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Akira Nogami (March 13, 1966) is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, currently working as Akira.
Career[]
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Growing Up (STF transitioned into a pin)
- Musasabi Press (Diving splash)
- Old Boy (STF / Abdominal stretch combination)
- STF - Adopted from Masahiro Chono
- Signature moves
- Double underhook suplex
- Dragon screw
- Dragon suplex
- Dropkick, sometimes from the top rope
- Enzuigiri
- Figure four leglock
- Leaping clothesline
- Legend-Style Sunset (Sunset flip)
- Moonsault
- Suicide dive
- Entrance themes
- "Rhapsody" by Chage and Aska (NJPW; 1988–1989)
- "Burn/Hope" by Osamu Totsuka (NJPW; 1989–1992)
- "Tokyo Road" by Bon Jovi (NJPW; 1991–1992)
- "Scream" (NJPW; 1992–1998)
- "1,000 Suns" (WCW; 1992)
- "Silence Actor" (NJPW; 1999–2002)
- "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" by The Doors (AJPW / NJPW; 2002–2010)
- "Ukifune" by GO!GO!7188 (NJPW; 2010)
- "Attero Dominatus" by Sabaton (SMASH/WNC, 2010–2012)
- "Sick" by Scam Circle (WNC/Wrestle-1, 2012 – present)
- Wrestlers trained
Championships and accomplishments[]
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Jushin Thunder Liger
- One Night Tag Team Tournament (1996) – with Michiyoshi Ohara
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #129 in the 2023 PWI Top 500 Wrestlers
- Wrestling New Classic
- WNC Championship (1 time)