is a Japanese professional wrestler better known simply as Hayata (stylized in

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), currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah where he is one half of the current

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and the leader of Ratel's. He is also a former five-time

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and one-time GHC National Champion. Hayata began his career with Wrestle Gate then later

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(Osaka Pro) before going freelance and forming Doutonbori Pro Wrestling with Kuuga and several other wrestlers. Hayata was officially signed to Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) in 2017 and his accolades include being a five-time (and Former)

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and a five-time

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. He has also won the

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once and the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League twice, both times with

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2006–2010)

Hayata got his start in amateur wrestling and basketball, and would find himself working under Hanzo in Wrestle Gate (WG) where he would wrestle until he left Wrestle Gate in April 2010. He would also occasionally compete in Dove Pro Wrestling (Dove Pro) and

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(AJPW). In 2010 Hayata moved over to

(Osaka Pro).

Osaka Pro Wrestling (2010–2013)

After he moved to Osaka Pro he received an opportunity for the

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and in September he would join the heel unit Joker. On October 31, 2011, Hayata would win his very first championship on his first challenge after he and Kuuga defeated

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and

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for the

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. In June, Joker began having problems with Hayata, after he started losing matches. As a result, Kuuga abandoned his Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship partner to team with Joker's newest member, Spider J, in the 2012 Osaka Tag Festival, leaving Hayata to team with Tadasuke in the same tournament. On June 24, Hayata and Tadasuke defeated Kuuga and Spider J in the finals of the tournament to win the 2012 Osaka Tag Festival. Following their win, Hayata announced that both he and Tadasuke were quitting Joker. Hayata and Tadasuke made their first post-Joker appearance on June 30, defeating former stablemates Kuuga and

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via disqualification, after Kuuga hit both of them with a steel chair. Later in the event, Hayata and Tadasuke made another appearance, inviting Daisuke Harada to join them. Harada accepted the invitation on July 7 and formed a new trio with Tadasuke and Hayata with the three sharing a common goal of stopping Joker. On July 14, the new alliance was named "Glare". On July 22 at ''Hurricane 2012'', Osaka Pro's largest annual event, Hayata and Tadasuke defeated Sengoku (Hideyoshi and

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) and

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( The Bodyguard and

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) in a three-way match to win the vacant Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship. Later in the event, Daisuke Harada completed Glare's clean sweep by defeating

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to win the

, afterwards declaring that his stable was now going to change Osaka Pro. On September 30, Tadasuke and Hayata made their first successful defense of the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship against former Joker stablemates Kuuga and Orochi. On October 21, Glare won the Osaka Pro Wrestling 6 Person Tag Tournament, defeating the Joker trio of Hideyoshi, Kuuga and

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in the finals. On November 2 Hayata and Tadasuke made their second successful defense of the Osaka Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship, defeating Black Buffalo and

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. On January 19, 2013, Glare defeated Black Buffalo, Kazuaki Mihara and Naoki Setoguchi in a six-man tag team main event. After the match, Harada revealed Buffalo as the newest member of Glare. On February 24 Hayata, Tadasuke, Buffalo and Harada of Glare faced Billyken Kid, Kazuaki Mihara, Naoki Setoguchi and Tigers Mask of the Osaka Pro Seikigun in an elimination match, where the losing team would be forced to disband. Hayata was the first man to be eliminated from the match. Harada pinned Billyken Kid saving Glare and forcing Seikigun to disband. On March 2, Billyken Kid and Kazuaki Mihara joined Glare, announcing they now agreed with the stable's "revolution". Glare then declared war on Joker and Unique Gundan, the two remaining stables in Osaka Pro. The rivalry between Glare and Unique Gundan built to a four-on-four elimination match on March 24, where Hayata, Tadasuke, Harada and Mihara suffered an upset defeat at the hands of Ebessan,

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and Takoyakida, after which the two groups made peace with each other. On March 30, six top Osaka Pro wrestlers, including Hayata and his Glare stablemate Daisuke Harada, announced that they were quitting the promotion following April 29. As a result, Hayata and Tadasuke relinquished the Osaka Pro Tag Team Championship. Hayata would join Kuuga in the formation of Doutonbori Pro Wrestling.

Freelance (2013–2017)

After his departure from Osaka Pro he participated in the first Dotonbori Tag King Decision League with

and finishing the tournament with 8 points. After that he would make appearances until signed with Dove Pro Wrestling (Dove Pro). In 2016 would make appearances in

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he won the King of Freedom Tag Team Championship with Yuya Susumu. On February 19, 2017, they lost the titles to Brahman Kei and

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. On September 3, he signed an exclusive contract with Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) ending his career in Dove Pro.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2016–present)

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. On February 18, 2017, he and Yo-Hey were defeated by

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and

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in a match for the vacant

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. Three days later, Hayata and Yo-Hey came together with Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke to form a new stable named Ratel's. On March 25 Hayata pinned

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during an eight-man tag team match. After the match in a backstage interview Hayata challenged Ohara into a title match. On May 27, he defeated Ohara to win the

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. On June 25, he lost the title to Taiji Ishimori in his first defense. On July 27, he and Yo-Hey defeated XX (Taiji Ishimori and Hi69) to win the 2017 Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League. On August 26, Hayata and Yo-Hey defeated XX in a rematch to become the new GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. On September 3, Noah announced that Hayata had signed an exclusive contract with the promotion, ending his days as a freelancer. On April 11, 2024, Hayata defeated

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to win the

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, in the process, becoming the first junior heavyweight wrestler to hold the title. On July 13 at Destination, Hayata lost the GHC National Championship to

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. Shortly after, Hayata and Yo-Hey defeated Eita and Shuji Kondo to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the third time.

Championships and accomplishments

*Dove Pro-Wrestling :*Dove World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) *

(

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) – with Kuuga (1) and

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(1) :*Osaka Tag Festival (2012) – with Tadasuke :*Osaka Pro Wrestling 6 Person Tag Tournament (2012) – with Tadasuke and

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

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*''

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'' **Ranked No. 87 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2023 * Pro Wrestling Noah :*

( 1 time) :*

( 5 times) :*

( 6 times) – with

(3) and

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(3) :*

(

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) :* Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League (

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) – with Yo-Hey

References

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