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Place of Birth: Muroran, Hokkaidō Prefecture, Japan
About Takashi Iizuka
- Takayuki Iizuka (?? ??, Iizuka Takayuki, born August 2, 1966), better known by his stage name Takashi Iizuka (?? ??, Iizuka Takashi), is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.
- He is best known for his 33-year career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion.
- He has also worked for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a one-time GHC Tag Team Champion. Debuting in 1986 under his real name, Iizuka formed the tag team J-J-Jacks with fellow dojo trainee Akira Nogami in 1992.
- After changing his ring name to Takashi Iizuka (?? ??, Iizuka Takashi) in 1995, he became a mainstay of the New Japan seikigun, and was a frequent tag team partner for Yuji Nagata during the early 2000s.
- In 2008, Iizuka underwent a drastic change to his look, character and wrestling style, turning heel, shaving his head bald, growing a sinister beard, and adapting a hardcore wrestling style.
- He was also given the gimmick of an uncontrollable madman, and nicknamed "The Great Traitor" for his betrayal of the New Japan roster.
- Iizuka competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling over four separate decades before retiring from in ring competition in February 2019.
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