Kankuro Hoshino
{{short description|Japanese professional wrestler}}
{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Kankuro Hoshino
|birthname = Naotake Hoshino
|image = File:星野勘九郎.JPG
|caption = Hoshino in August 2015
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|7|6|mf=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=5225|title=Kankuro Hoshino/General Information|work=wrestlingdata.com|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
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|names = Kaijin Busaiking
Hoshi Mercury
Daio Ikemen
Kankuro Hoshino
|weight = 100 kg
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{{nihongo|Naotake Hoshino|星野直丈|Hoshino Naotake}} is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Dramatic Dream Team (DDT).{{cite journal |author= |date=August 27, 2014 |script-title=ja:レスラーヒューマンストーリー第207回 星野勘九郎 |trans-title=Wrestler Human Story #207 Kankuro Hoshino |language=ja |journal={{ill|Weekly Pro-Wrestling|ja|週刊プロレス}} |issue=1752 |pages=71–74}} He performs under the ring name {{nihongo|Kankuro Hoshino|星野勘九郎|Hoshino Kankurō}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/kankuro-hoshino-6240.html|title=Kankuro Hoshino • Profile & Match Listing|work=profightdb.com|author=Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
Professional wrestling career
=Independent circuit (2005–present)=
Hoshino competed at BJW World Triangle Night In Korakuen, a cross-over event held between Westside Xtreme Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling and Big Japan Pro Wrestling on July 30, 2012, where he teamed up with his Heisei Gokudo Combi stable partner Masato Inaba in a losing effort to Shadow WX and Clint Margera.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wxw-bjw-czw-world-triangle-night-in-korakuen-337.php|title=wXw "& BJW & CZW WORLD TRIANGLE NIGHT IN KORAKUEN"|work=wxw-wrestling.com|author=Westside Xtreme Wrestling|date=July 30, 2012|access-date=April 6, 2021}} He participated at another event produced by the three promotions, the wXw/CZW/BJW Triangle Of Ultraviolence: Messengers Of Death, where on the second night from October 3, 2011, he fell short to Jimmy Havoc.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wxwnow.com/en/events/wxw-czw-bjw-triangle-of-ultraviolence/night-2|title=wXw / CZW / BJW Triangle of Ultraviolence - Night 2|work=wxw-wrestling.com|author=Westside Xtreme Wrestling|date=October 3, 2011|access-date=April 6, 2021}} Hoshino made a couple of appearances for Chikara Pro Wrestling, where at CHIKARA King Of Trios 2010, he teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi as Team Big Japan Wrestling, defeating Team Frighting (Frightmare, Hallowicked and Mike Quackenbush) on the first night from April 23, 2010.{{Cite web|url=https://chikarapro.com/events/season-9/04-23-2010_king-trios-2010-night-1|title=King of Trios 2010 - Night 1|work=chikarapro.com|author=Chikara Pro Wrestling|date=April 23, 2010|access-date=April 6, 2021}} On the second night from April 24, they defeated Team Future Is Now (Equinox, Helios and Jigsaw) in the quarter-finals, but fell short one night later on April 25 to Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes (Ares, Claudio Castagnoli and Tursas) in the semi-finals.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/king-of-trios-the-history-of-chikaras-epic-wrestling-event/|title=King of Trios: The History of CHIKARA's Epic Wrestling Event|work=denofgeek.com|first=Gavin|last=Jasper|date=August 27, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
=Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2007–present)=
Hoshino is best known for his long-time tenure with Big Japan Pro Wrestling, promotion for which he debuted at BJW Lazona Kawasaki 3 Days on December 27, 2007, where he scored a defeat against Ryuji Ito.{{Cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/misc/bjw/results/07lazona.php|title=Big Japan Pro-Wrestling - "LAZONA KAWASAKI 3 DAYS"/Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Sol|work=purolove.com|author=Purolove|date=December 27, 2007|access-date=April 6, 2021}} He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, a 108-man battle royal at Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special, a cross-over event held between Big Japan Pro Wrestling, DDT and Kaientai Dojo from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as Kota Ibushi, Taka Michinoku, Kenny Omega, Abdullah Kobayashi,{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/10-longest-matches-in-pro-wrestling-history-ss/6|title=10 longest matches in pro-wrestling history/#5 Battle Royal - BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special (2009) - 85:12|work=sportskeeda.com|first=Nishant|last=Jayaram|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=March 15, 2021}} and the winner of the match, Jun Kasai.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=46732|title=BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special|work=cagematch.net|language=German|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|access-date=March 15, 2021}} At BJW Ryogokutan 2016 on July 26, Hoshino defeated Ryuji Ito in a scaffold and G-Shock death match to win the BJW Death Match Heavyweight Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2016/07/29/big-japan-wrestling-ryogokutan-2016-july-24-review/|title=BIG JAPAN WRESTLING RYOGOKUTAN 2016 (JULY 24) RESULTS & REVIEW|work=voicesofwrestling.com|first=Dylan|last=Justin|date=July 29, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2021}} At BJW Death Market 58 on November 29, 2020, Hoshino teamed up with Yuko Miyamoto to defeat Minoru Fujita and Jaki Numazawa in a fluorescent lighttubes death match.{{Cite web|url=https://en.superluchas.com/bjw-death-market-58-astronauts-vencen-a-brahman-brothers/|title=BJW: "Death Market 58" Astronauts beat Brahman Brothers|work=superluchas.com|author=Dark angel|date=December 7, 2020|access-date=April 6, 2021}} Hoshino is a former Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champion, title which he last won alongside Great Kojika and Masato Inaba as Heisei Gokudo Combi at BJW Ryogokutan 2015 on July 20 by defeating Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu and Takayuki Ueki.{{Cite web|url=https://wrestlekulture.com/thread/725/bjw-ryogokutan-results-7-20|title=BJW "RYOGOKUTAN", 20.07.2015 (Samurai! TV/Live)|work=wrestlekulture.com|author=WrestleKulture|date=July 21, 2015|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship (1 time){{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/bigjapan/bj-dm-h.html|title=BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title (Japan)|work=wrestling-titles.com|date=January 2, 2021|access-date=April 6, 2021}}
- Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (5 times, current) – with Masato Inaba and Great Kojika (1), Shinya Ishikawa and Ryuji Ito (1), Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu (1), Kengo Takai and Kenta Kosugi (1), and Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito (1){{Cite web|url=https://bjw.co.jp/royal-champion/shopping-6tag/|title=Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history|work=Big Japan Pro Wrestling|publisher=BJW.co.jp|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-21}}
- Guts World Pro-Wrestling
- GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Daisuke and Masashi Takeda{{Cite web|url=https://yu39.net/title/detail?id=140|script-title=ja:GWC認定6人タッグ選手権｜タイトル名鑑｜収穫昆布｜新日好きプロレス全般ファンサイト|work=Syu-Kaku Konbu|language=ja|access-date=March 7, 2021}}
References
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Category:Japanese male professional wrestlers
Category:21st-century male professional wrestlers
Category:21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
Category:Sportspeople from Saitama (city)
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Category:BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champions