, better known by his

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is a Japanese

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working for the Japanese

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2016–present)

Hayato started his

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career in the Japanese independent scene, more specifically at ''Pro Young Master 06'', an event promoted by Dotonbori Pro Wrestling on September 16, 2017, where he fell short to Takato Nakao in the "Young Master Cup". He soon began chasing opportunities to work for many other promotions. Hayato made an appearance on the third night of the 2018 edition of Pro Wrestling Noah's

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from November 11, not as part of the tournament, but in a side

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where he teamed up with Yoshiki Inamura,

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and

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in a losing effort against

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, Minoru Tanaka,

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and

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. At ''Freedoms Pro-Wrestling Sengoku-Jidai'', an event produced by

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on the behalf of

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on December 26, 2017, Hayato teamed up with Asosan and Tsuchiya Crazy, falling short to Gentaro, Mammoth Sasaki and Toru Sugiura as a result of a

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DDT Pro-Wrestling (2018–2019)

Hayato shared a short-term affiliation with

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. He made his first appearance at ''DDT DNA 42'', an event promoted on March 7, 2018, where he teamed up with Mao and defeated Rekka and

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in the first rounds of the "DNA Super Tag Tournament". At ''DNA 43'' on April 5, 2018, Hayato teamed up with Mao again and fell short to Naomi Kingdom (Akira Jo and

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) in the semifinals of the tournament. His last known appearance took place at ''DDT Wrestle Matsuyamania 2019'' on June 2, where he teamed up with

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, Yoshiaki Yatsu and Yukio Naya in a losing effort against All Out ( Akito,

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) and

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as a result of en eight man tag team match.

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2019–present)

Hayato made his first appearance in

on the eighth night of the ''Super Power Series 2019'' from June 1 where he teamed up with Carbell Ito and

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to defeat

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, Black Menso-re and Bonjin Pulp in the semifinals of a "Six Man Tag Tournament". In the finals which took place on the same night, Hayato and his teammates defeated Hokuto Omori, Kentaro Yoshida and

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. During time, Hayato challenged for various championships promoted by the company. On the second night of the ''AJPW Dream Power Series 2021'' from March 8, Hayato teamed up with his "Nextream" stablemate Atsuki Aoyagi and unsuccessfully challenged Purple Haze (

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and

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for the

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. On the first night of the ''2022 AJPW New Year Wars'' from January 2, Hayato won the traditional

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which also involved notable opponents such as

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, Baliyan Akki, Shuji Ishikawa,

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, Yoshitatsu, Kazuhiro Tamura and others. On the final night of the event from January 23, he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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. Hayato is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the

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, making his first appearance at the 2020 edition of the event where he teamed up with Atsuki Aoyagi and defeated Black Menso-re and

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in the first rounds, Jin (

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and

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) in the semifinals, but fell short to

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(

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and

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) in the finals from December 27. Another major event in which Hayato competed is the

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, event where he marked his first appearance at the 2021 edition where he fell short to

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in the first rounds from June 2. At the 2022 edition, Hayato fought in a single-block tournament and competed against Hikaru Sato, Ryo Inoue, Hokuto Omori, Atsuki Aoyagi and Dan Tamura. As for the Ōdō Tournament, Hayato made his first appearance at the 2021 edition where he fell short to T-Hawk in the first rounds from August 15.

Championships and accomplishments

** World Junior Heavyweight Championship ( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with Yuma Anzai **January 2 Korakuen Hall New Year Battle Royal (2022) ** All Japan vs. Ehime Pro 1 Day Six Man Tag Tournament (2019) - with

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*Best Body Japan Pro-Wrestling **BBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Imabari Towel Mascaras *

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** Osaka Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Santaro Ishizuchi *''

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'' **Ranked No. 162 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayato, Raising 1999 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Sportspeople from Matsuyama, Ehime 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Osaka Tag Team Champions World Junior Heavyweight Champions (AJPW) All Asia Tag Team Champions