Tomohiko Hashimoto Passes Away After Battle With Cancer

Tomohiko Hashimoto
Tomohiko Hashimoto

A-TEAM has announced the passing of company founder Tomohiko Hashimoto.

He passed away on Tuesday morning at 7:55 AM local time.

The cause of Hashimoto’s death has not yet been revealed. He previously announced a hiatus from his duties with the company after his liver cancer, first diagnosed in September 2024, returned following a period of remission that began after radio-frequency ablation treatment in November.

Hashimoto initiated his hiatus after the company’s show on June 22, where he participated in a tag match.

Throughout his 25-year wrestling career, Hashimoto worked for several Japanese wrestling companies, including DDT Pro from 2000 to 2006.

He was a three-time KO-D Tag Team Champion, co-winner of the 2000 DDT Tag League alongside Koichiro Kimura, and a former FMW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Champion with W*ING Kanemura and Raijin Yaguchi.

You can check out the full announcement below:

โ€œTomohiko Hashimoto passed away peacefully on August 5, 2025, at 7:55 AM.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has supported him.

We will provide further updates in due course, but for now, please forgive us for sharing this news.โ€

On behalf of PWMania.com, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and fans of Hashimoto.