Tetsuya Endo (wrestler)
Japanese professional wrestler
Tetsuya Endo (遠藤 哲哉, Endō Tetsuya; born August 11, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler, who has currently worked for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) since his debut in April 2012. He is a three-time KO-D Openweight Champion , former four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and former one-time DDT Universal Champion. Endo also makes appearances on the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah where is a member of White Raven Squad and former one-time GHC National Champion.
Professional wrestling career
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2012–present)
Debut and early career (2012)
After training under Keita Yano, Endo made his professional debut on April 1, 2012, teaming with Keisuke Ishii in a loss to Hiroshi Fukuda and Akito. 29 days after his debut, Endo gained his first win, defeating Daishi at a Kaientai Dojo show. Endo lost the majority of matches he competed in throughout 2012 and 2013, a common thing for young wrestlers in Japan as a method of earning one's place in the company and gaining experience.
Teaming with Konosuke Takeshita (2013–2016)
In 2013, Endo began teaming with fellow rookie Konosuke Takeshita, teaming with him in a KO-D Tag Team Championship number one contenders match also featuring Kudo and Yasu Urano, losing to the Golden Lovers (Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega).
On January 13, 2014, Endo and Takeshita again faced the Golden Lovers in a number one contenders match, this time going to a time limit draw, making the match for the championships at Sweet Dreams on January 26 a three-way. Endo and Takeshita unsuccessfully challenged champions Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka, with the Golden Lovers winning the match and the championships. On July 13, Endo won his first championship in DDT, teaming with Takeshita and Antonio Honda as Happy Motel to defeat Shuten-dōji (Kudo, Masa Takanashi and Yukio Sakaguchi) to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship.
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