Ilusion (wrestler)
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| Born | 10 December 2002[1] |
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| Trained by | DDT Pro-Wrestling Dojo |
| Debut | August 21, 2021 |
Ilusion (イルシオン, Irushion) is a Japanese masked professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a former six-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion[3]
Professional wrestling career
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2021–present)
Ilusion made his professional wrestling debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling at Wrestle Peter Pan on 21 August 2021 alongside Yuji Okabayashi, Tamura, Mizuki Watase and Yuki Iino. The team was defeated by Disaster Box (Harashima and Naomi Yoshimura), Yusuke Okada, Raimu Imai and El Unicorn.[4] At Never Mind 2021 on 26 December, he lost to Vent Vert Jack in the singles competition.[5] During this time, he was part of the Damnation T.A and Schadenfreude International stables, and competed in several tag team championships.[2] In 2022, Ilusion regularly competed in the promotion's flagship events, including Judgement 2022: DDT 25th Anniversary, where he was part of a six-man tag team match with Burning (Yusuke Okada and Yuya Koroku) against Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Toui Kojima and Yuki Ishida.[6] Ilusion, Okada and Koroku were pitted against Kojima, Ishida and Takeshi Masada later that year at Wrestle Peter Pan 2022 in another six-man tag team event.[7] In February 2023, he appeared at Into The Fight with Hideki Okatani and Ishida against Keigo Nakamura, Kojima and Kazuma Sumi.[8] The following month, Ilusion and Munetatsu Nakamura defeated El Unicorn and Imai at Judgement 2023.[9] His last appearance that year was at Mega Max Bump on 3 May, where he defeated Danshoku "Dandy" Dino in the singles competition.[10]
In 2024, he appeared in multiple events, including Into The Fight, where he teamed with Yuki Iino and Yuni against Schadenfreude International (Antonio Honda, Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi), ultimately losing the match.[11] At Judgement 2024, Ilusion, Rukiya and To-y defeated Yuni, Yuya Koroku and Kazuma Sumi.[12] In July, he appeared at Wrestle Peter Pan, where his team (Yuni and Koroku) was defeated by Keigo Nakamura, Ishida and Sumi.[13] At Dramatic Infinity, he teamed up with Schadenfreude International stablemate Antonio Honda in a losing effort against Damnation T.A (Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul and Kanon).[14] At God Bless DDT, he teamed up with Damnation T.A stablemates Daisuke Sasaki, MJ Paul and Kanon to defeat former unit colleagues Antonio Honda, Chris Brookes, Masahiro Takanashi and Takeshi Masada.[15] During Ultimate Party that December, he and Demus lost to Yuni and Kazuma Sumi.[16] At Judgement 2025, he teamed and MJ Paul defeated JJ Furno and Tomomitsu Matsunaga.[17]
Ilusion has competed in various DDT signature events. He appeared at the inaugural edition of the D Generations Cup in 2023, where he competed in A Block of the competition and scored a total of two points after going against Yuya Koroku, Hideki Okatani and Kazuma Sumi.[18] In the 2024 edition, which was held as a round-robin tournament, Ilusion defeated Yuni in the first rounds only to fall short to To-y in the semifinals.[19] In 2025, he was the runner-up in the A Block with two points after competing against Takeshi Masada, Keigo Nakamura and Yuki Ishida.[20]
Japanese independent circuit (2023–present)
Ilusion has competed in various Japanese independent promotions as a developmental talent sent by DDT since 2023. At TJPW/DDT/GCW, a cross-over event held on 19 April 2025, he teamed up with Daisuke Sasaki and Dark Sheik in a losing effort against Marcus Mathers, Shoko Nakajima and Super Crazy.[21]
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Ilusion • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- 1 2 Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ilusion/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ イルシオン [Ilusion]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). CyberFight. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ↑ Dark Angelita (24 August 2021). "DDT: "Wrestle Peter Pan 2021" La coronacion de Konosuke Takeshita". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ Buckeldee, Mark (26 December 2021). "DDT Never Mind in Yoyogi 2021 Report: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Yuji Okabayashi". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ↑ Di Trolio, Gerard (21 March 2022). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2022 ~ DDT LAUNCH 25TH ANNIVERSARY (MARCH 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ Pollock, John (20 August 2022). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2022: Kazusada Higuchi retains KO-D Openweight title". POSTWrestling. Archived from the original on 8 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ Carlan, Lewis (26 February 2023). "DDT Pro-Wrestling Into The Fight 2023 Full Results (2/26/2023); Major Title Change". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ Dark Angelita (29 March 2023). "DDT: "Judgement 2023" 5 títulos en juego". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ Carlan, Lewis (3 May 2023). "DDT Pro-Wrestling Mega Max Bump 2023 Results (5/3/2023)". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ↑ Dark Angelita (5 March 2024). "DDT: El debut luchístico del actor Kaisei Takechi". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ↑ Black, Ethan (17 March 2024). "DDT Judgement Results – March 17, 2024". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ↑ Black, Ethan (23 July 2024). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan Results (July 21st, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ↑ Black, Ethan (30 September 2024). "DDT Dramatic Infinity Night 5 Results (September 29th, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ Black, Ethan (20 October 2024). "DDT God Bless DDT Night 5 Results – October 20, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ Thompson, Andrew (28 December 2024). "DDT Ultimate Party results (12/28/24): Chris Brookes retains KO-D Openweight Championship". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Dark Angelita (27 March 2025). "DDT: "Resultados Judgement 2025" Brookes vs Takanashi". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2025.
- ↑ Carlan, Lewis (26 February 2023). "DDT Pro-Wrestling Into The Fight 2023 Full Results (2/26/2023); Major Title Change". pwmania.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ↑ Carlan, Lewis (1 March 2024). "DDT Pro-Wrestling Announces D GENERATIONS CUP 2024 Tournament". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ↑ NEXT GENERATION 2025~如月ロマン~ [Next Generation 2025: February Romance]. Weekly Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 23 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Vetter, Chris (19 April 2025). "GCW "TJPW vs. DDT vs. GCW" results: Vetter's review of Masha Slamovich and Konosuke Takeshita vs. Miyu Yamashita and Shinya Aoki, Shunma Katsumata and Mance Warner vs. Matt Tremont and John Wayne Murdoch in a hardcore match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ↑ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
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