Akira Taue

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Akira Taue (田上明; Taue Akira), is a Japanese professional wrestler, who works for Pro Wrestling NOAH.

1 Career
2 Profile
- 2.1 Finishing and signature moves
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 References

[edit] Career

Akira Taue competed as a sumo wrestler (his shikona was Tamakirin) before becoming a professional wrestler. He debuted in a tag team match for All Japan Pro Wrestling in 1988, teaming with the legendary Giant Baba. As with Genichiro Tenryu, Hiroshi Wajima and Arashi before him, his debut was much hyped. Throughout the years he became one of AJPW's top stars, even holding the Triple Crown on one occasion in 1996.

However, he became better known for tag team wrestling. He won his first championship in 1990, the All Asia Tag Team Championship with Shinichi Nakano. He won the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship for the first time in 1992, teaming with Jumbo Tsuruta. He formed a tag team with Toshiaki Kawada, a team which ended up holding the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship 6 times. The team split when Taue left AJPW for Mitsuharu Misawa's new Pro Wrestling NOAH promotion, while Toshiaki Kawada decided to stay.

In NOAH Taue continued tag team wrestling, teaming mostly with Takuma Sano. On November 5, 2005, Taue was able to defeat Takeshi Rikio with his Ore ga Taue finisher to capture the GHC Heavyweight Championship, which he held into the new year before losing it to Jun Akiyama on January 22, 2006.

[edit] Profile

Height: 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight: 120 kg (265 lb)
Born: May 8, 1961
Hometown: Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Debut: January 2, 1988 with Giant Baba against Buddy Landell and Paul Harris

[edit] Finishing and signature moves

Ore ga Taue (Translated to I am Taue in English) (Back suplex chokeslam)
Chichibu Cement (Vertical suplex chokeslam)
Nodowa Otoshi / Chokeslam
Tsukuba Makiwari (Choke suplex)
Dynamic Bomb (Sitout powerbomb)
Dynamic Kick (Running big boot)
Dynamic Suplex (Trapping suplex)

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

Pro Wrestling NOAH

1-Time GHC Heavyweight Champion

All Japan Pro Wrestling

7-Time AJPW Unified World Tag Team Champion (with Jumbo Tsuruta once and Toshiaki Kawada six times)
1-Time All Asia Tag Team Champion (with Shinichi Nakano)
1-Time AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Champion
1996 Champion Carnival winner
1996 Real World Tag League winner, with Toshiaki Kawada
1997 Real World Tag League winner, with Toshiaki Kawada
2000 AJPW World Tag Team Championship Tournament winner