Shingo Takagi

The first graduate of the Dragon Gate dojo, Shingo Takagi made an immediate impact when he debuted in late 2004 as CIMA's disciple in Crazy MAX. Portrayed as a strong fighter from the get-go, Takagi was clearly a young wrestler to be taken seriously. As Dragon Gate found it's feet in 2005, so did the young rookie, showing signs at various points in the year that he was going to be a phenom. He was included as part of the original Blood Generation faction headed by his mentor CIMA and was a part of many of the highly praised Blood Generation vs. Do Fixer series. Takagi's push increased following a trip to the US in August 05 where he competed for Ring Of Honor in a bout with Curry Man. The second graduate from the dojo was BxB Hulk and he and Shingo where natural rivals, with both progressing up the ranks quickly. They met in a stellar bout at King Of Gate in December and then again in early 2006 to determine number one contendership for the Open The Dream Gate Championship. Shortly after this, Takagi was sent on a more permanent excursion to the States with the goal to have him come back a better wrestler and bigger star.

Shingo's trip got off to a rocky start. An arm injury put him on the sidelines for the majority of his first few months, and in ROH he was having trouble clicking with the audience. Things changed in a big way at the turn of the year though, as Shingo got back to full health and started to gain more and more confidence. His matches were quickly becoming showstealers and both the fans and ROH management noticed it. Highlights included a tag title win with Naruki Doi in England and a ROH title match against Takeshi Morishima. Returning to Japan in late Spring, Shingo immediately caused an impact by creating New Hazard, a stable which also included Cyber Kong, YAMATO, Jack Evans and old rival BxB Hulk. New Hazard lit DG on fire in 2007 until injuries to key members slowed them down in the latter half of the year. 2008 however started with a bang as Shingo and Hulk won Pro Wrestling NOAH's GHC Junior Tag Titles in a match of the year candidate against Doi and Masato Yoshino. They went on to drop the titles to NOAH's KENTA and Taiji Ishimori in another amazing bout in March.

The New Hazard era came to an end in May when Shingo and Kong turned on Hulk in a classic DG angle and joined up with the Muscle Outlaw'z to form heel unit Real Hazard. Takagi, groomed to be a company ace since his debut, took on that role during the summer months when he captured the vacant Dream Gate title and then defended it against Hulk at Kobe World Hall. Seemingly uncomfortable with having a heel Dream Gate champ, and with CIMA out injured, Dragon Gate awkwardly turned Shingo back quasi-face by having him take over as head man in Typhoon after Real Hazard turned on him. The reign would last until Final Gate in December when Naruki Doi surprisingly captured the belt from Takagi. 2009 saw the birth of KAMIKAZE, the stable which fit Shingo's character a lot more than Real Hazard or Typhoon. Along with Dragon Kid, Akira Tozawa, Taku Iwasa and later Cyber Kong, KAGETORA and YAMATO, Shingo was able to deliver some fantastic performances in both singles and tag form. His tag team with Dragon Kid was a real sensation and they had some memorable bouts with Speed Muscle. Perhaps the highlight of Shingo's career to this point was a Hair Vs. Hair match with eternal rival Hulk at Kobe World Hall in 2010. The contest was one of the most memorable and emotional in DG history and saw Takagi take Hulk's locks and berate him following the match.

KAMIKAZE stood strong as one of DG's longest serving stables in mid-2011, but they like so many others fell victim to the all out onslaught of mega-unit Blood Warriors. With the roster divided, Shingo found himself as one of the main players on the Junction III side of things. His initial foe was his former stable-mate Tozawa and they met in a war at Kobe World, where Tozawa shocked the world with the biggest victory of his career. Since the dispansion of Junction in early 2012, Takagi and YAMATO have kept their long running alliance alive and have recruited youngsters Super Shenlong III and Chihiro Tominaga to form the -akatsuki- group.

Arsenal

 * Finishing moves
 * Original Falconry (Wrist–clutch Olympic slam)
 * Last Falconry (Wrist–clutch fisherman driver)
 * MADE IN JAPAN (Pumphandle half nelson driver)
 * Pumping Bomber (Running lariat)
 * STAY DREAM (Avalanche wrist–clutch Olympic slam)


 * Signature moves
 * Blood Fall (Backbreaker rack dropped into a sitout facebuster)
 * YO Throw! (Gutwrench toss)
 * MANKIRI (Arm trap Anaconda Vice)
 * Gallon Throw (|Snap reverse powerbomb)
 * Lariat
 * DDT
 * Death valley Driver
 * Fist drop
 * Gutbuster
 * Back suplex
 * Kneedrop
 * Mongolian chop
 * Powerbomb
 * Complete Shot
 * Senton splash
 * Dead-lift vertical suplex