Konosuke Takeshita
Takeshita in June 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1995 Osaka, Japan |
Spouse | |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker Takeshita=Pehlwan |
| Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Billed from | Osaka, Japan |
| Trained by | Atsushi Maruyama DDT Pro-Wrestling Hub Yasu Urano |
| Debut | August 18, 2012 |
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介, Takeshita Kōnosuke; born May 29, 1995; ring-name stylized in all caps) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of The Don Callis Family. He is also signed to Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the current NJPW World Television Champion in his first reign.
Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013 and is a five-time KO-D Openweight Champion, having first won the title on his 21st birthday to become the youngest holder in its history. He went on to become a four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, five-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, four-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, one-time winner of the Ultimate Tag League (2021), two-time winner of the King of DDT Tournament (2019 and 2021), and record-setting two-time winner of the D-Oh Grand Prix (2019 and 2021 II). He signed with AEW in 2022, later becoming a one-time AEW International Champion. He is also a one-time NEVER Openweight Champion in NJPW. In 2025, he won the 35th G1 Climax tournament and the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.