Kohei Kinoshita
{{short description|Japanese professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
|name = Kohei Kinoshita
|image = 20230717kinoshita1.jpg
|caption = Kinoshita in July 2023
|birthname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|07|15|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=34725|title=Kohei Kinoshita • General Information|website=wrestlingdata.com|first=Axel|last=Saalbach|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
|birth_place = Izumi, Japan
|names = {{ubl|Yukkina Kinoshita
Kohei Kinoshita}}
|weight = 70 kg
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|debut = 2016
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{{nihongo|Kohei Kinoshita|木下亨平|Kinoshita Kohei}} is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with Wrestling of Darkness 666 and Dove Pro Wrestling.{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/kohei-kinoshita-17300.html|title=Kohei Kinoshita Profile & Match Listing|work=profightdb.com|author=Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
Professional wrestling career
=Dove Pro Wrestling (2016–present)=
Kinoshita made his professional wrestling debut in Dove Pro Wrestling at Dove Pro Bump Bump Revolution 12 ~ The Last Stand Of Sakigake on December 25, 2016, where he teamed up with Souther in a losing effort against Shoichi Uchida and Tsuyoshi Okada in tag team competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=167075|title=Dove Pro Bump Bump Revolution 12 ~ The Last Stand Of Sakigake|work=cagematch.de|language=de|first=Philip|last=Kreikenbohm|date=December 25, 2016|access-date=September 12, 2024}} During his tenure with the promotion, Kinoshita has won the Dove Pro Heavyweight Championship, the promotion's top title on one separate occasion.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/dove-pro-dub-new-year-2024-results/218121/|title=Dove Pro Results: Dub New Year 2024 – Osaka, Japan (1/2)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=January 3, 2024|access-date=September 12, 2024}} At Dove Pro Natsugira 2024 Osaka on August 23, Kinoshita teamed up with "Real Hipstar" stablemate Jun Masaoka to unsuccessfully challenge Gunso and Yusaku Ito for the Dove Pro Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/dove-pro-natsugira-2024-osaka-results/229923/|title=Dove Pro Results: Natsugira 2024 Osaka – Osaka, Japan (8/23)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=August 23, 2024|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
=DDT Pro-Wrestling (2017–present)=
Kinoshita made his debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling at Dove Pro/BASARA Clash!, a cross-over event held between then-time underbrand Pro-Wrestling Basara of DDT and his native promotion Dove Pro on August 10, 2017, where he teamed up with Yuki (Mataro) Aoki in a losing effort against Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota).{{cite web|url=https://www.ddtpro.com/results/5764|script-title=ja:【DOVE×BASARAのまとめ】大阪、広島で真夏の熱き団体対抗戦が繰り広げられる！ 初日はイサミとYASSHIがシングルマッチで激闘！ 2日目はダブプロレス軍がイリミネーションマッチを制して一矢報いる！|work=ddtpro.com|author=DDT Pro-Wrestling|language=ja|date=August 12, 2017|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
In pay-per-view events, Kinoshita made his first appearance at DDT Beer Garden Fight 2018 on August 5, where he teamed up with Kenshin Chikano, Yasshi and Yuki Aoki in a losing effort against Iron Priest (Fuma and Yusuke Kubo), Takato Nakano and Takumi Tsukamoto.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestle-universe.com/en/videos/7JRBjW4Wmv3LgEbEYg5brm|title=Fighting Beer Garden 2018 ～KING OF DDT 2018 2nd ROUND～|work=wrestle-universe.com|publisher=Wrestle Universe|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
At DDT Osaka vs. Tokyo - Dream East West Pro Wrestling Battle on August 10, 2024, Kinoshita unsuccessfully challenged Shunma Katsumata for the DDT Extreme Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-news.net/ddt-osaka-vs-tokyo-dream-east-vs-west-pro-wrestling-war-2024-results/229342/|title=DDT Results: Osaka vs. Tokyo ~ Dream East vs. West Pro Wrestling War 2024 – Osaka, Japan (8/10)|work=wrestling-news.net|first=Wayne|last=Daly|date=August 11, 2024|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
=Total Triumph Team (2020–present)=
Another promotion in which Kinoshita has activated is Guts Ishijima's Total Triumph Team (TTT). During his time with it, Kinoshita has won the TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Championship on one separate occasion alongside Jun Masaoka and Mataro Aoki, the TTT Indie Unified Tag Team Championship once alongside Masaoka, and the CCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship, an independent title shared by various Japanese promotions over time. Kinoshita alongside Jun Masaoka and Mataro Aoki were the final holders of the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship. They vacated the titles after their second defense against Akiyori Takizawa, Ryota Nakatsu and Sagat in that respective reign. The title was then replaced the following month with the TTT Indie Unified 6-Man Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/?p=83909 |title=[Match Details] May 21, TTT Shin-Kiba [GWC 6-Man Tag Team] Jun Masaoka & Kohei Kinoshita & Mataro Aoki vs. Akiyori Takizawa & Ryota Nakatsu & SAGAT, Guts Ishijima & Tsutomu Oosugi & Banana Senga vs. TORU & Tetsuhiro Kuroda & Mask Mystery, Shuuoh Fujiwara & Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Keisuke Goto (Not Garlin Shoe Perros B) & Koju Takeda |script-title=ja:【試合詳細】5･21 TTT新木場大会 【GWC認定6人タッグ】政岡純＆木下亨平＆青木魔太郎vs瀧澤晃頼＆中津亮太＆SAGAT ガッツ石島＆ツトム・オースギ＆バナナ千賀vsTORU＆黒田哲広＆マスクドミステリー 藤原秀旺＆塚本拓海vs後藤恵介（ガーリン・シュー・ペローズBではない）＆竹田光珠|work=Battle-News.com |date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=July 16, 2023|language=ja}}
=Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–present)=
At BJW Osaka Surprise 64 ~ Glory Members 2023 on February 11, Kinoshita and Yasshi teamed up to defeat Eisa8 and Hub for the UWA World Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/bjw-osaka-surprise-64-nuevos-campeones-uwa/|title=BJW: "Osaka Surprise 64" Nuevos cempeones UWA|work=Superluchas.com|author=Dark Angelita|language=Spanish|date=February 17, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2024}} They held the titles until BJW Osaka Surprise 70 on December 24, 2023, when they dropped them to Speed Of Sounds (Banana Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi).{{cite web|url=https://www.pwmania.com/bjw-osaka-surprise-70-results-december-24-2023|title=BJW Osaka Surprise 70 Results – December 24, 2023|work=pwmania.com|first=Ethan|last=Black|date=December 24, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
Kinoshita competed at ZERO1 ZERO1 Vs. Osaka-Gun ~ Spring Sakura Great Battle, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 as a developmental talent sent by BJW where he teamed up with "Real Hipstar" teammate Jun Masaoka to unsuccessfully challenge Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://superluchas.com/zero1-zero1-vs-osaka-gun/|title=Zero1: "Zero1 vs Osaka-Gun"|work=Superluchas.com|author=Dark Angelita|language=Spanish|date=March 29, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
==European independent circuit (2023)==
Kinoshita went into a foreign excursion in Europe, mainly competing in the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) as a BJW-sent talent. At wXw We Love Wrestling - Live in Bad Säckingen on November 4, 2023, he teamed up with Shigehiro Irie to unsuccessfully challenge Dennis Dullnig and Hektor Invictus for the wXw World Tag Team Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/wXw-We-Love-Wrestling-LIVE-Bad-Saeckingen-8918.php|title=wXw We Love Wrestling LIVE: Bad Säckingen|work=wxw-wrestling.com|author=Westside Xtreme Wrestling|date=November 4, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2024}} At Heat In Der wXw Wrestling Academy on November 15, 2023, Kinoshita unsuccessfully challenged Danny Fray for the wXw Academy Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.wxw-wrestling.com/pages/posts/HEAT-in-der-wXw-Wrestling-Academy-9357.php|title=
HEAT in der wXw Wrestling Academy|work=wxw-wrestling.com|author=Westside Xtreme Wrestling|date=November 15, 2023|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
Championships and accomplishments
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- UWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Yasshi{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/eldorado/jp-uwa-t.html|title=Universal Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title|work=wrestling-titles.com|author=Wrestling Titles|access-date=September 12, 2024}}
- Dotonbori Pro Wrestling
- WDW Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Naoki Tanizaki and Shoichi Uchida
- Dove Pro Wrestling
- Dove Pro Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 472 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 of 2023{{cite web|url=https://tjrwrestling.net/news/complete-2023-pwi-500-list-revealed-top-njpw-star-absent/|title=Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent|work=tjrwrestling.net|first=Sondra|last=Ruth|date=14 September 2023|access-date=20 September 2023}}
- Total Triumph Team Pro-Wrestling
- CCW Canadian Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- TTT Indie Unified Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jun Masaoka
- TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jun Masaoka and Gaia Hox
- GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jun Masaoka and Mataro Aoki
- Wrestling of Darkness 666
- 666 Locomotive Class Championship (3 times, current) – with Yasshi (2) and Gaia Hox (1)
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