Takao Ōmori Takao Ōmori ( October 16 , 1969 ) is a Japan ese professional wrestler , currently competing for All Japan Pro Wrestling . He has formerly competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling , Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1 . Career . All Japan Pro Wrestling ( 1992 - 2000 ) . After being trained by Animal Hamaguchi , Ōmori debuted in All Japan Pro Wrestling , initially languishing in the mid - card and only able to get some recognition in 1995 , when he and Jun Akiyama captured the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship . His first American venture was in the World Wrestling Federation , where he competed in the 1996 Royal Rumble , before being eliminated by the returning Jake Roberts . In 1998 , he and newcomer Yoshihiro Takayama formed the NO FEAR tag team . The team soon won both the AJPW All Asia Tag Team Championship and the AJPW Double Cup Tag Team Championship , becoming the first team to win both titles at the same time . When Mitsuharu Misawa formed Pro Wrestling Noah , they followed him and dyed their hair blond to match the change of environment . Pro Wrestling Noah , Excursion , and World Japan ( 2000 - 2004 ) . For an undisclosed reason , Ōmori called for an early ending to his singles bout with Shinya Hashimoto in the middle of their singles match at Noah ' s Great Voyage 2000 event , which was the company ' s most important event up to that point . Because of this , Ōmori was immediately in Misawa ' s doghouse , and after the NO FEAR team broke up ( so Takayama could pursue mixed martial arts matches ) Ōmori was sent abroad to Harley Race ' s World League Wrestling promotion in the American Midwest , where he won the company ' s heavyweight title . During his excursion , Misawa continued to deny that Ōmori had been sent abroad by Noah , and Ōmori was not welcomed back to Noah when he returned from the excursion . As a result , Ōmori joined Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling , where he feud ed with Riki Chōshū , Genichiro Tenryu and Kensuke Sasaki . Pro Wrestling ZERO - ONE ( 2004 - 2008 ) . In 2004 , he joined Pro Wrestling ZERO1 - MAX , where he was one of the strong native competitors along with ( fellow Hamaguchi Dojo classmate ) Shinjiro Otani . He has feuded with old team mate Yoshihiro Takayama , resulting in many bloody battles and disqualification s . On March 8 , 2007 , he and Manabu Nakanishi lost the ZERO1 - MAX Intercontinental Tag Team Championship to Yoshihiro Takayama and Kohei Sato . On March 31 , 2007 , he defeated Steve Corino for the AWA Superstars of Wrestling World Heavyweight Championship , becoming a three - time champion . Nearly seven months to the day Ōmori won the AWA World Heavyweight championship , he would lose the title to Masato Tanaka . On August 16 , 2008 Ōmori announced that he was leaving ZERO1 - MAX and taking a break from pro wrestling . New Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2009 - 2010 ) . This break would not last long , as Omori appeared at a New Japan Pro Wrestling show on March 15 , 2009 to revive his team with Manabu Nakanishi . He also participated in the 2009 G1 Climax , pulling off two impressive victories in his first two matches by defeating both IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and eventual tournament winner Togi Makabe . In January 2010 Omori announced his semi - retirement . Freelance ( 2010 – 2011 ) . Since semi - retiring , Omori had been wrestling select shows in various promotions , both mainstream and independent . In 2011 , he has been wrestling semi - regularly with All Japan Pro Wrestling . Following the 2011 World ' s Strongest Tag Determination League , Omori appealed to Keiji Mutoh to officially join All Japan and Mutoh granted the request , officially rejoining All Japan . All Japan Pro Wrestling ( 2011 – present ) . Ōmori ' s first match back as an official member of the AJPW roster took place on December 25 , 2011 , teaming up with Manabu Soya and Seiya Sanada in a loss to Akebono , Keiji Mutoh , and Super Delfin . On March 20 , 2012 , Ōmori and Soya defeated Dark Cuervo and Dark Ozz for the AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship . After losing the title to Joe Doering and Seiya Sanada on May 20 , Ōmori and Soya , known collectively as " Get Wild " , regained the title on June 17 . They vacated the title on October 30 , in time for the 2012 World ' s Strongest Tag Determination League . On November 30 , Get Wild won the tournament to regain the title . On December 11 , Soya unsuccessfully challenged Masakatsu Funaki for the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship . As a result , Get Wild was forced to disband , despite still holding the Unified World Tag Team Championship . Get Wild went on to lose the title to Burning ( Go Shiozaki and Jun Akiyama ) on March 17 , 2013 . < br >