Daisuke Sekimoto

American promotions (2004–2020) On October 5, 2004, Sekimoto made his American debut, defeating Ian Rotten at an IWA East Coast event. Two days later on October 7, Sekimoto made his debut IWA Mid-South, defeating Nate Webb at an event in New Albany, Indiana.

In October 2008, Sekimoto made his Chikara debut, participating in the promotion's Global Gauntlet weekend. In April 2011, Sekimoto reached the semifinal of Combat Zone Wrestling's (CZW) Best Of The Best X tournament but was eliminated by Sami Callihan.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2006–2022)

Sekimoto debuted for Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) by taking part in the Fire Festival 2001 where he gained no points and there could not progress further. He returned in 2006, once again participating in the Fire Festival but would do a little better by defeating Kohei Sato which left Sekimoto with two points. On March 8, 2007, Sekimoto defeated Ryouji Sai to become the NWA United National Heavyweight Champion. As champion he participated in Fire Festival 2007 and once again fared poorly, gaining three points. On November 13, Sekimoto lost the NWA United National Heavyweight Championship to Yoshihito Sasaki. In block B of the Fire Festival 2008, Sekimoto gained three points and therefore didn't progress further and in next years Fire Festival 2009 gained five points, he was joint top in block B with Masato Tanaka and Ryouji Sai and therefore a decision three-way match took place which Sai won.

The next few years would prove to be very eventful for Sekimoto, he started out competing in the Fire Festival 2010 and would once again fall at the first hurdle. However, shortly after the tournament, Sekimoto defeated Bambikiller to win the World Heavyweight Championship on September 9. Sekimoto would enter his first Furinkazan when he teamed up with Masato Tanaka, the team would reach the final where the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship was also up for grabs, however, they would lose to KAMIKAZE and Kohei Sato. On March 6, 2011, Sekimoto lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Ryouji Sai. On May 16, 2012, Sekimoto took on Akebono in a unification match between the NWA Pan-Pacific Premium Heavyweight Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship, which Akebono won. He would take part in that years Fire Festival and gained five points thus meaning he could not progress further.

Westside Xtreme Wrestling (2009–2015, 2018, 2019) On March 6, 2009, Sekimoto took part in Westside Xtreme Wrestling's (wXw) 16 Carat Gold Tournament 2009 and reached the quarterfinal before being eliminated by Steve Douglas. Next year, Sekimoto and Okabayashi defeated Oberhausen Terror Corps to become the number one contenders for the wXw World Tag Team Championship and would lose their championship match to the champions The Switchblade Conspiracy. On October 3, 2013, Sekimoto returned to wXw to take part in the 2013 World Triangle League. Three days later, he defeated Jonathan Gresham and Zack Sabre Jr. in the finals to win the tournament.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2011–2012, 2016–present) Sekimoto and Okabayashi debuted for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) on January 3, 2011, defeating Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue. For the first few months, Sekimoto and Okabayashi would perform for All Japan sporadically and on March 21, they defeated Manabu Soya and Seiya Sanada for the All Asia Tag Team Championship. They held the championship for three months before losing it to Soya and Sanada once again. On October 23, Sekimoto and Okabayashi defeated Soya and Sanada becoming two-time All Asia Tag Team Champions. During their second title regain they would defend the title at both All Japan and Big Japan. Sekimoto also took part in Champion Carnival 2012 and gained six points therefore not progressing to the semifinal. On July 1, Sekimoto and Okabayashi lost the All Asia Tag Team Championship to Akebono and Ryota Hama. They returned next month to take on Manabu Soya and Takao Omori for the same title but lost. Sekimoto and Okabayashi returned to All Japan to take part in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League 2012.

Sekimoto returned to AJPW in early 2016, winning the 2016 Champion Carnival. After failing to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship from Kento Miyahara on May 25, Sekimoto and Okabayashi won the World Tag Team Championship on June 15.

Championships and accomplishments In Pro Wrestling Zero1, Sekimoto is a two-time Fire Festival winner, shown here with the ceremonial fire sword awarded to the winner of the tournament. All Japan Pro Wrestling All Asia Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Yuji Okabayashi Gaora TV Championship (1 time) Champion Carnival (2016) BJW Tag Team Championship (13 times) – with Men's Teioh (1), Abdullah Kobayashi (1), Yoshihito Sasaki (2), Mammoth Sasaki (1), Yuji Okabayashi (5) , The Bodyguard (1), Kohei Sato (1) and So Daimonji (1) BJW World Strong Heavyweight Championship (4 times) Sakatako Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kazuki Hashimoto WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Men's Teioh Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Jaki Numazawa and Ryuji Ito (1), Kohei Sato and Hideyoshi Kamitani (1), Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani (2), Akira Hyodo and Takuho Kato (1), Kazumi Kikuta and Yasufumi Nakanoue (1) BJW Danichi-X (2004, 2005) BJW 8-Man Tag Tournament (2009) BJW Maximum Tag League (2001, 2002) – with Men's Teioh Saikyo Tag League (2011, 2015, 2016) – with Yuji Okabayashi Future Champ League V6 (2001) New Generation Battle Tournament (2005) DDT Pro-Wrestling KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time) KO-D Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Kazusada Higuchi (1), Masa Takanashi (1) and Yuji Okabayashi (1) Best Bout Award (2019) vs. Michael Elgin on August 24 Best Bout Award (2021) vs. Takuya Nomura on October 18 MVP Award (2010) Kaientai Dojo Strongest-K Championship (1 time) Singles Match of the Year (2012) vs. Yuji Hino on November 13 Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Kyushu Pro-Wrestling Championship (1 time) Mobius Apex of Triangle Six–Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nosawa Rongai and Tetsuhiro Kuroda Wrestling of Darkness 666 Peyang Lion Cup (2007) – with Wolf Ozawa Pro Wrestling Expo Continent Confrontation Tag Team League (2008) – with Masato Tanaka Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 63 of the top 500 wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2016 Pro Wrestling Noah Best Bout Award (2014) vs. Takashi Sugiura on November 8 Global League Tournament Fighting Spirit Award (2013) Pro Wrestling Zero1 NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Akebono (1) and Kohei Sato (1) NWA United National Heavyweight Championship (1 time) NWA Pan-Pacific Premium Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Tenryu Project Tenryu Project Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Tatsutoshi Goto and Yoshihiro Takayama Tokyo Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2013) Best Tag Team Award (2011, 2016) – with Yuji Okabayashi Technique Award (2007) Toshikoshi Puroresu Three Organization Shuffle Tag Tournament (2015) – with Konosuke Takeshita World Triangle League (2013)