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Tomoaki Honma

Tomoaki Honma(Bổn gian bằng hoảng,Honma Tomoaki,born November 18, 1976)is aJapaneseprofessional wrestlerprimarily working forNew Japan Pro-Wrestling(NJPW). In NJPW, he is a formerone-timeIWGP Tag Team Championand a two-timeWorld Tag Leaguewinner withTogi Makabe.

Tomoaki Honma
Honma in October 2022
Born(1976-11-18)November 18, 1976(age 48)[1]
Higashine, Yamagata,Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tomoaki Honma
Makai Masked Canadian
Billed height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Billed weight98 kg (216 lb)[1]
Trained byAnimal Hamaguchi
Keiji Mutoh
DebutMay 18, 1997[1]

Professional wrestling career

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Big Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling (1997–2007)

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During his second year of high school, Honma initially had aspirations of joining theNew Japan Pro-Wrestling(NJPW) dojo and took part in a tryout, but was unsuccessful and sought training elsewhere.[2]He eventually trained withMichinoku Pro Wrestlingfor 1 year,[2]but did not debut in Michinoku Pro and instead spent his early career inBig Japan Pro Wrestling(BJW), debuting for the promotion in May 1997.[3]After spending time wrestling in opening matches for the promotion, Honma began to compete in BJW'sdeathmatchdivision. While a part of BJW, he became the first wrestler to use a lightube in a match, an item that has since become synonymous with deathmatch wrestling worldwide. In October 2000, Honma left BJW after disagreements with company management.

After touring with various independent promotions such asIWA Japan,Onita Pro, and Rainbow Pro, Honma debuted inAll Japan Pro Wrestling(AJPW) on November 24, 2001, againstNobukazu Hirai.Honma was invited by owner Motoko Baba to join the promotion, and signed a full-time contract with the company in March 2002. In February 2003, he formed Turmeric Storm withKazushi Miyamoto,but the team later disbanded on April 20, 2004, after losing a trial series.

In 2005, Honma became affiliated withKensuke Sasaki'sKensuke Officeagency in an effort to further improve his career. A severe neck injury kept him out of action throughout much of early 2006, but he returned in March of that same year. Honma announced his departure from AJPW on April 28, 2006, and became a freelancer. Throughout 2006, he worked forPro Wrestling Zero1-Maxand King's Road, where he reformed Turmeric Storm with Kazushi Miyamoto. On September 24, 2006, Tomoaki Honma and Jun Kasai wonApache Pro-Wrestling Army'sWEW World Tag Team Championshipfrom Takashi Sasaki and Badboy Hido. The team vacated the championship on February 20, 2007.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling

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GBH and departure (2006–2013)

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Honma in November 2011

Throughout 2006, Honma appeared inNew Japan Pro-Wrestling's (NJPW) Wrestle Land sub-brand as "Makai Masked Canadian", a masked member of the Makai Club faction. Honma participated in the 2007New Japan Cuptournament, falling to veteranTakashi Iizukain his first round match. Prior to the match, Honma expressed interest in joiningHiroyoshi Tenzan'sGBHfaction, and was allowed to join after making a positive impression on Tenzan; however, Tenzan became disenchanted with Honma's difficulty in gaining victories, so he forced Honma to pass through a trial series to prove that he belongs in GBH. After ending his trial series with a losing record, Honma was initially kicked out of GBH but was allowed to remain in the group, afterTogi Makabetook over the group's leadership. In April 2009, Honma showed his loyalty to Makabe by remaining in GBH after the other members of the group left to form theChaosfaction withShinsuke Nakamura.

On December 23, 2011, Honma received a rare championship opportunity, when he challenged for theIWGP Intercontinental Championshipin the main event of a NJPW show atKorakuen Hall,losing to championMasato Tanakaat the end of a 23-minute bout.[4]On March 28, 2012, New Japan announced that the promotion had released Honma from his contract due to a "personal problem".[5]Following his release from NJPW, Honma returned to AJPW on September 8, 2012, where he remained for the rest of the year and much of early 2013. In March 2013, Honma began appearing inPro Wrestling Noah,where he took part in the 2013Global Tag LeaguewithAkitoshi Saito.The duo finished the tournament with one win and two points.[6]

Return and injury (2013–2017)

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On March 23, 2013, Honma returned to NJPW, saving Togi Makabe from Chaos.[7]It was later revealed that Honma would be working for NJPW full-time as a freelancer. The reunited GBH had their first match back together on April 7 atInvasion Attack,where they were defeated by Masato Tanaka andYujiro Takahashiin a tag team match.[8]On May 3 atWrestling Dontaku 2013,Honma unsuccessfully challenged Tanaka for theNEVER Openweight Championship.[9]Honma received another shot at the title a year later atWrestling Dontaku 2014,but was again defeated by the defending champion,Tomohiro Ishii.[10]From July 21 to August 8, 2014, Honma took part in his firstG1 Climaxas a late replacement for an injuredKota Ibushi,[11]losing all ten of his matches and finishing last in his block.[12]Honma's struggle in the tournament made him one of the most popular wrestlers in all of NJPW, creating a movement called "Honmania".[13][14]In November, Honma took part in the2014 World Tag League,alongside Togi Makabe.[15]The two finished last in their block with a record of three wins and four losses.[16]The series of losses built to a big win on January 4, 2015, atWrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome,where Honma, Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi KojimadefeatedBullet Club'sBad Luck Fale,Jeff JarrettandYujiro Takahashi,with Honma pinning Takahashi for the win.[17]On February 14 atThe New Beginning in Sendai,Honma replaced an ill Togi Makabe in a match for the nowvacantNEVER Openweight Championship, but was defeated by Tomohiro Ishii.[18]During July and August, Honma took part in the2015 G1 Climax.After losing his first seven matches in the tournament, Honma finally picked up his first ever win in the tournament over Tomohiro Ishii on August 12.[19][20]After losing his final match against Yujiro Takahashi, Honma again finished last in his block with a record of one win and eight losses.[21]Honma's win over Ishii led to him unsuccessfully challenging Ishii for the NEVER Openweight Championship on November 7 atPower Struggle.[22]In December, Honma and Makabe won their block in the2015 World Tag Leaguewith a record of four wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament.[23]

Honma in March 2015

On December 9, Honma and Makabe defeatedLos Ingobernables de Japón(EvilandTetsuya Naito) in the finals to win the 2015 World Tag League.[24]On January 4, 2016, atWrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome,Honma won his first title in NJPW, when he and Makabe defeated Bullet Club'sDoc GallowsandKarl Andersonfor theIWGP Tag Team Championship.[25][26]They made their first successful title defense on February 14 atThe New Beginning in Niigatain a rematch against Gallows and Anderson.[27]The following week, Honma took part in the NJPW andRing of Honor(ROH) co-producedHonor Rising: Japan 2016event, unsuccessfully challengingJay Lethalfor theROH World Championshipin the main event of the second show on February 20.[28]Honma and Makabe lost the IWGP Tag Team Championship toGuerrillas of Destiny(Tama TongaandTanga Loa) on April 10 atInvasion Attack 2016.[29]On July 3, Honma unsuccessfully challengedKatsuyori Shibatafor the NEVER Openweight Championship.[30]From July 22 to August 13, Honma took part in the2016 G1 Climax,where he finished with a record of three wins and six losses.[31]In November, Honma participated on theRevolution Pro Wrestling(RPW) and NJPW co-producedGlobal Wars UKevent, where he defeatedSha Samuelson the first night,[32]but lost to Josh Bodom on the second night.[33] In December, Honma and Makabe advanced to the finals of the2016 World Tag Leagueby winning their block with a record of five wins and two losses.[34]On December 10, Honma and Makabe defeated the reigning IWGP Tag Team Champions Guerrillas of Destiny to win the 2016 World Tag League,[35]becoming the first ever team to win the tournament in two consecutive years.[36]On January 4, 2017, atWrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome,Honma and Makabe took part in a three-way match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, which was won by Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano.[37]

On March 3, Honma was injured during a match, while taking arope-hung DDTfromJado.Following the move, Honma could not get up and the match was immediately stopped, before he was taken backstage on a stretcher.[38]Reportedly, Honma was able to speak and move his head, but not his arms or legs.[39]The following day, NJPW announced that Honma had injured hiscervical vertebrae.[40]On March 6, it was announced that Honma had regained movement in his lower extremities and could grasp objects with his hands. Honma vowed to recover from the injury and return to the ring.[41]On March 31, Honma announced he had successfully undergone surgery on his spinal canal.[42]The following month, Honma stated he was looking to return to the ring in the fall of 2017.[43]He was discharged in June after spending three and a half months in the hospital.[44]

Return from injury (2018–present)

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On June 3, 2018, it was announced that Honma would make his return to the ring later that month.[45]Honma returned on June 23, teaming withHiroshi Tanahashi,Togi Makabe,Ryusuke Taguchi,andToa Henareto defeatLos Ingobernables de Japón(Tetsuya Naito,Evil,Hiromu Takahashi,Sanada,andBushi).[46]

On March 19, 2019, he appeared in the first match of theNew Japan Cupin a team consisting ofYota Tsuji,Ren Narita,andShota Umino.[47]

On October 28, 2020, Honma scored his first victory since returning from injury in 2018 when he pinnedGedoin a six-man tag team match after aKokeshi.[48]He was teaming alongside Kota Ibushi and Hiroshi Tanahashi while also taking onBullet Club(Jay WhiteandKenta).

Personal life

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Honma's characteristically hoarse voice is the result of crushed vocal chords, a problem also suffered by fellow wrestlers Shachihoko Boy,Kohei SatoandGenichiro Tenryu.This actually was a result of a stiff lariat delivered by wrestler Rikiya Fudo during a tag team match between Honma andKazushi Miyamotoagainst Fudo andHirotaka Yokoion May 28, 2006. According to Miyamoto, Honma would constantly vomit blood after the match in the locker room.[citation needed]

In November 2015, Honma's former girlfriend of 18 years, fellow professional wrestlerKiyoko Ichiki,accused him of domestic violence over the past four years. Honma denied the accusation, instead claiming that he was abused by her and stating that he was seeking legal action against her for trying to damage his career.[49][50]

Since August 2017, Honma has been married to a woman named Chie.[51]


Championships and accomplishments

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Honma as one half of theIWGP Tag Team Championsin February 2016

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