Antonio Honda Explained
Antonio Honda |
Birth Date: | January 2, 1978[1] |
Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
Names: | Antonio The Dragon Hanoreku Hogaso A. Yazawa Antonio Honda |
Height: | 1.68 m[2] |
Weight: | 80 kg |
Trainer: | Dick Togo |
Debut: | 2005 |
Relatives: | Tetsu Watanabe (father) |
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).[3] He is the son of actor Tetsu Watanabe.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2005 - present)
One of the rising stars of DDT Pro-Wrestling in 2007, Honda started his career as one of the "Four Italian Horsemen". He later became the leader of the aWo (Aloha World Order) stable, mainly sticking to a comedic gimmick.[5] Honda made his professional wrestling debut as A. Yazawa at the Guts World Prowrestling's Guts World Vol. 2 event from March 15, 2005, where he teamed up with Cabbage Taro in a losing effort to Gutara and Potato Saburota.[6] He participated in one of the longest matches in professional wrestling history, a 108-man battle royal at, 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 Great Kojika, Taka Michinoku, Kenny Omega, Abdullah Kobayashi,[7] and the winner of the match, Jun Kasai.[8] On November 2, 2016, at Wrestle-1's W-1 Tour 2016 Autumn Bout, Honda teamed up with Konosuke Takeshita as part of the Happy Motel stable to defeat Keiji Mutoh and Jiro Kuroshio.[9] At Ice Ribbon's New Ice Ribbon #700 (RibbonMania 2015: Neko Nitta Retirement Show) from December 31, 2015, he teamed up with Mochi Miyagi to defeat Gentaro and Yuji Hino, and Jun Kasai and Miyako Matsumoto in a three-way intergender tag team match.[10] On April 5, 2019, at the WrestleCon Joey Ryan's Penis Party, a freelance event held and produced by Joey Ryan, Honda participated in a 7-person gauntlet match also involving Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Sanshiro Takagi, Mao, Maki Itoh and Yoshihiko (a love doll) for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.[11]
DDT Pro-Wrestling/Pro Wrestling Basara (2005 - present)
Honda defeated Gentaro at Never Mind 2010 to become the interim KO-D Openweight Champion.[12] A unification match took place at Sweet Dreams! 2011 on January 30, where he was eventually defeated by Dick Togo.[13]
He is a former multiple-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, title which he won as part of Monster Army alongside stablemates Daisuke Sasaki, Hoshitango, and Yuji Hino at Sweet Dreams![14] on January 27, and Road to Ryōgoku in Hiroshima: Dramatic Dream Toukasan on June 23, 2013.[15] He also won the championship as part of the Happy Motel stable alongside Konosuke Takeshita and Tetsuya Endo at Road to Ryōgoku in Osaka: Dramatic Dream Tsutenkaku on July 13, 2014.[16]
On April 28, 2019, he defeated Harashima in a Panty-Hunt Tiger Club Rope Deathmatch at Max Bump 2019 to win the DDT Extreme Championship.[17]
At Kawasaki Strong 2021 on February 14, Honda teamed up with Kazuki Hirata, Shinya Aoki and Super Sasadango Machine to win the vacant KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship by defeating Danshoku Dino, Makoto Oishi, Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi.[18]
Championships and accomplishments
Notes and References
- Web site: Antonio Honda/General Information. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: Antonio Honda-Personal Data. cagematch.de. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: Antonio Honda • Profile & Match Listing. profightdb.com. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). March 15, 2021.
- Web site: ja:坂口憲二“プロレスデビュー”兄のセコンドからリングに乱入. Sports Nippon. 2013-08-18. http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2013/08/18/kiji/K20130818006439120.html. 2015-08-09. ja.
- Web site: Antonio Honda Profile/DDT Roster. puroresucentral.com. Puroresu Central. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: Guts World Vol. 2. cagematch.de. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: 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. sportskeeda.com. Nishant. Jayaram. December 12, 2019. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Sanbun No Kai - New Years Eve Special. cagematch.net. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: "WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2016 AUTUMN BOUT" 11.2 Tokyo Korakuen Hall Tournament. w-1.co.jp. Wrestle-1. November 2, 2016. March 14, 2021.
- Web site: Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #700 - Ribbon Mania 2015 ~ Neko Nitta Retirement Ceremony. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. December 31, 2015. March 15, 2021.
- Web site:
- WrestleManiaWeek Preview: WrestleCon presents Joey Ryan's Penis Party (4/5/19)
. Jamie. Greer. April 5, 2019. March 14, 2021.
- Web site: DDT Never Mind 2010 - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. December 26, 2010. March 17, 2021.
- Web site: DDT Sweet Dreams - TV-Show @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. January 30, 2011. March 17, 2021.
- Web site: Sweet Dreams! 2013 . January 27, 2013 . DDT Pro-Wrestling. ddtpro.com. ja. March 16, 2021.
- Web site: What are you doing 2013 . June 23, 2013 . DDT Pro-Wrestling. ddtpro.com . ja. March 16, 2021.
- Web site: http://www.ddtpro.com/ddtpro/11959/ . ja:Road to Ryogoku in Osaka〜ドラマティック・ドリーム・通天閣〜 . July 15, 2014 . DDT Pro-Wrestling. ddtpro.com. ja.
- Web site: DDT Present's Max Bump 2019, The Review. prowrestlingjournal.com. Mark. Worrall. April 29, 2019. March 16, 2021.
- Web site: KAWASAKI STRONG 2021 . February 14, 2021 . February 14, 2021 . . ja.
- Web site: DDT Extreme Division Title (Japan). wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: KO-D Open-weight Title. wrestling-titles.com. Wrestling Titles. February 14, 2021. March 19, 2021.
- Web site: Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan). wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: Jiyūgaoka 6-person Tag Team Title. wrestling-titles.com. March 22, 2021.
- Web site: KO-D 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan). wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: D 王 GRAND PRIX 2021 II in Ota-ku. ddtpro.com. DDT Pro-Wrestling. November 3, 2021. November 3, 2021. ja.
- Web site: KO-D Tag Team Title (Japan). wrestling-titles.com. October 25, 2020. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: International Wrestling Association Triple Crown Title. wrestling-titles.com. March 15, 2021.
- Web site: U.W.A. World Trios Title . February 27, 2008 . April 7, 2021. Puroresu Dojo.
- Web site: Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021. The Internet Wrestling Database. October 9, 2021.