Fuminori Abe

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Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan

**Fuminori Abe** (阿部史典, *Abe Fuminori*, born on January 4, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist currently working with Pro Wrestling BASARA as a freelancer, where he is a former one-time Iron Fist Tag Team Champion and Union MAX Champion.

Abe was originally trained by Sportiva and competed in promotions such as Pro Wrestling HEAT UP and All Japan Pro Wrestling more notably. He would then win his first professional wrestling championship at Guts World, and worked in another promotion across Japan before competing exclusively for BASARA. In 2022 Abe would become a freelancer once again after his contract with BASARA expired.

## Professional wrestling career

### Early career

In 2015 Abe made his debut against Shigehiro Irie. Abe primarily competed in Pro Wrestling HEAT UP and All Japan Pro Wrestling more notably, as well as other promotions from time to time along with remaining active in Sportiva.

In Abe beginning of 2017, Abe adopted the style of Munenori Sawa and also wore a similar ring attire and even adopted some moves as per example the Man. He also began working in Guts World where on November 14 Abe won his first professional wrestling championship alongside TORU to win the GWC Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to Shota and Kenichiro Arai on April 15, 2018 at Guts World final show.

### Pro Wrestling BASARA (2017-Present)

Abe started at the beginning of 2017 competing at Pro Wrestling BASARA, but more regularly since November when he confronted and challenged Isami Kodaka after he had defeated Ryuichi Sekine to retain the Union MAX Championship. On December 14 Abe unsuccessfully challenged Kodaka for the Union MAX Championship. He would then take part of the Shinjuku Strongest Ground Budokai Tournament, where in the process he pinned Kodaka. He would then lose in the finals to Hideki Suzuki. Afterwards, he asked Kodaka to join BASARA in which he accepted. On March 24 2020, Abe defeated Masahiro Takanashi to win Union MAX Championship winning his second championship in the process. On November 10, 2020 Abe lost the title to Takumi Tsukamoto. On July 7, 2021, Abe and Takuya Nomura defeated Daiki Shimomura and Isami Kodaka to win Iron Fist Tag Team Championships becoming double crown champions in the process with them hold both Iron Fist and BJW Tag Team Championships. On August 15, Abe and Nomura lost the BJW Tag Team Championships to Hideyoshi Kamitani and Daichi Hashimoto. On October 24, 2021, Abe and Nomura lost the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship to Banana Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi. On December 11, 2022 it was reported that Abe contract with BASARA expired but he would still wrestle for the promotion as a freelancer.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ Death Valley bomb
	+ Octopus stretch
* **Signature moves**
	+ Cross armbreaker
	+ Dropkick
	+ Enzuigiri
	+ Feint roundhouse kick transitioned into a spinning roundhouse kick
	+ Grounded crucifix pin
	+ Headbutt
	+ High-speed roundhouse kick to the head of a kneeling opponent
	+ *I'll Be Back* (Modified skin the cat transitioned into a spinning heel kick or a small package) - adopted from Ikuto Hidaka
	+ *Irabu Punch* (Wind-up punch) - adopted from Munenori Sawa
	+ *Kaiten Jodoshu* (Corkscrew rolling sobat kick)
	+ *Onryo Clutch* (Grounded crucifix pin) - adopted from Onryo
* **Nicknames**
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "Rokudenashi" by the Blue Hearts
	+ **"Sennen Medal"** by the High-Lows

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Big Japan Pro Wrestling**
	+ BJW Tag Team Championship (3 times, current) – with Takuya Nomura
* **Guts World**
	+ GWC Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with TORU
* **Japan Indie Awards**
	+ Best Unit Award (2020) – with Takuya Nomura
* **Kaientai Dojo**
	+ UWA World Middleweight Championship (1 time)
* **Pro Wrestling Zero1**
	+ International Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
	+ NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
	+ NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ikuto Hidaka
	+ Tenkaichi Jr. (2021)
* **Pro Wrestling BASARA**
	+ Union MAX Championship (1 time)
	+ Iron Fist Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takuya Nomura