Issei Onitsuka

Issei Onitsuka
Onitsuka in February 2022
Born (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995[1]
Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Issei Onitsuka
Billed height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Billed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Trained byAnimal Hamaguchi
Cima
Debut2019

Issei Onitsuka (鬼塚一聖, Onizuka Issei) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Gleat where he is the current G-Rush Champion in his first reign and one half of the current G-Infinity Champions.[3] He is also known for his stint tenures with Wrestle-1 and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW).[4]

Professional wrestling career

Wrestle-1 (2019–2020)

Onitsuka has had a short tenure with Wrestle-1, promotion in which he made his debut on the fourth night of the W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 Triumph from May 13, where he teamed up with #StrongHearts stablemate T-Hawk to defeat El Hijo del Pantera and Koji Doi in tag team competition.[5]

On April 1, 2020, at W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2020 Trans Magic, Wrestle-1 has held its last event before closure where Onitsuka competed twice. First by teaming up with Seiki Yoshioka and Cima in a winning effort against Andy Wu, El Hijo del Pantera and Jun Tonsho, and secondly, in a battle royal won by Manabu Soya and featuring various other members of the roster such as Hiroshi Yamato, Jiro Kuroshio, Ryota Hama, Yasufumi Nakanoue, Masayuki Kono and many others.[6]

All Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021–2023)

Onitsuka made sporadic appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling. On the fifth night of the AJPW Summer Action Series 2021 from July 22, he teamed up with El Lindaman to unsuccessfully challenge Purple Haze (Zeus and Izanagi) for the All Asia Tag Team Championship.[7]

Gleat (2021–present)

Onitsuka made his debut in Gleat at Gleat Fan Meeting in Sapporo on May 5, 2021, where he fell short to Masato Tanaka in singles competition.[8]

During his time with the promotion, Onitsuka chased for various accomplishments. He took part in the inaugural G-Rex Championship tournament in which he fell short to El Lindaman in the first rounds on January 26, 2022.[9] Even before his time in Gleat, Onitsuka was part of the #StrongHearts since 2018. At Gleat Ver.4 on December 30, 2022, he teamed up with stablemate Shigehiro Irie to unsuccessfully challenge reigning champions Bulk Orchestra (Check Shimatani and Hayato Tamura) in a three-way tag team match for the G-Infinity Championship which also involved the team of Black Generation (Flamita and Yutani).[10] Onitsuka made it to the finals of the 2025 G-Rush Tournament from January 24 in which he fell short to El Lindaman.[11] Three months later at Gleat Vol. 88 on April 29, 2025, Onitsuka succeeded in defeating Lindaman to capture the G-Rush Championship which represented the first title of his career.[12]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Issei Onitsuka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Issei Onizuka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Issei Onizuka Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  4. ^ 鬼塚一聖. Gleat (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  5. ^ Dark Angelita (23 May 2019). "W-1:«Tour 2019 Triumph» Andy Wu retiene titulo crucero". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ^ Dark Angel (16 April 2020). "W-1: "Tour 2020 Trans Magic - Last Match" The End of an era". Superluchas.com. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ Di Trolio, Gerard (22 July 2021). "AJPW Summer Action Series 2021 (July 22) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  8. ^ "GLEAT FAN MEETING in SAPPORO". ent.lidet.co.jp (in Japanese). Lidet Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  9. ^ "G PROWRESTLING Ver.15". Gleat (in Japanese). 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "GLEAT Ver.4". ent.lidet.co.jp (in Japanese). Lidet Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ Black, Ethan (29 January 2025). "GLEAT G Rush Results (January 24th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  12. ^ Black, Ethan (29 April 2025). "GLEAT G Pro Wrestling Vol 88 Results (April 19th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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