Gentaro (wrestler)

Gentaro
Gentaro in May 2019
Birth nameGentaro Takahashi
Born (1974-10-28) October 28, 1974 (age 50)[1][2][3]
Koganei, Tokyo[1][3][4]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Anavel Taro[5]
Benten[6]
Blue Onigumo[6]
Bret Gentaro[7]
Gentaro
GGG / Great God Gentaro / Triple G[8]
Kojiki[9]
Madness Tiger[10]
Masked Taro[6]
Moto Tairou[11]
Nasty Black Panther[6]
Snuka Boy[12]
Takahashi[13]
Billed height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1][2][3]
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)[1][2][3]
DebutMay 8, 1999[1][3]

Gentaro Takahashi (高橋 元太郎, Takahashi Gentaro, born October 28, 1974)[1][2][3][4] is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Gentaro (stylized in all capital letters). Though officially affiliated with the Pro Wrestling Freedoms promotion, Gentaro also works for several other independent promotions, including DDT Pro-Wrestling, Kaientai Dojo and women's wrestling promotion Ice Ribbon, where he works mainly as the lead play-by-play announcer. Takahashi also makes sporadic appearances as the masked character Benten (also stylized in all capital letters).

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  4. ^ a b "Gentaro". Apache Pro-Wrestling Army (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 30, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  5. ^ 両国ピーターパン2010 ～夏休み ああ夏休み 夏休み～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Gentaro". Puroresu Central. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DDT2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Gentaro緊急参戦5.21Style-E一部対戦カード変更". Style-E (in Japanese). May 15, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  9. ^ "二代目クレイジーSKBのロビンが初戦で完敗を喫すると、あの男が三代目を襲名！ギラギラガールズに観客の視線は釘付け!?". Battle News (in Japanese). June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  10. ^ 10月12日(金). Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  11. ^ "2011年01月10日（木） 2月11日DDT新木場大会＆新北京プロレス直前情報". DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
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  13. ^ 2008年10月4日(土). Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 12, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2012.