is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

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 ...

currently working as a

freelancer ''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance w ...

, predominantly for

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, where he is a current KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Champion. He is best known for his time in the Japanese promotions

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1995. It is most famous for its deathmatch style contests. History Big Japan Pro Wrestling was founded in March 1995 by former AJPW wrestlers Shinya Kojika and Kendo Nagas ...

(BJW) and

Pro Wrestling Freedoms , also known simply as Freedoms (stylized in capital letters as FREEDOMS), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Chigasaki, Kanagawa. Founded by Takashi Sasaki in 2009, the promotion's name is derived from its founding philosoph ...

(Freedoms).

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–present)

As a freelancer, Ueki is known for his appearances in various promotions. On January 5, 2014, at ''BJW/CZW CZW Arena In Japan ~ BJW For Masada'', an event produced by

(BJW) and

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(CZW), he teamed up with

Hideyoshi Kamitani is a Japan, Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). Professional wrestling career Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2012–present) Kamitani made his profession ...

, falling short to

Kazuki Hashimoto is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), competing in the Strong J division, where he is a former BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. Professional wrestling career Hashimoto enrolled in Animal Hama ...

and

Ryuichi Kawakami is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Gleat and is best known for his tenure with the Japanese promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT). Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2009–p ...

. At ''BJW/DDT Kumamoto Earthquake Reconstruction'', an event produced by BJW in partnership with DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT) on July 2, 2016, to raise money for those affected by the Kumamoto Earthquake, Ueki teamed up with Brahman Kei, Brahman Shu and

Danshoku Dino , better known by his ring name , also spelled Danshoku Dieno, is a Japanese professional wrestler. Dino has spent most of his career competing for DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT), where he plays an overly exaggerated homosexual character. His ring name ...

in a losing effort to Speed Of Sounds ( Hercules Senga and

Tsutomu Oosugi is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently wrestles as a freelancer in the Japanese independent circuit and as a regular in both Michinoku Pro Wrestling (Michinoku Pro) and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW). His ring name is written in katak ...

) and T2Hide (

Kazuki Hirata is a Japanese professional wrestler 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 wrestler was a ...

and

Sanshiro Takagi , better known by his ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter who works for the Japanese wrestling promotion CyberFight, where he serves as executive vice president. He is one of the founding members and current chairman of ...

) as a result of an

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. At ''Ice Ribbon/Risa Sera Birthday'', an event promoted by

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on November 19, 2016, he competed in a 60-minute ironwoman match also involving

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, Tsukushi,

Miyako Matsumoto is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actress. She is best known for her work in the Ice Ribbon promotion, where she is a former two-time ICE Cross Infinity Championship, ICE×60, three-time Triangle Ribbon Championship ...

and

Risa Sera , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is currently a freelancer working in the deathmatch unit Prominence, who is best known for wrestling in Ice Ribbon. She is a four-time International Ribbon Tag ...

which ended in a time-limit draw. At ''BJW/Zero1 Big One Jam'', an event produced by BJW in partnership with

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on June 7, 2019, Ueki teamed up with his

Masaya Takahashi Masaya Takahashi (高橋匡哉 ''Takahashi Masaya'', born October 14, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling in the deathmatch division. He is a former two-time BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Champion ...

and Toshiyuki Sakuda as the "3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers" in a losing effort to

Ikuto Hidaka (born August 5, 1972) is a Japanese professional wrestling, professional wrestler, currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Hidaka was the regular partner of Minoru Fujita, with whom he has held the NWA International Lightweight Tag Te ...

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and

Takuya Sugawara is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently wrestling for Pro Wrestling Zero1. Career Toryumon/Dragon Gate (2001–2004) He debuted in the 9th term of Toryumon 2000 Project as Henry III Sugawara, an English prince character. He joined wit ...

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2016–present)

Ueki is also known for his tenure with

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(AJPW). At ''AJPW New Year Wars 2021'' on January 2, he competed in a 22-man battle royal won by The Bodyguard and also involving Shotaro Ashino,

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 inde ...

, Tajiri,

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and others. He is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as the

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, making his first appearance in the 2020 edition of the event where he teamed up with

Francesco Akira Francesco Akira Begnini (born November 12, 1999), better known by his ring name Francesco Akira, is an Italian professional wrestler working for the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is a part of the Catch 2/2 tag-team alongsid ...

falling short to Jin (

Koji Iwamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling. Iwamoto has previously competed for DDT Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Heat Up. He is a former four time AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Champion, as well ...

and

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) in the first round.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2013–present)

Ueki 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 at a

house show A house show (also commonly called a live event) is a professional wrestling event produced by a major Professional wrestling promotion, promotion that is not televised, though they can be recorded. Promotions use house shows mainly to cash in o ...

promoted by

(BJW) on October 27, 2013, where he fell short to Yuichi Taniguchi in an

exhibition match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, scrimmage, demonstration, training match, pre-season game, warmup match, or preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the playe ...

. He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Ikkitousen Deathmatch Survivor, making his first appearance at the 2015 edition of the event where he placed himself in the Block B, scoring a total of two points after competing against

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, Abdullah Kobayashi,

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, Takumi Tsukamoto and Saburo Inematsu. His latest matches occurred at the 2019 edition where he fought in the Block B scoring a total of two points after going against Masashi Takeda, Toshiyuki Sakuda, Takumi Tsukamoto,

Minoru Fujita (born September 5, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler who works as a freelancer. He is known for working at Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. Career Japanese independent scene (1997-present) Fujita started in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) as a ...

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and Kankuro Hoshino. As for the

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, he made his first appearance at the 2015 edition of the event where he teamed up with Abdullah Kobayashi, placing themselves in the Deathmatch Block, scoring a total of six points after competing against Ryuji Ito and

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, Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba, Isami Kodaka and

Yuko Miyamoto is a Japanese professional wrestler. He originally started his career in Wrestling Marvelous Future in August 2003, but later left the promotion and in 2004, signed with Wrestling of Darkness 666 (Triple Six). Miyamoto has since appeared in Big ...

, Jaki Numazawa and Takumi Tsukamoto and Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei. His latest matches occurred at the 2019 edition where he teamed up with his "3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers" stablemate

in the Deathmatch Block where they scored a total of two points after going against

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and Orca Uto, Toshiyuki Sakuda and Yuki Ishikawa and others. He participated in side events such as the 6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament from August 5, 2018, which he won by teaming up with Toshiyuki Sakuda and

defeating

Ryota Hama (born November 21, 1979) is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler and current professional wrestler, signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division. Sumo career Hama joined sumo in July 1995, and he fought for the Hakkaku stable r ...

Yasufumi Nakanoue is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name , currently signed to Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in the Strong BJ division, where he was the BJW World Strong Heavyweight Champion. He started his career in All Japan Pro Wre ...

and Yoshihisa Uto in the finals.

Championships and accomplishments

AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches, six-man tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) professional wrestling prom ...

( 1 time) – with Yoshitatsu and Seigo Tachibana *

Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling six-man tag team championship owned by the Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) promotion. The title was created on August 4, 2012. As the name suggests, the title is usuall ...

( 10 times) – with

and Toshiyuki Sakuda (8), Abdullah Kobayashi and Masaya Takahashi (1) and Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu (1) **Sakatako Intercontinental Tag Team Championship (1 time)– with Abdullah Kobayashi **6-Man Sacred Ground City of Forest Sendai Tournament (2015) – with Masaya Takahashi and Toshiyuki Sakuda *

KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling promotion. Meant for teams of five wrestlers, the title is believed to be the first of its kind in professional wrestling. The title was first announced on April 30, 201 ...

( 1 time, current) – with

Antonio Honda is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his ring name . He is working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). He is the son of actor Tetsu Watanabe. Professional wrestling career Independent circu ...

Masahiro Takanashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, also known by the ring name . Takanashi was trained by Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) and has worked for the promotion since his debut in September 2003, becoming a one-time KO-D Openweight Champion, a two-time ...

, Takeshi Masada and Mecha Mummy *Deathmatch Innovative Element **DIE Asian Deathmatch Championship (1 time, inaugural, current) **Shigurui Tournament (2025) *

** King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Toshiyuki Sakuda **

Barefoot King Championship The is a title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Freedoms. The title was established in 2023 and is defended in hardcore matches involving various weapons in which the competitors are barefoot. The title can be held ...

( 3 times)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ueki, Takayuki 1992 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Gunma Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Champions KO-D 8-Man/10-Man Tag Team Champions AJPW TV Six-Man Tag Team Champions King of Freedom World Tag Team Champions Barefoot King Champions