It’s a sad day in the world of Japanese Pro Wrestling as DDT Pro Wrestling announce on X that Kazusada Higuchi is retiring due to subluxation of the 1st and 2nd cervical vertebrae.

He won’t have a final match but on April 5th in Korakuen Hall there will be a retirement ceremony.

Here are Higuchi’s accomplishments in wrestling.

DDT Pro Wrestling

2x KO-D Openweight Champion

4x KO-D Tag Team Champion (1x with Shigehiro Irie, 1x with Daisuke Sekimoto, 1x with Yukio Sakaguchi & 1x with Naomi Yoshimura)

4x 6 Man Tag Team Champion (1x with Shunma Katsumata & Kouki Iwasaki, 1x with Kouki Iwasaki & Mizuki Watase, 1x with Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai & 1x with Ryota Nakatsu & Yuki Ishida

2x King Of DDT Winner (2022 & 2025)

2015 Pro Wrestling Koshien Winner

Basara

1x Iron Fist Tag Team Champion

Japan Indie Awards

2022 MVP Award Winner

2014 Newcomer Award Winner

Pro Wrestling Illustrated

Ranked 55th in the 2023 PWI 500

Wrestling Observer Newsletter

Ranked 4th in the Top 10 in the 2015 Rookie Of The Year Award