Takatōriki Tadashige, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Takatōriki Tadashige

Japanese professional wrestler and rikishi

Date of Birth: 28-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Kōbe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Profession: rikishi, professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Takatoriki Tadashige (born September 28, 1967 as Tadashige Kamakiri) is a former sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Kobe, Japan.
He made his professional debut in 1983, reaching the top division in 1990.
His highest rank was sekiwake.
Known for his great fighting spirit, he won 14 tournament prizes, including a record ten Kanto-sho, and earned nine gold stars for defeating yokozuna ranked wrestlers.
He wrestled for the highly successful Futagoyama stable.
He was twice runner-up in top division tournaments and in March 2000, from the maegashira ranks, he unexpectedly won the yusho or championship.
He retired in 2002 and became the head coach of Otake stable, having married the daughter of the previous owner of the heya, the great yokozuna Taiho.
However, he was dismissed from the Sumo Association in 2010 for his role in an illegal gambling scandal.