the save!
  • August 13, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: World Elite (Eric Young & Sheik Abdul Bashir w/Kiyoshi) defeated Rhino & Jesse Neal..
  • September 13, 2009 – AJPW: Great Muta & Kiyoshi defeated Shuji Kondo & Suwama.
  • September 17, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Hernandez defeated World ELITE (Sheik Abdul Bashir & Kiyoshi) in a Handicap match..
  • September 25, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Amazing Red defeated Kiyoshi.
  • October 1, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Amazing Red defeated Lethal and Creed and Sheik and Kiyoshi in a 5-WAY Ladder match..
  • October 22, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) defeated World Elite (Abdul Bashir & Kiyoshi).
  • November 12, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin & Amazing Red defeated Homicide & The Sheik & Kiyoshi..
  • November 13, 2009 – BCW: Phil Atlas defeated Kiyoshi.
  • November 19, 2009 – TNA iMPACT: Beer Money Inc. & The Motor City Machine Guns defeated World Elite..
  • ~~~Robert Roode & James Storm & Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin beat Brutus Magnus & Doug Williams & The Sheik & Kiyoshi..
  • November 20, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Suicide defeated Kiyoshi.
  • December 3, 2009 – TNA Xplosion: Kiyoshi defeated Kip James.
  • December 20, 2009 – TNA Final Resolution: Kiyoshi from the World Elite participated in the 4th Annual Feast or Fired match..
  • ~~~The Sheik & Kevin Nash & Rob Terry & Samoa Joe walked away with briefcases containing title shots or a pink slip..
  • January 4, 2010 – TNA iMPACT: Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin vs. Consequences Creed vs. Homicide vs. Jay Lethal vs. Kiyoshi vs. Suicide vs. The Amazing Red in a steel asylum match ended in a no contest.

Total Nonstop Action – SUICIDE:

  • Kiyoshi became the third person to play the character of SUICIDE, behind Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian..
  • February 19-20, 2010 – TNA Live Event: Douglas Williams defeated Suicide to retain the TNA X-Division title.
  • February 20, 2010 – CWR: Kiyoshi & Kushida defeated The All Starters (Brent B & Johnny J).
  • February 25, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Amazing Red defeated Homicide and Kiyoshi in a 3-way match.
  • March 13, 2010 – C4: Kevin Steen defeated Kiyoshi and Stupefied in a 3-way match to retain the C4 title.
  • March 14, 2010 – DWF: George Terzis defeated Kiyoshi and Manabu Soya in a 3-way match.
  • March 21, 2010 – AJPW: BUSHI & KIYOSHI defeated Chessman & Dark Ozz.
  • April 3, 2010 – AJPW: KIYOSHI defeated Rene Dupree.
  • April 4, 2010 – AJPW: Taiyo Kea defeated KIYOSHI.
  • April 5, 2010 – AJPW: Voodoo Murders (Minoru, TARU & Toshizo) defeated Hiroshi Yamato, KAI & KIYOSHI.
  • April 7, 2010 – AJPW: Masakatsu Funaki defeated KIYOSHI.
  • April 9, 2010 – AJPW: KIYOSHI defeated Suwama.
  • April 10, 2010 – AJPW: BUSHI, KIYOSHI & Super Crazy defeated Kaz Hayashi, Ryota Hama & Yasufumi Nakanoue.
  • April 11, 2010 – AJPW: KIYOSHI & Satoshi Kojima defeated GURENTAI (NOSAWA Rongai & Taiyo Kea).
  • May 27, 2010 – GCW: RJ City defeated Kiyoshi.
  • May 28, 2010 – GCW: Jake O’Reilly & Shawn Spears defeated Brent B & Kiyoshi.
  • May 29, 2010 – GCW: Austin Creed, Elmo & Manabu Soya defeated Hornet, Kiyoshi, Mr. Satan (Buck Gunderson).
  • June 17, 2010 – TNA iMPACT: Magnus defeated SUICIDE (played by Kiyoshi) in a match taped for Xplosion..
  • June 24, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Magnus defeated Suicide.
  • June 26, 2010 – MPW: Brad Martin defeated Kiyoshi.
  • July 21, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Suicide defeated Eric Young.
  • July 28, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Desmond Wolfe & Magnus defeated Amazing Red & Suicide.
  • September 10-12, 2010 – TNA Live Event: Kazarian defeated Suicide.
  • September 29, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Orlando Jordan defeated Suicide.
  • October 8, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal & Shannon Moore) defeated Kiyoshi & Okada.
  • October 15, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Eric Young & Orlando Jordan defeated Rob Terry & Suicide.
  • October 16, 2010 – MPW: Brad Martin & Phil Atlas defeated Kiyoshi & Krimson.
  • October 17, 2010 – MPW: Crazzy Steve & Xtremo defeated Kiyoshi & Tiberious King.
  • November 27, 2010 – C4: Mike Bailey defeated Kiyoshi.
  • December 31, 2010 – TNA Xplosion: Ink Inc. (Jesse Neal & Shannon Moore) defeated Kiyoshi & Okada.
  • January 11, 2011 – TNA Xplosion: The Amazing Red defeated Kiyoshi and Max Buck in a 3-way match.
  • May 4, 2011 – JCW: Kawabata defeated Bill Martel.
  • May 18, 2011 – JCW: Kawabata defeated Breyer Wellington and Sexy Slim Goody in a 3-way match.
  • May 27, 2011 – MPW: Brent B defeated Kiyoshi to retain the Arctic title.
  • May 28, 2011 – MPW: Matt Morgan defeated Kiyoshi.
  • June 4, 2011 – SCW: Bushwhacker Luke, Kiyoshi & Tatanka defeated Boris Brezhnev, James Champagne & Pierre Khoury.
  • June 5, 2011 – MPW/SCW: Kiyoshi defeated Boris Brezhnev.
  • June 19, 2011 – Battle Arts You Gotta See This: Brent B defeated Kiyoshi.
  • June 30, 2011 – JCW: Kawabata defeated Jimmy Jacobs.
  • July 2, 2011 – MPW: Michael Elgin defeated Ashley Sixx, Brent B and Kiyoshi in a 4-way match.
  • July 3, 2011 – MPW: Kiyoshi defeated Michael Elgin.
  • September 24, 2011 – BCW: Kiyoshi defeated Brent B.
  • October 1, 2011 – MPW: Tyson Dux defeated Kiyoshi to retain the Triple Crown title.
  • October 16, 2011 – MPW: Kiyoshi defeated Anthony Darko.
  • November 26, 2011 – C4: Scotty O’Shea defeated Kiyoshi and Michael Von Payton in a 3-way match.
  • December 31, 2011 – JCW: Jimmy Jacobs defeated Bull Pain and Kawabata in a 3-way match.
  • January 28, 2012 – SCW: Josh Alexander defeated Kiyoshi.
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Twitter: @worldwide_sushi

Trained By

Animal Hamaguchi,
Shigeo Okumura,
Scott D'Amore,
Kaz Hayashi,
Masanobu Kurisu
& Arashi

Debut

Birthday

Hometown

Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan

Gender

Male

Height

6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight

233 lbs (106 kg)

Finishing Move(s)

Favorite Move(s)

Notable Feuds

Status

Living