is a Japanese

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competing in

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where he is a former one time and youngest

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in history at 24 years and 350 days old.

Professional wrestling career

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–present)

Anzai made his

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debut at ''All Japan Pro Wrestling 50th Anniversary'' on September 18, 2022, where he fell short to one of his coaches

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in singles competition. During his time in the company, Anzai competed in various signature events promoted by it. As for the

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, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Yuji Nagata and scored a total of six points after competing against the teams of

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and Takuya Nomura,

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and Cyrus, Jake Lee and

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and Kono, Jun Saito & Rei Saito, Kuma Arashi and Koji Doi, and Shotaro Ashino and

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. At the 2023 edition of the tournament, Anzai teamed up with Ryuki Honda and scored a total of nine points after going against the teams of

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and Hokuto Omori,

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and

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, Suwama and

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, Jun Saito & Rei Saito, Yuma Aoyagi and Kento Miyahara, Kuroshio Tokyo Japan and Seigo Tachibana,

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and

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, Cyrus and Ryan Davidson, and

and Ren Ayabe. In the

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, Anzai made his first appearance at the 2023 edition where he placed himself in the Block B of the competition, scoring a total of six points after going against Shotaro Ashino, Rei Saito, Shuji Ishikawa, Suwama,

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, Hokuto Omori and

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. Anzai competed for various championships promoted by AJPW. On the fourth night of the ''AJPW New Year Giant Series 2024'' from January 27, he teamed up with his "New Period" tag team partner Ryuki Honda to unsuccessfully challenge Jun Saito and Rei Saito for the AJPW World Tag Team Championship. On the second night of the ''AJPW Dream Power Series 2024'' from March 30, Anzai defeated

to win the

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, with this victory, Anzai became the youngest Triple Crown Champion in history at 24 years and 320 days old, breaking Kento Miyahara's record at 26 years and 350 days old.

Japanese independent circuit (2022–present)

Anzai often competes in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene as a developmental talent sent by AJPW.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2023–present)

Anzai made his debut in Pro Wrestling Noah at ''NOAH N-1 Victory 2023 Eve Festival'' on August 5, where he competed in the namesake signature

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of the event, bout won by Manabu Soya and also involving other notable opponents such as Adam Brooks,

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and others. Anzai participated in the 2023 edition of the

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, where he placed himself in the Block B of the competition, scoring a total of four points after going against

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, Manabu Soya, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Lance Anoa'i, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr.,

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and

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New Japan Pro Wrestling (2023)

Anzai made a couple of appearances for

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. At All Together, a cross-over event promoted alongside Noah and AJPW, he teamed up with Suwama and Yuji Nagata to defeat '' Los Ingobernables de Japon'' (

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and Bushi). On the seventh night of the ''NJPW New Japan Road 2023'' from June 18, 2023, Anzai teamed up with Zennichi Shin Jidai stablemates

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, Kento Miyahara and

in a losing effort against

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, Master Wato,

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and Yuji Nagata.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2024–present)

Anzai made his debut in

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at ''DDT Into The Fight 2024 Tour In Shinjuku'' on February 8, where he teamed up with Ryuki Honda to defeat Rukiya and Takeshi Masada. At Judgement 2024, Anzai and Honda unsuccessfully challenged

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( Tetsuya Endo and

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) for the

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Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

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( 1 time) – with

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*''

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'' **Ranked No. 41 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2024 *

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** Newcomer Award (2022) ** Outstanding Performance (2024) *''

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'' ** Rookie of the Year (2023)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anzai, Yuma 1999 births Living people 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Japanese male professional wrestlers Japanese professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen People from Annaka, Gunma Sportspeople from Gunma Prefecture Triple Crown Heavyweight Champions All Asia Tag Team Champions