Kyosuke Mikami

Born: 1983-12-29

Kyosuke Mikami (三上 恭佑 Mikami Kyōsuke) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working under the ring name El Desperado (エル・デスペラード Eru Desuperādo). He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Mikami was trained by the NJPW dojo and worked for NJPW for two years as a low rookie while gaining in-ring experience. In 2012 he traveled to Mexico for an extended stay as part of his training regimen, working for NJPW's Mexican affiliate Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as the masked character Namajague, a Spanish translation of Namahage, a Japanese folk demon. While in CMLL he won his first professional wrestling title alongside Okumura, the CMLL Arena Coliseo Tag Team Championship, in March 2013. After being unmasked due to losing a match and briefly working without one, Mikami returned to NJPW in January 2014 and was repackaged under another mask as El Desperado.


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NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-01-20

January 20 sees the New year’s Golden Series get underway. The throwback tour title is a call...

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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-02-11

The New Beginning is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-11-20

Historic X-Over is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)...

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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-06-09

Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW Capital Collision 2023

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-04-15

On April 15th NJPW presents Capital Collision 2023 live on FITE straight from Entertainment &...

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-04-06

The NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 event took place on April 6, 2024, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-05-03

Wrestling Dontaku 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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Impact Wrestling x NJPW Multiverse United 2: For Whom The Bell Tolls

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-08-20

Multiverse United 2 (marketed as Multiverse United 2: For Whom the Bell Tolls) is an upcoming...

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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-01-05

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-01-05

Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 2 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event...

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-02-04

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-05-04

Wrestling Dontaku 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

as El Desperado
Released: 2018-06-09

Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017

as El Desperado
Released: 2017-05-03

Wrestling Dontaku 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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NJPW 45th Anniversary Show

as El Desperado
Released: 2017-03-06

NJPW 45th Anniversary Event took place on March 6, 2017 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in...

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-02-05

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New...

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-02-05

The New Beginning in Sapporo 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-08-10

The seventeenth night of the tournament took place on August 10th, 2023 at Funabashi Arena in...

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-04-03

New Japan Pro Wrestling will be making its return to Ryogoku Sumo Hall on April 4th, 2021 for...

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-01-06

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014

as El Desperado
Released: 2014-09-21

Destruction in Kobe (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-08-09

The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8th, 2023 at Act City Hamamatsu in...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-01-05

Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 2 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18

as El Desperado
Released: 2024-01-04

Wrestle Kingdom 18 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by the New Japan...

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-04-08

Professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event will take...

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NJPW Collision in Philadelphia

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-04-16

Collision in Philadelphia was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-01-04

Wrestle Kingdom 14 Night 1 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event...

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NJPW Power Struggle 2019

as uncredited
Released: 2019-11-03

Power Struggle 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2

as El Desporado
Released: 2018-07-15

The second night of the 28th edition of the G1 Classic which begins the B Block matches. Taking...

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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-07-25

Sengoku Lord in Nagoya was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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GCW Cage of Survival 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-06-04

GCW's 'Cage of Survival 2' event emanated from the Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey...

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JTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary: TAKATaichiDespeMania

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-09-12

JTO celebrates TAKA Michinoku's 30th anniversary in wrestling with this independent show...

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

as El Desperado
Released: 2018-01-05

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2018.

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-01-04

Wrestle Kingdom 17 is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan...

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-10-21

After Wednesday night’s B Block finals, the full card has now been determined for the G1 Climax...

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 12

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-10-08

The sixth night of B Block action hits Kochi on October 8. Less than a fortnight remains in the...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-08-13

The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 13th, 2023 at Ryogoku...

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10

as El Desparado
Released: 2022-02-13

As NJPW rounds the corner into the last week of the New Year’s Golden Seriers, action hits Osaka...

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017

as El Desperado
Released: 2017-09-24

Destruction in Kobe was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 9

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-02-11

February 11 sees night nine of the New Year’s Golden Series, and the first championship action...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2018-05-03

New Japan returns to Fukuoka for the annual Wrestling Dontaku event! This time, it will be held...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-05-01

Wrestling Dontaku 2022 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling....

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Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-07-12

Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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New year’s Golden Series night 14

as El Desparado
Released: 2022-02-19

After a month of touring around Japan, the New Year’s Golden Series comes to a close over two...

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AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door: The Buy-In

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-06-26

Kick off AEW Forbidden Door with the Buy-In PreShow! The Buy In matches are already announced....

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-02-01

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-08-29

Summer Struggle In Jingu was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling....

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NJPW Power Struggle 2014

as El Desperado
Released: 2014-11-08

Power Struggle (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro...

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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-01-08

Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 3 is an upcoming three-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV)...

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2019-05-03

Wrestling Dontaku 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling...

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014

as El Desperado
Released: 2014-10-13

King of Pro-Wrestling (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-01-04

Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by...

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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-08-08

The fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8th, 2023 at Yokohama Budokan in...

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-02-06

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New...

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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-09-05

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Metlife Dome 2021 is a PPV from New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It is a...

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NJPWxNOAH Wrestle Kingdom 17 In Yokohama Area

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-01-21

Wrestle Kingdom 17 was a two-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by...

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-01-05

Night Two of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 15th annual Tokyo Dome event will feature Shingo Takagi...

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NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-06-09

For the first time in 11 years, New Japan, All Japan and Pro-Wrestling NOAH come together on...

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NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-02-28

Tag Team Match TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) vs. The United Empire (Jeff Cobb &...

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-10-09

The G1 returns to Osaka on Saturday October 9. With six of nine block matches over, it’s the...

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NJPW Showdown San Jose

as Kyosuke Mikami
Released: 2019-11-09

New Japan Showdown[3] was a two-day professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-10-07

As the tournament enters its second half, A Block hit Hiroshima less than a fortnight away from...

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GCW Tournament of Survival 8

as El Desperado
Released: 2023-06-03

Tournament of Survival 8 Saturday, June 3, 2023 The Terminal, Showboat Hotel Atlantic City, New...

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-02-02

The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018

as El Desperado
Released: 2018-09-24

Event which takes place at the Kobe World Hall arena in Kobe, Japan. The event’s card features...

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-01-21

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 2 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV)...

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NJPW Music City Mayhem

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-07-30

On July 30 NJPW present Music City Mayhem live on FITE! The lineup is already stacked. Two...

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-02-07

After a fortnight’s break, NJPW resumes touring action on February 6 in Chiba, before the next...

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NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-06-07

Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall was an professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan...

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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome

as El Desperado
Released: 2021-07-25

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match BULLET CLUB (El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori) (c)...

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NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 1

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-10-01

Royal Quest II – Night 1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-10-18

The nineteenth and final night of the 30th edition of the G1 Climax featuring the last match of...

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NJPW: Royal Quest II - Night 2

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-10-02

Royal Quest II – Night 2 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling...

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020

as El Desperado
Released: 2020-01-06

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro...

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JTO 50th Anniversary for TAKATaichi Together

as El Desperado
Released: 2022-12-19

TAKA+Taichi 50th Anniversary was a Special Event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and Various...

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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

as Desperado
First aired: 2019-10-02

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience...

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New Japan Pro Wrestling

as El Desperado
First aired: 1972-03-06

New Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its...

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