Kyosuke Mikami

Acting

Born 1983-12-29 · Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

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Kyosuke Mikami, better known by his ring name El Desperado, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2010 and is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After joining Suzuki-gun in 2011, he established himself as one of the promotion's defining junior heavyweights, winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship five times, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship four times with Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship alongside Minoru Suzuki and Ren Narita. Following the end of Suzuki-gun in 2022, El Desperado reached new heights by winning the 2024 Best of the Super Juniors after previously capturing the 2021 Super Junior Tag League with Kanemaru. His success has also earned him recognition outside Japan, ranking No. 39 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 in both 2022 and 2025.

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NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVINJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1Stardom on Stardom WorldNJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo HallNJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018