Birthdate: September 19th, 1966
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 280 lbs.
Debut: June 28th, 1992
Background: UWF-I
Promotion History: UWF-I (1992 to 1996), All Japan (1997 to 2000), NOAH (2001 to 2002), and Freelancer (2003 to present)
Alliances: GURENTAI
Ring Attire:  Black trunks
Card Position: Upper Mid-Card
Major Tournaments Won: None
Current Title Held: None 

Championship History:

All Japan Triple Crown Championship:
- Defeated Great Muta on 3/14/09 and lost to Satoshi Kojima on 9/26/09

All Japan Unified World Tag Team Championship with Takao Omori:
- Defeated Johnny Ace and Barton on 7/23/99 and lost to Misawa and Ogawa on 8/25/99

All Japan All Asia Tag Team Championship with Takao Omori:
- Defeated Hayabusa and Shinzaki on 6/4/99 and lost to Misawa and Ogawa on 8/25/99

GHC Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated Yoshinari Ogawa on 9/7/02 and lost to Mitsuharu Misawa on 9/23/02

GHC Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Takao Omori:
- Defeated Misawa and Ogawa on 11/30/01 and lost to Morishima and Rikio on 2/17/02

IWGP Heavyweight Championship:
- Defeated Yuji Nagata on 4/5/02 and lost to Hiroyoshi Tenzan on 11/3/03

IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Minoru Suzuki:
- Defeated Osamu Nishimura and Hiroyoshi Tenzan on 2/1/04 and Vacated on 11/21/04

NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship with Kohei Sato:
- Defeated Nakanishi and Omori on 3/8/07 and lost to Minoru Fujita and Sugawara on 10/26/07

WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship with Yoji Anjo and Kenichi Yamamoto:
- Defeated Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado on 5/26/96 and lost to Fuyuki, Gedo, and Jado on 6/7/96

Pictures:
- On March 15th, 2009 facing off against Ogawa
- Takayama beats Muta into a bloody pulp
- Takayama with an elbow strike to Akiyama
- Everest German Suplex!

Signature Moves:
- Backdrop Suplex
- Belly to Belly Suplex
- Cross Armbreaker
- Double Armed Suplex
- Dragon Suplex (release)
- Dropkick
- Dropkick to the back
- Dropkick, Missile
- Everest German Suplex
- Haymaker
- High Kick
- PK

Knee Variations:
- Elevated Knee in the Corner
- Jumping Knee
- Jumping Knee in the Corner
- Knee Strike
- Knee to the Arm
- Running Knee to a Kneeling Opponent
- Running Knee to the Stomach

2009 Recap:
Takayama spent the bulk of his 2009 in All Japan, where he joined his friend Minoru Suzuki's GURENTAI faction. Takayama almost instantly found success, as on March 14th he challenged for and won the Triple Crown from the Great Muta. This made Takayama the first wrestler in history to hold the main heavyweight championship and main heavyweight tag team championship in NOAH, New Japan, and All Japan. In the Champion Carnival, Takayama barely missed out on making the semi-finals when he was upset by Osamu Nishimura on the last day. On May 30th he successfully defended the Triple Crown against faction mate Suzuki, and at Sumo Hall on August 30th he downed Suwama. Takayama finally lost the Triple Crown on September 26th to Satoshi Kojima, ending his six month reign. In the Real World Tag League he teamed with NOSAWA, but the pair came in 7th. It was announced in December that Takayama would be challenging Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at the Tokyo Dome on 1/4/09.

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