Soma Takao

Soma Takao
Soma Takao
	Takao in 2020
Born	August 4, 1988 (age 35); Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Bima; Soma Takao
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
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

All Japan Pro Wrestling

World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[17]

DDT Pro-Wrestling

Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (4 times)^[18]
KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Sanshiro Takagi (1), Daisuke Sasaki (1) and Shota (1)^[19]
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (8 times, current) – with Keisuke Ishii and Shigehiro Irie (6), Tetsuya Endo and Mad Paulie (1), and Tetsuya Endo and Yuji Hino (1)^[20]
World Ōmori Championship (1 time, current)^[21]
Young Drama Cup (2010)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)	Loser (wager)	Location	Event	Date	Notes
Soma Takao (hair)	Hikaru Sato (hair)	Tokyo, Japan	Into The Fight 2011	February 27, 2011	^[22]^[23]

Peter Pan 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.^[39]

References

External links

Soma Takao on Twitter
Soma Takao's profile at Cagematch.net

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