Shotaro Ashino

Shotaro Ashino (芦野 祥太郎) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works currently for Wrestle-1 promotion. Ashino his the current Wrestle-1 Championship on his first reign winning his first title in professional wrestling in the process.

Early Life
Ashino graduated at the Nippon Sport Science University school and the director Hiroshi Hase recommendated Ashino to become a trainee in Wrestle-1 the recommendation was on August 1, 2014 on the Nippon Sport Science University wrestling part of his supervision. Ashino trained in Wrestle-1 for six months as a Trainee.

Wrestle-1 (2015–Present)
After a period of 6 months, Ashino made is debut at the February 13, 2014 at Korakuen Hall at the period he was a Trainee and he picked up his first win by defeating Kumagoro. Ashino participated at the Wrestle-1 Grand Prix were he defeated Nosawa Rongai at the first round but lost to Manabu Soya at the quarterfinals.

On September 22 Ashino and Hiroki Murase entered in a storyline with Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) and they lost to Team 246 in their first match, their second match ended in a double count out, the third match he and Hiroki Murase defeated Team 246. On October 9 Ashino and Murase faced again Team 246. During the match Kondo turned on Kaz Hayashi and Kondo stated that Team 246 ended i alliance wih Hayashi and agreed to an alliance with the Ashino and Hiroki Murase and Masayuki Kono came out as he joined the new group as well and it was stated that it is their mission to rebuild Wrestle-1. On October 13 Ashino, Murase, Kono and Shuji Kondo were interviewed and made some questions and asked them what would be the team's name but they do not say and Masayuki Kono, Shuji Kondo & Shotaro Ashino announced they wanted to gain a monopoly of titles and Shotaro Ashino and Hiroki Murase were given an opportunity by the Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship. .

On October 31 Ashino, Masayuki Kono, Shuji Kondo and Hiroki Murase announced that their group name is TriggeR. On November 3 Ashino and Hiroki Murase failed to capture the Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship. On February 10, 2016 TriggeR started a feud with Real Desperado when Kondo challenge Yuji Hino for the Wrestle-1 Champion, Kazma Sakamoto and Yuji Hino challenge Kondo and Kono for the Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. On March 27 Ashino, Murase and Masayuki Kono were granted a oppurtunity for the UWA World Trios Championship but lost for the defending champions Kaz Hayashi, Minoru Tanaka, Tajiri. On June 8 Ashino unsucessfully challenged KAI for the Wrestle-1 Championship. On July 1 Ashino faced Manabu Soya at the semifinals of the 2016 Wrestle-1 Grand Prix. The match would end in 27 seconds due to suffering a ligament injury to his right leg. On November 11 Ashino made his return match teaming with his TriggeR stablemates (Masayuki Kono and Shuji Kondo) to defeat NEWERA (Jiro Kuroshio, Koji Doi and Kumagoro). On January 8, 2017 after Kono defended the Wrestle-1 Championship against Manabu Soya, after the match, Ashino challenged Kono into a title match. On March 20 Ashino defeated Kono to win the Wrestle-1 Championship, winning his first title in professional wrestling in the process. After the match his TriggeR stablemate Shuji Kondo challenged him to a title match.

In wrestling

 * Finishing moves
 * Ankle hold
 * reverse cross armbareaker

Championships and Acomplishments

 * Wrestle-1
 * Wrestle-1 Championship (1 time, current)
 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * Rookie Of The Year 2015 - 7º place