Masato Inaba Explained

Masato Inaba
Birth Date:November 13, 1982[1]
Birth Place:Kawasaki, Japan
Names:Captain Abnormal
Masked Genbei
Seyton Inaba
Masato Inaba
Gosamaru
Maybach #2
Height:178 cm[2]
Weight:98 kg
Debut:2007

is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2007-present)

Inaba made his professional wrestling debut at El Dorado I Was Born To Love Treasure, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling El Dorado on December 19, 2007 where he teamed up with in a losing effort to Tokyo Gurentai (Masada and Nosawa Rongai).[4]

As a freelancer he is known for working with various promotions. At ZERO1 Dream Series Midsummer Shinkiba Battle, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on August 17, 2017, he teamed up with Super Tiger in a losing effort to Daiki Inaba and Yusaku Obata.[5] On the fifteenth night of the Dragon Gate's Gate Of Adventure 2018 from September 2, he teamed up with Hibiscus Mii, Shachihoko Boy and Shuri Joe in a losing effort to Churaumi Saver, Fuuta Shimadou, Gamma and Gurukun Mask.[6] At AJPW Summer Action Series II 2020, an event promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling on August 15, he teamed up with Kagetora in a losing effort to Hikaru Sato and Takuya Wada.[7]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2010-2016)

At BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Touitsu! ~ New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling, a cross-over event promoted by BJW in partnership with DDT Pro Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo on December 31, 2013, Inaba competed in an 18-man battle royal also involving Ricky Fuji, Michael Nakazawa, Tsutomu Oosugi, Soma Takao, Hiroshi Fukuda and others.[8] At BJW/CZW CZW Arena In Japan, a cross-over event promoted by BJW in partnership with Combat Zone Wrestling on January 5, 2014, Inaba teamed up with his "Heisei Gokudo Combi" tag partner Kankuro Hoshino in a losing effort to Dave Crist and Shinobu.[9]

Inaba is known for competing in the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Saikyo Tag League, making his first appearance in the 2013 edition of the event where he teamed up with Kankuro Hoshino, placing themselves in the Block A and scoring a total of zero points after going against the teams of Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi, Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto, Jun Kasai and Jaki Numazawa, Kazuki Hashimoto and Yusaku Obata, and Ryuichi Kawakami and Axeman.[10] One year later at the 2014 edition, Inaba teamed up again with Hoshino, this time placing in the Deathmatch Block and scoring a total of six points after competing against Ryuji Ito and Abdullah Kobayashi, Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka, Saburo Inematsu and Ryuichi Sekine and Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei.[11]

As for the Ikkitousen Strong Climb branch of events, he made his only appearance at the 2014 edition placing himself in the Block B and scoring a total of two points after competing against Manabu Soya, Shinobu, Kazuki Hashimoto and others.[12] Another event in which he participated is the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, and at the 2015 edition he competed in the Block B against Isami Kodaka, Takumi Tsukamoto, Saburo Inematsu and Takayuki Ueki scoring a total of six points.[13]

Inaba also participated in sporadic tournaments of the promotion such as the Strong Style Rising Tournament where he fell short to Amigo Suzuki in a first-round match from May 24, 2013.[14]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2010-2020)

Inaba competed in several matches for New Japan Pro Wrestling in a span of a decade. At NJPW Exciting Battle In Okinawa on January 22, he teamed up with Jushin Thunder Liger, Kaijin Habu Otoko and Super Delfin to pick up a victory over Menso-re Oyaji, Mil Mongoose, Ryusuke Taguchi and Shisaou in an eight-man tag team match.[15] His last appearance was at NJPW New Japan Road 2020 on February 26 where he teamed up with Hija Kidman in a losing effort to Ultra Soki and Gurukun Mask.[16]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2015)

Inaba participated in the 2015 edition of Pro Wrestling Noah's Global Tag League where he teamed up with Maybach Taniguchi as "Maybach #2", placing themselves in the Block A and scoring a total of two points after competing against the teams of Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura, Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste, Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji, and Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masato Inaba • General Information. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. September 9, 2021.
  2. Web site: Masato Inaba/Career Data. cagematch.de. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. September 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Masato Inaba Profile & Match Listing. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). profightdb.com. September 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: El Dorado I Was Born To Love Treasure. cagematch.de. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. December 19, 2007. September 9, 2021.
  5. Web site: ZERO1 "DREAM SERIES MIDSUMMER SHIN-KIBA BATTLE!", 17.08.2017 Shin-Kiba 1st RING. purolove.com. Purolove. August 17, 2017. September 9, 2021.
  6. Web site: Dragon Gate, 02.09.2018 Naha Namura Hall. purolove.com. Purolove. September 2, 2018. September 9, 2021.
  7. Web site: http://www.all-japan.co.jp/event/%e3%80%8c2020-summer-action-series-2-%ef%bd%9e%e9%9d%92%e6%9c%a8%e7%af%a4%e5%bf%97%e3%83%a1%e3%83%a2%e3%83%aa%e3%82%a2%e3%83%ab-aaforever%ef%bd%9e-%e3%80%8d%e3%80%90%e9%96%8b%e5%b9%95%e6%88%a6. ja:「2020 SUMMER ACTION SERIES 2 ~青木篤志メモリアル AAforever~ 」【開幕戦】東京・後楽園ホール≪18:30開始≫ 2020年8月15日. all-japan.co.jp. All Japan Pro Wrestling. Japanese. August 15, 2020. September 9, 2021.
  8. Web site: BJW/DDT/K-DOJO Tenka Touitsu! ~ New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2013. genickbruch.com. Axel. Saalbach. German. December 31, 2013. September 9, 2021.
  9. Web site: BJW: Results BJW "CZW Arena in JAPAN" BJW for MASADA "- 05/01/2014. superluchas.com. Dark angel. January 5, 2014. September 9, 2021.
  10. Web site: 後楽園ホール大会. Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Japanese. 2018-01-01. September 25, 2013.
  11. Web site: 山形・酒田みなと市場特設リング大会(最侠タッグリーグ・プレ開幕戦). Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Japanese. 2018-01-01. September 20, 2014.
  12. Web site: Strong Climb League 2014. prowrestlinghistory.com. Pro Wrestling History. 24 September 2018.
  13. Web site: RISULTATI: BJW "IKKITOUSEN DEATH MATCH SURVIVOR 2015" 01/03/2015. zonawrestling.net. Italian. Taigermen. March 3, 2015. May 31, 2021.
  14. Web site: Strong Style Tournament Rising 2013. Pro Wrestling History . 23 September 2018.
  15. Web site: NJPW Exciting Battle In Okinawa 2010. vsplanet.net. VSPlanet. Russian. January 22, 2010. September 9, 2021.
  16. Web site: NEW JAPAN ROAD WED. FEBRUARY. 26. 2020 / DOOR 17:30 / BELL 18:30 Okinawa. njpw1972.com. New Japan Pro Wrestling. February 26, 2020. September 9, 2021.
  17. Web site: 「グローバル・タッグリーグ戦2015」出場チーム決定のお知らせ . March 21, 2015 . . March 22, 2015 . ja.
  18. Web site: Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history. bjw.co.jp. Big Japan Pro Wrestling. Japanese. 2020-01-21.