Takashi Iizuka

Introduction
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Following the same rating system devised in part by Jim Cornette, matches are rated from the lowest rating of -***** (-5) through to the highest rating of ***** (+5), with a small number of matches being rated above that theoretical maximum. Matches with a rating of zero stars are referred to as a "DUD" and an average match tends to score around a ** (2) rating. All ratings can only be considered subjective and this page is designed purely for reference purposes.

Takashi Iizuka

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card/ date	match			match type	title(s)	Rating
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18 Jan 4th 2024	Great O-Khan, Taiji Ishimori, Toru Yano, YOH	def.	Alex Coughlin, Chase Owens, DOUKI, Fujita Hayato, Gabe Kidd, Henare, Jeff Cobb, Master Wato, Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste, SHO, Taichi, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi	New Japan Rambo Match		** (2.00)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2019 Feb 11th 2019	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger & Satoshi Kojima	def. (DQ)	Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		*½ (1.5)
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2019 - Day 2 Feb 3rd 2019	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Ren Narita	def. (DQ)	TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka			* (1.00)
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2018 Oct 8th 2018	Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Taichi & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		***½ (3.5)
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 Sep 15th 2018	Gedo & Hirooki Goto & Toru Yano	def. (DQ)	Taichi & Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru	6-person tag		*½ (1.5)
NJPW G1 Climax 2018 - Day 19 Aug 12th 2018	Taichi & Takashi Iizuka	def.	Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI			* (1.00)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Day 2 May 4th 2018	Rocky Romero & SHO & YOH	def. (pin)	Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		** (2.00)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Day 1 May 3rd 2018	Rocky Romero & SHO & YOH	def. (pin)	Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer & Takashi Iizuka			½* (0.5)
NJPW Wrestling Hinokuni 2018 Apr 29th 2018	Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.	def. (sub)	Chase Owens & Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi & Yujiro Takahashi	8-person tag		**½ (2.5)
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018 Apr 1st 2018	Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Taichi & Takashi Iizuka			**½ (2.5)
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2018 Feb 10th 2018	KUSHIDA & Michael Elgin & Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	8-person tag		***¼ (3.25)
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 - Day 2 Jan 28th 2018	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka	def. (sub)	Michael Elgin & Toa Henare			**½ (2.5)
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2018 - Day 1 Jan 27th 2018	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger & KUSHIDA & Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask IV	def. (sub)	El Desperado & Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru	10-person tag		*** (3.00)
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2018 Jan 5th 2018	El Desperado & Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru	def. (pin)	Hirai Kawato & Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV & Toa Henare & Togi Makabe	10-person tag		*** (3.00)
NJPW WrestleKingdom 12 Jan 4th 2018	Beretta & Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Taichi & Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.	Gauntlet (tag)		¾* (0.75)
NJPW WrestleKingdom 12 Jan 4th 2018	Taichi & Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.	def. (sub)	Hanson & Michael Elgin & Raymond Rowe	Gauntlet (tag)		**½ (2.5)
NJPW World Tag League 2017 - Day 1 Nov 18th 2017	Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka			*** (3.00)
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 Sep 16th 2017	Kota Ibushi & Michael Elgin & Togi Makabe	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		**¾ (2.75)
NJPW Destruction in Fukushima Sep 10th 2017	Hiroshi Tanahashi & KUSHIDA & Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe	def. (pin)	El Desperado & Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru	10-person tag		**¾ (2.75)
NJPW G1 Climax 2017 - Day 19 Aug 13th 2017	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.	def. (sub)	Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi & Michael Elgin	6-person tag		***½ (3.5)
NJPW G1 Climax 2017 - Day 18 Aug 12th 2017	Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.	def.	Togi Makabe & Yuji Nagata			** (2.00)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 7: Finals Mar 20th 2017	David Finlay & Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV	def. (pin)	El Desperado & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		** (2.00)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2 Mar 12th 2017	Gedo & Hirooki Goto & Jado & Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano	def.	El Desperado & Taichi & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru	10-person tag		**¼ (2.25)
NJPW Road to the New Beginning 2017 - Day 6 Feb 7th 2017	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Tiger Mask IV	def. (DQ)	TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka			*½ (1.5)
NJPW The New Beginning in Sapporo 2017 Feb 5th 2017	YOSHI-HASHI	def. (pin)	Takashi Iizuka			*¼ (1.25)
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 Jan 4th 2015	Mikey Nicholls & Naomichi Marufuji & Shane Haste & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer & Shelton Benjamin & Takashi Iizuka	8-person tag		** (2.00)
NJPW World Tag League '14 - Day 11 Dec 7th 2014	Gedo & Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		*¼ (1.25)
NJPW Power Struggle 2014 Nov 8th 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka			*½ (1.5)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 Oct 13th 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka			**¼ (2.25)
NJPW Destruction In Kobe '14 Sep 21st 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano	def. (pin)	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka			*** (3.00)
NJPW G1 Climax 24 - Day 12 Finals Aug 10th 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI	def. (DQ)	Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin & Takashi Iizuka	6-person tag		*¼ (1.25)
NJPW Dominion 6.21 Jun 21st 2014	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka	def. (pin)	Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano			*¼ (1.25)
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors XXI - Day 8: Finals Jun 8th 2014	Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka	def. (pin)	Jado & Toru Yano			½* (0.5)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku '14 May 3rd 2014	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	def. (DQ)	Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin			½* (0.5)
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 Apr 6th 2014	Daniel Gracie & Rolles Gracie	def.	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano			½* (0.5)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2014 - Day 7 Mar 23rd 2014	Kazushi Sakuraba & Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata	def.	Jado & Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	6-person tag		¾* (0.75)
NJPW Strong Style 42nd Anniversary Show Mar 6th 2014	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Kazushi Sakuraba & Satoshi Kojima & Yuji Nagata	def.	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI & Yujiro Takahashi	8-person tag		**¼ (2.25)
NJPW New Beginning in Hiroshima '14 Feb 9th 2014	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	def. (DQ)	Kazushi Sakuraba & Yuji Nagata			**½ (2.5)
NJPW Road to New Beginning '14 - Day 1 Feb 2nd 2014	Captain New Japan & Tomoaki Honma	def. (DQ)	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano			DUD (0)
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome - Day 6 Dec 23rd 2013	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	def.	Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask IV			**¾ (2.75)
NJPW World Tag League '13 - Day 13: Finals Dec 8th 2013	Kazushi Sakuraba & Yuji Nagata	def.	Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI			* (1.00)
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling '13 Oct 14th 2013	Jushin Thunder Liger & Manabu Nakanishi & Super Strong Machine & Tiger Mask IV	def. (pin)	Gedo & Jado & Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI	dark 8-person tag		*½ (1.5)
NJPW Destruction '13 Sep 29th 2013	Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI & Yujiro Takahashi	def. (pin)	BUSHI & Takaaki Watanabe & Tiger Mask IV	6-person tag		**½ (2.5)
NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Day 9: Finals Aug 11th 2013	Akebono & Kazushi Sakuraba & Kota Ibushi	def. (sub)	Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI	6-person tag		***½ (3.5)
NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Day 8 Aug 10th 2013	Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI	def. (pin)	Captain New Japan & KUSHIDA			*½ (1.5)
NJPW G1 Climax 23 - Day 7 Aug 7th 2013	Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI	def. (pin)	Captain New Japan & Tomoaki Honma			* (1.00)
NJPW Kizuna Road '13 - Day 1 Jul 4th 2013	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima & Super Strong Machine	def. (DQ)	Jado & Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	6-person tag		*¾ (1.75)
NJPW Dominion 6.22 Jun 22nd 2013	Hiroyoshi Tenzan (c) & Satoshi Kojima (c)	def. (pin)	Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Lance Archer	three-way tag	IWGP World Tag Team Titles	***½ (3.5)
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku '13 May 2nd 2013	Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima	def. (pin)	Davey Boy Smith Jr. (c) & Lance Archer (c), Manabu Nakanishi & Strongman, Takashi Iizuka & Toru Yano	four-way tag	IWGP World Tag Team Titles (title change)	**½ (2.5)
NJPW Invasion Attack Apr 6th 2013	Akebono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Manabu Nakanishi & Super Strong Machine	def. (pin)	Bob Sapp & Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI	8-person tag		***¼ (3.25)

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