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Acting

Hiromu Takahashi

Profession
Acting
Born
December 4, 1989 · Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Hiromu Takahashi (born December 4, 1989) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to American promotion WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Kyoki. He is best known for his tenure with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was one of the most decorated junior heavyweights of his era. Debuting in 2010, he rose to stardom after returning from excursion in Mexico as “The Time Bomb.” He is a five-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a record four-time winner of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament (2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022), earning a reputation for his fearless style, colorful persona, and high-risk matches that redefined the division.

Known for

WWE Friday Night SmackDown poster
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Series · 1999 · ★ 7.4
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite poster
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
Series · 2019 · ★ 7.9
WWE Main Event poster
WWE Main Event
Series · 2012 · ★ 7.8
All Elite Wrestling: Collision poster
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
Series · 2023 · ★ 7.7
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler poster
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Film · 2018 · ★ 6.5
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour poster
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
Film · 2024 · ★ 6.1
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 poster
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025
Film · 2025 · ★ 8.6
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17 poster
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Film · 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 poster
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
Film · 2018
Kamen Rider Outsiders poster
Kamen Rider Outsiders
Series · 2023
New Japan Pro Wrestling poster
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Series · 1972
World Wonder Ring Stardom poster
World Wonder Ring Stardom
Series · 2011

Filmography