Michael Oku (born 1993) is an English

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, notable for his work on the British

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, particularly with

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, where he is the current Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion, after defeating

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on 21 December 2024.

Professional wrestling career

Revolution Pro Wrestling (2018–present)

Oku debuted for

(RevPro), facing

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in a losing effort. On January 6, 2019, he fought for Team

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and lost a eight man tag team match against Team David Starr. He soon started having a losing before defeating the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion El Phantasmo in a non title match, which earn him a title match at RevPro Summer Sizzler, which he failed to win. On November 24, Oku defeated

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in the first round and made El Phantasmo submit in a 4-Way Elimination Match to win the 2019 British J-Cup. After the match, he was attacked by

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. He would get his revenge, by defeating Pac at Uprising on December 15. On February 14, 2020 at High Stakes, Oku beat Phantasmo for the British Cruiserweight Championship. On September 13, 2020 at Epic Encounters 2, Oku defeated Ricky Knight Jr. to unify the title with the Southside Speed King Championship. He soon started appearing in tag matches with Connor Mills as Destination Everywhere and, after Great British Tag League over Dean Allmark and Lee Hunter, won the

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on The Legion (Lucian Phillips and Screwface Ahmed) in the finals to win the vacant titles. After three months, Destination Everywhere lost their British Tag Team Championship to Aussie Open (

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and Mark Davis) in a

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, where Aussie Open's PWA Tag Team Championship was also in the line. After a two-year reign, with a number of title defences, Oku lost the Undisputed British Cruiserweight Championship to

, ending his reign at 890 days. Oku ended up winning the 2023 RevPro Revolution Rumble, earning a match for the

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, which he won by defeating

on July 7, 2023 at Epic Encounter. Oku made his first title defence on August 26 at RevPro 11th Anniversary Show, defeating

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. On September 23, Oku made another defence, defeating

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at RevPro/CMLL Fantastica Mania UK night 2. On October 23 at

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, Oku defended his title against

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. A month later, Oku defended his title against Luke Jacobs and made his final title defence of the year, against

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. Oku made his first title defence of 2024, defeating

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at High Stakes, in Ospreay's final match with the company. At RevPro Summer Sizzler 2024, Oku unsuccessfully challenged MJF for the AEW American Championship. On August 24 at ''

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'', Oku lost the Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship to

, ending his reign at 412 days. He regained the title on December 21 at ''

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''.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022, 2023)

Oku made his

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debut at Royal Quest II on October 1, 2022, teaming with Ricky Knight Jr. defeating

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(

and Gideon Grey). The next night, he and

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was defeated by Suzuki-gun ( El Desperado and

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). On October 14, 2023 at Royal Quest III, Oku returned to New Japan Pro-Wrestling teaming with

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and Strong Openweight Champion

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defeating United Empire members TJP, Henare, and

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Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2024)

It was announced on May 1, 2024 in CMLL Informa that he would participate in Fantastica Mania México 2024 and later a tour. On June 14 at

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he debuted, losing against

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. On June 15 at the Arena Coliseo he defeated

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On June 16 in the Arena Mexico he teamed up with Bad Dude Tito and Che Cabrera but they lost against Último Guerrero, Angel de Oro and Gran Guerrero. On June 17 at the Arena Puebla, Mistico's 20th anniversary was celebrated, he teamed up with

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and Che Cabrera where they defeated Los Depredadores (Volador Jr., Magnus and Rugido). On June 18, he defended his title against Angel de Oro at the Arena Mexico. On June 19, Michael Oku, along with Amira Blair and Okumura, received the invitation from the Deputy Head of the British Embassy, Carol van der Walt, and Rachel Brazier, Chargé d'Affaires.

Championships and accomplishments

*Battle Pro Wrestling **BPW Championship (1 time) *

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** Jericho Cruise Oceanic Championship ( 1 time) *Lucha Libre Barcelona **LLB Absolute Championship (1 time) *

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**Ranked No. 38 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024. *WrestleForce **WrestleForce Undisputed Championship (1 time) *Purpose Wrestling **Purpose Wrestling Championship (1 time) *

(2 times, current) **

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(1 time) ** Undisputed British Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Connor Mills **

(

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) ** Great British Tag League (2021) – with Connor Mills **Revolution Rumble (2023) ** Third Triple Crown Champion *Riot Cabaret Pro Wrestling **Riot Cabaret World Championship (1 time) *Southside Wrestling Entertainment **SWE Speed King Championship (1 time, final) * ''

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'' ** Europe MVP (2024)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oku, Michael 1993 births 21st-century male professional wrestlers English male professional wrestlers Living people Undisputed British Heavyweight Champions Professional wrestlers from London Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champions Undisputed British Tag Team Champions Great British Tag League winners British J-Cup winners 21st-century English sportsmen