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. He is signed to Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also making appearances for

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on their NXT

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Professional wrestling career

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, he competed in the 2020 edition of the

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where he fought in the A block and scored a total of four points after going against

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and Akira Hyodo. Between September 2023 and May 2024, Inamura competed in an overseas excursion, wrestling for European promotions such as

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and

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. On April 5, 2024, he defeated Ricky Knight Jr. to win the

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. However, on May 27, 2024, he lost the title to

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in what became his final match in Europe before returning to Japan.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2018–present)

Inamura made his

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debut in Pro Wrestling Noah on August 5 at ''NOAH Departure 2018'' where he competed in a

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won by

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and also involving

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, Masao Inoue,

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, and three Chinese developmental wrestlers coming in as guest competitors Chang Jian Feng, Lin Dong Xuan and Sun Yi Lin. Inamura competed in various of the promotion's signature events. At the

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, Noah's biggest yearly event, he made his first appearance at the 2020 edition where he placed himself in the block B, failing to score any points after competing against

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Takashi Sugiura is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah). Sugiura, an accomplished amateur wrestler, joined Noah's dojo in 2000, making his professional debut on December 23, 2000, and thus becoming the first wrestl ...

Kenoh (born January 1, 1985) is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist, better known by the ring name . He currently wrestles in Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a 3-time GHC Heavyweight Champion. He is also a former GHC National Championsh ...

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and

Shuhei Taniguchi is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for Pro Wrestling Noah since his debut in December 2005. He is also known by the ring name , under which he portrays a villainous masked character. Professional wrestling career Amateur backg ...

. Another signature even in which he competed is the

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, where he made his first appearance at the 2019 edition in which he teamed up with

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and scored a total of four points after competing against the teams of

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and Katsuhiko Nakajima,

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and Takashi Sugiura, Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh, Maybach Taniguchi and

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and Masao Inoue, Atsushi Kotoge and

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, and Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm. At the 2020 edition, Inamura teamed up with

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and fought in the block B, where they scored a total of two points after going against Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima, Takashi Sugiura and Hideki Sekine, and Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue. Inamura has been a member of the Kongo stable since 2019. Inamura competed in various

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events hosted by the company. At

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on June 6, he teamed up with Kaito Kiyomiya in a losing effort against The 37Kamiina (

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and

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). At Noah Dream On Final 2022 on May 21, he teamed up with

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to defeat and

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and Junta Miyawaki. At CyberFight Festival 2022 on June 12, he teamed up with Katsuhiko Nakajima and Atsushi Kotoge to defeat

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( Tetsuya Endo and

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) and

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. At Noah Destination 2022 on July 16, Inamura teamed up with Masa Kitamiya as "The Tough" in a losing effort against Sugiura-gun (

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and

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). At Noah Departure 2022 on August 5, he fell short to Kinya Okada in an

qualification match. At Noah Grand Ship In Nagoya 2022 on September 25, he and Kitamiya defeated Funky Express (Akitoshi Saito and Mohammed Yone). At

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on October 30, he teamed up with

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and Naomichi Marufuji to defeat

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(

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) and

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. At Noah Global Honored Crown 2022 on November 10, he teamed up with Kai Fujimura to defeat Daishi Ozawa and Yasutaka Yano. At Noah The Best 2022 on November 23, he unsuccessfully challenged El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr. for the

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. At Noah The New Year 2023 on January 1, he teamed up with Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya to defeat Akitoshi Saito, Muhammad Yone, and Shuhei Taniguchi. At The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on January 22, he teamed up with Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya in a losing effort against

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( Jake Lee,

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and

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). At Noah Great Voyage in Osaka 2023 on February 12, he is scheduled to team up with

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and

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in a losing effort against Sugiura-gun (Timothy Thatcher,

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and Hideki Suzuki). Following a winless record of 0–7 in the N-1 VICTORY 2023, on August 27, 2023, Inamura stated backstage that he would embark on an excursion to the United Kingdom in an effort to "break through the current situation." On June 16, 2024, at

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, Inamura made his return to Noah after a nine-month absence, reintroducing himself under the persona "YOICHI" to a Japanese audience for the first time. The character, inspired by

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, a legendary archer from his hometown, was revealed following Kaito Kiyomiya's successful defense of the

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. On July 13, 2024, at

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main event, YOICHI challenged Kaito Kiyomiya for the GHC Heavyweight Championship but his challenge ended in defeat. After the match, he commented, "YOICHI is over," and competed in the following month's

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as his former persona, Yoshiki Inamura, finishing with a record of 3 wins and 4 losses. On September 8, 2024, at the Noah London tour event, following his defeat in the

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match, he announced that he would resume his overseas excursion.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2021–2023)

Inamura has competed in

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as a partnership talent between them and Noah. He competed in the

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, the biggest yearly tournament of the promotion in which he made his first appearance at the 2021 edition where he fought in the Block A and scored a total of fifteen points after going against

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, Masato Tanaka,

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and Tsugutaka Sato. At the 2022 edition, he fought in the Block B where he scored a total of eighteen points against Satsuki Nagao, Takafumi, Hide Kubota and Masato Tanaka, and then made it to the finals where he fell short to Daisuke Sekimoto.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–2023)

Inamura competed in

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series of events due to the partnership between Noah and NJPW. He made his first appearance at

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where he teamed up with Daisuke Harada, Hajime Ohara, Daiki Inaba and

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in a losing effort against

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(

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and

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) and Six or Nine ( Master Wato and

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). One year later at

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, he teamed up with Kaito Kiyomiya in a losing effort against

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and

WWE (2024–present)

On November 6, 2024, NOAH announced that Inamura had begun an overseas excursion to NXT.

Senior Vice President of Talent Development and Creative

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welcomed Inamura to NXT and expressed his anticipation for the growing cooperative relationship between NOAH and NXT. He made his first appearance on the November 12 episode of '' NXT'', forming a new tag team with

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and entering a

for a

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match opportunity but they failed to win the match. On the February 11, 2025 episode of ''NXT'', Inamura and Briggs defeated

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(

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and

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) and Hank and Tank (

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and

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) in a triple threat tag team match for a NXT Tag Team Championship match at NXT Vengeance Day but failed to win the titles. On the March 5 episode of ''

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'', Inamura lost to

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in the first round of the Speed Championship #1 Contender's Tournament. On the May 6 episode of ''NXT'', Inamura inadvertently eliminated Briggs in the 25-man battle royal to determine the #1 contender for the

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and was eliminated as well. After the match, Inamura announced that he would be returning to Japan, disbanding his tag team with Briggs and ending his excursion in WWE. However, Inamura returned and reunited with Briggs at NXT Battleground on May 25, where he assisted Briggs and the new NXT Tag Team Champions Hank and Tank to fend off The Culling (

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and

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) after their match.

Championships and accomplishments

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'' **Ranked No. 399 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 *

( 1 time)

References

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