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WRESTLER PROFILES
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| Wrestler:
| Nobuhiko Takada |
| Real Name: |
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| Birthday: |
April 12, 1962 |
| Hometown: |
Yokohama City, Kanagawa |
| Marital Status: |
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| Height & Weight: |
6'0" - 209lbs |
| Trained by: |
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| Debut: |
May 9, 1981 |
| Previous Gimmicks: |
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| Finishing Move: |
Chickenwing Facelock |
| Favorite Moves: |
Cross Armbreaker |
| Notable Feuds: |
Shiro Koshinaka Keiji Muto Gary Albright |
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IWGP Tag Team titles w/Akira Maeda defeating Keiji Muto & Shiro Koshinaka (3/26/87)
IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title defeating Shiro Koshinaka (5/19/86);
UWF-I Pro Wrestling title defeating Gary Albright (9/21/92);
UWF-I Pro Wrestling title defeating Super Vader (4/20/95);
IWGP Heavyweight title defeating Keiji Muto (1/4/96);
WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Naoki Sano/Masahito Kakihara defeating Hiromichi Fuyuki/Jado/Gedo (7/20/96)
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May 9, 1981: Nobuhiko debuted for New Japan in a match against Norio Honaga..
Nobuhiko Takada & Akira Maeda formed UWF in it's original form..
~~~In 1988, UWF in it's second form, which marked the end of Takada's New Japan career..
~~~When the UWF closed, Takada formed the UWF International promotion in 1991..
~~~~~1995-1996 he was UWF-I's lead figure in the interpromotional war against New Japan..
January 4, 1996: Nobuhiko defeated Keiji Muto for the IWGP Heavyweight title..
April 29, 1996: Shinya Hashimoto defeated Nobuhiko Takada for the IWGP Heavyweight title..
Late 1996: The UWF-I's collapsed, and Takada formed his own fighting promotion known as "Kingdom"..
~~~Kingdom also closed down, so Takada started his own training school known as the Takada Dojo..
October 11, 1997: Nobuhiko Takada came out of retirement to compete for the upstart MMA promotion, PRIDE..
November 24, 2002 - PRIDE 23: Nobuhiko Takada retired from Wrestling/MMA after facing Kiyoshi Tamura..
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