Nobuhiko Takada

Birthdate: April 12th, 1962
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210 lbs.
Debut: 1980
Background: New Japan Dojo
Previously: The Esperanza in Hustle
Ring Attire:  Black trunks
Major Tournaments Won: None
Current Title Held: None

Championship History:

IWGP Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated Keiji Mutoh on 1/4/96 and lost to Shinya Hashimoto on 4/29/96

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated Shiro Koshinaka on 5/19/86 and lost to Shiro Koshinaka on 9/19/86

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Akira Maeda:
- Defeated Mutoh and Koshinaka on 3/26/87 and lost to Yamazaki and Fujiwara on 9/1/87

WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Naoki Sano & Masahito Kakihara:
- Defeated Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado on 7/20/96 and lost to Anjo, Bigelow, and Fuyuki on 10/11/96

Pictures:
- As The Esperanza

Featured Signature Moves:
- Belly to Belly Suplex
- Dragon Suplex Hold

Signature Moves:
- Cross Kneelock


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