Eita Kobayashi Eita Kobayashi ( October 27 , 1991 ) is a Japan ese professional wrestler , also known simply as Eita . He began his career with the Dragon Gate professional wrestling promotion , which he is still affiliated with , and has worked matches for their United States - based sister company Dragon Gate USA . He has also worked for Mexican promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) as part of his wrestling training . He is nicknamed " The King of Chop " for his ability to execute the knife edge chop on opponents with such force that it makes a very loud sound on impact . Career . Dragon Gate ( 2011 – 2012 ) . Kobayashi trained for his professional wrestling career in the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate ' s wrestling school called " Dragon Gate Nex " and made his debut on January 26 , 2011 at Dragon Gate Nex ' s Sanctuary . 71 show in Kobe , Hyogo , Japan , wrestling to a draw against fellow trainee Yosuke Watanabe . He later " graduated " to the main Dragon Gate shows as a low ranking rookie . On February 20 , 2012 he was one of 10 wrestlers fighting to become the number one contender for the Open the Dream Gate Championship , but saw himself defeated by Pac . A few weeks later he was involved it yet another number one contenders match for the Dream Gate title , but this time the match was won by Cyber Kong . While Kobayashi did not win a lot of matches he made a name for himself with his ability to execute the knife edge chop on opponents with such force that it makes a very loud sound on impact , partially by actually hitting opponents with full force instead of the normal , more " theatrical " version used in professional wrestling . His Chopping prowess and that of other Dragon Gate wrestlers led Dragon Gate to hold a " King of Chop " tournament , which was not a wrestling tournament but a tournament where two wrestlers used the knife edge chop on each other and the fans determined the winner of each match up . Kobayashi defeated Mondai Ruy , Cyber Kong and Don Fujii on his way to the finals where he also overcame Tomahawk T . T . to become Dragon Gate ' s " King of Chop " . As a result of his victory Eita Kobayashi was allowed to compete in Dragon Gate ' s annual " King of Gate " tournament , where he was eliminated in the second round by Masaaki Mochizuki . On May 27 , 2012 Eita Kobayashi teamed up with Don Fujii to lose to Akatsuki , the team of Shingo Takagi and Yamato in what turned out to be his last Dragon Gate match of 2012 . International ( 2012 – 2013 ) . Four days after his last match for Dragon Gate Eita made his debut for the Mexican International Wrestling Revolution Group ( IWRG ) promotion as part of their annual " Rel del Ring " ( " King of the Ring " ) tournament . His ring name was shortened to simply " Eita " as he worked as a masked heel , a wrestler who portrays the bad guys , while in Mexico to gain experience with more styles of wrestling , something not uncommon for young Japanese wresrtlers . He began carrying a green drum with him to the ring that he would bang before the match to annoy his opponents and also use as an actual weapon during the match . Eita worked a number of IWRG ' s annual featured shows , such as the 2012 " Legado Final " ( " Final Legacy " ) where he teamed up with Imposible to defeat Centvrion and Charly Madrid . He was also part of IWRG ' s 2012 " Festival de las Máscaras " , he , Imposible and Comando Negro defeated the team of Centvrion , Matrix , Jr . and Panterita . He also began to work for Desastre Total Ultraviolento ( DTU ) that promoted shows around the same area as IWRG did . On August 17 , 2012 he participated in the DTU Rey del Raquetazo ( " King of the Chop " ) tournament . In the first round he defeated Gemelo Fantastico I but lost to Comando Negro in the second round of the tournament . A few weeks later he won the vacant DTU Alto Rendimiento ( " High Performance " ) Championship as he outlasted Dinastía , Eterno , Flamita , Principe Halcón , Rocky Lobo and Tribal . In late 2012 Eita worked for Dragon Gate ' s North America n sister company Dragon Gate USA ( DGUSA ) , appearing on three of their Pay - Per - View ( PPV ) events on October 21 and November 2 through 4th , losing all four matches including a match for Dragon Gate ' s Open the Brave Gate Championship against champion Dragon Kid . A few weeks later he participated in an IWRG promoted tournament for the vacant WWS World Welterweight Championship . He defeated Alan Extreme in the first round but was defeated by eventual tournament winner Cerebro Negro in the second round . The following day he challenged for the Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) Cruiserweight Championship against champion Daga but did not win the match . For IWRG ' s 2012 " Prison Fatal " show he teamed up with Alan Extreme and Carta Brava , Jr . to defeat the team of Avisman , Cerebro Negro and Dinamic Black . He also had the chance to represent IWRG ' s wrestling school in a series of matches against Fuerza Guerrera ' s Gimnasio Konkreto school at the Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show and again at the IWRG 16th Anniversary Show , with " Gimnasio Konkreto " winning both matches . On January 17 , 2013 Eita was teamed up with longtime wrestler Negro Navarro for IWRG ' s annual " El Protector " tournament , a tournament where a rookie and a " veteran " are teamed up for a tag team tournament designed to give the rookie the spotlight . The duo defeated Canis Lupus and Pirata Morgan in the first round , then defeated Centvrion and Veneno in the semi - finals of the tournament only to lose to Carta Brava , Jr . and X - Fly in the finals . Eita also worked for DGUSA again , working three PPV tapings from January 25 to January 27 , losing all three matches . On February 19 , 2013 Flamita defeated Eita to win the DTU Alto Rendimiento Championship . In late February " King of Chop " rival Tomahawk came to IWRG to train , the same way Eita had come to Mexico 9 months previous and the two began to work as a regular team on IWRG events . On March 16 , 2013 Eita , Fénix , Freelance and Mike Segura defeated the team of Cerebro Negro , Dr . Cerebro , Kaving and Kortiz on a show that was supposed to be the retirement of Kaving and Kortiz ' s father Ray Mendoza , Jr . On July 19 , Eita made an appearance for AAA , representing the " Los Perros del Mal " stable in a six - man tag team match , where he , Daga and Psicosis were defeated by Dark Cuervo , Dark Espíritu and Dark Ozz . Return to Dragon Gate ( 2013 – present ) . On July 21 , 2013 , Eita , T - Hawk and U - T , forming a new stable named Millennials , announced their impending return to Dragon Gate . The stable made its debut appearance on August 23 at " The Gate of Generation " . During September , Eita and T - Hawk won the 2013 Summer Adventure Tag League , defeating BxB Hulk and Yamato in the finals on September 28 to become the provisional Open the Twin Gate Champions . On November 3 , Eita and T - Hawk defeated previous champions , Dragon Kid and K - ness , to become the official Open the Twin Gate Champions . On December 5 , Eita , T - Hawk and one of Millennials ' newest members , Mexican wrestler Flamita , defeated Mad Blankey ( BxB Hulk , Cyber Kong and Yamato ) to win the Open the Triangle Gate Championship . However , just three days later , Eita and T - Hawk lost the Open the Twin Gate Championship to Naruki Doi and Yamato . On December 22 , Millennials lost the Open the Triangle Gate Championship to the Jimmyz ( Jimmy Susumu , Mr . Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin and [ [ Ryo " Jimmy " Saito ) in a three - way elimination match , which also included Oretachi Veteran - gun ( [ [ Cima ] ] , Dragon Kid and Masaaki Mochizuki ) . On March 16 , 2014 , Eita , T - Hawk and U - T defeated the Jimmyz ( [ [ Jimmy Kanda ] ] , Jimmy Susumu and Mr . Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin ) to win the Open the Triangle Gate Championship . They lost the title to Mad Blankey ( Cyber Kong , [ [ Kzy ] ] and Naruki Doi ) on June 14 . On July 20 , Eita and T - Hawk defeated [ [ Akira Tozawa ] ] and Shingo Takagi to win the Open the Twin Gate Championship . They lost the title to Cima and [ [ Gamma ] ] on November 2 , before regaining it on December 3 . On December 28 , they lost the title to Cyber Kong and Yamato . [ [ Category : Japanese wrestlers ] ] External links . 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