Akira Taue

Title History

 

  • AJPW All Asia Tag Team titles w/Shinichi Nakano defeating Johnny & Davey Boy Smith for vacant titles (June 5, 1990);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Jumbo Tsuruta defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (March 4, 1992);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Steve Williams & Terry Gordy (May 20, 1993);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Kenta Kobashi & Mitsuharu Misawa (June 9, 1995);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Gary Albright & Stan Hanson (February 20, 1996);
  • AJPW (All Japan) Unified Triple Crown Heavyweight title defeating Mitsuharu Misawa (May 24, 1996);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Johnny Ace & Steve Williams (January 17, 1997);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Johnny Ace & Kenta Kobashi (January 25, 1998);
  • AJPW (All Japan) World Tag Team titles w/Toshiaki Kawada defeating Yoshihiro Takayama & Takao Ohmori (June 9, 2000);
  • NOAH Global Honored Crowned Heavyweight title defeating Takeshi Rikioh (November 5, 2005);

 

Career Highlights

 

  • Akira Taue is a former Sumo Wrestler turned Professional Wrestler..
  • January 2nd, 1988: Akira Taue teamed with the legendary Giant Baba in his first match..
  • Akira Taue formed one of the greatest and most successful tag teams with Toshiaki Kawada..
  • Akira Taue joined Mitsuharu Misawa’s NOAH promotion, while Toshiaki Kawada remained in All Japan..
  • May 29, 2005–NOAH: Akitoshi Saito & Bison Smith & Takashi Sugiura beat Akira Taue & Takuma Sano & Jun Izumida..
  • May 31, 2005–NOAH: Takuma Sano & Akira Taue defeated Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan..
  • November 5, 2005–NOAH: Akira Taue defeated Takeshi Rikio to win the GHC Heavyweight title at Budokan Hall..
  • November 18 2005–NOAH: Akira Taue & Takashi Sugiura defeated Bison Smith & Low Ki..
  • November 20, 2005–NOAH: Akira Taue defeated Nigel McGuinness..
  • November 21, 2005–NOAH: Jun Akiyama & Akira Taue defeated Kenta Kobashi & Tsuyoshi Kikuchi ..
  • November 22, 2005–NOAH: Jun Akiyama & Genichiro Tenryu defeated Akira Taue & Takuma Sano..
  • November 23, 2005–NOAH: Akira Taue & Junji Izumida defeated Akitoshi Saito & Kishin Kawabata..
  • November 24, 2005–NOAH: Bison Smith/Nigel McGuinness/Ricky Marvin beat Akira Taue/Junji Izumida/Takashi Sugiura
  • November 26, 2005–NOAH: Takeshi Rikio & Takeshi Morishima defeated Akira Taue & KENTA..
  • November 27, 2005–NOAH: Kenta Kobashi/Mitsuharu Misawa/Akira Taue beat KENTA/Naomichi Marufuji/Mushiking Terry ..
  • November 29, 2005–NOAH: Takeshi Rikio/Takeshi Morishima/Naomichi Marufuji beat Akira Taue/Takuma Sano/Ricky Marvin..
  • December 4, 2005–NOAH: Akira Taue defeated Takeshi Morishima to retain the GHC Heavyweight title!
  • January 22 2006–NOAH: Jun Akiyama defeated Akira Taue to win the GHC Heavyweight Title!!

 

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Debut

January 2nd, 1988

Birthday

May 8, 1961

Hometown

Chichibu City, Saitama, Japan

Gender

Height

6'3''

Weight

265lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Dynamic Bomb (Sit Down Powerbomb)

Favorite Move(s)

I Am The Taue (Ruby Erosion)
Nodowa Otoshi (Chokeslam)
Super Nodowa Otoshi (Super Chokeslam)
Nodowa Otoshi off Apron
Dynamic Kick (Jumping Big Boot)
Dynamic Suplex

Notable Feuds

Status