In doing this post, I'm thinking of everyone who has been affected by Typhoon Carina that hit the Philippines over the past few hours. My thoughts and prayers are with everyone at this time.
I've wanted to do a post on someone who has helped Southeast Asian wrestling over the years. Tajiri is the first to come to mind. Before doing one on Tajiri, my second choice, Masahiro Takanashi came to mind as well.
Masahiro Takanashi is a wrestler who works for the DDT Pro Wrestling promotion. The 41 year old veteran has wrestled mostly in Japan. However, he has also wrestled in the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand among Southeast Asian countries.
The two things that blew me away was the fact that he's won a combination 16 titles in his career. Definitely impressive!
Also, if Cagematch is correct with the statistics, Masahiro Takanashi has wrestled in 2374 matches! That is impressive considering he has wrestled since 2003. Despite the years missed due to covid, he has averages over 100 matches per year or once every four days. Any wrestler who has done that has to be durable.
This blogger talked with some fans who were at the Dexcon Wrestle Storm show earlier this year. Takanashi along with Chris Brookes were the featured match in the show. They took on a very quality team in Jake De Leon and Dabid Ravena. It was a weekend to remember for Pinoy Wrestling fans.
