AEW fans let me introduce to you Konosuke Takeshita, the 25 year old supernova from DDT! From Day 1 he was labelled the future of the company and he absorbs the essence of DDT & Osaka Pro throughout his career. This thread is many of his matches from DDT's Youtube channel #ddtpro
High School Career Will Challenge The Legend!: Tatsumi Fujinami Vs Konosuke Takeshita (20th March 2013)

DDT had such high hopes for Takeshita from his debut that they quickly pitted him against a who's who of pro wrestling. #ddtpro
KO-D Tag Team Titles: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita & Tetsuya Endo (28th September 2014)

One of my favorite DDT matches of the 2010s. If there's any match AEW fans should watch here, it's Golden Lovers Vs New Gen Combo. #ddtpro
Konosuke Takeshita Vs Kuishinbo Kamen (12th January 2015)

When he was very young, Takeshita was a big fan of Osaka Pro. Part of his growth was getting to face many of the Osaka wrestlers he grew up watching, especially the sillier ones. #ddtpro
KO-D Openweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Akito (8th April 2017) #ddtpro
Special 6-Man Tag Match: Jun Kasai, Sabu (w/ Super Genie) & Kikutaro Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Shunma Katsumata (23rd September 2018) #ddtpro
Opening War! ALL OUT Vs STRONG HEARTS!!: Konosuke Takeshita, Akito, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino Vs CIMA, T-Hawk, El Lindaman & Duan Yingnan (25th September 2018)

Takeshita's main unit used to be ALL OUT. They once feuded with STRONGHEARTS. #ddtpro
Special Tag Match: Daisuke Sasaki & Shuji Ishikawa Vs Naomichi Marufuji & Konosuke Takeshita (28th October 2018) #ddtpro
Tuxedo Match: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi (10th August 2018)

Hey it's DDT. Takeshita has no problem doing the wacky stuff. #ddtpro
Iron Man Heavymetalweight Title: Konosuke Takeshita (c) Vs Maki Itoh (25th November 2018)

Takeshita thinks of Itoh as one of his generational rivals because they are both the same age. #ddtpro
D-Ou Grand Prix 2019 – B Block: Shinya Aoki Vs Konosuke Takeshita (9th December 2018) #ddtpro
D-Ou Grand Prix 2019 – B Block: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Sammy Guevara (15th December 2018)

Here's a sample of what Takeshita against one of AEW' up and coming stars is like. #ddtpro
D-Ou Grand Prix 2019 – Final: Go Shiozaki Vs Konosuke Takeshita (30th December 2018)

NOAH's ace versus DDT's ace. #ddtpro
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: CIMA, T-Hawk & Duan Yingnan (c) Vs Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Yuki Iino (3rd Janaury 2019) #ddtpro
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Akito & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Meiko Satomura, DASH Chisako & Chihiro Hashimoto (21st March 2019)

DDT's highlight of 2019 was the ALL OUT Vs Sendai Girls feud. #ddtpro
DDT Vs Kaiju Big Battel Anywhere Match: Sanshiro Takagi & Konosuke Takeshita Vs Erebus & Minion #13 (6th April 2019)

He can fight monsters too. #ddtpro
King Of DDT 2019 – Round 1: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Yuki Ueno (29th April 2019)

The other bright prospect for DDT's future is Takeshita's classmate Ueno. #ddtpro
KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Titles: Konosuke Takeshita, Shunma Katsumata & Yuki Iino (c) Vs Isami Kodaka, Ikuto Hidaka & Fuminori Abe (29th July 2019) #ddtpro
Meiko Satomura Vs Konosuke Takeshita (24th June 2019)

Takeshita also got into a heated rivalry with Satomura when ALL OUT went against Sendai Girls. #ddtpro
Chiba Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Akito Vs Daisuke Sasaki & Puma King (7th September 2019) #ddtpro
Osaka Specialty Special Tag Match: Konosuke Takeshita & Shunma Katsumata Vs HARASHIMA & Billy Ken Kid (13th October 2019) #ddtpro
DDT UNIVERSAL Title: Konosuke Takeshita Vs Chris Brookes (23rd February 2020)

Last but not least is Takeshita's rivalry with Brookes that has been blooming ever since the Englishman arrived in DDT. #ddtpro
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