Hirooki Goto

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Hirooki Goto
Hirooki Goto
Name Hirooki Goto
Real name
Nicknames
Name history Hirooki Goto, Goto (CMLL/ 2006)
Family none
Maestro(s) New Japan Dojo
Birth date, location June 25, 1979- Kuwana City, Gifu
Obituary date n/a
Debut, location July 6, 2003
Lost mask to n/a
Height 6'0" (182cm)
Weight 209lbs (95kg)
Signature moves Cross Armbreaker, Jigoku Kuruma
Titles: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (w/ Minoru Tanaka), NWA International Junior Heavyweight Title, Young Lion Cup 2005, Samurai! TV Openweight Tag Tournament 2005, 2008 G-1 Climax

Profile

During his high school days, Hirooki Goto was a friend of Katsuyori Shibata. Like Shibata, he excelled at amaresu (freestyle and Greco-Roman styles), and received a high ranking prize during his days at Kokushikan University. After graduating from university, he passed a test to enter New Japan. However, he quickly left after suffering a serious shoulder injury, which sidelined him long-term. In November, 2002, he re-challenged New Japan's admission test, and passed it once more, entering the dojo. In July, 2003, he finally debuted, facing Ryusuke Taguchi in Gifu. Shortly after debuting, he entered the junior division, forming an upstart team with Taguchi. After incredibly quick progress, Goto began a gradual push into the heavyweight division. His victory over Team Alliance's Hiroyuki Ito in the 2005 Young Lion Cup showed he was ready to hit the next level, and two months later he captured the IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title with Minoru at the Tokyo Dome, pinning junior legend Koji Kanemoto. One of the many amaresu stars to join New Japan in recent times, Goto is a major prospect for the company, with the credentials to make a name for himself one day. He already shows a great deal of talent and ability, and is without doubt one of the most natural young talents in many years. Recently he won the tournament G-1 Climax and became in the number 1 contender to the IWGP Heavyweight championship, versus the current champion Keiji Mutoh, but he lost the match.

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