Towa Iwasaki
| Towa Iwasaki | |
|---|---|
 Iwasaki in May 2021 | |
| Born | September 17, 1998[1] Shimane, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Towa Iwasaki |
| Billed height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Debut | 2017 |
Towa Iwasaki (岩崎永遠, Iwasaki Towa) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1), where he is a former United National Heavyweight Champion.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Independent circuit (2017–present)
[edit]Iwasaki worked for the defunct Wrestle-1 (W-1) for a brief period of time. On the third night of the W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 Sunrise from January 20, he unsuccessfully challenged Kaz Hayashi.[4] At WAVE Niigata WAVE ~ Hiroe Nagahama Local Triumphant , an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on February 4, 2018, he scored a victory against Keisuke Goto.[5]
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2017–present)
[edit]Iwasaki made his professional wrestling debut at the ZERO1 Ikuto Hidaka Pro-Wrestling Debut 20th Anniversary event from October 13, 2017 promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1), where he picked up a victory over Shoji Fukushima.[6] At ZERO1 Sayonara West Holy Land Hakata Star Lanes on March 10, 2019, Iwasaki defeated Shogun Okamoto to win the United National Heavyweight Championship.[7] He worked in cross-over events such as BJW/ZERO1 Clash I, a show promoted by both Big Japan Pro Wrestling and Zero1 on April 24, 2019, where he teamed up with Shoki Kitamura and Kohei Sato and fell short to Daisuke Sekimoto & Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) in a six-man tag team match.[8] At BJW/ZERO1/2AW 3 Groups Joint Performance, a cross-over event promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Active Advance Pro Wrestling on August 11, 2020, Iwasaki teamed up with Takuya Nomura and Tank Nagai in a losing effort to Ayato Yoshida, Daisuke Sekimoto and Masato Tanaka.[9]
He participated in signature events of the promotion. One of them is the Fire Festival and at the 2018 edition of the event he placed himself in the Block A, scoring a total of ten points after competing against Yuko Miyamoto, Masato Tanaka, Jiro Kuroshio, Shogun Okamoto, Chris Vice and Takuya Sugawara. [10] At the 2019 edition of the event, he scored his best performance by winning the Block B with a total of nineteen points over Yuko Miyamoto, Masashi Takeda, Kohei Sato, Takuya Sugawara, Shogun Okamoto and Yasu Kubota.[11] He lastly fell short into the finals to Yuji Hino.[12]
Another important event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 in which Iwasaki took part is the Furinkazan Tag Tournament, making his first appearance at the 2019 edition, where he teamed up with Kohei Sato, defeating Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota in the first-round, Masato Tanaka and Tetsuhiro Kuroda in the semi-finals, but fell short to Yuji Hino and Yuji Okabayashi in the finals.[13] At the 2020 edition he teamed up with his New Spirits tag team partner Tsugutaka Sato, falling short to The Kubota Brothers (Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota) in the first round from December 19, 2020.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Outside of the ring, Iwasaki works as a personal trainer for a fitness center called FLENJI. The gym is owned by Ikuto Hidaka and employs fellow wrestlers Munenori Sawa and Fuminori Abe.[15]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[16]
- Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tsugutaka Sato[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yowa Iwasaki/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ryuichi Sekine-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Towa Iwasaki • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Wrestle-1 (January 20, 2019). 「WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2019 SUNRISE」2019年1月1日（火）〜2019年1月31日（木）. w-1.co.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Purolove (February 4, 2018). "WAVE "NIIGATA WAVE ~ TOKI", 04.02.2018 Niigata Higashi Ward Plaza". purolove.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (October 13, 2017). "ZERO1 "SHIMANE TOUR 2017 ~ IKUTO HIDAKA 20TH ANNIVERSARY & MANAMI TOYOTA MASUDA LAST MATCH", 13.10.2017 Masuda Citizen Gymnasium". purolove.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (March 10, 2019). ZERO1備長吉兆やpresents『プロレスリングZERO1博多大会～さよならプロレス・西の聖地（メッカ）！博多スターレーン～』. z-1.co.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (April 24, 2019). 2019年04月24日(水) 試合開始19時00分（18時30開場）. z-1.co.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dark angel (August 18, 2020). "BJW / Zero1 / 2AW: «Tokyo Delta» United in the Pandemic". superluchas.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (July 20, 2018). "Zero1: »Fire Festival 2018 ″ Day 6 -Two leaders in Group B". superluchas.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Dark angel (July 26, 2019). "Zero1: «Fire Festival 2019» Days 9, 10 and 11 Masato Tanaka leads". superluchas.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (July 28, 2019). ZERO1第19回 真夏の祭典・火祭り2019 優勝決定戦. z-1.co.jp. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dark angel (November 12, 2019). "Zero1: «Furinkazan Tag League 2019» Competition starts". superluchas.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ 試合結果速報【ZERO1】2020/12/19(土)千葉県千葉2AWスクエア「風林火山タッグトーナメント2020」千葉大会 (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Zero1. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "高円寺駅から30秒 パーソナルトレーニングジム フレンジ | JR高円寺駅から30秒 パーソナルトレーニングジム フレンジ". gym.flenji.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (May 25, 2020). "United National Heavyweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Wrestling Titles (October 4, 2020). "NWA International Light Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Towa Iwasaki's profile at Cagematch.net, Wrestlingdata.com, Internet Wrestling Database