Shin Takagi

Acting

Born Nov 21, 1982

From Chūō, Yamanashi, Japan

Shin Takagi, known by the ring name Shingo Takagi, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in October 2004 with Dragon Gate Japan Pro-Wrestling (DG), where he became a four-time Open the Dream Gate Champion, a one-time Open the Owarai Gate Champion, a seven-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion, and a five-time Open the Twin Gate Champion. He signed with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in 2018, where he is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, a five-time NEVER Openweight Champion, and a two-time NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Champion. In tag team competition, he is a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with BUSHI and a one-time NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion with BUSHI and EVIL. Outside of NJPW, Takagi has also competed for Ring of Honor (ROH), All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and various Japanese independents. Widely praised for his in-ring ability throughout his career in both Dragon Gate and NJPW, he was voted Rookie of the Year in the 2005 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards early in his career. In 2021, he placed 9th on the Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI 500, received the MVP Award at the Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards, and was voted Most Outstanding Wrestler and Japanese wrestling’s Most Valuable Player by readers of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. In 2025, he married fellow Japanese professional wrestler Natsupoi.

Shin Takagi

Known For

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

ROH: Best In The World

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

Filmography — Acting

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

ROH: Best In The World

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~

The Briscoe Brothers: The Baddest Tag Team on the Planet

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

NJPW Battle in the Valley 2024

ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole!

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

ROH: Japan's Finest

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

NOAH: Star Navigation 2024 - One Night Dream 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 11

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024

NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2

NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol. 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16

NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1

NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

AJPW Champion Carnival 2018 - Tag 15

NJPW Rumble on 44th Street

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2