Gedo: Profile, Career Stats, Face/Heel Turns, Titles Won & Gimmicks

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Gedo, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Keiji Takayama (高山圭司) was born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan on February 20, 1969, and he is currently 55 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler, Manager and Producer, working for New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Junior Heavyweight division under the ring name of Gedo.

Currently, he is a member of the teams of Bullet Club War Dogs (with Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney, David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Jake Lee and SANADA), Bullet Club and Far East Connection (with Dick Togo).

Gedo Profile Index

Profile Info

Gender Male
Real Name Keiji Takayama (高山圭司)
Ring Names
- Gedo ( February 19, 1993 - Present)
- Masked C.T.U-G ( July 6, 2004 - August 26, 2007)
- Bulldog K.T. ( June 1, 1990 - February 18, 1993)
- Crush ( November 11, 1991 - June 14, 1992)
- Takayama ( March 19, 1989 - September 29, 1991)
- Black Aidoman ( March 1, 1990 - March 5, 1990)
Born February 20, 1969 (age 55)
Nationality Japan
Birth Place Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Billed From
- Tokyo, Japan
Height 5 ft 8 in (172 cm)
Weight
- 190 lbs (86 kg)
Nicknames Complete Fighter; Raintaker

Career History

Roles
- Wrestler ( March 19, 1989 - Present)
- Manager ( January 1, 2012 - Present)
- Producer ( January 1, 2011 - Present)

Promotions History

Promotion	from	to
Promotion NJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	June 28, 2001	Present
Promotion NOAHBrand Junior Heavyweight	June 12, 2016	December 24, 2016
Promotion MPW	May 16, 2001	March 16, 2002
Promotion BATTLARTS	May 10, 2001	July 5, 2001
Promotion FMW	February 19, 1997	February 18, 2001
Promotion ECW	March 3, 2000	March 12, 2000
Promotion AJPWBrand Junior Heavyweight	February 14, 1998	May 2, 1999
Promotion BJW	June 3, 1997	February 3, 1998
Promotion WCW	October 26, 1997	January 15, 1998
Promotion WAR	February 26, 1994	October 28, 1996
Promotion CMLL	February 19, 1993	July 6, 1993
Promotion UWA	April 4, 1991	September 29, 1991

Images History

Mar 2023
Oct 2018
Jun 2001
Oct 1997
Dec 1994
Nov 1991
Face / Heel Turns

Alignment from to
Heel October 8, 2018 Present
Face April 23, 2009 October 7, 2018
Heel June 28, 2001 April 22, 2009

Alignment	from	to
Heel	October 8, 2018	Present
Face	April 23, 2009	October 7, 2018
Heel	June 28, 2001	April 22, 2009

Finishers
- Complete Shot - Reverse STO ( June 28, 2001 - Present)
- Gedo Clutch - Double Leg Nelson ( June 3, 1997 - Present)
- Super Fly - Frog splash ( March 19, 1989 - Present)
Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Shot'Em" by [Q]Brick - with Bullet Club - Team ( October 8, 2018 - Present)
- Theme Song "War Dogs" by [Q]Brick feat. Kensei Abbot - with Bullet Club War Dogs - Single ( June 4, 2023 - Present)
- Theme Song "Whassup Dawg?" by Yonosuke Kitamura - with Jado - Team ( November 1, 2013 - March 13, 2022)
- Theme Song "Caboose" by Sugar Ray - with Jado - Team ( June 28, 2001 - October 31, 2013)
- Theme Song "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top - with Jado - Team ( January 1, 1992 - December 31, 2000)

Titles & Accomplishments

New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 4 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 BJW Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Pro Wrestling NOAH
- 1 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Dragon Gate
- 1 Dragon Gate I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling / World Entertainment Wrestling
- 1 FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (with Koji Nakagawa)
- 1 FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jado & Kodo Fuyuki)
- 1 WEW World Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
- 1 WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
- 5 WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa, 2 with Jado & Koji Nakagawa, 1 with Jado & Kaori Nakayama, 1 with Jado & Masato Tanaka)
- 3 WEW Tag Team Championship (1 with Koji Nakagawa, 1 with Kodo Fuyuki, 1 with Masato Tanaka)
Toryumon X
- 1 UWA World Trios Championship (with Jado & Katsushi Takemura)
Universal Wrestling Association
- 4 UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 with Punish, 1 with Pat Tanaka, 1 with Dick Togo)
Wrestle Association "R"
- 2 WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 1 International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Lion Do)
- 5 WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki)
Other Accomplishments
- NJPW Super J Tag League Winner (2010 – with Jado)
- NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match Entrance Tournament Winner (2003 – with Jado)
- NJPW DREAM* Win Jr. Tag Team Tournament Winner (2002 – with El Samurai)
- NJPW Jr. Triathlon Survivor Winner (2002 - with Jado & Koji Kanemoto)
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1994 - with Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki)
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Winner (1995)
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1996 – with Lion Do)
- WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1999 - with Jado & Kodo Fuyuki)
- W*ING Most Dangerous Tag Wars '93 Tournament Winner (1993 - with Jado)
- UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles Tournament Winner (1991 - with Punish)
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (2001 – with Jado)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2019)
- WON Best Booker (2011–2014 – with Jado; 2016–2019)