is a

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currently working for

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. He appears on the

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(GanPro) brand under his real name, and on the

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brand as part of the Pheromones stable under the name .

Professional wrestling career

Ganbare Pro (2013–present)

Imanari made his

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debut in

in the

(GanPro) branch of the company which hosted the No Cry, No Wrestle event from April 17, 2013, where he fell short to Osamu Namiguchi. At Can You Celebrate? on September 29, 2018, he unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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. Imanari often wrestled in unusual matches, such as a 13-on-1 handicap match which took place at Momoiro Kneel Kick on April 14, 2019, where he teamed up with

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and others to defeat Ken Ohka. On May 3, 2022, Imanari defeated

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to win the Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship.

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2013–present)

Imanari seldom works for the bigger branch of the company. At Beer Garden Fight on August 2, 2018, Imanari competed in a 20-man falls count anywhere battle royal also involving

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, Danshoku Dieno,

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and others. At the 2020 edition of the

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, he scored the win by defeating Shinichiro Tominaga in the finals. He is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as

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, making his first appearance at

Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on October 21, 2018, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event, named after the traditional Japanese cultural festivals, featured twelve matches, t ...

on October 21 where he participated in a Rumble rules match won by

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and also involving

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, Shota,

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and others. Another notable event where he competed is

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, making his only appearance at

Ultimate Party 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT). The event took place on November 3, 2019, in Tokyo at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. It was the first event under the DDT Ultimate Party, Ultimate Party chronology. The event featur ...

on November 3 where he teamed up with

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and Miss Mongol to face

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, Yasu Urano and Takato Nakano and

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( Tetsuya Endo,

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and Nobuhiro Shimatani) in a

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for the

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. At

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, a cross-over event promoted by

on June 6 in which all DDT,

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and

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companies took part, Imanari teamed up with

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and Kouki Iwasaki to defeat Ken Ohka, Keisuke Ishii and Shota in a

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. In 2021, he formed the Pheremones stable with Danshoku "Dandy" Dieno & Yuki "Sexy" Iino.

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2020–present)

Imanari is also known for competing in

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. He won the 2020 edition of the Furinkazan Tournament by teaming up with

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defeating Revengers (

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and

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) in the

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(Yoshikazu Yokoyama and Chris Vice) in the semi-finals and The Kubota Brothers (Yasu Kubota and Hide Kubota) in the final from December 25 which was also for the vacant

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. At the 2021 edition of the event he teamed up with

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and fell short to

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and Junya Matsunaga in the first round.

Championships and accomplishments

GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship The is a six-person tag team title established in 2006 by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion . After the promotion folded in 2018, the titles moved to Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling, a sub-brand of DDT Pro-Wrestling. In June 2021, the title ...

(

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) – with

and Miss Mongol :*

King of Dark Championship The was a professional wrestling championship created by Amon Tsurumi. The champion was forced to wrestle exclusively in dark matches on DDT shows. Contrary to regular professional wrestling championships, the title was not rewarded to the win ...

( 1 time) :*

KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling championship owned by the DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) promotion. The title was first announced during DDT's year-end event on December 23, 2012, becoming the promotion's fifth active title. The first champions were c ...

( 1 time, current) – with Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Yuki "Sexy" Iino :*I Will Not Give Up Tag Tournament (2017) – with Bambi *

:* Spirit of Ganbare World Openweight Championship ( 1 time) :* Ganbare☆Climax (

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) *

Japan Indie Awards The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out annually since 2007 by the program '' Indie no Oshigoto'', broadcast on the Fighting TV Samurai TV channel. Unlike the more widely publicized and recognized ...

:* Best Unit Award (2021) – with Danshoku "Dandy" Dino and Yuki "Sexy" Iino *

( 1 time) – with

:* Furinkazan (

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) – with Shinjiro Otani

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Imanari, Yumehito 1985 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers People from Niigata Prefecture 21st-century professional wrestlers King of Dark Champions KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions