Kota Ibushi

Kota Ibushi
Ibushi in August 2015
Birth name	Kota Ibushi
Born	(1982-05-21) May 21, 1982 (age 34) Aira, Kagoshima, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Kota Ibushi Hustle Kamen Orange Robin Mask Sammy Lee Jr. Tiger Mask W
Billed height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight	85.7 kg (189 lb)
Billed from	Kagoshima Prefecture
Trained by	Mikami Shuji Kondo
Debut	July 1, 2004

Kota Ibushi (飯伏幸太, Ibushi Kōta^?, born May 21, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He started his career with the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion in 2004 and over the next eleven years became a three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, five-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and a two-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion. In 2009, Ibushi started working for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and eventually signed with the promotion in 2013. In NJPW, he is a former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He resigned from both DDT and NJPW in February 2016 and has since been performing in several different organisations as a freelancer, including both DDT and NJPW as well as WWE.

On July 1, 2004, Ibushi made his professional wrestling debut for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT), losing to Kudo. On June 25, 2006, he lost to Danshoku Dino in a match for the GAY World Anal Championship and spent most of 2006 competing in multiple tag team matches. In 2007 Ibushi's fortunes fared better and began to win more matches, including defeating BxB Hulk in a joint promotion event between DDT and Dragon Gate. Also in 2007 Ibushi defeated Madoka to win the vacant Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. In February 2008, Ibushi defeated Tanomusaku Toba to retain the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship and win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship. He would lose the Ironman championship to Danshoku Dino. Ibushi would defeat Kudo in the final of Next KO-D Openweight Championship one day tournament and then lost to the champion Dick Togo a month later.