is a Japanese

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currently performing in the Japanese

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where he is a former World Junior Heavyweight Champion and International Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2017–present)

Due to partially being a freelancer, Kitamura is known for competing in various promotions of the Japanese independent scene. He made his

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debut at ''Pro-Wrestling ACE Vol. 6'', an event promoted by

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on July 2, 2017, where he wrestled Tsugutaka Sato into a time-limit draw as a result of a

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. At ''JTO Itadaki'', an event promoted by

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on November 18, 2021, Kitamura unsuccessfully challenged Arata for the

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. He is also known for competing in various joshi promotions as male talent. At ''Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #957'', an event produced by

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on May 1, 2019, he teamed up with

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and

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in a losing effort against

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, Giulia and Naoki Kamata as a result of a

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. At ''Diana Jaguar's Memorial 61th Birthday & 46th Anniversary'', an event promoted by

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on July 25, 2022, Kitamura teamed up with Tsugutaka Sato, Astroman and Ryo Hoshino in a losing effort against

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, Satsuki Nagao, Takafumi and

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in an

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. At '' Marvelous 7th Anniversary'' on May 3, 2023, he teamed up with JT Thorne and Leo Isaka to defeat Astro, Ryo Hoshino and Shiho.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2018–present)

Kitamura is best known for his tenure with

. He made his debut in the company on the second night of the ''ZERO1 Dream Series'' from February 12, 2018, where he fell short to

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. During his time in the company, he chased for various championships promoted by it. At ''ZERO1 22nd Anniversary'' on March 5, 2023, he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the Zero1 World Heavyweight Championship. Due to Zero1 holding various partnerships with several other promotions, Kitamura worked in multiple cross over events such as the '' BJW/ZERO1/ 2AW Big Clash'' from December 24, 2022, where he teamed up with Tatsuya Hanami and Yuya Aoki in a losing effort against

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and Masato Tanaka. Kitamura is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events. The one for which he is best known for competing in is the Tenka-Ichi Junior Tournament, competition where he debuted in 2019, edition won by Hub and also involving

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, Hide Kubota,

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, Mao, Raicho, Sean Guinness,

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and

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. He scored his best results in 2020 and 2022 when he succeeded in winning both of the editions of the tournament. In 2020, he defeated

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in the first rounds, Hide Kubota in the second rounds, Raicho in the semifinals and

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in the finals. In 2022, Kitamura competed in the block B which he topped with a total of fifteen points after going against Astroman,

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and Jun Masaoka. He moved up to the finals where he defeated Tatsuhito Takaiwa. Another signature event in which he competed is the Furinkazan. He made his first appearance at the 2018 edition where he teamed up with

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and fell short to

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and Tatsuhito Takaiwa in the first rounds. He scored his next appearance at the 2021 edition where he teamed up with Takafumi and defeated Tsugutaka Sato and

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in the first rounds but fell short to

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and Gajo in the semifinals. At the 2022 edition he teamed up with Leo Isaka and fell short to the Kubota Brothers (Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota) in the first rounds.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2018, 2022–present)

Kitamura began working for Pro Wrestling Noah as a developmental talent shared by Zero1. He made his first appearance in the company on the second night of the ''NOAH Winter Navigation 2018'' from December 7, where he teamed up with Sugi and Tatsuhiko Takaiwa in a losing effort against Ratel's ( Hayata,

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and

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). After a four-year absence, he returned at ''New Hope 2022'' on December 18, where he wrestled

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in a time-limit draw. He began working in various of the promotion's signature pay-per-views at N Innovation 2022 on December 23, where he defeated

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in singles competition.

Championships and accomplishments

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

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(2020, 2022) **Chono Camp (2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitamura, Shoki 1997 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Martial artists from Iwate Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champions (Zero1) International Junior Heavyweight Champions (Zero1)