Kazuki Hashimoto


Kazuki Hashimoto is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is currently performing in the junior heavyweight division and is the reigning Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is a former Yokohama Shopping Street Six-Man Tag Team Champion and also won Kaientai Dojo's 2010 K-Metal League.

Professional wrestling career

Hashimoto enrolled in Animal Hamaguchi's professional wrestling dojo while still in high school at the age of 18 in 2008, and eventually graduated from the school in 2009. Hashimoto then joined Big Japan Pro Wrestling's dojo for further training before making his debut on September 21, wrestling Takumi Tsukamoto to a time limit draw. Only a few months into his career, Hashimoto won Kaientai Dojo's 2010 K-Metal League, defeating Ganko Taketo in the final.
This earned him a match for the Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship, where he unsuccessfully challenged Marines Mask on June 20, 2010. Hashimoto competed primarily in BJW for the next few years of his career, whilst also making occasional appearances for All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1. While in Zero1, Hashimoto began teaming with Daichi Hashimoto, dubbing themselves "Team Yamato". Though they share the last name, they are not related in any way. In late 2012, Team Yamato took part in the Big Japan Tag League, finishing with 4 points and failing to advance to the final. In January 2014, Hashimoto debuted for German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling, teaming with Ryuichi Kawakami to unsuccessfully challenge Hot 'N Spicy for the wXw World Tag Team Championship. On June 1, he and Daisuke Sekimoto unsuccessfully challenged Dangan Yankees for the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship. In November, he teamed with Koji Kanemoto in the 2014 Saikyo Tag League, making it to the final where they were defeated by Yankee Nichokenju. In early 2015, he and Sekimoto took part in Pro Wrestling Noah's 2015 Global Tag League, finishing with one win and two points and failing to advance to the final.
In early 2016, Hashimoto took part in All Japan Pro Wrestling's Junior Battle Of Glory, but was forced to pull out after suffering an arm injury. Hashimoto spent 5 months recovering from the injury, and eventually returned to the ring on August 23, 2016, having lost 16 kilograms and looking far more ripped than he did prior to his injury.

Championships and accomplishments