Takashi Iizuka

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Born
1966 (59 years old)
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Muroran, Hokkaidō, Japan

Position
Wrestler

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Asian

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Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight
107 kg (236 lb)

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Wage Year

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Fighting

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_Retired WWE

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_Defunct Fighting Teams

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Takayuki Iizuka (飯塚孝之, Iizuka Takayuki, born August 2, 1966), better known by his stage name Takashi Iizuka (飯塚高史, Iizuka Takashi), is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his 33-year career in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion. He has also worked for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he was a one-time GHC Tag Team Champion.

Debuting in 1986 under his real name, Iizuka formed the tag team J-J-Jacks with fellow dojo trainee Akira Nogami in 1992. After changing his ring name to Takashi Iizuka (飯塚高史, Iizuka Takashi) in 1995, he became a mainstay of the New Japan seikigun, and was a frequent tag team partner for Yuji Nagata during the early 2000s. In 2008, Iizuka underwent a drastic change to his look, character and wrestling style, turning heel, shaving his head bald, growing a sinister beard, and adapting a hardcore wrestling style. He was also given the gimmick of an uncontrollable madman, and nicknamed "The Great Traitor" for his betrayal of the New Japan roster. Iizuka competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling over four separate decades before retiring from in ring competition in February 2019.

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