The “Ticking Time Bomb” and a member of Los Ingobernables de Japón, HiromuTakahashi is arguably the brightest star in the Junior Heavyweight division.Certainly his explosive power and wild style is beyond question.

After exploding back to New Japan from excursion on January 4 2017, Hiromuwon the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title by beating KUSHIDA. Although his reign didnot continue for long, Hiromu won Best of the Super Jr. 25 and got back to bethe IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in 2018. Coming back from a neck injury,Hiromu’s challenge to Will Ospreay for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title wassuccessful on January 4 2020. Hiromu lost the title to Taiji Ishimori in Jingu onAugust 29 2020, but he won the Best of the Super Jr.27, taking a huge step tothe IWGP Jr. Heavyweight title.

On January 4 2021, Hiromu beat El Phantasmo for the right to challenge for theIWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship, and won the title from Ishimori on thefollowing day. Hiromu called on SHO who beat him in the Best of the Super Jr. 27to be the challenger for the Championship, and set himself an ambitious newgoal: to headline in the Tokyo Dome with the Junior Heavyweight Championship.If anyone can achieve such a lofty goal, it’s Hiromu.