| Yuki Ishida | |
|---|---|
 Ishida in March 2023 | |
| Born | 21 January 1999 Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Yuki Ishida |
| Billed height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Billed weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
| Trained by | Jun Akiyama |
| Debut | September 26, 2021 |
Yuki Ishida (石田 有輝, Ishida Yūki, born January 21, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for DDT Pro-Wrestling.
Early life and sumo background
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
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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DDT Pro Wrestling
- KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Kazusada Higuchi and Ryota Nakatsu [8]
References
- ^ "【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.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT Who's Gonna Top? 2021". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "DDT Get Alive 2021". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ KO-D6 人タッグ選手権. Extreme Party (in Japanese).
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) 6-man Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
External links
- Yuki Ishida's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
