Japanese professional wrestler
Keigo Nakamura Nakamura in July 2020
Born (1999-07-10 ) July 10, 1999 (age 25) [ 1] Morioka, Japan Ring name(s) Darkunesu KKeigo Nakamura Billed height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[ 2] Billed weight 72 kg (159 lb) Debut 2019
Keigo Nakamura (中村圭吾 , Nakamura Keigo ) is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling where he is a former KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Champions .[ 3]
Professional wrestling career [ edit ]
Independent circuit (2019–present)[ edit ]
Nakamura is known to have had sporadic appearances for various promotions. At BJW Last Buntai , an event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling on August 30, 2020, he teamed up with Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno ) to pick up a victory over Kosuke Sato, Masaki Morihiro and Takuho Kato .[ 4]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–present)[ edit ]
Nakamura made his professional wrestling debut in DDT Pro-Wrestling in a series of exhibition matches , first of them taking place at DDT Road To Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on June 16 where he fell short to Yuki Ueno .[ 5] At DDT UNIVERSE LIVE! One Chan Saturday on March 7, 2020, he competed in a 14-man delayed battle royal also involving Harashima , Konosuke Takeshita , Masahiro Takanashi , Mizuki Watase , Yuki Iino and others.[ 6] At DDT One Bout Show from May 23, 2020, Nakamura unsuccessfully challenged Shinya Aoki for the DDT Extreme Championship .[ 7]
Nakamura is known for working in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is DDT Ultimate Party , making his first appearance at Ultimate Party 2019 on November 3 where he teamed up with Tomomitsu Matsunaga and Mizuki Watase in a losing effort to Daichi Kazato, Masato Kamino and Shuhei Washida as a result of a six-man tag team match .[ 8] One year later at Ultimate Party 2020 from November 3 he fell short to Hideki Okatani .[ 9]
As for the DDT Peter Pan branch of events, Nakamura made his first appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 from July 15 where he fell short to Kota Umeda in a pre-show match.[ 10] One year later on the first night of the Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 from June 6, he teamed up with Hideki Okatani in a losing effort to Damnation (Soma Takao and Mad Paulie ).[ 11] At Wrestle Peter Pan 2021 on August 21, Nakamura teamed up with Yukio Naya to defeat Hideki Okatani and Yuya Koroku.[ 12]
Another branch of events in which he made appearances is DDT Judgement . At Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary on March 20, he teamed up with Naomi Yoshimura defeating Shunma Katsumata and Hideki Okatani.[ 13] At Judgement 2021: DDT 24th Anniversary on March 28, he teamed up with Toru Owashi and Akito in a losing effort to Danshoku Dino , Makoto Oishi and Saki Akai .[ 14]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ]
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^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Keigo Nakamura/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Keigo Nakamura Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (August 30, 2020). 「LAST BUNTAI~さようなら横浜文体」神奈川・横浜文化体育館大会 . bjw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (June 16, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" Road to Peter Pan 2019~ドラマティック・ドリーム・天むす~ . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 7, 2020). "DDT ProWrestling" DDT UNIVERSE LIVE!ワンチャン SATURDAY . ddtpro.com . Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (May 23, 2020). "DDT ProWrestling" DDT EXTREME級選手権試合ワンマッチ配信大会 . ddtpro.com . Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling . "Ultimate Party 2019~DDTグループ大集合!~" . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2020 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (November 3, 2020). "Ultimate Party 2020" . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 15, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 . ddtpro.com . Retrieved May 23, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 6, 2020). "DDT ProWrestling" WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020【DAY1】 . ddtpro.com . Retrieved June 7, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (August 21, 2021). "WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021" . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ DDT Pro-Wrestling . "Judgement2020~DDT旗揚げ23周年記念大会~" . ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 20, 2020 .
^ 東京・後楽園ホール「Judgement2021~DDT旗揚げ24周年記念大会~」 . DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 15, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (July 25, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
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