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So Daimonji
Daimonji in February 2022
Born (1993-03-09) 9 March 1993 (age 32)[1]
Hakodate, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • So Daimonji
    So Shibata
    Takashi Daimonji
Billed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Billed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Trained byRyouji Sai
Pablo Márquez
Debut2016

Takashi Shibata (柴田 崇, Shibata Takashi) better known by his ring name So Daimonji (大文字宗, Daimonji So) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his tenures with All Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Pro Wrestling Land's End,[3] Gleat and Colega Pro Wrestling.[4]

Professional wrestling career

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Japanese independent circuit (2016–present)

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Shibata worked for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. He shared a brief tenure with All Japan Pro Wrestling, promotion in which he made his first appearance on the third night of the AJPW New Year Wars 2020 from January 10, where he teamed up with Ryouji Sai to unsuccessfully challenge Jin (Jake Lee and Koji Iwamoto) for the All Asia Tag Team Championship.[5] At AJPW Prime Night on December 13, 2020, he teamed up with Ryouji Sai and Revlon and fell short to Menso-re Oyaji, Carbell Ito and Takao Omori in the match to establish the inaugural AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Champions.[6]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–present)

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Shibata made his debut in Big Japan Pro Wrestling at BJW Osaka Surprise 52 ~ Proud Ruler 2021 on July 4, where he teamed up with Daichi Hashimoto and Kazumi Kikuta to defeat Kosuke Sato, Shigehiro Irie and Yuji Okabayashi.[7] During his tenure with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments and was part of the "Project Havoc" stable.[2]

At BJW in Kagoshima on December 17, 2023, he teamed up with Project Havoc stablemates Leyton Buzzard and Tempesta to unsuccessfully challenge Kazumi Kikuta, Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuya Aoki for the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[8] Two night later at BJW in Hiroshima on December 19, 2023, he teamed up again with Buzzard and Tempesta, this time unsuccessfully challenging Kazuki Hashimoto and Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) for the Tenryu Project WAR World 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[9] At a house show from on May 5, 2025, Shibata teamed up with Daisuke Sekimoto as "W-Daichan" to defeat Dale Patricks and Mad Man Pondo to win the BJW Tag Team Championship. This was the first BJW-sanctioned title ever won by Shibata.[10]

Shibata competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the Ikkitousen Strong Climb, he made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he placed himself in the A Block.[11]

Gleat (2024–present)

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Shibata made his debut in Gleat at GLEAT Ver. 8 on January 21, 2024, where he teamed up with Ryuichi Kawakami to unsuccessfully challenge Saito Brothers (Jun Saito and Rei Saito) for the G-Infinity Championship.[12] During his tenure with Gleat, Shibata was part of the "Black Generation International" stable. He competed for the first time as a member at GLEAT Premium House Show In Korakuen Hall on August 21, 2024, where he teamed up with stablemates Hartley Jackson, Keiichi Sato and Kotaro Suzuki to defeat Ender Kara, JD Lee, Junjie and Takehiro Yamamura.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "So Daimonji • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "So Daimonji/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ^ 大門寺 崇. Land's End Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "So Daimonji Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (10 January 2020). "AJPW New Year Wars 2020 - Tag 3". cagematch.net. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  6. ^ Hymantor, Michael (13 December 2020). "#AndNEW: All Japan Introduces & Crowns Trios Champions". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. ^ Malkavar, Gin (4 July 2021). "Resultados BJW: "Osaka Surprise 52- PROUD RULER 2021"". solowrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  8. ^ Black, Ethan (17 December 2023). "BJW In Kagoshima Results – December 17, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  9. ^ Black, Ethan (19 December 2023). "BJW In Hiroshima Results – December 19, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  10. ^ Black, Ethan (9 May 2025). "BJW 30th Anniversary Show Results (May 5th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  11. ^ Dark Angelita (14 May 2025). "BJW: Se anuncia el torneo Ikkitousen Strong Climb 2025". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  12. ^ "GLEAT Ver.8". ent.lidet.co.jp (in Japanese). Lidet Entertainment. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  13. ^ GLEAT PREMIUM HOUSE SHOW in 後楽園ホール. ent.lidet.co.jp (in Japanese). Lidet Entertainment. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
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