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Company: Big Japan Pro-Wrestling
Show Title: Dainichi Black Company Hell October Series Final Round
Match: Takuya Nomura vs Daisuke Sekimoto
Stakes: BJW Strong World Heavyweight Championship
Length: 19 Minutes
Production Date: October 18, 2021
Air Date: October 24, 2021
Takuya Nomura – BJW Strong World Heavyweight Champion. While he’s only in his sixth year as a pro, in year three this was already a sentence everyone expected they’d someday read. Nomura started his third year by making his first appearance in the Ikkitousen Strong Climb Tournament and although he finished with a record of 1-4, he caught the eye of the champion.
As one of his prominent trainers, Hideki Suzuki is the man Nomura models himself after. A Billy Robinson trainee, Hideki employs the catch-as-catch-can technical wrestling style. Nomura received his first opportunity at the BJW Strong World Championship by challenging Hideki on June 20, 2018 and although he was defeated in just over ten minutes, the match checked all the boxes to peg Nomura as the next guy.
From that moment on, Nomura very rarely came up short in singles performances. His major blemish was a loss to Daichi Hashimoto in a tournament to decide the next challenger for the title. Nomura would have to wait another three months before he’d earn that opportunity, facing Yuji Okabayashi on July 21, 2019 and while he was unable to defeat the champion, it took Okabayashi twice as long as it took Hideki to defeat Nomura in just one year’s time.
The next challenge would happen just seven months later when Nomura faced a generational rival in Daichi Hashimoto. Nomura came into the match with an 0-6 record against the champion and although he was once again faced with defeat, he pushed Daichi longer than he ever had before. After this match, Nomura had the biggest layover between title challenges. There would be a seventeen month wait before his next shot but in that time there was continued growth.
Shifting his focus to the tag team division, Nomura scored the biggest win of his career on August 10, 2020 by pinning Daisuke Sekimoto to capture the BJW Tag Team Championship. The face of Big Japan’s Strong division had been bested by the youngster pegged to be the next guy.
Daisuke Sekimoto is the name in front of everyone’s mind when Big Japan comes into the conversation. The man with the most reigns, defenses and days as the BJW Strong World Heavyweight Champion while also having all those accolades as the BJW Tag Team Champion. He is at the forefront of Big Japan Strong division and he was pinned by Takuya Nomura.
Nomura got back into the groove of singles matches in June of this year when he started training with the likes of shoot style legend Kazuo Yamazaki. He’d go on to pick up his first win over Daichi by knocking him out at Korakuen Hall in just over six minutes. He continued his roll by making an appearance in GLEAT where he defeated Yu Iizuka in a UWF Rules match. Next, Nomura would make his challenge for the title, this time against Yasufumi Nakanoue.
After winning the title for the first time in early January, Nakanoue was flooded with a barrage of first time challengers looking to prove themselves. Kazumi Kikuta, Yuya Aoki and Fuminori Abe all took their shot but all came up short. This wasn’t Nomura’s first rodeo. Now in his fourth challenge, he was determined to not face defeat yet again. He achieved progress in the form of a 30-minute time limit draw and received a rematch two months later where he was able to defeat Nakanoue and finally become the BJW Strong World Heavyweight Champion.
Who would be the first in line to challenge Nomura? None other than Daisuke Sekimoto. Nomura claimed his first BJW Tag Team Championship off Sekimoto a year prior, now Sekimoto is looking to cut Nomura short and begin his fifth reign as BJW Strong World Heavyweight Champion. A tag team win over the face is one thing but Nomura’s singles record against Sekimoto sits at 0-3 so even with the wins and title, there’s still plenty for this six year pro, Takuya Nomura, to prove.
