Taiji Ishimori

Taiji Ishimori
Ishimori in November 2019
Born (1983-02-10) February 10, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Army Santa[2]
Bone Soldier
Ishimori
Tai-chan
Taiji Ishimori
Superstar
Bone Soldier Jr
Billed height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Billed weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Trained byTamon Honda
Último Dragón
DebutMay 11, 2002[1]

Taiji Ishimori (石森 太二, Ishimori Taiji, born February 10, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he wrestles as part of the Bullet Club. Ishimori is a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside former Bullet Club teammates Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.

Ishimori is best known for his 12-year stint with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he became one of the most decorated junior heavyweights in the promotion's history, holding the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, while also setting the record for the longest reign with the championship at 405 days during his first reign. Ishimori also held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a record six times, and won the promotion's Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League a record four times. He is also known for his work in Impact Wrestling, where he is a one-time Impact X Division Champion.

  1. ^ a b c d e "石森 太二 (Ishimori Taiji)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Noahful Gift 2017 ~ファン感謝祭~". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-12-26.