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| Hirooki Goto | |
|---|---|
 Goto in March 2016 | |
| Born | June 25, 1979[1][2] Kuwana, Mie, Japan[1] |
| Children | 3[3][4] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | C.T.U Ranger Red[5] Goto[6] Hirooki Goto |
| Billed height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 103 kg (227 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Hiroyoshi Tenzan[7] |
| Debut | July 6, 2003[1] |
Hirooki Goto (後藤洋央紀, Gotō Hiroōki, born June 25, 1979)[1][2] is a Japanese professional wrestler. Since his debut, he has wrestled primarily for New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
He is known for being the longest reigning NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with his Chaos stablemates, Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi, a two-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, five-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, one-time winner of the G1 Climax (2008), five-time winner of the World Tag League (2012, 2014, 2021, 2022, and 2023), and a record three-time winner of the New Japan Cup (2009, 2010, and 2012).
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- ^ a b "Hirooki Goto". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ "洋央紀１・４ドーム柴田戦で復帰". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2013-12-09. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ "新しい命の誕生!感動です". Twitter. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "メキシコ遠征直前！後藤洋央紀選手がCTU興行への意気込みを語る". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2006-07-28. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
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