Yuki Ishida (wrestler)

Yuki Ishida (石田 有輝, Ishida Yūki, born January 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, working for DDT Pro-Wrestling.

Yuki Ishida
Ishida in March 2023
Born (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuki Ishida
Billed height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Billed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Trained byJun Akiyama
DebutSeptember 26, 2021

Early life and sumo background

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Ishida has a background as a sumo wrestler, having competed at amateur level at Tottori Jōhoku High School, a senior high school known for its sports program. There he was a senior to future professional sumo wrestlers Takerufuji and Rōga.[1]

Professional wrestling career

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Ishida made his first appearance for DDT Pro-Wrestling on September 26, 2021, at Who's Gonna Top? 2021, in a pre-show exhibition bout against Yuya Koroku that went to a time-limit draw.[2] His official debut was on October 12, at Get Alive 2021 where he faced Kazusada Higuchi in a losing effort.[3]

On August 24, 2022, at a free event in Shinjuku FACE, he had his first win where he teamed up with Higuchi, defeating The37Kamiina (Konosuke Takeshita and Toi Kojima). Ishida then offered to join the stable Harimau, which was accepted. On May 14, 2023, at Only We × DDT Special: Yuji Hino's Debut 20th Anniversary, Ishida teamed up with Higuchi and Ryota Nakatsu where they defeated Shinya Aoki, Yuki Ueno and Super Sasadango Machine to win the KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship, which also marked Ishida's first championship.[4][5] They lost the titles to Eruption (Yukio Sakaguchi, Saki Akai and Hideki Okatani) on July 23, at Wrestle Peter Pan 2023.[6][7]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "【大相撲】尊富士は「めっちゃ怖かった」 高校&大学で先輩のプロレスラーが語る〝驚愕の身体能力〟". Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT Who's Gonna Top? 2021". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT Get Alive 2021". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ KO-D6 人タッグ選手権. Extreme Party (in Japanese).
  5. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (May 14, 2023). "DDT ProWrestling" ONLY WE×DDTスペシャル!~火野裕士20周年記念興行~. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (July 23, 2023). "DDT Wrestle Peter Pan Results (7/23): Konosuke Takeshita Competes, Chris Brookes Wins Gold". fightful.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  7. ^ Thompson, Andrew (July 23, 2023). "DDT Pro-Wrestling 'Wrestle Peter Pan' Results (7/23/23): Chris Brookes, Matt Cardona win titles, Desperado vs. Sasaki". postwrestling.com. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.(King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan)&rft.date=2021-03-14&rft_id=https://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/ddt/kod-6.html&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Yuki Ishida (wrestler)" class="Z3988">
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