The “Ticking Time Bomb” and a member of Los Ingobernables de Japón, HiromuTakahashi is arguably the brightest star in the Junior Heavyweight division. Certainly his explosive power and wild style is beyond question, seeing him explode back to New Japan from excursion on January 4 2017, and winning the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title by beating KUSHIDA. 

That was the first of four championship reigns to date, but two were marred by injury, Takahashi having to relinquish the belt after a severe neck injury in 2018, and a torn pectoral in February 2021. On his way back to the junior division in autumn 2021, the IWGP gold eluded him, but Best of the Super Jr. did not. In May 2022, Hiromu made history twice over by being the first four time winner of the presitgious tournament, and the only man to win in three consecutive years. 

Maintaining his momentum, Hiromu would start 2023 with a fifth IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship reign at Wrestle Kingdom 17. Reunited with ‘Mr. Belt’ after nearly two years, Takahashi sought to resume his quest of bringing the title to Tokyo Dome main event level status, and continued to make history, playing a big role in the production of the first ever All Star Jr. Festival in 2023, and securing a string of successful defences as he sought the all time V12 record set by Heat two decades prior.