is a Japanese
professional wrestler
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...
, DJ and music producer signed to
Gleat
Gleat (stylized as GLEAT and pronounced as "great") is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2020 by former Pro Wrestling Noah parent company Lidet Entertainment after the acquisition of Noah and DDT Pr ...
where he is one half of the current
G-Infinity Champions. He is also known for his tenure with
Dragongate
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling, often referred to simply as Dragongate or Dragon Gate (, ''Doragongēto''), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded and headquartered in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, Japan. Most of the promotion ...
and for his work in various other promotions from the Japanese independent scene.
Professional wrestling career
Dragongate (2015–2018)
Yamamura made his
professional wrestling
Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to Real life, real- ...
debut in
Dragongate
Dragongate Japan Pro-Wrestling, often referred to simply as Dragongate or Dragon Gate (, ''Doragongēto''), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded and headquartered in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Hyōgo, Japan. Most of the promotion ...
on the fourteenth night of ''The Gate Of Passion 2015'' from May 2, where he wrestled
Shachihoko Boy into a time-limit draw. During his time with the promotion, he was part of the "Over Generation" stable.
Yamamura chased for various accomplishments up for grabs in the promotion. On the sixth night of the ''Dragon Gate Brand New Gate'' event from November 20, 2016, he teamed up with stablemate Kaito Ishida to unsuccessfully challenge another pair of Over Generation stablemates Cima and
Dragon Kid
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dragon Gate as .
Nakamura initially broke into the wrestling business with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW), but was not allowed to be a wrestler by owner Atsushi Onita and instead ...
for the
Open the Twin Gate Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team title created and promoted by the Japanese promotion Dragongate. The title was introduced on August 26, 2007, as an interim title for the winners of the first Summer Adventure Tag League tournament. It ...
. At ''Dragon Gate Dead Or Alive 2017'' on May 5, he unsuccessfully challenged
Jimmy Kagetora for the
Open the Brave Gate Championship.
He competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the
Summer Adventure Tag League
The (Spanish for "King of Tag Teams") is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by Dragongate. It was created in 2003 by Toryumon Japan to determine the strongest tag team of the promotion. In 2004, after Último Dragón l ...
, Yamamyra made his first appearance at the 2015 edition in which he replaced an injured
Cima Cima may refer to:
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* Centre International de la Mécanique d'Art (International centre for Art Mechanics), ...
early in the tournament as he teamed up with
Gamma
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, placing themselves in the B block where they scored a total of two points after competing against
Masato Yoshino
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for working in Dragon Gate, where he was known as ''Speed Star''. Dragon Gate's second Grand Slam champion, having been a record six-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, four-time Open ...
and
Akira Tozawa
Akira Tozawa (戸澤 陽, ''Tozawa Akira'', born July 22, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler. As of 2016, he is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand and is a member of the Alpha Academy St ...
,
Sumo Fujii and
Ryo "Sumo" Saito,
Shingo Takagi
(born 21 November 1982), known by the ring name Shingo Takagi (鷹木信悟, ''Takagi Shingo''), is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a former member of the ''Los Ingob ...
and
Cyber Kong, and
T-Hawk and
Big R Shimizu.
He made his last appearance at the 2016 edition where he teamed up with
Kaito Ishida, placing themselves in the A block where they scored a total of two points after competing against
Naruki Doi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing for Dragon Gate, DDT Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro-Wrestling as a freelancer. He also wrestled for Ring of Honor (ROH) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA); in the former promotio ...
and
"brother" Yasshi,
Jimmy Susumu and Jimmy Kagetora,
Masato Yoshino
is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, best known for working in Dragon Gate, where he was known as ''Speed Star''. Dragon Gate's second Grand Slam champion, having been a record six-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, four-time Open ...
and T-Hawk,
Genki Horiguchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . He is currently a full-time wrestler for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragon Gate. He has also competed in Wrestling Society X and Ring of Honor.
When Horiguchi's hairline began re ...
and Ryo "Jimmy" Saito, and
Yosuke ♡ Santa Maria and
El Lindaman
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is currently working for Gleat, where he was the inaugural G-Rex Champion. He also makes appearances for American Promotions All Elite Wrestling, DEFY Wrestling and Japanes ...
.
As for the
King of Gate
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, Yamamura made his only appearance at the 2017 edition where he placed himself in the C block and scored a total of three points after competing against Naruki Doi, Cima, Jimmy Kagetora, Ryo "Jimmy" Saito and
Takashi Yoshida
, also known by his former stage name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently wrestling for Dragon Gate (wrestling), Dragongate under his real name.
Professional wrestling career
Cyber Kong's career started in 2006. He competed as an ar ...
.
In the
Gate of Destiny series of events which portrait the greatest annual pay-per-views hosted by Dragongate, Yamamura made his first appearance at the 2015 edition where he teamed up with his Over Generation stablemate
Punch Tominaga in a losing effort against VerserK (
Cyber Kong and Mondai Ryu). One year later at the 2016 edition, he teamed up with Tominaga and other stablemate Kaito Ishida, this time falling short to
Shun Watanabe,
Hyo Watanabe and
Futa Nakamura in six-man tag team competition.
Japanese independent circuit (2019–present)
Yamamura is also known for freelance work in various Japanese independent promotions. On the first night of the ''W-1 Tour 2019 Cherry Blossom'', an event promoted by
Wrestle-1
was a Japanese ''puroresu'' or professional wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion, founded in July 2013 by Keiji Mutoh following his resignation from All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). The core of the promotion's roster was formed b ...
on April 3, 2019, Yamamura teamed up with #StrongHearts stablemate T-Hawk to unsuccesfully challenge
Alejandro
Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander.
Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander ( Czech, Polish), Alexandre ( French), Alexandros ( Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro ( Italian), Aleksand ...
and
Masayuki Kono
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is working as a freelancer. He is best known for his time in Wrestle-1, where he is a former two-time Wrestle-1 Champion.
Career
All Japan Pro Wrestling (2003–2005)
Kon ...
for the
Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship
The was a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Wrestle-1 (W-1) promotion. The title was announced on September 22, 2014, in conjunction with the start of a tournament to crown the first Wrestle-1 Champion. In Japanese th ...
.
Gleat (2023–present)
Yamamura made his debut in
Gleat
Gleat (stylized as GLEAT and pronounced as "great") is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2020 by former Pro Wrestling Noah parent company Lidet Entertainment after the acquisition of Noah and DDT Pr ...
at ''G Prowrestling Ver.7'' on December 30, 2023, where he fell short to Kaito Ishida in singles competition. During his time in the promotion, he was part of the "#StrongHearts" and "G-rize" stables.
Yamamura chased for various accomplishments in Gleat. At ''Gleat Ver. 11 ~ Kaz Hayashi Retirement Road In Fukuoka'' on May 26, 2024, he teamed up with
Issei Onitsuka to unsuccessfully challenge Coelacanths (Cima and
Kaz Hayashi
, best known by the ring name , is a Japanese business executive and retired professional wrestler who last competed in Gleat and serves as the company's chief technical officer (CTO). He is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestlin ...
) for the
G-Infinity Championship. Yamamura and Onitsuka eventually succeeded in winning the tag titles at ''Gleat Ver. 17'' on June 1, 2025, by defeating Tokyo Bad Boys (
SBK and Takuma). This represented the first-ever title won by Yamamura in his career.
At ''Gleat Ver. 16'' on February 22, 2025, he unsuccessfully challenged Kaito Ishida for the
G-Rex Championship.
Yamamura took part in the G-Rush Tournament, a competition created to crown the inaugural
G-Rush Champion in which he defeated Kaito Ishida in the first rounds, then fell short to El Lindaman in the semifinals.
Championships and accomplishments
*
Gleat
Gleat (stylized as GLEAT and pronounced as "great") is a Japanese professional wrestling and mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2020 by former Pro Wrestling Noah parent company Lidet Entertainment after the acquisition of Noah and DDT Pr ...
**
G-Infinity Championship (
1 time, current) – with
Issei Onitsuka
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamamura, Takehiro
1995 births
Living people
Japanese DJs
21st-century male professional wrestlers
21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
21st-century Japanese sportsmen
Japanese male professional wrestlers
Japanese professional wrestlers
Professional wrestlers from Osaka
People from Osaka Prefecture
Sportspeople from Osaka Prefecture
G-Infinity Champions