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{{nihongo|'''Go Shiozaki'''|潮﨑 豪|Shiozaki Gō|born January 21, 1982}} is a Japanese [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]]
== Early life ==
Go was born as the third and youngest child in the family, with one older brother and sister. Due to the influence of his older brother who was a professional wrestling fan, he began to watch professional wrestling, especially [[All Japan Pro Wrestling|All Japan Pro-Wrestling]] on TV from the second grade of elementary school, and became a fan of the Super Generation Army.
In youth he would play baseball, which he started in the third grade of elementary school, he served as a catcher who was assigned the 4th and 5th batters
After graduating from high school, he failed to take the police recruitment exam and lived a [[freeter]] life while attending a civil servant prep school. One day, he heard on TV that [[Mitsuharu Misawa]], the founder of [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] said, "Anyone can be a professional wrestler if he has the guts."
== Professional wrestling career ==
=== Pro Wrestling Noah (2003–2012) ===
Shiozaki entered the [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] dojo in 2003<ref name="noah-navi">[http://noah-navi.com/fighters/profile/noah/shiozaki.htm The profile at Noah Navi]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> and according to the commentators from the event Universal Uproar, was the only man to graduate in his class as well as being the youngest wrestler on the roster. Following his debut, Shiozaki became a protégé of the legendary [[Kenta Kobashi]]. Shiozaki and Kobashi formed a very successful [[tag team]] and the biggest match the two had as a team was a losing effort against [[Kensuke Sasaki]] and his own protégé, [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]. The match reached critical acclaim, being given a near-perfect rating from the ''[[Dave Meltzer#Wrestling Observer Newsletter|Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]''.
In the beginning of 2006, Shiozaki fractured his jaw against [[Kenta Kobayashi|Kenta]].<ref name="noah-navi"/> Following his recovery, he began wrestling matches against the biggest names of the company and despite losing to them, he would put forth a valiant effort against them, similar to how Kobashi competed in [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]. After Kobashi was forced out of action due to [[cancer]], Shiozaki teamed briefly with [[Tamon Honda]] but was again defeated by Noah's top wrestlers until he finally broke his losing streak by pinning [[Ricky Marvin]].
In late April 2007, Shiozaki represented Noah in the prestigious [[King of Europe Cup]]. He defeated Real Quality Wrestling representative [[
Shiozaki returned to Noah in mid-2009 and gained a significant [[push (professional wrestling)|push]] as [[Mitsuharu Misawa]]'s new tag team partner. They soon won the [[Global Tag League]] in May and thus became the top contenders to the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]. During their title match on June 13 against champions [[Akitoshi Saito]] and [[Bison Smith]], Misawa suffered a cervical spinal cord trauma<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/9663/ |title=untitled |date=2009-06-22 |access-date=2009-06-18 |publisher=Wrestling Observer Newsletter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620091152/http://www.f4wonline.com/content/view/9663 |archive-date=June 20, 2009 }}</ref> during the match after receiving a [[Suplex#Belly-to-back suplex|belly to back suplex]] from Saito. After Misawa remained motionless following the suplex, officials quickly tended to him before he was taken to a hospital, where he died later on.
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=== Foreign excursions (2006–2009) ===
Shiozaki made his [[Ring of Honor]] (ROH) debut during ROH's August 2006 tour of England.<ref name="Slam story">{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/07/11/6134921.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151213151542/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2008/07/11/6134921.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 13, 2015|title=The Americanization of Go Shiozaki|last=Oliver|first=Greg|access-date=2008-09-18|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=[[Canadian Online Explorer]]}}</ref> In July 2007, he wrestled [[Bryan Danielson]] in ROH's debut show in Tokyo, Japan. He unsuccessfully wrestled [[ROH World Championship|ROH World Champion]] [[Nigel McGuinness]] in a title match on a Noah show in January 2008 before joining the ROH roster as a regular during February's event Eye of the Storm.<ref name="Slam story"/>
On June 6, 2008, Shiozaki participated in a one night tournament to crown new [[ROH World Tag Team Championship|ROH World Tag Team Champions]]. He and partner World Champion Nigel McGuiness were eliminated in the first round by [[Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn|Kevin Steen and El Generico]] when Steen forced McGuiness to submit to the [[Professional wrestling holds#Sharpshooter|sharpshooter]]. The following day, Shiozaki received a title shot against McGuiness but lost when McGuiness forced him to submit to the [[Professional wrestling holds#Wrist lock|London Dungeon]]. On June 28, Shiozaki revealed himself to be the newest member of Sweet 'n' Sour Inc., [[Larry Sweeney]]'s [[Heel (professional wrestling)|heel]] [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#S|stable]].
In the summer of 2008, Shiozaki began performing for ROH's sister promotion, [[Full Impact Pro]] (FIP), based in [[Florida]]. He defeated [[Erick Stevens]] for the [[FIP World Heavyweight Championship|World Heavyweight Championship]] at FIP's event Heatstroke on August 23.<ref name="fip heavy"/> He would hold the belt for four months, defending it on both FIP and ROH, before losing it to [[Seth Rollins|Tyler Black]] on December 20.
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=== All Japan Pro Wrestling (2013–2015) ===
{{Main|Burning (professional wrestling)|Xceed (professional wrestling)}}
On January 26, 2013, Shiozaki, [[Atsushi Aoki]], [[Jun Akiyama]], [[Kotaro Suzuki]] and [[Yoshinobu Kanemaru]], all of whom had quit Noah at the same time, announced that they had joined [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] (AJPW), forming the "[[Burning (professional wrestling)|Burning]]" stable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130127-00000003-spnavi |script-title=ja:秋山、潮崎らノア退団5選手が全日本プロレスに参戦 |date=2013-01-27 |work=Sports Navi |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |access-date=2013-01-26 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130130071307/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130127-00000003-spnavi |archive-date=2013-01-30 }}</ref> On March 17, Shiozaki and Akiyama defeated Get Wild ([[Manabu Soya]] and [[Takao Omori]]) to win the [[World Tag Team Championship (AJPW)|World Tag Team Championship]].<ref name=AJPW031713>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=344 |title=2013 プロレスLove in 両国～Basic&Dynamic～ |access-date=2013-03-17 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224085129/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=344 |archive-date=2013-12-24 }}</ref> On May 11, Shiozaki made a one-night return to Noah to take part in Kenta Kobashi's retirement match at [[Final Burning in Budokan]], where he, Kenta, Maybach Taniguchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru were defeated by Kobashi, Jun Akiyama, [[Keiji Mutoh]] and Kensuke Sasaki.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.noah.co.jp/tour_detail.php?tour_id=1126|script-title=ja:2013年5月11日(土)|access-date=2013-05-11|work=[[Pro Wrestling Noah]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420052008/http://noah.co.jp/tour_detail.php?tour_id=1126|archive-date=2013-04-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> On July 5, following a mass exodus led by Keiji Mutoh, it was announced that Shiozaki, along with the rest of Burning, had signed an exclusive contract with All Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130706-00000015-dal |script-title=ja:秋山13年ぶり！電撃"王道"復帰「全日本の名前の下に頑張りたい」 |date=2013-07-06 |access-date=2013-07-14 |work=Sports Navi |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723223837/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130706-00000015-dal |archive-date=2013-07-23 }}</ref> Afterwards, Shiozaki set his sights on the [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]], defeating reigning champion [[Kohei Suwama|Suwama]] in a non-title [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|Two Out of Three Falls match]] on July 14, the launching day of the post-Mutoh All Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130715-00000000-spnavi |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130714224723/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/sports/fight/headlines/article/20130715-00000000-spnavi |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-14 |script-title=ja:新生全日本が船出 潮崎が三冠王者・諏訪魔との３本勝負に勝利 |date=2013-07-15 |access-date=2013-07-14 |work=Sports Navi |publisher=[[Yahoo!]] |language=ja }}</ref> Shiozaki received his shot at the title on August 25, but was defeated by Suwama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=412 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131222224013/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=412 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-22 |title=Summer Impact 2013～ The beginning of evolution ～ |access-date=2013-08-25 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja }}</ref> In September, Shiozaki made it to the finals of the [[Ōdō Tournament#2013|2013 Ōdō Tournament]], after wins over Burning stablemates Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru as well as top World Tag Team Championship contender [[Joe Doering]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=416|script-title=ja:「王道トーナメント ～2013オープン選手権～」|access-date=2013-09-23|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103337/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=416|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=415|script-title=ja:「王道トーナメント ～2013オープン選手権～」|access-date=2013-09-23|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224112910/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=415|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=420|script-title=ja:「王道トーナメント ～2013オープン選手権～」|access-date=2013-09-23|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224092420/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=420|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref> before losing to [[Akebono Tarō|Akebono]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=421 |script-title=ja:「王道トーナメント ～2013オープン選手権～」 |access-date=2013-09-23 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113244/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=421 |archive-date=2013-12-24 }}</ref> On October 22, Shiozaki and Akiyama lost the World Tag Team Championship to [[Evolution (AJPW)|Evolution]] ([[Joe Doering]] and Suwama).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=428|title=Anniversary Tour|access-date=2013-10-23|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224103348/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=428|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref> The following day, Shiozaki announced that he wanted to leave Burning in order to win the Triple Crown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/197587/|script-title=ja:秋山がバーニング解体し大森と新タッグ|date=2013-10-24|access-date=2013-10-24|work=[[Tokyo Sports]]|language=ja|archive-date=2013-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027115209/http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/197587/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/197959/|script-title=ja:潮﨑が秋山との決別を正式表明|date=2013-10-26|access-date=2013-10-26|work=[[Tokyo Sports]]|language=ja}}</ref> On November 18, Shiozaki announced that he was forming a new stable named "[[Xceed (professional wrestling)|Xceed]]", revealing [[Kenzo Suzuki|Kenso]] as the first member of the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=2219|title=潮﨑選手が新ユニット「Xceed」結成を宣言！！|date=2013-11-18|access-date=2013-11-18|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224105844/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/news/detail.php?id=2219|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref> However, in the stable's first match three days later, Kenso turned on Shiozaki and aligned himself with [[Chris Raaber|Bambi Killer]] and [[D'Lo Brown]]. Shiozaki was then saved by Atsushi Aoki, [[Kento Miyahara]] and Kotaro Suzuki, who became the newest members of Xceed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/battle/2013/11/002033.php|title=Xcced初陣でKensoがいきなり潮崎を裏切り、全日本に反旗！前哨戦で三冠王者と世界ジュニア王者が揃って挑戦者に完敗！|date=2013-11-22|access-date=2013-11-21|work=Battle News|language=ja}}</ref> In December, Shiozaki and Miyahara made it to the finals of the [[World's Strongest Tag Determination League#2013|2013 World's Strongest Tag Determination League]], before losing to Evolution (Joe Doering and Suwama).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=445|script-title=ja:2013 世界最強タッグ決定リーグ戦|access-date=2013-12-08|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224102051/http://pre.all-japan.co.jp/schedule/tour03.php?taikai_id=445|archive-date=2013-12-24}}</ref> On February 23, 2014, Shiozaki received another shot at the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated by the defending champion, Akebono.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.all-japan.co.jp/post_tour/1240/ |title=エールクリエイトpresents 2014 沖縄Impact vol.1 |access-date=2014-02-23 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227082529/http://www.all-japan.co.jp/post_tour/1240/ |archive-date=2014-02-27 }}</ref> In April, Shiozaki participated in the 2014 [[Champion Carnival]], where he was leading his block before suffering a broken thumb, which forced him to pull out of the tournament and forfeit his final round-robin match with Jun Akiyama.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/index.php?QBlog-20140425-3|title=ゼウス戦で指を骨折した潮崎が欠場！秋山との公式戦は不戦敗に！The Bodyguardが諏訪魔戦に向けてコメント|date=2014-04-25|access-date=2014-04-25|work=Battle News|language=ja}}</ref>
On September 28, Shiozaki defeated Suwama in the finals to win the [[Ōdō Tournament#2014|2014 Ōdō Tournament]] and earn another shot at the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.<ref name=2014OdoTS>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/317415/|script-title=ja:全日本で初勲章！潮﨑「王道Ｔ」初制覇 ３冠挑戦へ|date=2014-09-29|access-date=2014-09-29|work=[[Tokyo Sports]]|language=ja}}</ref> Shiozaki received his title shot on October 29, but was defeated by Joe Doering.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/【10-29】全日本プロレス-旗揚げ記念シリーズ-山形大/|script-title=ja:【10.29】全日本プロレス 旗揚げ記念シリーズ 山形大会|date=2014-10-29|access-date=2014-10-29|work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926040311/https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/%E3%80%9010-29%E3%80%91%E5%85%A8%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9-%E6%97%97%E6%8F%9A%E3%81%92%E8%A8%98%E5%BF%B5%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E5%B1%B1%E5%BD%A2%E5%A4%A7/|archive-date=2015-09-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> Shiozaki received a rematch with Doering on January 3, 2015, and defeated him to win the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship for the first time.<ref name=TripleCrownBN>{{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/?p=4373|title=全日本1.3後楽園大会 ドーリングvs.潮崎の三冠戦、鼓太郎＆宮原vs.DKのアジアタッグ、Kensovs.土方のGaora TV王座戦|date=2015-01-04|access-date=2015-01-03|work=Battle News|language=ja}}</ref> He made his first successful title defense on February 7 against [[Zeus (Japanese wrestler)|Zeus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/【2-7】-2015-エキサイトシリーズ 開幕戦・大阪大会/ |script-title=ja:【2.7】 2015 エキサイトシリーズ 開幕戦・大阪大会 |date=2015-02-07 |access-date=2015-02-07 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417175508/https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/%E3%80%902-7%E3%80%91-2015-%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B5%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%80%80%E9%96%8B%E5%B9%95%E6%88%A6%E3%83%BB%E5%A4%A7%E9%98%AA%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A/ |archive-date=2015-04-17 }}</ref> His second successful defense took place on March 27 against Xceed stablemate Kento Miyahara.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/【3-27】-2015-ドリームパワーシリーズ%E3%80%80最終戦・後楽園/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150410173051/https://www.all-japan.co.jp/archives/match/%E3%80%903-27%E3%80%91-2015-%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%91%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E3%80%80%E6%9C%80%E7%B5%82%E6%88%A6%E3%83%BB%E5%BE%8C%E6%A5%BD%E5%9C%92/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-04-10 |script-title=ja:【3.27】 2015 ドリームパワーシリーズ 最終戦・後楽園大会 |date=2015-03-27 |access-date=2015-03-28 |work=[[All Japan Pro Wrestling]] |language=ja }}</ref> On May 6, Shiozaki and Miyahara defeated [[Yutaka Yoshie]] and Shiozaki's next Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship challenger Akebono to become the new World Tag Team Champions.<ref name=AJPW050615>{{cite web|url=
=== Return to Noah (2015–present) ===
==== GHC Heavyweight Championship reign (2015–2016) ====
On November 20, 2015, Shiozaki returned to Noah, announcing he wanted to again wrestle in his original home promotion. His interview segment was interrupted by [[Minoru Suzuki]], who offered him a spot in his [[Suzuki-gun]] stable.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://noah.co.jp/news_detail.php?news_id=7714|script-title=ja:「Winter Navig. 2015」11月20日(金)後楽園ホール大会 試合後コメント|date=2015-11-21|
==== GHC Tag Team Championship pursuits (2016–2018) ====
On December 2, Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi defeated Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer to win GHC Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to [[Kenoh]] and [[Masa Kitamiya]] on January 21, 2017. On August 26 Shiozaki and [[Atsushi Kotoge]] defeated Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji to win GHC Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles to [[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm]] on October 1. In November, Shiozaki won his block in the 2017 [[Global League Tournament]] with a record of five wins and one loss and one draw, advancing to the finals. On November 19, Shiozaki was defeated in the final by [[Kenoh]].
On January 6, 2018 Shiozaki saved [[Kaito Kiyomiya]] from an assault by Kenoh and Takashi Sugiura, the two would form a partnership, later dubbed as "GO-KAI". From March until April, Kiyomiya and Shiozaki took part of the [[Global Tag League]], finishing the tournament with three wins, one loss and three draws, advancing to the finals. In the finals, Kiyomiya and Shiozaki defeated Kenoh and Sugiura to win the tournament. On April 29 at Great Voyage in Niigata, Kiyomiya and Shiozaki defeated [[The Aggression]] ([[Masa Kitamiya]] and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]]) to win the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]]. They lost the titles back to The Aggression on May 29. In November, Shiozaki took part in the [[Global League#2018|2018 Global League]], where he finished the tournament with four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals of the tournament.
==== AXIZ (2018–2020) ====
In December 2018, Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima formed a team, and the duo took part in a tournament for the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship. On December 7, Shiozaki and Nakajima defeated [[Kenoh]] and [[Masa Kitamiya]] in a tournament final to win the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship. Afterwards, Shiozaki and Nakajima were challenged by Hooligans ([[Maybach Taniguchi]] and [[Yuji Hino]]) to a match for their titles. On December 16 at The Great Voyage 2018 in Yokohama vol.2, Shiozaki and Nakajima lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Hooligans. On January 6, 2019, Shiozaki and Nakajima received their rematch for GHC Tag Team Championship losing to Taniguchi and Hino, after their Hooligans stablemates interfered in the match. Later in January, Shiozaki and Nakajima named their team "AXIZ". Afterwards, on February 12, AXIZ faced GHC Tag Team Champions 50 Funky Powers ([[Muhammad Yone]] and [[Quiet Storm (wrestler)|Quiet Storm]]) in a non-title match. Nakajima would scored the victory for AXIZ, after Nakajima pinned Storm. After [[Atsushi Kotoge]] and [[Eddie Edwards (wrestler)|Eddie Edwards]] couldn't challenge for the GHC Tag Team Championship, due to Kotoge's shoulder injury, Noah announced AXIZ as the next challengers to the GHC Tag Team Championship. On February 24, 2019, AXIZ defeated 50 Funky Powers (Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm) to win the GHC Tag Team Championship for the second time. From April 7 until April 30, AXIZ took part in the [[Global Tag League#2019|2019 Global Tag League]], finishing the tournament with a record of five wins, one loss, and one draw, advancing to the finals of the tournament. On May 4, AXIZ was defeated in the finals by [[Sugiura-gun]] ([[Takashi Sugiura]] and [[Kazma Sakamoto]]). On June 13, AXIZ lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to Sugiura-gun, before defeating them in rematch on June 27, to win the GHC Tag Team Championship for the record-breaking third time.
In December, Shiozaki and Nakajima celebrated their 15th-anniversary debut match, leading on December 3, Shiozaki defeating Nakajima in their anniversary debut match. Afterwards, Shiozaki challenged Kaito Kiyomiya to a match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship on January 4, 2020. Things started civilly between the champion and the challenger. However, Kiyomiya began showing an egotistical attitude leading to the match, stating that would take the "leading role" at Noah's 20th anniversary year in 2020. Shiozaki didn't appreciate his attitude, leading the two to be separated twice after their match on December 7. On December 12, AXIZ teamed with [[Hitoshi Kumano]] in a winning effort against Kiyomiya, Shuhei Taniguchi, and Masao Inoue, after Shiozaki scored the win for his team, after pinning Kiyomiya. Afterwards, Kiyomiya found the loss regrettable and his arrogance began growing. In their final confrontation, AXIZ defeated Kiyomiya and Taniguchi, with Shiozaki scoring the win for his team, pinning Kiyomiya for the second time. After the match, Shiozaki loomed over Kiyomiya and placed a finger very firmly on his chest before leaving the ring. On January 4, 2020, at New Sunrise, Shiozaki defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship. The following day at Reboot, AXIZ lost the GHC Tag Team Championship to [[Masaaki Mochizuki]] and [[Naomichi Marufuji]]. In March, AXIZ took part in the [[Global Tag League#2020|2020 Global Tag League]], making to their second consecutive Global Tag League final by winning their block in the 2020 tournament with a record of two wins and one loss. On April 18, they were defeated in the finals of the tournament by [[Sugiura-gun|Sugiura-gun International]] (Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and [[Rene Dupree]]). On August 6, on the second night of Departure, after Shiozaki successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against [[Naomichi Marufuji]], Kenoh challenged Shiozaki to a double-title match for the GHC National and Heavyweight Championships, stating that there could only be one strong champion in Noah. On August 10 at NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 3, Shiozaki faced Kenoh in a 60-minute time limit draw to retain the GHC Heavyweight Championship and unsuccessfully challenging Kenoh for the GHC National Championship. On August 20, AXIZ faced Sugiura-gun ([[Kazushi Sakuraba]] and Takashi Sugiura) in a losing effort for the vacant GHC Tag Team Championship. Afterwards, Nakajima turned on Shiozaki in order to join KONGOH, effectively disbanding AXIZ. From September 18 and October 11, Shiozaki took part in the [[N-1 Victory#2020|2020 N-1 Victory]], finishing the tournament with a record of two wins, and three losses, failing to advance to the finals, losing to Kaito Kiyomiya in their head-to-head match.
On December 6 at Noah the Best 2020, after Shiozaki successfully defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Takashi Sugiura, [[Keiji Mutoh]] challenged to him to a title match at Destination, which Shiozaki accepted. On February 12, 2021 at Destination, Shiozaki lost the GHC Heavyweight Championship to Keiji Mutoh, in his sixth title defense, ending his reign at 405 days. Their match was named the Match of the Year by ''Tokyo Sports'', marking the first time in ten years, that a match from NOAH received the award.
==== Record-breaking GHC Heavyweight Champion (2021–present) ====
Shortly after losing the title, on March 15, it was announced that Shiozaki would undergo surgery, after dislocating his right biceps tendon, forcing him to be sidelined for eight months. He made his return on November 28 at Noah the Best 2021, challenging his former AXIZ teammate Katsuhiko Nakajima to a title match for the GHC Heavyweight Championship on January 1, at Noah The New Year. On December 27, following a victory in a ten-man tag team match, where Nakajima pinned Shiozaki, he stated that if lost to him at NOAH The New Year, Shiozaki should never repeat his catchphrase "I am Noah" again. At a press conference the following day, Shiozaki agreed to Nakajima's condition of never using his catchphrase "I am Noah" again, on the condition that if he won, Nakajima would be forced to reunite AXIZ with him. At the event, Shiozaki unsuccessfully challenged Nakajima for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, forcing Shiozaki to abandon his "I am Noah" catchfrase.
After failed to regain the GHC Heavyweight Championship, Shiozaki underwent a 4 match trial series to challenge for the GHC Heavyweight Championship, but lost all 4 matches. After defeating [[Manabu Soya]] on March 13 at Great Voyage in Yokohama, Shiozaki began his true road to the GHC Heavyweight Championship. On March 23, after avenging his loss to Nakajima, Shiozaki called out [[Kazuyuki Fujita]], challenging him to a title match for GHC Heavyweight Championship at Majestic, which he accepted after mocking Shiozaki's catchphrase. The title match would be turned to a match for the vacant championship, after Fujita contracted COVID-19. At the event, on April 30, Shiozaki defeated Kaito Kiyomiya to win the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the record-breaking fifth time. He lost the title to [[Satoshi Kojima]] on June 12 at CyberFight Festival. In August, Shiozaki took part in the [[N-1 Victory#2022|2022 N-1 Victory]], finishing the tournament, with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals.
The following month, Shiozaki was sidelined with an shoulder injury, which led to him return on April 16 at Green Journey in Sendai, announcing the would make his in-ring return on May 4 at [[Noah Majestic 2023|Majestic]]. At Majestic, Shiozaki teamed with Kaito Kiyomiya and [[Yoshiki Inamura]] in a losing effort to KONGOH (Kenoh, Katsuhiko Nakajima and Manabu Soya). Afterwards, Nakajima decided to leave KONGOH to reform AXIZ with Shiozaki, which he accepted. AXIZ made their return match on May 14, losing to Kenoh and Soya. After a draw between Nakajima and Kenoh on May 31, Shiozaki challenged Kenoh to a match, which he lost on June 22. In August, Shiozaki took part in the [[N-1 Victory#2023|2023 N-1 Victory]], finishing the tournament with a record of four wins, two losses, and a draw against Manabu Soya in their head-to-head match, meaning that both finished leveled on points in their block. This led to NOAH setting up a rematch between them to decide, who would advance to the finals, which Shiozaki won on August 27. On September 3, Shiozaki defeated Kenoh in the finals to win the N-1 Victory. On September 24 at [[Noah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2023|Grand Ship In Nagoya]], Shiozaki unsuccessfully challenged [[Jake Lee (wrestler)|Jake Lee]] for the GHC Heavyweight Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bodyslam.net/2023/09/24/pro-wrestling-noah-grand-ship-2023-in-nagoya-results-9-24-2023-new-champions-crowned/|title=Pro Wrestling NOAH GRAND SHIP 2023 In NAGOYA Results (9/24/2023), New Champions Crowned|work=postwrestling.com|first=Lewis|last=Carlan|date=September 24, 2023}}</ref> AXIZ temporarily disbanded when Nakajima left Pro Wrestling Noah in October 2023, but it was later announced that AXIZ would compete in that years [[World's Strongest Tag Determination League|AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League]]; AXIZ were announced as participants on November 7, two days after Nakajima won the [[Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship]] against [[Yuma Aoyagi]].
== Personal life ==
Shiozaki is a supporter of his local [[Association football|football]] club, [[Roasso Kumamoto]], which compete in [[J2 League]]. He also a fan of [[South Korea|Korean]] music group, [[BTS]].
== Championships and accomplishments ==
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** [[AAA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[AAA World Tag Team Championship#AAA World Tag Team Title history|1 time]]) – with [[Atsushi Aoki]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/wttaaa.html|title=AAA World Tag Team Championship history}}</ref>
*'''''[[Nikkan Sports]]'''''
**Outstanding Performance Award (2009)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/wrestlingscout/home/updates/nikkansportsawards-2009|title=Nikkan Sports Awards
* '''''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated]]'''''
** Ranked No. 31 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''[[Pro Wrestling Illustrated#PWI 500|PWI 500]]'' in 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/pwi-500/2015.html|title=Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2015|access-date=2015-10-05|work=The Internet Wrestling Database}}</ref>
* '''[[Pro Wrestling Noah]]'''
** [[GHC Heavyweight Championship]] ([[GHC Heavyweight Championship#Title history|5 times]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ghcnoah.html|title=GHC Heavyweight Championship history}}</ref>
** [[GHC Tag Team Championship]] ([[GHC Tag Team Championship#Title history|7 times]]) – with [[Akitoshi Saito]] (1),<ref name=Noah102612/> [[Maybach Taniguchi]] (1),<ref name=Noah120316>{{cite web | url = http://noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=1708 | title = One Night Cruise 2016 in Differ | access-date = 2016-12-03 | work = [[Pro Wrestling Noah]] | language = ja | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170215124923/http://noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=1708 | archive-date = 2017-02-15 | url-status = dead }}</ref> [[Atsushi Kotoge]] (1),<ref name=Noah082617>{{cite web|url=http://noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=1810|title=Summer Navig. 2017 vol.2|access-date=2017-08-26|work=[[Pro Wrestling Noah]]|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826234645/http://noah.co.jp/result.php?tour_id=1810|archive-date=2017-08-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Kaito Kiyomiya]] (1), and [[Katsuhiko Nakajima]] (3)
** [[N-1 Victory]] ([[N-1 Victory#2023|2023]])
** [[Global Tag League]] ([[Global Tag League#2009|2009]]) – with [[Mitsuharu Misawa]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.noah-usa.cc/global%20tag%20team%20tournament%202009.html |title=2009 Global Tag League results |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311074137/http://www.noah-usa.cc/global%20tag%20team%20tournament%202009.html |archive-date=2009-03-11 }}</ref>
** [[Global Tag League]] ([[Global Tag League#2018|2018]]) – with [[Kaito Kiyomiya]]
** One Night Six-Man Tag Team Tournament (2007) – with [[Naomichi Marufuji]] and Ippei Ota<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.purolove.com/noah/profiles/goshiozaki.php|title=Purolove profile}}</ref>
* '''[[Pro Wrestling Zero1]]'''
** [[World Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)|World Heavyweight Championship]] ([[World Heavyweight Championship (Zero1)#Title history|1 time, current]])
* '''''[[Tokyo Sports]]'''''
** [[Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards#Best Bout Award|Best Bout Award]] (2021) {{small|vs. [[Keiji Mutoh]] (February 12 at Destination 2021: Back to Budokan)}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/3859826/ | script-title = ja:【プロレス大賞】ベストバウトは２月の武藤敬司 VS 潮崎豪「プロレスは体力や若さだけじゃない…アートなんだ」 | date = December 14, 2021 | access-date=December 14, 2021 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=ja}}</ref>
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