Great Bash Heel
Tomoaki Honma
On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Togi Makabe, 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.
Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也) was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan on September 29, 1972, and he is currently 52 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler and Coach, working for New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight division under the ring name of Togi Makabe.
Currently, he is a member of the team of Great Bash Heel (with Tomoaki Honma).
Togi Makabe Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也)
- Ring Names
- Togi Makabe ( August 7, 2004 - Present)
- Shinya Makabe ( February 15, 1997 - August 6, 2004)
- Dragon Makabe ( December 15, 2001 - July 19, 2002)
- Born September 29, 1972 (age 52)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Billed From
- Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
- Height 5 ft 11 in (181 cm)
- Weight
- 243 lbs (110 kg)
- Nicknames The Kingkong; The Unchained Gorilla; Bousou King Kong (Runaway King Kong)
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( February 15, 1997 - Present)
- Coach ( January 1, 2020 - Present)
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
October 14, 2002 Present Promotion NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
February 15, 1997 August 12, 2001 -
Images History
Jan 2015
Aug 2004
Jan 2001
Feb 1997 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel October 2, 2006 Present Face February 15, 1997 October 1, 2006
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Finishers
- King Kong Knee Drop - Diving Knee Drop ( February 15, 1997 - Present)
- King Kong Lariat - Lariat ( February 15, 1997 - Present)
- Kokeshi Impact - with Tomoaki Honma - Diving Headbutt + Electric Chair Drop combination ( February 1, 2007 - Present)
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Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Immigrant Song (Remix)" by Tomoyasu Hotei - Single ( August 7, 2004 - Present)
- Theme Song "Black Betty" by Ram Jam - Single ( February 15, 1997 - August 6, 2004)
Titles & Accomplishments
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 2 NEVER Openweight Championship
- 2 IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 with Tomoaki Honma, 1 with Toru Yano)
- 1 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Ryusuke Taguchi & Toru Yano)
- 2 NJPW World Tag League (2015, 2016) (with Tomoaki Honma)
- 1 NJPW G1 Climax (2009)
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
1 Interim IWGP Tag Team Championship (with Shiro Koshinaka)
Apache Pro-Wrestling
- 1 WEW World Heavyweight Championship
Other Accomplishments
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (2007 - with Toru Yano)
- Tokyo Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2009)
- Nikkan Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2010)
Teams & Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- Great Bash Heel - Tomoaki Honma ( March 23, 2013 - Present)
- Great Bash Heel - Tomoaki Honma ( February 1, 2007 - March 28, 2012)
- Great Bash Heel - Gedo, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Karl Anderson, Low Ki, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shiro Koshinaka, Takashi Iizuka, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Val Venis , Rick Fuller, Black Tiger V ( October 2, 2006 - April 23, 2009)
- Most Violent Players - Toru Yano ( August 13, 2004 - April 23, 2009)
- Togi Makabe & Shiro Kishinaka - Shiro Koshinaka ( October 2, 2006 - October 11, 2007)
- Black New Japan - Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton, Super Strong Machine / Junji Hirata, Toru Yano , Ryushi Yanagisawa ( April 1, 2005 - September 22, 2005)