Yuya Aoki (wrestler)

Yukya Aoki (青木優也, Aoki Yūya) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling.[1]

Yuya Aoki
Aoki in 2019
Born (1996-09-10) September 10, 1996[1]
Yokohama, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuya Aoki
Billed height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Billed weight88 kg (194 lb)[1]
Trained byYuji Okabayashi
Debut2017[1]

Professional wrestling career

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2017–present)

With a background in sumo,[2] Aoki joined the Big Japan Pro Wrestling dojo in April 2016 after being scouted by Yuji Okabayashi whilst in high school.[2] He wrestled an exhibition match in November 2016 before making his official debut on January 17, 2017, in a losing effort against his mentor Okabayashi.[3][4] In May, he joined BJW's newly established junior heavyweight division, Strong J, and entered the tournament to crown the inaugural BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship.[5] On June 4, Aoki scored his first singles win in a shocking upset against veteran Shinobu.[6] Despite this, he would finish the tournament bottom of the standings having lost his four other matches. Having defeated the eventual champion Shinobu, he unsuccessfully challenged him to a title match on November 1.[7] In 2017, Aoki also made several appearances for major promotion All Japan Pro Wrestling, including their 45th anniversary show.[8] In March 2018, Aoki entered his first Ikkitousen Strong Climb where he managed to pick up win over Yasufumi Nakanoue.[9]

During his career, he worked for other professional wrestling promotions such as All Japan Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Zero1. During his matches in AJPW he worked alongside infamous wrestlers such as Jun Akiyama, the late Atsushi Aoki, Daisuke Sekimoto and Great Kojika.[10] He participated in the 2019 Fire Festival of Pro Wrestling Zero1, placing himself in the block A, finishing the tournament with a total of 8 points after scoring a draw against Super Tiger in his final match.[11] He won his first championship of his career at Big Japan Death Vegas on September 15, 2019, the BJW Junior Heavyweight Championship after defeating Tajiri.[12] Aoki trained as a professional wrestler under Yuji Okabayashi with whom he occasionally teams up. On October 8, 2019 at the BJW Dai Nippon Pro Wrestling Hokkaido Tour, the two teamed up with Kota Sekifuda to defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Jiro Kuroshio and Drew Parker in a six-man tag team match.[13] On December 26, 2020 at a house show, Aoki teamed up with Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani to win the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship by defeating Daisuke Sekimoto, Akita Hyodo and Takuho Kato.[14]

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "Yuya Aoki BJW profile". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese).
  2. "青木 優也さん | 大日本プロレスから初となる都筑区出身のプロレスラー | 都筑区". タウンニュース (in Japanese). 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  3. "【大日本プロレス】1・17（火）BJウィンターバケーション2017全対戦カード発表！青木優也デビュー戦決定!". Proresu Today (in Japanese). January 10, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  4. "「BJウィンターバケーション2017」Day1". Weekly Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). January 17, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. "BJW認定ジュニアヘビー級王座新設、7・17両国大会で初代王者決定戦". bokupuro-ad.gsj.mobi. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  6. "初代ＢＪＷ認定ジュニアヘビー級王座決定リーグ戦". Weekly Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). June 4, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  7. "後楽園大会". Weekly Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 1, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. "8.27両国大会[観衆]6550人". All Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  9. "BJW Death Market 43". cagematch.net. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  10. Dark angel (October 2, 2017). "AJPW: Results «Raising an Army Memorial Series 2017» Contested in the All Asia Championship". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. Dark angel (June 27, 2019). "Zero1: «Fire Festival 2019» The fight for the sword of fire begins". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  12. Dark angel (September 24, 2019). "BJW: "Big Japan Death Vegas 2019" 3 individual titles up for grabs". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  13. Daly, Wayne (October 9, 2019). "BJW Results: Dai Nippon Pro Wrestling Hokkaido Tour 2019 – Kushiro, Japan (10/8)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  14. ""Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history"". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  15. "BJW Junior Heavyweight Title History". wrestling-titles.com. December 30, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  16. ""Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship history"". Big Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2021.
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