Takuya Wada (mixed martial artist)

Takuya Wada (和田 拓也) is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. He competed in the Welterweight and Middleweight divisions.

Mixed martial arts
Wada is a disciple of Kazuhiro Kusayanagi and Tenshin Matsumoto at Shooto Gym K'z Factory. He debuted in 1999 for Shooto before moving to Pancrase in 2002.

Wada became the interim Welterweight King of Pancrase in 2008, defeating Jason Palacios.

Professional wrestling
His professional wrestling career began in 2015 for former Dramatic Dream Team sister promotion Hard Hit, facing Hikaru Sato. He is a mainstay of the Hard Hit promotion.

Wada embarked on a tour with All Japan Pro Wrestling throughout 2016 to 2017 and 2019, teaming with Atsushi Aoki, Yuya Aoki and Ultimo Dragon. He continues to have sporadic appearances, often appearing in tag matches with Hikaru Sato as of recently August 2021.

In December 2020, he made it to the finals of the Hard Hit King of Hard Hit tournament defeating Hideki "Shrek" Sekine.

Mixed martial arts

 * Pancrase
 * Welterweight King of Pancrase (1 time, interim champion)

Professional wrestling

 * Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling
 * Spirit of Ganbare World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Shuichiro Katsumura
 * Hard Hit
 * King of Hard Hit Tournament finalist (2020)