Fuminori Abe
Fuminori Abe | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Professional wrestler, Buddhist priest |
| Years active | 2015–present |
is a professional wrestler from Japan and a certified Buddhist priest, currently working as a freelancer. He is primarily recognized for his performances with Pro Wrestling Basara and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).
Independent circuit (2015–present)
Operating as a freelancer, Abe has made brief appearances in numerous wrestling promotions. On October 31, 2020, during a 666 Pro Wrestling event, he took part in an intergender triple threat match for Ice Ribbon's Triangle Ribbon Championship, competing against Ram Kaicho and Koju Takeda. In the 2021 Fire Festival hosted by Pro Wrestling Zero1, he was placed in Block A, facing opponents such as Tsugutaka Sato, Shinjiro Otani, Masato Tanaka, Hartley Jackson, and Yoshiki Inamura.
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–present)
Abe made his All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) debut at the 2016 Champion Carnival on April 22, teaming with Koji Iwamoto and Yutaka Yoshie in a match that ended in defeat. He also participated in the New Year Open battle royals at AJPW New Year Wars in both 2017 and 2018, contending with prominent wrestlers including Takao Omori, Manabu Soya, Minoru Tanaka, The Bodyguard, Osamu Nishimura, Kento Miyahara, and Kai.
During the 2019 World's Strongest Tag Determination League, Abe entered a tournament aiming for the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship but was eliminated in the opening round by Koji Iwamoto. He has regularly competed in AJPW’s notable Junior Tag League tournaments; his first appearance was in 2016 alongside Takuya Nomura under the team name "Astronauts," where they earned two points facing teams like Axe Bombers and Black Tiger V. In the 2020 tournament, partnering with Koji Iwamoto as "Jin," they secured a victory over Francesco Akira and Takayuki Ueki before being defeated by Atsuki Aoyagi and Rising Hayato.
Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2017–present)
Abe has consistently appeared in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), especially taking part in the Saikyo Tag League. In the 2018 event, he joined forces with Takuya Nomura within the Strong Style Block, accumulating four points against teams such as Kazuki Hashimoto and Yuya Aoki, Hideki Suzuki and Daisuke Sekimoto, among others. On June 13, 2018, Abe competed in a tournament to determine the number one contender for the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship, but was knocked out in the first round by Kazuki Hashimoto.
On August 10, 2020, during a BJW house event, Abe and Nomura won the BJW Tag Team Championship by overcoming champions Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato, marking Abe’s inaugural tag team title within BJW.
DDT Pro Wrestling (2016–present)
Since his involvement began in 2015, Abe has mainly competed under the Pro-Wrestling Basara division. At Basara 162: Stars Alignment Sky on July 7, 2021, he teamed with Nomura as "Astronauts" to capture the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship from Sento Minzoku (Isami Kodaka and Daiki Shimomura).
Additionally, Abe has appeared at major DDT events including DDT Judgement. His most recent appearance at Judgement was on March 25, 2018, where he partnered with Isami Kodaka in a multi-team Losers Get Anal Blast Weapon Rumble match. At Into The Fight 2018 on February 25 of that year, he teamed alongside Ryuichi Sekine and Ryota Nakatsu, but they were defeated by Shuten-dōji (Kudo, Yukio Sakaguchi, and Masahiro Takanashi).
Personal life
Beyond his wrestling career, Abe is employed as a personal trainer at FLENJI, a gym operated by Ikuto Hidaka that also features wrestlers Munenori Sawa and Towa Iwasaki on its staff. Additionally, he holds credentials as a priest within the Jōdo-shū Buddhist tradition.
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- Gaora TV Championship (one occasion)
- AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship (one occasion) – alongside Hikaru Sato and Yuma Aoyagi
- Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- BJW Tag Team Championship (three occasions) – partnered with Takuya Nomura
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (one occasion) – teamed with Takuya Nomura
- Guts World Pro-Wrestling
- GWC Tag Team Championship (one occasion) – with Toru
- Kaientai Dojo
- UWA World Middleweight Championship (one occasion)
- Pro-Wrestling Basara
- Iron Fist Tag Team Championship (twice) – alongside Takuya Nomura
- Union Max Championship (once)
- Itadaki (2022 winner)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Placed 325th in the PWI 500 rankings for 2019
- Toshikoshi Puroresu
- Victorious in the Toshiwasure! Shuffle Six Man Tag Team Tournament (2023) – with Tetsuya Endo and Daisuke Sekimoto
- Pro Wrestling Zero1
- Held the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship once
- Claimed the International Junior Heavyweight Championship once
- Captured the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship once – alongside Ikuto Hidaka
- Winner of the Tenkaichi Junior tournament in 2021
- TTT Pro-Wrestling
- TTT Indie Unified Six Man Tag Team Championship (one time) – with Ippanjin Munenori Sawa and Takuya Nomura
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- Ambition 14 champion (2023)
- Additional Honors
- Battle Royal winner (2025)
External links
- 1995 births
- Professional wrestlers from Tokyo
- Living people
- Japanese male professional wrestlers
- 21st-century male professional wrestlers
- 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
- Japanese Buddhists
- Jōdo-shū Buddhist priests
- Gaora TV Champions
- AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Champions
- Iron Fist Tag Team Champions
- Union Max Champions
- UWA World Middleweight Champions
- BJW Tag Team Champions
- NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions (Zero1)
- International Junior Heavyweight Champions (Zero1)
- International Lightweight Tag Team Champions (Zero1)
- KO-D Tag Team Champions
- Itadaki winners
- Tenkaichi Junior winners