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Kota Ibushi
Name Kota Ibushi
Nicknames: "Golden Star", " Independent Genius", "Hard Hit Prince"
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Ring Experience 18 Years
Debut (Earliest Recored) KUDO defeats Kota Ibushi (DDT 01/07/2004)
Height: 5'11 " (181 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Nicknames: "Golden Star", " Independent Genius", "Hard Hit Prince"
Birthplace: Kagoshima, Japan
Ring Experience 18 Years
Debut (Earliest Recored) KUDO defeats Kota Ibushi (DDT 01/07/2004)
Height: 5'11 " (181 cm)
Weight: 205 lbs (93 kg)
Titles
DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Championship (3x)
Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
IWGP Intercontinental Championship (6x)
IWGP Intercontinental Championship (2x)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (3x)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
IWGP Tag Team Championship
KBB Hashtag Championship
KO-D Openweight Championship (3x)
KO-D Six Man Tag Team Championship (2x)
KO-D Tag Team Championship (5x)
NEVER Openweight Championship
UWA World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team/Stables
Golden Ace
Golden Lovers
Golden Rendezvous
Golden Storm Riders
Hustle Kamen Rangers
KAGETORA & Kota Ibushi
RateWrestle Stats
Matches 45
Overall Rating 156
Average Rating 3.46
3 Star Matches 16
4 Star Matches 12
5 Star Matches 2
Championship Matches 14
Win 22
Loss 23
Draw 0
Main Events 14
Match Of The Night 15
DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Championship (3x)
Independent Junior Heavyweight Championship
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
IWGP Intercontinental Championship (6x)
IWGP Intercontinental Championship (2x)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (3x)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship
IWGP Tag Team Championship
KBB Hashtag Championship
KO-D Openweight Championship (3x)
KO-D Six Man Tag Team Championship (2x)
KO-D Tag Team Championship (5x)
NEVER Openweight Championship
UWA World Tag Team Championship
Tag Team/Stables
Golden Ace
Golden Lovers
Golden Rendezvous
Golden Storm Riders
Hustle Kamen Rangers
KAGETORA & Kota Ibushi
RateWrestle Stats
Matches 45
Overall Rating 156
Average Rating 3.46
3 Star Matches 16
4 Star Matches 12
5 Star Matches 2
Championship Matches 14
Win 22
Loss 23
Draw 0
Main Events 14
Match Of The Night 15
RateWrestle Ranking
All Time Rankings 2020 8th
All Time Rankings 2021 3rd
All Time Rankings 2022 4th
2019/20 11th (M13 R42.5 AR3.26)
2020/21 1st (M22 R75.25 AR3.42)
Must See Matches
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 1 (2020) Kazuchika Okada(C) vs Kota Ibushi *****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 2(2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Jay White *****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 1 (2021) Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi **** 3/4
Evolve 1 Richards vs. Ibushi (2010) Davey Richards vs. Kota Ibushi **** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 (2019) Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi **** 1/2
NJPW Sakura Genesis (2021)Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Will Ospreay **** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Final (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA **** 1/4
NJPW Castle Attack Day 2 (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito **** 1/4
NJPW Dominion 6.6 Osaka-Jo Hall (2021) Kota Ibushi vs. Jeff Cobb **** 1/4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V (2011) Prince Devitt (c) vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 (2019) Kota Ibushi vs Evil ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 (2021) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 9 (2021) Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VII (2013) Prince Devitt (c) vs. Low Ki vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VIII Prince Devitt (c) vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
NJPW Dominion (2019) Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi(C) *** 3/4
NJPW The New Beginning In Hiroshima Day 2 (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. SANADA *** 3/4
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. El Desperado *** 3/4
NJPW G1 Climax Final (2021) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard (2019) Tetsuya Naito (c) vs Kota Ibushi*** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 (2019) KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi*** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 7 (2019) Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA *** 1/2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 2 (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White *** 1/4
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 6 (2020) Taichi vs. Kota Ibushi *** 1/4
NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 (2020) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi *** 1/4
NJPW Power Struggle (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White *** 1/4
NJPW New Year Dash !! (2021) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Master Wato, Rocky Romero & SHO vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito) *** 1/4
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 3 (2020) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kota Ibushi ***
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu (2020) Dangerous Tekkers(c) vs. Golden Ace ***
All Time Rankings 2020 8th
All Time Rankings 2021 3rd
All Time Rankings 2022 4th
2019/20 11th (M13 R42.5 AR3.26)
2020/21 1st (M22 R75.25 AR3.42)
Must See Matches
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 1 (2020) Kazuchika Okada(C) vs Kota Ibushi *****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 2(2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Jay White *****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 1 (2021) Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kota Ibushi **** 3/4
Evolve 1 Richards vs. Ibushi (2010) Davey Richards vs. Kota Ibushi **** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 5 (2019) Will Ospreay vs Kota Ibushi **** 1/2
NJPW Sakura Genesis (2021)Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Will Ospreay **** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Final (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA **** 1/4
NJPW Castle Attack Day 2 (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito **** 1/4
NJPW Dominion 6.6 Osaka-Jo Hall (2021) Kota Ibushi vs. Jeff Cobb **** 1/4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V (2011) Prince Devitt (c) vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 (2019) Kota Ibushi vs Evil ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 (2021) Tomohiro Ishii vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW G1 Climax Day 9 (2021) Shingo Takagi vs. Kota Ibushi ****
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VII (2013) Prince Devitt (c) vs. Low Ki vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VIII Prince Devitt (c) vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
NJPW Dominion (2019) Tetsuya Naito vs Kota Ibushi(C) *** 3/4
NJPW The New Beginning In Hiroshima Day 2 (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. SANADA *** 3/4
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show (2021) Kota Ibushi (c) vs. El Desperado *** 3/4
NJPW G1 Climax Final (2021) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi *** 3/4
ROH/NJPW G1 Supercard (2019) Tetsuya Naito (c) vs Kota Ibushi*** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 (2019) KENTA vs. Kota Ibushi*** 1/2
NJPW G1 Climax Day 7 (2019) Kota Ibushi vs. SANADA *** 1/2
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom Day 2 (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White *** 1/4
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 6 (2020) Taichi vs. Kota Ibushi *** 1/4
NJPW G1 Climax Day 1 (2020) Kazuchika Okada vs. Kota Ibushi *** 1/4
NJPW Power Struggle (2020) Kota Ibushi vs. Jay White *** 1/4
NJPW New Year Dash !! (2021) Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kota Ibushi, Master Wato, Rocky Romero & SHO vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito) *** 1/4
NJPW New Japan Cup Day 3 (2020) Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Kota Ibushi ***
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu (2020) Dangerous Tekkers(c) vs. Golden Ace ***