Japanese professional wrestler
Nobutaka Moribe Moribe in June 2018
Born (1982-02-15 ) February 15, 1982 (age 42) [ 1] Okayama, Japan Ring name(s) Mori BernardNobutaka Moribe Billed height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[ 2] Billed weight 90 kg (198 lb) Trained by Dick Togo Debut 2003
Nobutaka Moribe (守部宣孝 , Moribe Noritaka ) previously known by his ring name Mori Bernard (モリ・ベルナルド , Mori Berunarudo ) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and Kaientai Dojo .[ 3]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit
(2003–2007)
Moribe made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by World Entertainment Wrestling (WEW) on January 31, 2003, where he picked up a win against DJ Nira .[ 4] As a freelancer, Moribe is known for competing in various promotions. At Michinoku Pro M-12 , an event promoted by Michinoku Pro Wrestling on February 19, 2006, where he competed in a 12-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship also involving Taiji Ishimori , Kagetora , Rasse and others.[ 5]
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2004–2007)
Moribe debuted in DDT Pro-Wrestling at DDT Non-Fix 10/20 from October 20, 2004, where he teamed up with Dick Togo and Sho Kanzaki to defeat Daichi Kakimoto , Futoshi Miwa and Sanshiro Takagi in a six-man tag team match .[ 6] He made his last appearance for the promotion on August 9, 2007, at Beer Garden Fight 8.9 where he teamed up with Harashima to defeat Kudo and Yasu Urano .[ 7]
Moribe is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as DDT Judgement . He made his first appearance at DDT 8th Anniversary: Judgement 9 on March 27, 2005, where he alongside his "FEC" tag partner Tomohiko Hashimoto successfully defended the KO-D Tag Team Championship against Seiya Morohashi and Tanomusaku Toba .[ 8] One year later at DDT 9th Anniversary: Judgement 10 on March 5, 2006, Moribe won the KO-D Tag Team Championship this time by teaming up with his trainer Dick Togo as part of the "Italian Four Horsemen" by defeating Daichi Kakimoto and Kota Ibushi .[ 9]
Kaientai Dojo (2004–2006)
Moribe is known for his short lived tenure with Kaientai Dojo . He won the 2005 K-Metal League by competing against Masahiro Takanashi , Saburo Inematsu, Yusaku Obata , Taku Joetsu and Hajime Ishikawa in a block which he won with five points and by defeating Ishikawa on the finals from May 15, 2005.[ 10] He marked his last appearance at a house show from January 3, 2006, he teamed up with Antonio Honda and Francesca Applenya in a losing effort to Kazma Sakamoto , Kengo Mashimo and Ryota Chikuzen.[ 11]
(2014–present)
After a seven-year hiatus, Moribe returned to professional wrestling in 2014. At Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #711 , event promoted by Ice Ribbon on February 27, 2016, Moribe teamed up with Tetsuya Nakazato and Miyako Matsumoto in a losing effort to Aisawa NO. 1, Hayate and Misaki Ohata .[ 12] On the first night of Kintaro Kanemura 's Retirement Tour from June 19, 2016, promoted by Apache Pro-Wrestling Army , Moribe teamed up with Hayate to unsuccessfully challenge Hasegawa and Hi69 for the WEW World Tag Team Championship .[ 13] At DSW Final , a show promoted by the Japanese independent scene on February 20, 2018, Moribe competed in a 28-person battle royal also involving notable opponents such as Mr. Gannosuke , Masashi Takeda , Poison Sawada Julie and others.[ 14]
Championships and accomplishments
K-Metal League 2005 (2005)
World Entertainment Wrestling
References
^ Saalbach, Axel. "Nobutaka Moribe • General Information" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Nobutaka Moribe/Career Data" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Nobutaka Moribe Profile & Match Listing" . profightdb.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 31, 2003). "Events Database » WEW" . cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Purolove (February 19, 2006). "Michinoku Pro "M-12", 19.02.2006 (GAORA TV) Tokyo Korakuen Hall" . purolove.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Purolove (October 20, 2004). "DDT "NON-FIX 10.20", 20.10.2004 (Samurai! TV) Shin-Kiba 1st RING" . purolove.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ WWFOldSchool. "DRAMATIC FANTASIA # 138 2007/08/09 – DDT / HARASHIMA Production – "BEER GARDEN FIGHT 8.9" . wwfoldschool.com . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ "DDT "Judgment9" 3.27クラブハイツ大会" . Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved February 6, 2020 .
^ Payne, Stephen (March 5, 2006). "DDT 9th Anniversary: Judgement 10" . jspayne.com . Retrieved April 18, 2021 .
^ Saalbach, Axel. "K-Metal League 2005" . wrestlingdata.com . Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Purolove (January 3, 2006). "K-DOJO, 03.01.2006 (GAORA TV) Chiba Blue Field" . purolove.com . Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Ice Ribbon (February 27, 2016). ◆2016年02月27日 開始時間 17時00分~ / 開場時刻 16時30分 仙台リボン2016 17時00分開始 . iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 19, 2016). "Apache Pro Kintaro Kanemura Retirement Tour - Tag 1" . cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (February 20, 2018). "Events Database » DSW Final" . cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 6, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (July 25, 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 18, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (June 26, 2021). "KO-D (King Of DDT) Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 30, 2021 .
^ Syu-Kaku Kombu. APEX OF TRIANGLE選手権 [Apex of Triangle Championship]. yu39.net . Retrieved September 4, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (June 26, 2021). "World Entertainment Wrestling Junior Heavyweight Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 30, 2021 .
^ Wrestling Titles (June 26, 2021). "World Entertainment Wrestling Tag Team Title" . wrestling-titles.com . Retrieved August 30, 2021 .
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Individual champions
Collective champions (teams, groups)
FMW (1999–2002) WEW(2002–2003) Apache Army (2005–2016) A-Team(2017–present)