Yota Tsuji

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Real name: Yota Tsuji
Height: 6’0
Weight: 200 lbs.
Date of birth: September 8, 1993
From: Yokohama, Japan
Pro debut: April 10, 2018
Trained by: NJPW Dojo
Finishing move: Shooting Star Press

Biography

– In his school and college days, Tsuji was a star quarterback
– Tsuji joined the New Japan Dojo in April 2017
– Tsuji made his professional debut at Lion’s Gate Project 11 on April 10, 2018, losing to Tomoyuki Oka
– Tsuji scored his first victory on September 5, 2018, teaming with Ren Narita to defeat Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura
– At Destruction in Kobe 2018, Tsuji wrestled Yuya Uemura to a time-limit draw
– At Destruction in Kobe 2019, Tsuji, Yuya Uemura & Yuji Nagata defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Michael Richards & Alex Coughlin
– In the summer of 2021, Tsuji was sent to the UK’s RevPro for his learning excursion
– Tsuji made his UK debut on September 4, 2021, losing to Kyle Fletcher
– Later that year, Tsuji joined Gabriel Grey’s ‘The Legion’
– In November 2022, Tsuji was moved from the UK to Mexico, continuing his excursion with CMLL
– Tsuji returned to New Japan in the lead-up to Dominion 2023. He joined Los Ingobernables de Japon and unsuccessfully challenged IWGP Heavyweight Champion SANADA in the main event of the show
– At Royal Quest III, Tsuji defeated Luke Jacobs
– At Power Struggle 2023, LIJ (Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito) defeated Yuya Uemura & SANADA
– At The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024, Tsuji defeated Yuya Uemura in a Hair vs. Hair Match
– Tsuji won the 2024 New Japan Cup, defeating Hirooki Goto in the final
– At Satsuma No Kuni 2024, LIJ (Tsuji, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi) defeated Bullet Club (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd & Gedo)
– At Resurgence 2024, LIJ (Tsuji & Naito) defeated Bullet Club (David Finlay & KENTA)
– At Dominion 2024, LIJ (Tsuji, Hiromu Takahashi & BUSHI) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano & Oleg Boltin to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles