Atsushi Kotoge

Atsushi Kotoge
Kotoge in September 2016
Born (1985-10-18) October 18, 1985 (age 38)[1]
Kaizuka, Osaka[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Atsunosuke Matsuyama[2]
Atsushi Kotoge
Atsushi-kun[3]
Kaiju no Kobun[4]
Kototaro[5]
Billed height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight83 kg (183 lb)[1]
Trained byOsaka Pro Wrestling dojo[1]
DebutApril 29, 2005[1]

Atsushi Kotoge (小峠 篤司, Kotōge Atsushi) (born October 18, 1985)[1][6] is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a former one-time GHC Tag Team Champion, three-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and record eleven-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his time in Osaka Pro Wrestling, where he was part of the tag team Momo no Seishun Tag (桃の青春タッグ, Momo no Seishun Taggu, "Peach of Youth Tag") with Daisuke Harada.[7] Kotoge and Harada are former three-time Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champions and have also worked together for various other promotions across Japan and for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–based Chikara in the United States.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 小峠篤司. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. ^ Leung, Jonathan (2011-11-19). "11/19 Results". Osaka Holiday Paradise. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PuroCentral was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ お盆だよ！ラスタマンシリーズ２ 第２戦！. Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Livedoor. 2006-08-15. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  5. ^ "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  6. ^ "あおぞら散歩～２nd～". Aozora Sanpo 2nd (in Japanese). Ameba. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
  7. ^ "Atsushi Kotoge". Osaka Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)