Akira Hyodo
{{short description|Japanese professional wrestler}}
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|name = Akira Hyodo
|image = File:Akira Hyodo 19.12.18.jpg
|caption = Hyodo in December 2019
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|names = Akira Kyodo
Potchari Mask
|weight = 105 kg
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|debut = 2018
|retired = 2022
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{{nihongo|Akira Hyodo|兵頭彰|Hyodo Akira}} is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling where he is a former Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/akira-hyodo-17096.html|title=Akira Hyodo Profile & Match Listing|work=profightdb.com|author=InternetWrestling Database (IWD)|access-date=February 20, 2023}}
Professional wrestling career
=Independent circuit (2018–2022)=
Hyodo has worked as a freelancer for a small part of his career, competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. He made sporadic appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling and one of his most notable ones took place on the eighteenth night of the Real World Tag League from December 8, 2019, where he teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto and fell short to Jake Lee and Naoya Nomura.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/ajpw-real-world-tag-league-2019-dias-17-y-18/|title=AJPW: "Real World Tag League 2019" Days 17 and 18|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=December 17, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2023}} At DDT/BJW Toshikoshi Pro-Wrestling, a cross-over event between BJW and DDT Pro-Wrestling which took place on December 31, 2020, he teamed up with Makoto Oishi and competed in a shuffle tag team tournament in which they fell short to Konosuke Takeshita and Takuya Nomura two times in the same night.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/amp/bjw-ddt-shuffle-tag-tournament-harashima-y-okabayashi-ganadores/|title=BJW / DDT: "Shuffle Tag Tournament" HARASHIMA and Okabayashi, winners|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2023}} At 2AW Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho, an event promoted by Active Advance Pro Wrestling, he competed in Tank Nagai's retirement bout, a 24-person gauntlet match in which he, alongside 23 other participants defeated Nagai himself. The likes of the other participants were Ayame Sasamura, Ayato Yoshida, Tomato Kaji, Kengo Mashimo, Kotaro Yoshino, Tsukushi Haruka, Ricky Fuji and many others.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/2aw-tank-nagai-kanzen-nensho/|title=2AW: "Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho"|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=February 23, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2023}}
=Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2018–2022)=
Hyodo made his professional wrestling debut in Big Japan Pro Wrestling on the third night of the BJW Ueno Winter Festival from February 3, 2018, where he wrestled Yuki Ishikawa into a time-limit draw in an exhibition match.{{cite web|url=https://bjw.co.jp/result/r2018-02-03/|script-title=ja:ダイニチ冬の上野プロレス祭り」3日目 東京･上野恩賜公園野外ステージ(水上音楽堂)大会|work=bjw.co.jp|author=Big Japan Pro Wrestling|language=Japanese|date=February 3, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2023}} During his time with the company, he chased for various titles promoted by it. At BJW Dainichi Black Company Hell October Series Round 2 on October 9, 2021, he unsuccessfully challenged Drew Parker for the GCW Ultraviolent Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=324274|title=BJW Dainichi Black Company Hell October Series Round 2|work=cagematch.de|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|date=October 9, 2021|access-date=February 18, 2023}} At BJW Death Market 66 on March 27, 2022, he unsuccessfully challenged Yuko Miyamoto for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship in a Super G-Shock deathmatch.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/bjw-death-market-66-yuko-miyamoto-sigue-reinando/|title=BJW: "Death Market 66" Yuko Miyamoto continues to reign|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=April 6, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2023}} At BJW Osaka Surprise 58 ~ Perfect Star on April 24, 2022, he teamed up with his "GShock1010" tag team partner Kankuro Hoshino to unsuccessfully challenge Gaina and Taro Nohashi for the UWA World Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/bjw-osaka-surprise-58-disputa-del-campeonato-mundial-de-parejas-uwa/|title=BJW: "Osaka Surprise 58" UWA World Couples Championship Match|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=May 2, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2023}}
He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events. In the Ikkitousen Strong Climb, he made his first appearance at the 2020 edition of the tournament where he fought in the block A and scored a total of three points after competing against Daichi Hashimoto, Yoshiki Inamura, Ryuichi Kawakami and T-Hawk.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/bjw-ikkitousen-strong-climb-2020-day-1-results/141392/|title=BJW Results: Ikkitousen Strong Climb 2020 Day 1 – Tokyo, Japan (3/3)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=June 3, 2021}} He made his last appearance at the 2021 edition in which he fought in the block D where he scored a total of four points after competing against Hideyoshi Kamitani, Isami Kodaka and Yuki Ishikawa.{{cite web|url=https://puro.news/2021/02/05/news-bjw-ikkitousen-death-match-survivor-2021-participants-schedule-announced/|title=NEWS: BJW Ikkitousen Death Match Survivor 2021 – Participants & Schedule Announced|work=puro.news|publisher=Puro News|date=February 5, 2021|access-date=February 3, 2023}} As for the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, Hyodo made his only appearance at the 2021 edition of the tournament in which he competed in the block D where he scored a total of four points after going against Hideyoshi Kamitani, Isami Kodaka and Ishikawa.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/bjw-ikkitousen-death-match-survivor-2021-definida-la-gran-final/|title=BJW: "Ikkitousen Death Match Survivor 2021" Defined the grand finale|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=June 27, 2021|access-date=February 21, 2023}} In the Saikyo Tag League, he made his only appearance at the 2019 edition where he teamed up with Takuho Kato and competed in the block A where they failed to score any points after competing against the teams of Shigehiro Irie and Yuji Okabayashi, Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani), Kazumi Kikuta and Ryuichi Kawakami, Daisuke Sekimoto and The Bodyguard, Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue, StrongHearts (El Lindaman and T-Hawk), and Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura.{{cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/bjw-participantes-y-calendario-del-saikyou-tag-league-2019/|title=BJW: Participants and schedule of the «Saikyou Tag League 2019»|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2021}}
In September 2022, Hyodo announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to struggling with health problems.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/en/bjw-akira-hyodo-anuncia-su-retiro/|title=BJW: Akira Hyodo announces his retirement|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark Angel|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=February 21, 2023}}
Championships and accomplishments
References
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{{Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship}}
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Category:Japanese male professional wrestlers
Category:People from Saijō, Ehime
Category:Sportspeople from Ehime Prefecture