is a Japanese

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signed to

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where he is a former 2AW Tag Team Champion. He is also known for his appearances in various other promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as

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Professional wrestling career

Kaientai Dojo/Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2014–present)

Yoshino made his

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debut during the

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era of the promotion at ''K-DOJO GWSP4 In Itabashi'', an event promoted on 29 January 2014, where he fell short to one of his coaches Ricky Fuji in singles competition. In Kaientai Dojo, Yoshino's first accomplishment was the 2015 edition of the K-Metal League which he won by outmatching

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, Yoshihiro Horaguchi and Yuma in the main block. He won the

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on two separate occasions, most recently alongside "Dino Stones" tag team partner Dinosaur Takuma at ''Tokyo Super Big Show'' on 23 September 2017 by defeating

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and Taishi Takizawa. After Kaientai Dojo rebranded to

in mid 2019, Yoshino competed in the inaugural tournament of the 2AW Openweight Championship by falling short to Taishi Takizawa in the first rounds at ''2AW ChiBattle 38'' on 14 July 2019. Yoshino won the

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on two separate occasions, first alongside "Toll Glänz" stablemate Tank Nagai at ''2AW Grand Slam In TKP Garden City Chiba'' on 29 August 2021, by defeating

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and Tatsuya Hanami, and secondly by teaming up with "Starlight Dreamers" tag team partner

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to defeat MJ2 (Kengo Mashimo and Naka Shuma) on 25 August 2024.

Japanese independent circuit (2014–present)

Yoshino competed at Tenka Sanbun no Kei, a cross-over event promoted by

alongside

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and

. He made his last appearance at the 2015 edition of the event, where he defeated Yoshihiro Horaguchi. Yoshino took part in three of

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events. He made his first appearance at Project 8 from 12 October 2017, where he fell short to

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in singles competition. At Project 9 on 16 November 2017, he teamed up with Dinosaur Takuma in a losing effort against Nakanishi and

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. He wrestled his last match at Project 10 from 21 December 2017, where he teamed up with Nakanishi to defeat Tenzan and Takuma in tag team competition. At ''W-1

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Tour 2017 Autumn Bout'' on 19 November, Yoshino teamed up with

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and Dinosaur Takuma to unsuccessfully challenge

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, Shotaro Ashino and

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for the

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. At ''

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45th Anniversary'' on 27 August 2017, Yoshino competed in a

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won by

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and also involving notable opponents such as

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

* Kaientai Dojo/Active Advance Pro Wrestling **

(

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) – with

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(1) and

(1) **

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( 3 times) – with Dinosaur Takuma and Yuma (1), Chojin Yusha G Valion and Dinosaur Takuma (1), and Tank Nagai and

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(1) **

(

) – with

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(1) and Dinosaur Takuma (1) ** Bo-so Golden Tag Tournament (2016) – with Taishi Takizawa ** K-Metal League (2015) *Chiba Pro Wrestling **CPW Hyakkenden Championship (1 time, current)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoshino, Kotaro 1994 births Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Japanese male professional wrestlers Japanese professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen People from Kanagawa Prefecture Professional wrestlers from Kanagawa Prefecture 2AW Tag Team Champions Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champions Strongest-K Tag Team Champions