Kenoh
Daisuke Nakae (Japanese: 中栄 大輔, Hepburn: Nakae Daisuke) (born January 1, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist, better known by the ring name Kenoh (拳王, Ken'ō). He currently wrestles in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is currently the GHC Heavyweight Champion in his third reign. He is also a former GHC National Champion.
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Kenoh in 2015 | |
| Birth name | Daisuke Nakae |
| Born | January 1, 1985 Tokushima, Tokushima |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Budoka Daisuke Nakae Kanmuriwashi Yoko Kenoh |
| Billed height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Billed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) |
| Trained by | Jinsei Shinzaki |
| Debut | March 2, 2008 |
Kenoh began his career in Michinoku Pro Wrestling after being scouted by Jinsei Shinzaki. There, he would eventually go on to win the Tohoku Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, before leaving Michinoku Pro and signing with Pro Wrestling Noah in 2015. Initially competing as a junior heavyweight, he formed a popular tag team with Hajime Ohara, and the two went on to hold the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship two times. He graduated to the heavyweight division in 2017, and would go on to win the Global League and the GHC Heavyweight Championship in the same year.