Kosei Fujita
| Kosei Fujita | |
|---|---|
 Fujita in November 2023 | |
| Born | July 14, 2002 Niihama, Ehime, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kosei Fujita |
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo Zack Sabre Jr. |
| Debut | August 24, 2021 |
Kosei Fujita (Japanese: 藤田 晃生, Fujita Kosei, born July 14, 2002) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of The Mighty Don't Kneel stable.
Early life[edit]
Fujita was born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan on July 14, 2002. He competed in amateur wrestling in high school, and in 2019, he won the JOC Chugoku/Shikoku Championship 80kg class.
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Fujita passed the new apprentice test in December 2020. He entered the NJPW Dojo in April 2021.
On August 24, 2021, Kosei made his in-ring debut match against Ryohei Oiwa, at Korakuen Hall, ending in a 10-minute time limit draw.[1] At the Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary 60th Birthday Festival held at Korakuen Hall on April 16, 2022, he defeated Ryo Inoue of All Japan Pro Wrestling in the first match, thus winning his first singles match.[2][3] On August 10, 2022, he appeared as a double of Zack Sabre Jr. who was in Suzuki-gun at the G1 CLIMAX 32 Hiroshima tournament.[4] On October 2, at AJPW Raising An Army Memorial Series, Fujita, Yuji Nagata, Yuto Nakashima, and Oiwa of AJPW fought against Kento Miyahara, Inoue, Yuma Anzai, and Takuya Nomura of Big Japan Pro-Wrestling, in an eight-man tag team match where the former won the match.[5] On November 5, he became Sabre Jr.'s body double with Ryohei Oiwa and assisted in the victory.[6]
On January 5, 2023, at New Year Dash!!, Fujita accepted an offer from Sabre Jr. to join TMDK.[7][8] On August 13, he declared that he graduated from the Young Lions.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "大岩陵平＆藤田晃生がデビュー戦で直接対決、解説真壁も絶賛「将来有望」 - プロレス : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "4/16【後楽園還暦祭】「野毛道場が強い!」新日本・藤田がシングル初勝利 全日本・井上との新人対決制す". プロレス格闘技DX. April 16, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (April 16, 2022). "Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary Festival Results (4/16): NJPW And AJPW Supershow". Fightful.
- ^ "G1 CLIMAX 32 – 広島・広島サンプラザホール 2022/8/10 – 第7試合 30分1本勝負 – 『G1 CLIMAX 32』Cブロック公式戦". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "10/2【全日本】あすなろ戦士vsヤングライオンで聖地沸騰 新日・藤田が井上撃破も大乱闘". プロレス格闘技DX. October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
- ^ "バトル・オータム '22 – 大阪・大阪府立体育会館（エディオンアリーナ大阪） – 2022/11/5 – 第5試合 15分1本勝負 – 『NJPW WORLD認定TV王座決定トーナメント』準決勝". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "KOSEI FUJITA is in #TMDK!". NJPW Global Twitter. January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "【新日本】藤田晃生が「TMDK」加入 鈴木みのるから新ユニットに勧誘された成田蓮は回答保留 - プロレス : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 5, 2023.
- ^ "G1 CLIMAX 33 – 東京・両国国技館 2023/8/13 – 第4試合". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Kosei Fujita's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
