Konosuke Takeshita
| Konosuke Takeshita | |
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Takeshita in 2024 | |
| Born | May 29, 1995 Osaka, Japan |
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| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Konosuke Takeshita The Nishinaritaker Takeshita=Pehlwan |
| Billed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 114 kg (251 lb) |
| Billed from | Osaka, Japan |
| Trained by | DDT Pro-Wrestling Atsushi Maruyama Yasu Urano |
| Debut | August 18, 2012 |
Konosuke Takeshita (竹下 幸之介, Takeshita Kōnosuke; born May 29, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is a member of the Don Callis Family and one-half of the tag team Protoshita with Kyle Fletcher. He is a former AEW International Champion. He is also signed to Japanese promotions DDT Pro-Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, he is a former one-time NEVER Openweight Champion.
He was named the Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports in 2013 and is a five-time and the youngest KO-D Openweight Champion in history, having won the title on his 21st birthday. In DDT, he is also a four-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, five-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion, four-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, one-time winner of the Ultimate Tag League (2021), two-time winner of the King of DDT Tournament (2019 and 2021), and record two-time winner of the D-Oh Grand Prix (2019 and 2021 II). He signed with AEW in November 2022, winning the AEW International Championship in October 2024.