On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Gedo, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Keiji Takayama (高山 圭司) was born in Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan on February 20, 1969, and he is currently 54 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, Manager and Producer, working for NJPW on the Junior Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Gedo.
Currently, he is is a member of the teams of Bullet Club and Far East Connection.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Keiji Takayama (高山 圭司)
- Ring Names
- Gedo ( February 19, 1993 - Present)
- Masked C.T.U-G ( July 6, 2004 - August 26, 2007)
- Bulldog K.T. ( June 1, 1990 - February 18, 1993)
- Crush ( November 11, 1991 - June 14, 1992)
- Takayama ( March 19, 1989 - September 29, 1991)
- Black Aidoman ( March 1, 1990 - March 5, 1990)
- Born February 20, 1969 (age 54)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
- Billed From
- Tokyo, Japan
- Height 5 ft 8 in (172 cm)
- Weight
- 190 lbs (86 kg)
- Nicknames Complete Fighter; Raintaker
JapanCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( March 19, 1989 - Present)
- Manager ( January 1, 2012 - Present)
- Producer ( January 1, 2011 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
June 28, 2001 Present Promotion NOAHJune 12, 2016 December 24, 2016 Promotion ECWMarch 3, 2000 March 12, 2000 Promotion AJPWFebruary 14, 1998 May 2, 1999 Promotion BJW June 3, 1997 February 3, 1998 Promotion WCWOctober 26, 1997 January 15, 1998 Promotion CMLLFebruary 19, 1993 July 6, 1993 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel October 8, 2018 Present Face April 23, 2009 October 7, 2018 Heel June 28, 2001 April 22, 2009 - Images
Mar 2023Oct 2018Jun 2001Oct 1997Mar 1989
NJPW
NOAH
ECW
AJPW
WCW
CMLL
- Finishers
- Complete Shot - Reverse STO ( June 28, 2001 - Present)
- Gedo Clutch - Double Leg Nelson ( June 3, 1997 - Present)
- Super Fly - Frog splash ( March 19, 1989 - Present)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Whassup Dawg?" by Yonosuke Kitamura - with Jado - Team ( November 1, 2013 - Present)
- Theme Song "Shot'Em" by [Q]Brick - with Bullet Club - Team ( October 8, 2018 - Present)
- Theme Song "Caboose" by Sugar Ray - with Jado - Team ( June 28, 2001 - October 31, 2013)
- Theme Song "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top - with Jado - Team ( January 1, 1992 - December 31, 2000)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 4 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Big Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 BJW Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Pro Wrestling NOAH
- 1 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Dragon Gate
- 1 Dragon Gate I-J Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling / World Entertainment Wrestling
- 1 FMW Brass Knuckles Tag Team Championship (with Koji Nakagawa)
- 1 FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jado & Kodo Fuyuki)
- 1 WEW World Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
- 1 WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship (with Jado)
- 5 WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Kodo Fuyuki & Koji Nakagawa, 2 with Jado & Koji Nakagawa, 1 with Jado & Kaori Nakayama, 1 with Jado & Masato Tanaka)
- 3 WEW Tag Team Championship (1 with Koji Nakagawa, 1 with Kodo Fuyuki, 1 with Masato Tanaka)
Toryumon X
- 1 UWA World Trios Championship (with Jado & Katsushi Takemura)
Universal Wrestling Association
- 4 UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (2 with Punish, 1 with Pat Tanaka, 1 with Dick Togo)
Wrestle Association "R"
- 2 WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 1 International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (with Lion Do)
- 5 WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship (with Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki)
- Other Accomplishments
- NJPW Super J Tag League Winner (2010 – with Jado)
- NJPW IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match Entrance Tournament Winner (2003 – with Jado)
- NJPW DREAM* Win Jr. Tag Team Tournament Winner (2002 – with El Samurai)
- NJPW Jr. Triathlon Survivor Winner (2002 - with Jado & Koji Kanemoto)
- WAR World Six-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1994 - with Jado & Hiromichi Fuyuki)
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Championship Tournament Winner (1995)
- WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1996 – with Lion Do)
- WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship Tournament Winner (1999 - with Jado & Kodo Fuyuki)
- W*ING Most Dangerous Tag Wars '93 Tournament Winner (1993 - with Jado)
- UWA/UWF Intercontinental Tag Team Titles Tournament Winner (1991 - with Punish)
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (2001 – with Jado)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2019)
- WON Best Booker (2011–2014 – with Jado; 2016–2019)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Bullet Club - Ace Austin, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Chris Bey, Clark Connors, David Finlay, Dick Togo, El Phantasmo, EVIL, Gino Gambino, Hikuleo, Jado, Jay White, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Karl Anderson, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Luke / Doc Gallows, Robbie Eagles, SHO, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa / Camacho, Yujiro Takahashi ( October 8, 2018 - Present)
- Far East Connection - Dick Togo ( July 12, 2020 - Present)
- World Class Tag Team - Jado ( March 19, 1989 - March 13, 2022)
- Bullet Club OG - Bad Luck Fale, Gino Gambino, Haku / Meng, Hikuleo, Jado, Jay White, Robbie Eagles, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa / Camacho ( October 8, 2018 - December 22, 2018)
- CHAOS - Alex Koslov, Brian Kendrick, Chuck Taylor, Davey Richards, Hirooki Goto, Jado, Jay White, Karl Anderson, Kazuchika Okada, Low Ki, Masato Tanaka, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, SHO, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Will Ospreay, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI, Yujiro Takahashi, Takashi Iizuka, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hideo Saito ( April 23, 2009 - September 23, 2018)
- CHAOS Internal Mastermind - Jay White ( January 6, 2018 - September 23, 2018)
- Complete Players - Jado, Masato Tanaka, Yujiro Takahashi ( April 23, 2009 - December 7, 2013)
- Great Bash Heel - Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Karl Anderson, Low Ki, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Val Venis, Takashi Iizuka, Rick Fuller ( August 26, 2007 - April 23, 2012)
- C.T.U - Finn Bálor / Prince Devitt, Hirooki Goto, Jado, Jushin Thunder Liger, Super Strong Machine / Junji Hirata, TAKA Michinoku, Minoru, Katsushi Takemura ( July 6, 2004 - August 26, 2007)
- TEAM 2000 - Black Tiger, Eddie Guerrero, Hiro Saito, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Satoshi Kojima, Scott Norton, The Great Khali, Masahiro Chono, Tatsutoshi Goto, Koji Kanemoto, AKIRA, GOKU-DO, Michiyoshi Ohara, Super J, Giant Silva ( June 28, 2001 - March 9, 2003)
- Complete Players - Jado, Masato Tanaka, Kaori Nakayama ( February 6, 2001 - November 11, 2001)
- Team No Respect - Jado, Kodo Fuyuki, Mr. Gannosuke, Yukihiro Kanemura, Lion Do, Koji Nakagawa, Super Leather, Horace Boulder, Masao Orihara, Hido, Hideki Hosaka, Tetsuhiro Kuroda, Takeshi Ono, Miss Mongol, Go Ito ( April 30, 1998 - November 23, 1999)
- Fuyuki-gun - Jado, Hiromichi Fuyuki ( October 29, 1994 - December 24, 1997)
- Wrestlers managed David Finlay, Jay White, Kazuchika Okada