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better known by his

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Wheeler Yuta (sometimes stylized as Wheeler YUTA). He is currently signed to

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(AEW), where he is the current

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in his record-setting second reign and also member of the

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. He also makes appearances in

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(ROH) and Japan's

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(NJPW), where he was formerly a member of

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Professional wrestling career

Early career (2014–2020)

Yuta debuted in 2014. He made his

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(CZW) debut in late 2015 and consistently appeared for CZW until late 2016. On October 5, 2017, at One Shot, he made his debut for

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(MLW) in a losing effort to

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. His last match for the promotion would be in 2019 against Low-Ki.

Ring of Honor (2020, 2022–present)

Yuta made his debut for

(ROH) in the first round of the

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, where he was defeated by

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. After

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's purchase of Ring of Honor, it was announced that Yuta would face Josh Woods at the revived

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for the

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. At the event, Yuta defeated Woods to win the title. On the May 24, 2022 episode of ''

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'', which aired almost two months after their bout at Supercard of Honor XV, Yuta would successfully defend the ROH Pure Championship against Woods in a rematch. Yuta once again defended the title on the June 29 episode of ''Dark'', defeating

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. After the match, Yuta was attacked by 2point0 and Daniel Garcia. This led to a match between Garcia and Yuta for the title at Death Before Dishonor, in which Yuta successfully retained the championship. Yuta lost the title on the September 7 episode of ''Dynamite'' to Garcia, ending his reign at 159 days. On December 10, 2022 Yuta regained the

during

Final Battle.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–present)

On the June 29, 2021 episode of '' Dark: Elevation'', Yuta made his debut for

(AEW) against

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, and would consistently appear on AEW's YouTube shows throughout the coming months. Yuta also joined Best Friends, where he filled in for the injured

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in trios matches. On the November 10 episode of ''

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'',

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announced that Best Friends would become a sub-group within NJPW stable

, and they would represent the stable in AEW. On the March 30, 2022 episode of ''Dynamite'', after Yuta was defeated by

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, he teased to join the

stable. The April 8 episode of '' Rampage'' saw Yuta lose in a hard-fought match to

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, which led to him joining the BCC, after being welcomed by the leader

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021–present)

In April 2021, Yuta made his debut for

(NJPW) with the promotion's American subsidiary, appearing on ''

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''. On May 1, 2022, Yuta was announced to be competing in the 29th

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tournament as part of the B Block. Yuta finished with a record of five wins and four losses, resulting in 10 points, failing to advance to the finals. On the tournament finals day, Yuta,

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and

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defeated

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, Yoh,

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and Titán in a tag-team match.

Pro Wrestling Guerrilla (2022–present)

In January 2022, Yuta made his debut for

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(PWG) at the

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. He defeated Blake Christian in the first round, but would lose the second round match to Mike Bailey.

Championships and accomplishments

* Chikara **

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(1 time) *

**Dramatic Destination Series (2016) **Trifecta (2018) *Dojo Pro Wrestling **Dojo Pro White Belt Championship (1 time) * NOVA Pro Wrestling **Men's Commonwealth Cup (2018) *''

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'' **Ranked No. 43 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022 *Powerbomb.tv **IWTV Independent Wrestling World Championship (1 time) *

( 2 time, Current)

References

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