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Daiki Shimomura

Daiki Shimomura (下村 大樹, Shimomura Daiki, born January 9, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotion DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT).[3]

Daiki Shimomura
Shimomura in July 2023
Born (1998-01-09) January 9, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Saitama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Daiki
  • Hiranito Collection A.T.
  • Daiki Shimomura
Billed height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Billed weight70 kg (154 lb)
Trained byYasu Urano
Debut2014

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (2014–present)

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Shimomura made his professional wrestling debut in Nukui Kusa Wrestling (nkw), on May 17, 2014, under the name Daiki (stylized DAIKI).[4] He graduated from nkw in 2015.[5]

He is known for his work in various promotions. At K-DOJO Chiba Festival 2019, an event promoted by Kaientai Dojo (K-Dojo) on May 2, 2019, he teamed up with fellow Sento Minzoku stablemates Ryuichi Sekine and Isami Kodaka and unsuccessfully challenged Ayato Yoshida, Tank Nagai and Tatsuya Hanami for the Chiba Six Man Tag Team Championship.[6] At Gatoh Move Gtmv #14, an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on October 31, 2019, Shimomura teamed up with Ryuichi Sekine in a losing effort to Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi.[7]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2015–2019)

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In 2015, Shimomura became a trainee in DDT New Attitude (DNA), a developmental sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling that ran from 2014 to 2018. He had his first match at DNA14, a house show promoted by DDT on March 5, 2016, where he fell short to Kota Umeda.[8]

Shimomura is known for his appearances in various signature events of the promotion. One of them is the DDT Peter Pan, working his first match at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 on August 28 where he teamed up with Kazusada Higuchi to defeat Kouki Iwasaki and Mizuki Watase.[9]

In 2017, Shimomura made his first appearance at a DDT Judgement event, at Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20 where he teamed up with Rekka and Yuki Ueno in a losing effort to Nobuhiro Shimatani, Naomi Yoshimura and Dai Suzuki.[10] He marked his last Peter Pan appearance at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 on August 20 where he teamed up with Mizuki Watase, Rekka and Diego to defeat Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango, Nobuhiro Shimatani and Masato Kamino in an eight-man tag team match.[11]

 
Shimomura in July 2020

In 2018, the DNA brand was retired and Shimomura was assigned to the Basara brand. At DDT/Saki Akai Produce DDT Collection on March 14, 2018, Shimomura participated in a 27-person battle royal in which the winner was granted the position of general manager for one night. Shimomura came unsuccessfully in front of the winner Kazuki Hirata and other notable participants such as Antonio Honda, Akito, Danshoku Dino, Konosuke Takeshita, Maki Itoh, Yuko Miyamoto and others.[12] At Judgement 2018: DDT 21st Anniversary, on March 25, he teamed up with Nobuhiro Shimatani as Gran MilliMeters, Mizuki Watase, Rekka, and Takato Nakano in a losing effort to Tomomitsu Matsunaga, Hoshitango, Mad Paulie, Cherry and Gota Ihashi in a Ten-person tag team match.[13]

He marked his last Judgement appearance at Judgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary on February 17, where he teamed up with his fellow Sento Minzoku stablemate Ryuichi Sekine to defeat Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino by submission.[14] He also participated in the DDT Ultimate Party branch of events. His single appearance was at Ultimate Party 2019 on November 3 where he teamed up with Minoru Fujita, unsuccessfully challenging the champions Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki and Soma Takao), All Out (Akito and Shunma Katsumata) and Iron Priest (Fuma and Yusuke Kubo) in a Four-way hardcore match for the KO-D Tag Team Championship.[15]

Pro-Wrestling Basara (2020–2023)

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On January 1, 2020, the Pro-Wrestling Basara brand officially split up from DDT and became an independent company. Shimomura stayed with the new company as a full-time member.[16] At BJW Osaka Surprise 53 ~ Zero Gravity 2021 on August 8, Shimomura teamed up with Minoru Fujita and Isami Kodaka to win the UWA World Trios Championship for the second time after defeating Andy Wu, Hub and Ultimate Spider Jr.[17]

On October 20, 2023, Shimomura was suspended by Basara for a year due to inappropriate conduct of an undisclosed nature.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

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In Basara, Shimomura is a former Iron Fist Tag Team Champion
 
In BJW, he is a former UWA World Trios Champion

References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Daiki Shimomura • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Daiki Shimomura/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Daiki Shimomura Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "DAIKI". Nukui Kusa Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Daiki Shimomura [@DAIKI_D_highfly] (August 22, 2015). 今日でnkwを卒業しました。 [I graduated from nkw today.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Kaientai Dojo (May 2, 2019). 稲垣テントpresents KAIENTAI DOJOちばまつり2019『〜交流？対抗？〜 BASARA DAY』. www.2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Quebrada (October 31, 2019). "Gatoh Move Gtmv #14 ~Gatoh Pumpkin~ DVD 10/31/19 Tokyo Shinkiba 1st Ring". quebrada.net. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  8. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 5, 2016). "DNA14". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Dark angel (August 31, 2016). "DDT: Results «Ryogoku Peter Pan 2016 - World's Hottest Summer» - 28/08/2016 - The giant Shuji Ishikawa is champion again". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Justin, Dylan (March 26, 2017). "DDT JUDGEMENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY (MARCH 20) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Justin, Dylan (August 23, 2017). "DDT PETER PAN 2017 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  12. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 14, 2018). "DDT ProWrestling" 赤井沙希プロデュース興行「DDT collection」【会場】東京・新宿FACE. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  13. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling. "Judgement2018～DDT旗揚げ21周年記念大会～". ddtpro.com. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  14. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling. "Judgement2019～DDT旗揚げ22周年記念大会～". ddtpro.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  15. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling. "Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. ^ 【ＤＤＴ】「ＢＡＳＡＲＡ」が独立発表 高木社長は木高にエール. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). June 6, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  17. ^ Big Japan Pro Wrestling (August 9, 2021). 「大阪サプライズ53〜Zero Gravity 2021」大阪市立東成区民センター大会 ※新型コロナウィルス対策座席表でのご案内となります｡. bjw.co.jp. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  18. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara [@basarapw] (October 20, 2023). 弊社所属選手の下村大樹は、プライベートにおいて不適切な行為がありましたので、本日より1年間の活動休止処分といたします。 [Due to inappropriate behavior in his private life, our fighter, Daiki Shimomura, has been suspended for one year effective today.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Wrestling Titles (July 4, 2021). "Universal Wrestling Association World Trios Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  20. ^ 弁丸トーナメント0 [Benmaru Tournament 0]. Syu-kaku Kombu (in Japanese). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  21. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Iron Fist Tag Tournament 2020". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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