Shin Takagi
Acting
Born: 1982-11-21 in Chūō, Yamanashi, Japan
Biography
Shin Takagi, known by the ring name Shingo Takagi, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in October 2004 with Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling (DG), where he became a four-time Open the Dream Gate Champion, a one-time Open the Owarai Gate Champion, a seven-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion, and a five-time Open the Twin Gate Champion. He signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2018, where he is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, a five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, and a two-time NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Champion. In tag team competition, he is a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with BUSHI and a one-time NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion with BUSHI and EVIL. Outside of NJPW, Takagi has also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and various Japanese independents. Widely praised for his in-ring ability throughout his career in both Dragon Gate and NJPW, he was voted Rookie of the Year in the 2005 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards early in his career. In 2021, he placed 9th on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500, received the MVP Award at the Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards, and was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler and Japanese wrestling’s Most Valuable Player by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. In 2025, he married fellow Japanese professional wrestler Natsupoi.
Known For
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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All Elite Wrestling: Collision
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World Wonder Ring Stardom
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Blade of the Immortal
NJPW New Japan Cup
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
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PWG: Guerre Sans Frontières
Himself
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
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