Koji Kanemoto
- January 4, 2024
- Wrestler
Quick Facts
Koji Kanemoto Biography
| Name | Koji Kanemoto |
| Birthday | Oct 31 |
| Birth Year | 1966 |
| Place Of Birth | Japan |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Koji Kanemoto is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on October 31, 1966 in Japan, Japan. He made his professional debut in 1990 and became best known for his time with New Japan Pro Wrestling.
In 2013 he made his first appearance in Wrestle-1, a promotion started by Keiji Mutoh.
Kanemoto practiced Judo during his high school days and won a few championships as a professional before being recruited by the New Japan Pro- Wrestling (NJPW) Dojo. He debuted in November 1990, wrestling against Michiyoshi Ohara. In March 1992, he portrayed Tiger Mask in its third incarnation, succeeding Mitsuharu Misawa. In January 1994, he famously lost a “mask vs. mask” match against popular cruiserweight Jushin Thunder Liger at Battlefield. Since 1994 he has wrestled under his own name for NJPW. His style used to be the classic junior heavyweight wrestling, but repeated high-flying moves, the fans’ change in taste, and inherent damage on his body put an incentive on him to use shoot-style taught by Kazuo Yamazaki, largely as a modification of his wrestling persona. Hard shoot kicks combined with scientific wrestling are his current trademark along with the facewash, which always gets the crowd going in a football stadium-like chant.
In the early 2000s Kanemoto formed a popular tag team with Minoru Tanaka called “Jr. Stars” the 2 enjoyed a lengthy reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, but before they could receive a rematch for their titles, Kanemoto was injured. Kanemoto made a very controversial return, turning on Tanaka and siding with Masahiro Chono’s “Team 2000” Stable. As a reward for his defection Chono gave him his own sub-group to lead named “Team 2000 Jr.”; among their ranks were Gedo, Jado, & Akira. During this time, Kanemoto wore entrance gear very similar to Chono, as a way to show “he was a boss”. After Team 2000 dissolved he became a calmer, much more calculating individual & it was apparent that his days of a rude, arrogant punk were over. In 2003, in an attempt to regain the Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team titles from rival promotion Pro Wrestling Noah he formed a tag team with Jushin Thunder Liger known as “The Unbeatables” the 2 held on to the titles until November when Kanemoto fractured his left cheekbone and were forced to vacate them.
In 2009, he got engaged to wrestler Hikaru. They eventually split up.
Koji Kanemoto Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Koji Kanemoto is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Koji Kanemoto 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a junior champion in judo before turning his focus to wrestling.
In 1995 he won his first of many IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championships.
Kōji Kanemoto (金本 浩二 , Kanemoto Kōji) (born Kim Il-Sung (김일성); October 31, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean descent. He has previously worked with New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling. He is currently a freelancer.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 11 in |
Koji Kanemoto height 5 ft 11 in Koji weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Koji Kanemoto Dating?
According to our records, Koji Kanemoto is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Koji Kanemoto’s is not dating anyone.
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In late 2011 he began to work more frequently in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and teaming with Minoru Tanaka and on January 31, 2013, Kanemoto officially quit New Japan Pro-Wrestling to join All Japan Pro Wrestling. In June 2013, Kojimoto also announced his resignation from All Japan in the aftermath of Nobuo Shiraishi taking over as the promotion’s new president. Though Kanemoto did not officially join Keiji Mutoh’s splinter promotion Wrestle-1, he did take part in the promotion’s inaugural event on September 8, reuniting the Junior Stars with Minoru Tanaka in a tag team match, where they defeated Fujita Hayato and Masaaki Mochizuki.
Facts & Trivia
Koji Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Koji Kanemoto celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.
Top Facts about Koji Kanemoto
1. Kōji Kanemoto is a Japanese professional wrestler of Zainichi Korean
descent.
2. He trained in Judo in high school and debuted in NJPW in 1990.
3. He famously lost a “mask vs. mask” match against Jushin Thunder Liger in
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4. He was the first man to defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the United States.
5. He defeated Kazushi Sakuraba in a shoot-style wrestling match.
6. He formed a popular tag team with Minoru Tanaka called “Jr. Stars”.
7. He famously turned on his partner Minoru Tanaka to side with Masahiro Chono’s “Team 2000” Stable.
8. He became the first junior heavyweight to reach the semi-finals of the G1 Climax in 2006.
9. He became the first junior heavyweight since Bas Rutten to receive an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match.
10. He won the Best of the Super Juniors tournament for the third time in -
11. He and El Samurai won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in 2010.
12. He won Noah’s GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship in 2010.
13. He participated in Lucha Libre World Cup in 2015 as part of Team AJPW.
14. He quit New Japan Pro-Wrestling in 2013 to join All Japan Pro Wrestling.
15. He resigned from All Japan in 2013 and became a freelancer.