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Katsushi Takemura

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Katsushi Takemura
Born (1972-08-21) August 21, 1972 (age 52)
Joyo, Kyoto, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Great Take
Muga Takemura
Katsushi Takemura
Takemura
Billed height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Billed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Trained byTatsumi Fujinami
Osamu Nishimura
DebutJuly 22, 1997
RetiredJanuary 6, 2009

Katsushi Takemura (竹村 豪氏, Takemura Katsushi)[1] is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, mostly known for his ring name Takemura (written in all capitals). Having worked for New Japan Pro-Wrestling for most of his career, he was an occasional member of the renowned stable Tokyo Gurentai.

Professional wrestling career

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1997–2008)

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Katshushi Takemura started his professional wrestling career by training in the NJPW dojo in 1997 as a "young lion".[2] He made his debut in the Catch Of Lancashire III, losing in the first round to Alexander Otsuka.[3] During his long tenure with company, he was unsuccessful in winning any championships with the company, he would be positioned on the lower mid-card.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2004–2009)

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Katshushi's last match was with AJPW when he, Gurentai and Minoru Suzuki lost to Seiya Sanada, Shuji Kondo and Suwama. After this match, he would announce his retirement from professional wrestling.

Championship and accomplishments

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Takemura wrestling against Mazada in 2019.

In other media

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Katshushi Takemura is a playable character in various video games. These include King Of Colosseum II, King Of Colosseum Red and Fire Pro Wrestling 2 all for PlayStation 2, and Fire Pro Wrestling Returns on Game Boy Advance.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Career « Katsushi Takemura « Wrestlers Database « Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Matches « Katsushi Takemura « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
  4. ^ "U.W.A. World Trios Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
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