Satoshi Kojima

Satoshi Kojima 小島聡 is a Japanese all-in wrestler born on September 14th, 1970 with Kōtō with Tōkyō. Currently, he fights with the All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Career

Kojima between with the New Japan Pro Wrestling in February 1991. It is on September 14th, which it begins as an all-in wrestler against Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, which will be later, known under the name of Hiroyoshi Tenzan. In 1994, Kojima demolishes Manabu Nakanishi in Young Lions Cup final to gain this tournament. To the end of the year, it left in Germany and turned over to the New Japan Pro Wrestling in January 1996. In May 1997, it demolishes Riki Chōshū and Kensuke Sasaki with Manabu Nakanishi to become the IWGP Tag TEAM Champions for the first time. Towards the end of 1998, it joingna with the nWo Japan. Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (known whole under the name of TenKoji ) trained a team and gained 2 times the IWGP Tag TEAM Championship in 1999 and 2000.

In January 2002, free Kojima with New Japan Pro Wrestling and leaves to the All Japan Pro Wrestling with his mentor, Keiji Mutoh and will become 2 times AJPW Unified World Tag TEAM Champions 1 time with Taiyō Kea in at the end of 2002 and 1 time with Kaz Hayashi in at the beginning of 2004. As a dévrier 2005, it gains the AJPW Triple Crown Championship thanks to its victory over Toshiaki Kawada. 4 days after its victory for the world title, it gains the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship by beating its former fellow-member Hiroyoshi Tenzan in a cross-country race-promotional doubles title match. May 14th, 2005, Tenzan takes again its revenge on Kojima for the IWJP World Heavyweight Championship but not Crown Triple.

July 3rd, 2006, Kojima loses its Crown Triple while being made beat by Taiyō Kea. 3 parès days, it reveals, that it turns over to New Japan Pro Wrestling to take part in the tournament G-1 Climax 2006 when he will lose into final against his former fellow-member, Hiroyoshi Tenzan.

In October 2006, it is announced that the TenKoji team will reform itself for a forthcoming tournament, World' S Strongest Tag League tournament. December 2nd, 2006, the duet gains Real World Tag League after having beaten Kohei Suwama and RO' Z into final when Kojima carried out its Lariat on RO' Z.

The duet will fight against Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh with NJPW/AJPW Wrestle Kingdom in Tokyo Dome, but Kojima and Tenzan lose because Masahiro Chono obliged Tenzan to give up.

Catch of completion and favorite

Catch of completion

  • Lariat

Favorite catches

  • Koji Cutter (Cutter)

  • Avalanche Koji Cutter (Elevated cutter)
  • CCC (Coji Crush Dynamites) (Shoulder transfers piledriver)
  • Bakayaro Elbow (Diving elbow drop)
  • Koji MAX (Modified seated armbar)
  • Rolling Elbow (Discus elbow smash)
  • Machine Gun Chops (Backhand chops on an adversary resting against the turnbuckle)
  • Rydeen Bomb (High angle sitout spinebuster)
  • Tiger driver

Technique in team

  • Dudley Death drop (with Hiroyshi Tenzan, Tenzan is the carrier and Kojima is the executor)

Prize list and achievements

All Japan Pro Wrestling

  • 1 time AJPW Triples Crown Championship
  • 2 times AJPW Unified World Tag TEAM Championship (1 time with Taiyō Kea and 1 time with Kaz Hayashi)
  • 1 time AJPW All Asia Tag TEAM Championship (1 time with Shiryu)
  • Champion' S Carnival 2003
  • World' S Strongest Tag TEAM League 2002 (with Taiyō Kea)
  • World' S Strongest Tag TEAM League 2003 (with Kaz Hayashi)
  • World' S Strongest Tag TEAM League 2006 (with Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
  • Fire Festival 2003
  • BAPE STA!! Tag Tournament 2003 (with THE APEMAN)

New Japan Pro Wrestling

  • 1 time IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

  • 3 times IWGP World Tag TEAM Championship (2 times with Hiroyoshi Tenzan and 1 time with Manabu Nakanishi)
  • G1 Climax Tag League 2001 (with Hiroyoshi Tenzan)
  • Young Lions Cup 1994
  • Super Rank Tag League 1998 (with Keiji Mutoh)

Major League Wrestling

  • 1 time MLW World Heavyweight Championship

Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX

  • Fire Festival 2003

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

  • 275 out of 500 individual best wrestlers during the " PWI Years" in 2003.
  • 3 out of 500 individual best for the year 2005.
  • 14 out of 500 individual best wrestlers for the year 2006.

Tokyo Sports Grand Prix

  • Most Valuable Player off 2005

Wrestling To observe Newsletter

  • 2001 Tag TEAM off the Year (with Hiroyoshi Tenzan)

External bonds

  • http://ajpw.puroresufan.com/roster/kojima.php

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