Akira Tozawa

Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, Tozawa Akira, born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand and is a member of Alpha Academy. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and WWE Champion, winning the latter title 16 times.

Akira Tozawa
Tozawa in 2018
Born (1985-07-22) July 22, 1985
Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Children1
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Akira Tozawa
Tozawa
Tozawa Kengai
Billed height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Billed weight156 lb (71 kg)
Billed fromKobe, Japan
Trained byKenichiro Arai
Masaaki Mochizuki
DebutApril 3, 2005

Prior to working for the WWE, he had a twelve-year run in Dragon Gate where he is a former Open the Brave Gate, Open the Twin Gate, Open the Triangle Gate and Open the Owarai Gate champion and the winner of the 2011 and 2012 Summer Adventure Tag League. He is also known for his year-long excursion to the United States, during which he performed for promotions such as Chikara, Dragon Gate USA, and Pro Wrestling Guerrilla.

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