Kai Fujimura

Kai Fujimura
Personal information
BornKai Fujimura
(1995-03-29) March 29, 1995
Fukuoka, Japan
RelativeAlejandro (brother)
Professional wrestling career
Billed height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Billed weight80 kg (180 lb)
Billed fromFukuoka, Japan
Trained byWRESTLE-1 Dojo
Keiji Muto
DebutJuly 2, 2019

Kai Fujimura (Japanese: 藤村 加偉, Hepburn: Fujimura Kai; born 29 March 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he performs under his real name and is the current GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and a member of Team 2000X.

Professional wrestling career

WRESTLE-1 (2019–2020)

Kai Fujimura made his professional wrestling debut on 26 December 2019 at WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 Shining Winter, where he teamed with Ganseki Tanaka, Ryuji Hijikata, and Ryuki Honda in a losing effort against Alejandro, Kaz Hayashi, Koji Doi, and Masayuki Kono.[1][2] On 31 December, at WRESTLE-1 Wonder Carnival 2019, Fujimura teamed with Takuro Niki and Hajime in a losing effort against So Daimonji, Hiroaki Moriya, and Kyosuke Ikaho.[1][3]

Fujimura secured his first career victory on 25 January 2020 at WRESTLE-1 Wrestle Soul Vol. 3, where he defeated Takuro Niki.[1][4] His final match with WRESTLE-1 took place on 15 March 2020 at WRESTLE-1 Wrestle Wars 2020, where he was once again defeated by Takuro Niki.[1][5]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2020–present)

Fujimura made his Pro Wrestling Noah debut on 28 November 2020 at NOAH New Hope on Wrestle Universe, where he was defeated by Atsushi Kotoge.[1][6][7] On 29 December, at NOAH Sugiura-gun Produce: All Dogs Gather! 2 – Takashi Sugiura 20th Anniversary Show, he earned his first win in the promotion by defeating Yasutaka Yano.[1][8][9]

In early 2021, Fujimura experienced a series of losses before defeating Yano once again on 6 March at NOAH Engine Full Throttle! Yokohama Full Throttle.[10][11][12] Despite another string of defeats, he secured a win over Yano on 2 May at NOAH The Ovation 2021 – Day 1.[1][13][14] On 21 June, at NOAH The Home #4, Fujimura teamed with Atsushi Kotoge to defeat Daisuke Harada and Yano.[1][15] Two days later, on 23 June at NOAH The Home #6, Fujimura, Kotoge, and Yoshiki Inamura defeated Harada, Junta Miyawaki, and Kaito Kiyomiya.[1][16]

After a period of losses through late June to September, Fujimura returned to winning form on 24 September at NOAH The Home #13, defeating Yano once more. Later that same night, he teamed with Kinya Okada against Yano and Junta Miyawaki, with the match ending in a draw.[1]

On 10 October, at NOAH Grand Square 2021 in Osaka, Fujimura and Daiki Inaba defeated Okada and Yano.[17][18][19] On 23 October, at NOAH The Home #16, Fujimura and Ikuto Hidaka wrestled Atsushi Kotoge and Yano to a draw.[1] On 7 December, at NOAH Man Crash 2021 – Day 1, he teamed with Hajime Ohara, King Tany, Mohammed Yone, and Yano to defeat Aleja, Haoh, Manabu Soya, Nioh, and Tadasuke in a ten-man tag match.[1]

In 2022, Fujimura and Okada defeated Miyawaki and Yano on 5 January at NOAH Reboot 2022.[1][20][21] On 7 January, at NOAH N Innovation U-Cup – Day 2, Fujimura wrestled Yano to a time-limit draw.[1][22] He defeated Yano again on 9 February at NOAH Step Forward 2022 – Day 1.[1][23] On 20 March, at NOAH Just Fine! 2022 – Day 1, he teamed with his real-life brother Alejandro to defeat Okada and Yano. At NOAH Majestic 2022 on 30 April, Fujimura and Slex defeated Alejandro and Yano.[1][24][25]

On 21 May, at NOAH Dream On 2022 – Day 4, he teamed with Inamura to defeat Inaba and Miyawaki.[1][26] On 12 June, at CyberFight Festival 2022, Fujimura and Okada defeated Toy Kojima and Yuya Koroku.[1][27] On 5 August, at NOAH Departure 2022, he teamed with Yoshinari Ogawa and Yuya Susumu to defeat Eita, NOSAWA Rongai, and Super Crazy in a six-man tag match.[1][28]

On 21 September, at NOAH N Innovation 2022 – Day 5, Fujimura defeated Yano,[1][29] followed by back-to-back victories over Taishi Ozawa on 7 October (NOAH Star Navigation 2022 – Day 7)[1][30] and again the following week at NOAH Sunny Voyage 2022 – Day 9.[1][31]

At NOAH/Dragon Gate Global Dream on 11 November, Fujimura, Yano, and Inamura defeated Madoka Kikuta, Mochizuki Jr., and Ryu Fuda in a six-man tag match.[1][32][33][34] On 23 November, at NOAH The Best 2022, Fujimura, Yano, and Ogawa faced Eita, NOSAWA Rongai, and Super Crazy. The match ended in a double count-out, was restarted, and ended the same way before a final restart saw Fujimura’s team win via disqualification.[1][35][36]

On 18 December, at NOAH New Hope 2022, Fujimura was defeated by Naomichi Marufuji.[1][37][38] He then took a six-month hiatus due to injury.[39]

Fujimura returned on 10 June 2023 at NOAH Sunny Voyage 2023 – Day 16, teaming with Kotoge in a losing effort against LEONA and Ogawa.[1][40][41] In the following matches, he scored multiple victories over Yu Owada.[1] On 19 August, at NOAH N-1 Victory 2023 – Day 5, Fujimura and Seiki Yoshioka defeated Ozawa and Owada.[1][42] On 26 August, at Day 7 of the same tournament, Fujimura and Ozawa defeated Alejandro and Owada.[1][43]

On 23 September, at NOAH Sunny Voyage 2023 – Day 24, Fujimura and Miyawaki defeated Ozawa and Owada.[1][44] On 7 October, at NOAH The Home Deluxe, he teamed with Hi69 and Manabu Soya to defeat Atsushi Kotoge, Masa Kitamiya, and Taishi Ozawa.[1][45] On 20 October, at NOAH Star Navigation 2023 – Day 6, Fujimura and Stallion Rogers defeated Ozawa and Owada.[1][46][47]

Fujimura continued his momentum with a singles win over Owada on 22 October at NOAH Sunny Voyage 2023 – Day 26, followed by another tag team win on 27 October with Hajime Ohara against Ozawa and Owada.[1][48][49] On 28 October, at Noah Demolition Stage In Fukuoka 2023, Fujimura teamed with Akitoshi Saito and Stallion Rogers to defeat Yone, Ozawa, and Owada.[1]

Championships and accomplishments

References

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