is a
Japanese
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professional wrestler
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, currently working for the Japanese
professional wrestling promotion
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Dramatic Dream Team
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
(DDT).
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2016-present)
Yoshimura is known for his matches from the
japanese independent scene, working for various promotions such as
All Japan Pro Wrestling
(AJPW/AJP) or simply All Japan is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established on October 21, 1972 when Giant Baba split away from the Japanese Wrestling Association and created his own promotion. Many wrestlers had left with Bab ...
, where at ''AJPW Zeus Festival 2017'', an event which portrited eleven years since the debut of
Zeus
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on November 11, he teamed up with Katsumi Oribe and Yasutaka Oosera in a losing effort to NEXTREAM (
Kento Miyahara
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is the current six time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. He was trained by Kensuke Sasaki and started his career in his Kensuke Office promotio ...
,
Naoya Nomura
Naoya Nomura (born October 26, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is former All Asia Tag Team and World Tag Team Champion. He also has a background in rugby.
Early life
Nomura started ...
and
Yuma Aoyagi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling, where he is part of the stable Nextream. He is a two time AJPW All Asia Tag Team Champion, as well as a AJPW World Tag Team Champion. He is also the older brother ...
). He competed for a brief period of time in the
american independent scene, working a couple of matches for
IWA Mid-South
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, one of them taking place at the 22nd anniversary of the promotion from October 18, 2018, where he teamed up with Rekka in a losing effort to The Gym Nasty Boyz (Timmy Lou Retton and White Mike).
He moved to the
Canadian
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wrestling scene, where he competed in the Canadian Wrestling's Elite promotion, working in the ''CWE Struttin' And Cuttin' Tour'', and on the 27th night from November 16, 2018, he participated in a
22-man battle royal to establish the no.1 condentership for the CWE Championship, match where he went against other talent such as Adam Knight and Darren Dalton. The most notable performance was a night later, where he teamed up with
Shigehiro Irie
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Irie has also competed for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), and a number of North American ...
and Rekka to unsuccessfully challenge
The Kingdom (
Matt Taven
Matthew Marinelli (born March 20, 1985), known by his ring name, Matt Taven, is an American professional wrestler and wrestling trainer, who currently wrestles for All Elite Wrestling.
He is best known for his work with Ring of Honor (ROH), ...
,
T. K. O'Ryan
Stephen John Tkowski (born October 3, 1989), better known by his ring name T. K. O'Ryan, is an American professional wrestler known for his time in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a three-time ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Champion as part of The ...
and
Vinny Marseglia
Vincent Marseglia (born January 24, 1986) is an American professional wrestler, known for his time in Impact Wrestling, where he was a member of Honor No More. He is best known for his tenure in Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a record setting ...
) for the
ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship
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.
Dramatic Dream Team (2016-present)
Yoshimura made his
professional wrestling
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debut in
Dramatic Dream Team
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
's ''DDT Osaka Octopus 2016'' event from December 4, where he teamed up with
Kudo and
Soma Takao
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Takao has taken part in every edition of DDT's flagship annual event, Peter Pan, where he had a series of 13 straig ...
to defeat
Akito,
Keisuke Ishii
is a Japanese professional wrestler trained by and signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Ishii also competes for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Professional wrestling career
DDT (2008–p ...
and
Yuki Ueno
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Ueno made his professional wrestling debut at ...
in a
six-man tag team match
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. One of his biggest matches was at ''DDT New Year Special 2020!'' on January 3, where he teamed up with
Yuki Ueno
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Ueno made his professional wrestling debut at ...
as part of Nautilus to defeat Damnation (
Daisuke Sasaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where is a former two-time DDT Universal Champion. In addition to that, in DDT, he is also a former three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, one-time DDT Extreme Champ ...
and
Soma Takao
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). Takao has taken part in every edition of DDT's flagship annual event, Peter Pan, where he had a series of 13 straig ...
) for the
KO-D Tag Team Championship
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. At ''DDT UNIVERSE LIVE! One Chan Tuesday'' form March 3, 2020, Yoshimura took part in a
9-man battle royal for a challenge anytime, anywhere contract also involving the winner
Yuki Iino
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) under the ring name .
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017-present)
Iino participated in ''DDT/Se ...
,
Yukio Naya,
Kazusada Higuchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2014–present)
Higuchi made his professional wrestling d ...
,
Kazuki Hirata
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2010-present)
Hirata's first known match as a professional wrestle ...
,
Makoto Oishi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Dramatic Dream Team (DDT). Oishi started his career in Kaientai Dojo, where he became a Strongest-K Tag Team, Independent World Junior Heavyweight and UWA World Middleweight Champio ...
,
Mao
Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PR ...
and others.
Yoshimura also took part in the biggest events of the promotion. At ''
Wrestle Peter Pan 2019
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'' on July 15, he teamed up with
Yuki Ueno
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Ueno made his professional wrestling debut at ...
as Disaster Box accompanied by Nobuhiro Shimatani and unsuccessfully challenged All Out (
Shunma Katsumata
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2014–present)
Katsumata is known for tenures with various Japa ...
,
Yuki Iino
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) under the ring name .
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2017-present)
Iino participated in ''DDT/Se ...
) and Mizuki Watase in a
six-man tag team match
Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder ...
. At ''
Wrestle Peter Pan 2020'', he teamed up with his Nautilus tag partner
Yuki Ueno
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Ueno made his professional wrestling debut at ...
and successfully defended the
KO-D Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in ...
against #StrongHearts (
T-Hawk and
El Lindaman
, better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is working for Gleat, where he is the inaugural and reigning G-Rex Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate Early career and Millennials (2014–2015)
Hayashi ...
) on the second night of the event from June 7.
He is known for his appearances in the promotion's signature tournaments. At the ''
2019 edition of King of DDT'', he defeated
Kazuki Hirata
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling (2010-present)
Hirata's first known match as a professional wrestle ...
in the first-round, but fell short to
Konosuke Takeshita
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to both All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in Japan. Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by '' Tokyo Sports'' in 2013 and is the youngest KO ...
in the round two. One year later, at the ''
2020 edition'' of the event, he fell short early to
Konosuke Takeshita
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to both All Elite Wrestling (AEW) in the United States and DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) in Japan. Takeshita was named the Rookie of the Year by '' Tokyo Sports'' in 2013 and is the youngest KO ...
in the first rounds. In the second rounds, on August 9, he participated in a
13-man battle royal for a second chance to enter the
tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
, also involving the winner
Tetsuya Endo,
Chris Brookes
Chris Brookes (born 24 August 1991) is an English professional wrestler. He is currently signed to DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he is a two-time DDT Universal Champion.
Career Progress Wrestling (2017–2019)
On 24 August 2019, at Progress x ...
,
Mad Paulie
is a Japanese professional wrestler primarily working for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he competes as part of the Damnation T.A unit under the ring name . He was previously known under the name .
Professional wrestling career Style-E, IGF and ...
,
Yukio Sakaguchi
is a Japanese professional mixed martial artist, professional wrestler, actor and judoka, who is currently signed with DDT Pro-Wrestling and has fought and competed for World Victory Road, DREAM, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, Pancrase, Pro ...
and others.
Championships and accomplishments
*
DDT Pro-Wrestling
is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Its name stands for Dramatic Dream Team, which was the promotion's official name from 1997 to 2004. Founded in March 1997 by Shintaro Muto, the promotion was eventually bo ...
:*
KO-D Tag Team Championship
The is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling promotion, promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The title was established in ...
(
3 times, current) – with
Yuki Ueno
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2016–present)
Ueno made his professional wrestling debut at ...
(1),
Harashima
Harashima (stylised in all capital letters) (born July 6, 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known for his work in DDT Pro-Wrestling (formally Dramatic Dream Team), where he is a ten-time KO-D Openweight Champion and a curren ...
(2) and
Kazusada Higuchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).
Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2014–present)
Higuchi made his professional wrestling d ...
(1, current)
:*
Ultimate Tag League
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(
2022
File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...
) – with Harashima
References
1995 births
Living people
People from Osaka
Japanese male professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
KO-D Tag Team Champions
{{KO-D Tag Team Championship