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* LightningBruiser: Agile enough to do an enzuigiri, flying knee, or running dropkick. Strong enough to pull a [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]]-esque superplex and dish out killer stiff palm strikes, headbutts, and lariats. Durable enough to absorb the same from a super tough enemy and keep on moving.

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* LightningBruiser: Agile enough to do an enzuigiri, flying knee, or running dropkick. Strong enough to pull a [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]]-esque {{Wrestling/C|laudioCastagnoli}}esaro-esque superplex and dish out killer stiff palm strikes, headbutts, and lariats. Durable enough to absorb the same from a super tough enemy and keep on moving.
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* LightningBruiser: Agile enough to do an enzuigiri, flying knee, or running dropkick. Strong enough to pull a [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro-esque]] superplex and dish out killer stiff palm strikes, headbutts, and lariats. Durable enough to absorb the same from a super tough enemy and keep on moving.

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* LightningBruiser: Agile enough to do an enzuigiri, flying knee, or running dropkick. Strong enough to pull a [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro-esque]] Cesaro]]-esque superplex and dish out killer stiff palm strikes, headbutts, and lariats. Durable enough to absorb the same from a super tough enemy and keep on moving.



* NumberTwo: For years, Ishii has served as the right-hand man to Wrestling/{{CHAOS|Wrestling}}'s leader, first with Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura, then with Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada. Leaders of other factions like Wrestling/KennyOmega and Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito often have to avenge tournament losses to Ishii in order to prove they have what it takes to challenge Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Conversely, when Okada is on the chase, Ishii often gets a title shot before Okada's eventual challenge, as part of a wider war between CHAOS and the champion's faction.

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* NumberTwo: For years, Ishii has served as the right-hand man to Wrestling/{{CHAOS|Wrestling}}'s leader, first with Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura, then with Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada. Leaders of other factions like Wrestling/KennyOmega Kenny Omega and Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito Tetsuya Naito often have to avenge tournament losses to Ishii in order to prove they have what it takes to challenge Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Conversely, when Okada is on the chase, Ishii often gets a title shot before Okada's eventual challenge, as part of a wider war between CHAOS and the champion's faction.
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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Wrestling/RoderickStrong tried to do this to Ishii at the urging of Bobby Fish and ended up paying him a world television championship for it. Wrestling/KennyOmega notes that Ishii has a natural ability to draw people into attempting to do this to him, and usually falling to his might for their troubles.

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* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: Wrestling/RoderickStrong tried to do this to Ishii at the urging of Bobby Fish Wrestling/BobbyFish and ended up paying him a world television championship for it. Wrestling/KennyOmega notes that Ishii has a natural ability to draw people into attempting to do this to him, and usually falling to his might for their troubles.



** In another famous instance, when Wrestling/KennyOmega attempted to suplex Ishii during their tournament-final battle to crown the inaugural IWGP United States Champion, Ishii ''bit down on the ropes'' so that Omega couldn't do it.

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** In another famous instance, when Wrestling/KennyOmega Kenny Omega attempted to suplex Ishii during their tournament-final battle to crown the inaugural IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, Ishii ''bit down on the ropes'' so that Omega couldn't do it.



* IronicEcho: When he beat Naito for the NEVER Openweight Championship it was his first ever championship win in NJPW. The fourth time he lost the NEVER Openweight title was to Shibata at Wrestle Kingdom 10...for Shibata's first ever championship win in NJPW.

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* IronicEcho: When he beat Naito Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito for the NEVER Openweight Championship it was his first ever championship win in NJPW. The fourth time he lost the NEVER Openweight title was to Shibata at Wrestle ''Wrestle Kingdom 10...10''... for Shibata's first ever championship win in NJPW.



* NoSell: Ishii loves tanking through other people's strikes, encouraging them to hit him again or yelling like a mnaiac as they hammer away. But if you pay close attention, you'll notice he ''does'' eventually sell once he's taken enough damage--but only when he thinks his opponent isn't looking, so as to ensure they don't find and exploit a weak spot.
* NumberTwo: For years, Ishii has served as the right-hand man to CHAOS's leader, first with Nakamura, then with Okada. Leaders of other factions like Wrestling/KennyOmega and Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito often have to avenge tournament losses to Ishii in order to prove they have what it takes to challenge Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Conversely, when Okada is on the chase, Ishii often gets a title shot before Okada's eventual challenge, as part of a wider war between CHAOS and the champion's faction.

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* NoSell: Ishii loves tanking through other people's strikes, encouraging them to hit him again or yelling like a mnaiac maniac as they hammer away. But if you pay close attention, you'll notice he ''does'' eventually sell once he's taken enough damage--but only when he thinks his opponent isn't looking, so as to ensure they don't find and exploit a weak spot.
* NumberTwo: For years, Ishii has served as the right-hand man to CHAOS's Wrestling/{{CHAOS|Wrestling}}'s leader, first with Nakamura, Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura, then with Okada.Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada. Leaders of other factions like Wrestling/KennyOmega and Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito often have to avenge tournament losses to Ishii in order to prove they have what it takes to challenge Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. Conversely, when Okada is on the chase, Ishii often gets a title shot before Okada's eventual challenge, as part of a wider war between CHAOS and the champion's faction.



* PowerStable: G.B.H. and Chaos.

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* PowerStable: G.Great Heel Bash (G.B.H. ) and Chaos.CHAOS.



* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Can often come across as the manly man to some of his CHAOS brethren, such as perpetually goofy Toru Yano, brash and youthful Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada, and outright eccentric Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura.

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* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Can often come across as the manly man to some of his CHAOS brethren, such as perpetually goofy Toru Yano, Wrestling/ToruYano, brash and youthful Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada, Kazuchika Okada, and outright eccentric Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura.Shinsuke Nakamura.



* TookALevelInBadass: Was mostly a [[TheWorfBarrage jobber to the stars]]/stable filler type up until his performances in the 2013 G1 Climax tournament, in particular a match with Katsuyori Shibata, earned him widespread critical acclaim including a [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Dave Meltzer five-star rating]]. Following his return from a Wrestling/{{CMLL}} excursion after the tournament, he began to win more matches and even got pushed as the face of the NEVER Openweight Championship in the same way that Chaos stablemate Shinsuke Nakamura was the face of the IWGP Intercontinental title.

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* TookALevelInBadass: Was mostly a [[TheWorfBarrage jobber to the stars]]/stable filler type up until his performances in the 2013 G1 Climax tournament, in particular a match with Katsuyori Shibata, earned him widespread critical acclaim including a [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Dave Meltzer five-star rating]]. Following his return from a Wrestling/{{CMLL}} excursion after the tournament, he began to win more matches and even got pushed as the face of the NEVER Openweight Championship in the same way that Chaos CHAOS stablemate Shinsuke Nakamura was the face of the IWGP Intercontinental title.
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* CoolTeacher: Was once a trainer at Koki Kitahara's Capture International Dojo.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: It's hard to imagine it, but at the time of his wrestling debut he was known as "a newcomer similar to Wrestling/NobuhikoTakada".
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* BaldOfEvil: After he shaved his head. Later became BaldOfAwesome as he joined the rest of CHAOS in turning face.

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* BaldOfEvil: After he shaved his head. Later became BaldOfAwesome subverted as he joined the rest of CHAOS in turning face.
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* TheBrute: Wrestle a smash-mouth strong style that has been said to [[CastFromHitPoints shave potential years off his career or even his lifespan]] despite the only weapons at play usually being his bare hands. Is NOT TheBigGuy as a face, though he sure wrestles like it in spite of himself. Furthermore, Ishii won the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter "Bruiser Brody Memorial Award" for Best Brawler for 6 straight years from 2014 to 2019 (the second-longest streak in the award's history, behind only Wrestling/MickFoley during the 90s).

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* TheBrute: Wrestle a smash-mouth strong style that has been said to [[CastFromHitPoints shave potential years off his career or even his lifespan]] despite the only weapons at play usually being his bare hands. Is NOT TheBigGuy as a face, though he sure wrestles like it in spite of himself. Furthermore, Ishii won the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter "Bruiser Brody Memorial Award" for Best Brawler for 6 straight years from 2014 to 2019 (the second-longest streak in the award's history, behind only Wrestling/MickFoley during the 90s).90s) and won Best Brawler of the 2010s.
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* TheBrute: Wrestle a smash-mouth strong style that has been said to [[CastFromHitPoints shave potential years off his career or even his lifespan]] despite the only weapons at play usually being his bare hands. Is NOT TheBigGuy as a face, though he sure wrestles like it in spite of himself. Incidentally, Ishii won the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter "Bruiser Brody Memorial Award" for Best Brawler for 6 straight years from 2014 to 2019 (the second-longest streak in the award's history, behind only Wrestling/MickFoley during the 90s) so he's arguably the definitive modern example of this in wrestling.

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* TheBrute: Wrestle a smash-mouth strong style that has been said to [[CastFromHitPoints shave potential years off his career or even his lifespan]] despite the only weapons at play usually being his bare hands. Is NOT TheBigGuy as a face, though he sure wrestles like it in spite of himself. Incidentally, Furthermore, Ishii won the Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter "Bruiser Brody Memorial Award" for Best Brawler for 6 straight years from 2014 to 2019 (the second-longest streak in the award's history, behind only Wrestling/MickFoley during the 90s) so he's arguably the definitive modern example of this in wrestling.90s).

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