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Shuji Kondo

Birthdate: January 28th, 1978
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Debut: May 18th, 2001
Formally: Condotti Shuji
Background: Dragon Gate
Promotion History: T2P (2001 - 2002), Toryumon (2002 to 2004), Dragon Gate (2004), dragondoor (2005 to 2006), All Japan (2004 to present), and El Dorado (2006 to 2008)
Alliances: Regular Army
Ring Attire: Tassels, black trunks
Card Position: Mid-Card
Major Tournaments Won: TREASURE HUNTERS Tag Tournament (2006)
Current Title Held: None

Championship History:

All Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated TAKA Michinoku on 1/10/05 and lost to Katsuhiko Nakajima on 2/17/07

All Japan All Asia Tag Team Championship with "brother" YASSHI:
- Defeated Honma and Nakajima on 6/19/05 and lost to Nakajima and Sasaki on 7/26/05

UWA Six Man Tag Team Championship with Milano Collection A.T. and YOSSINO:
- Defeated Arai, Dragon Kid, and Masaaki Mochizuki on 6/29/03 and was Vacated in September

UWA Six Man Tag Team Championship with Touru Owashi and "brother" YASSHI:
- Defeated Milano Collection A.T., Mori and YOSSINO on 9/20/03 and lost to Arai, Dragon Kid, and Second Doi on 5/9/04

British Commonwealth Junior Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated Masaaki Mochizuki and SUWA on 6/19/03 and lost to Jun Ogawauchi on 11/10/03

Biggest Matches:
- June 19th, 2003 vs. Masaaki Mochizuki and SUWA (title win)
- June 19th, 2005 with "brother" YASSHI vs. Nakajima and Sasaki
- January 10th, 2005 vs. TAKA Michinoku (title win)
- March 10th, 2006 with "brother" YASSHI vs. NOSAWA and MAZADA (tournament final)
- August 27th, 2006 vs. Kaz Hayashi (title defense)

Pictures:
- Kondo with the King Kong Lariat
- A kick to the head
- Kondo hits a piledriver

Signature Moves:
- Babylon (with YASSHI)
- Cat's Cradle
- Crucifix Piledriver
- Gorilla Clutch Hold
- Hurricane Mixer
- Inverted Superplex
- Jackhammer
- King Kong Lariat
- Kubinage (HQ)
- Lanzarse
- Lifting Inverted Suplex
- Moonsault
- The Original
- The Original #2
- Whale Hunt

Super Signature Moves:
- The Original Off the Apron

2005 Recap:
Arriving in 2005, few showed the improvement in All Japan that Kondo did. In is first year, he won the All Asia Tag Team Championship with YASSHI and then in October ended TAKA Michinoku's streak when he defeated him for the All Japan Jr. Heavyweight Championship without the help of the Voodoo Murderers. Even though Kondo came in last in his bracket at the Champions Carnival, he had many solid matches (including one against Kojima) that showed what he was capable of to the All Japan fans. Kondo is one of the brightest young stars of puroresu, and he has the ability to be a future champion.

2006 Recap:
Kondo had a number of successful defenses for his All Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Championship in 2006. MAZADA, AKIRA, Kaz Hayashi, and NOSAWA all fell to Kondo, and as the year ended he still held the title. Kondo also had a great (and close) match against Kojima in September, showing that he is more then a force in just the Jr. Heavyweight division.

2007 Recap:
2007 started off on a down note for Kondo, as he lost his All Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Championship to Katsuhiko Nakajima on February 17th. In the Jr. Heavyweight League, Kondo came in first place in his bracket as he defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima, Ryuji Hijikata, and El NOSAWA Mendoza. In the finals he faced off against Chris Sabin, but Sabin would come out victorious. Over in El Dorado, Kondo led the SUKIYAKI faction and they faced off throughout the year against Animal Planets. He also defeated Yasushi Tsujimoto in a Loser Must Disband match on August 9th. On the last year of the tour he ran through the new rookies, easily defeating Seiya Sanada and Manabu Soya.

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