| Akira Tozawa | |
|---|---|
 Tozawa in 2018 | |
| Born | July 22, 1985[1] Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan[1] |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Akira Tozawa Tozawa[2] Tozawa Kengai[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 156 lb (71 kg)[4] |
| Billed from | Kobe, Japan[4][5] |
| Trained by | Kenichiro Arai[2] Masaaki Mochizuki[2] |
| Debut | April 3, 2005[2] |
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE where he performs on the Raw brand and is a member of the Alpha Academy stable. He is a former one-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion and 16-time WWE 24/7 Champion.[Note 1]
Prior to working for the WWE, he had a twelve-year run in Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the 2011 and 2012 Summer Adventure Tag League. He is also known for his year-long excursion to the United States, during which he performed for promotions such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.
- ^ a b "戸澤陽". Dragon Gate (in Japanese). Gaora. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Cagematch profile". Cagematch. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
- ^ "Dragon Gate Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2010". Cagematch. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Akira Tozawa". WWE. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Evolve profile". Evolve. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved March 8, 2011.
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