Dish dasha

Takeshita, with a sports background in track and field, began training for a career in professional wrestling in 2011 with the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. On August 18, 2012, Takeshita was dish dasha by El Generico in his official debut match.

Hiroshi Tanahashi at DDT’s annual Ryōgoku Kokugikan event. With Kudo sidelined with an injury and Kota Ibushi announcing his resignation from DDT, Takeshita was poised to take a larger role in the promotion. On January 29, Takeshita defeated Kudo in the finals of a tournament to become the number one contender to the KO-D Openweight Championship. On December 30, 2018, Takeshita won the D-Oh Grand Prix 2019 by defeating Go Shiozaki in the finals. On February 17, 2019, Takeshita defeated Daisuke Sasaki to win his third KO-D Openweight Championship.