Leo Isaka
| Leo Isaka | |
|---|---|
 Isaka in February 2023 | |
| Born | September 21, 1998[1] Tochigi, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sachihiro Isaka Leo Isaka |
| Billed height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
| Debut | 2017 |
Leo Isaka (井坂レオ, Isaka Leo) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese promotion Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling.[3] He is also known for his tenure with Pro Wrestling Zero1 where he is the current World Junior Heavyweight Champion and International Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign with both titles.[4]
Professional wrestling career[edit]
Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling (2017–present)[edit]
Despite being a male competitor, Isaka made his professional wrestling in a joshi promotion, Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. He wrestled his first ever match at Marvelous 1st Anniversary on April 15, 2017, where he fell short to Dick Togo in a singles competition.[5]
Due to Marvelous holding business partnerships with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene, Isaka competed in many cross-over events or other strictly promoted ones by both male and joshi promotions. At Diana/CRYSIS ASUKA Produce, an event produced by World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana on March 28, 2021, he teamed up with Cherry and Kyoko Inoue to defeat Guts Ishijima, Kazuki and Megumi Yabushita in a intergender six-person tag team match.[6] At DDT DAMNATION Produce Illegal Assembly Returns Vol. 4, an event produced by DDT Pro-Wrestling on July 26, 2021, he fell short to Tetsuya Endo in singles competition.[7] At Marvelous/WAVE Fusion ~ Tommy 40th Anniversary from October 1, 2021, he fell short to Shunma Katsumata.[8] At BASARA 170 ~ Hojiro, an event promoted by Pro-Wrestling Basara on September 20, 2021, he teamed up with Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura and Isami Kodaka) to defeat Fuminori Abe, Takumi Tsukamoto and Yasu Urano in a six-man tag team match.[9]
Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2017–present)[edit]
Isaka made his debut in Pro Wrestling Zero1 at ZERO1/Super Fireworks Fireworks Dream Series ~ The Birth of Team on May 7, 2017, where he fell short to Ikuto Hidaka.[10] At ZERO1 Tochigi Pro-Wrestling Halloween Smile Festival on November 30, 2022, he teamed up with Shoki Kitamura to unsuccessfully challenge Junya Matsunaga and Takafumi for the Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (Zero1).[11] During his time in the company, he chased for various championships promoted by it. At Zero1 Happy New Year 2023 on January 1, he defeated Astroman to win both the World Junior Heavyweight Championship and the International Junior Heavyweight Championship which were sanctioned together.[12]
He is known for competing in one of the promotion's signature events, the Furinkazan tournament. He made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Shoki Kitamura and fell short to Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) in the first rounds from November 11.[13] Another event in which he previously competed is the Tenkaichi Junior Tournament in which he made his first appearance at the 2021 edition where he defeated Genta Hiriki in the first rounds but fell short to Hide Kubota in the second ones.[14] At the 2022 edition of the tournament, Isaka competed in the block A where he scored a total of ten points after going against Shoki Kitamura, Yoshikazu Yokoyama, Astroman and Jun Masaoka.[15]
Championships and accomplishments[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Leo Isaka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Leo Isaka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ 所属選手. Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Leo Isaka Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 15, 2017). "Marvelous 1st Anniversary". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (March 28, 2021). 【CRYSIS】第7回クライシス興行~朱崇花プロデュース大会 結果. diana.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (August 3, 2021). "DDT: "DAMNATION Unlawful Assembly Returns Vol. 4"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (October 12, 2021). "Marvelous x WAVE: "Tommy 40th Anniversary Fusion" Tribute to Referee Tommy Ran". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (September 20, 2021). 9月20日（月祝）千葉・２ＡＷスクエア. basarapw.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (May 17, 2017). 超花火新生ZERO1・超花火 ドリーム・シリーズ～誕生の陣～ 2017年05月07日(日). z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved February 11, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Dark Angel (November 10, 2023). "Zero1/Tochigi Pro: Defense of the couples scepter". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (January 12, 2023). "Zero1: "Happy New Year 2023" Tanaka vs. Kitamiya". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (November 10, 2022). "Zero1: Ready the tournament "Furinkazan Tag League 2022"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (August 9, 2021). "Zero1: "Tenka-Ichi Jr. 2021" Tournament Announced". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angel (September 17, 2022). "Zero1: Start the "Tenka Ichi Jr. Tournament 2022"". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Wrestling Titles. "Pro Wrestling ZERO1 World Junior Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
- ^ Wrestling Titles. "Pro Wrestling ZERO1 International Junior Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved February 11, 2023.