Oskar Münchow (born 14 July 1998) is a German professional wrestler, primarily working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Oskar Leube. He has also competed for the German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling where he is a former wXw Academy Trophy Champion.
| Oskar Leube | |
|---|---|
 Leube in 2024 | |
| Birth name | Oskar Münchow |
| Born | 14 July 1998[1] Hamburg, Germany |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Oskar Oskar Leube Oskar Münchow |
| Billed height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 110 kg (243 lb) |
| Trained by | Karsten Kretschmer Bad Luck Fale Tony Kozina NJPW Dojo |
| Debut | March 3, 2019 |
Professional wrestling career
editIn January 2019, Münchow began training at the Fale Dojo in New Zealand. Two months later, on 3 March, Münchow had his professional wrestling match.[1] Beginning of January 2020 he trained in the NJPW Dojo for the first time before returning to Germany. In November 2021, Münchow began to compete in Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) under the ring name Oskar. On November 13, in his wXw debut, Oskar defeated Norman Harras by pinfall.[2] On 5 March 2022, at wXwNOW & Friends, he won the wXw Academy Trophy Championship defeating Goldenboy Santos.[3]
On November 20, 2022, at Historic X-Over, Münchow made NJPW debut under the ring name Oskar Leube. At the event, Leube, Kosei Fujita, Yuto Nakashima, Ryohei Oiwa lost to Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors, Gabriel Kidd and Kevin Knight.[4][5] Three days later, at night two of the Super Junior Tag League, Leube had his first win in NJPW when he teamed up with Fujita to defeat Oiwa and Nakashima.[6][7] Throughout 2023, Leube would continue to wrestle primary in the undercard and opening matches as a Young Lion as he gained experience. At New Year's Dash 2024, he had his final match as a Young Lion in New Japan as it was announced he was going on excursion with Yuto Nakashima. The two would go to Europe where they would begin competing in promotions such as RevPro Wrestling
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Pro Wrestling Holland
- PWH Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) with Yuto Nakashima
- Westside Xtreme Wrestling
- wXw Academy Trophy Championship (1 time)[8]
- wXw World Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Yuto Nakashima
- WXw World Tag Team Festival (2024) – with Yuto Nakashima
References
edit- ^ a b "Oskar Leube". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (16 November 2021). "Hamilton's wXw We Love Wrestling #25 – Live In Frankfurt 11.13.2021 Review". 411Mania.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (19 March 2022). "Hamilton's wXwNOW & Friends Showcase 03.05.2022 Review". 411Mania.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (20 November 2022). "NJPW x STARDOM Historic X-Over Results (11/20/22): Mayu Iwatani vs. KAIRI For IWGP Women's Title". Fightful.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (21 November 2022). "11/20 NJPW "Historic X-over" results: Vetter's review of Kairi vs. Mayu Iwatani to become the first IWGP Women's Champion, Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP U.S. Championship, Great Muta, Kazuchika Okada, and Toru Yano vs. Jeff Cobb, Aaron Henare, and Great O Khan in Muta's final NJPW match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (23 November 2022). "NJPW Super Junior Tag League Night Two Results (11/23): Two Teams Remain Undefeated". Fightful.
- ^ Raghuwanshi, Vigin (23 November 2022). "NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2022 Night 2 Results, November 23". www.itnwwe.com.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (29 October 2016). "wXw Academy Trophy Championship". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
External links
edit- Oskar Leube's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database
