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| Born | Yohei Fujita (1988-02-06)February 6, 1988 (age 37) |
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| Billed height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
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| Debut | December 22, 2008 |
Yohei Fujita (藤田 洋平,Fujita Yōhei; born February 6, 1988), better known by his ring nameYo-Hey (stylised in all capital letters), is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler signed toPro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he is theGHC Junior Heavyweight Champion in his first reign and a member of theRatel'sstable.
Fujita started his career inDragon Gate (DG) under the ring nameRyoma (stylised in all capitals); his ring name being a tribute to former Japanese movement leaderSakamoto Ryōma. In 2009, Fujita left Dragon Gate due to an animal abuse scandal, and took an extended hiatus from professional wrestling until he returned in 2011 forSmash. He later wrestled forWrestling New Classic (WNC) until 2013 when he left to become a freelancer, before signing with Noah in September 2017.
Fujita has a background inShorinji Kempo,baseball,soccer, andjudo. After graduating from the Human Academy Sports College, he began training in the Dragon Gate dojo.
Fujita made his debut inDragon Gate (DG) under his real name on December 22, 2008, against Kenshin Chikano. On March 20, 2009, during a Nex show, he joined Warriors-5 and changed his ring name toRyoma in tribute toSakamoto Ryōma. In mid 2009, ananimal abuse scandal was causing an uproar in Dragon Gate surrounding the pet monkey, Cora. Fujita was one of the accused wrestlers who were involved in the abuse of Cora, and was put on an indefinite disciplinary measure. Then, Fujita announced his retirement from pro-wrestling due to the issues that were surrounding the whole situation.
In 2011, Fujita moved to theUnited States for a short stay in the Funaki Dojo, run bySho Funaki. He would then return to Japan under the ring nameYo-Hey, and received a tryout match inSmash which he passed. He made his re-debut in 2011, losing toAkira, but would leave Smash later in the year due to a disagreement between Smash ownerTajiri and financial backer Masakazu Sakai. After that, he debuted inWrestling New Classic alongsideYusuke Kodama, losing toMikey Whipwreck and Tajiri on May 26, 2012. He left WNC to become a freelancer in 2013.
In 2012, he began competing inAll Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) under the ring nameGillette, participating the2012 AJPW Junior Tag League withKai, finishing with 4 points and failing to make it to the finals. He would return participating in the2012 Junior Hyper League finishing his block with 2 points and failing to advance. After that, he would make sporadic appearances as Yo-Hey until 2016 when he made his last appearance, teaming withSushi and losing to Billyken Kid and Toru.
After he left Wrestling New Classic (WNC) in 2013, he began making appearances in Doutonbori Pro Wrestling (DPW) and participated in the 2013 Doutonbori Tag King Decision League withHayata finishing with 8 points but failing to advance to the finals. He would later begin making appearances in Dove Pro Wrestling (Dove Pro), where he participated in the tournament to crown the new #1 contenders to the Dove Pro Tag Team Championship where he and Ippei made in to the finals but lost to Billyken Kid and Rey Paloma. In 2014, he participated in the Dotonbori Saikyou Otoko Tournament, losing to Shoichi Uchida in the 2nd round. In July 2015, he took part in a tryout with WWE. On April 2, 2016, he won his first championship with Kenshin Chikano as the Gingin Boys, defeatingBlack Buffalo andTsubasa and Gunso and Hayata for the Dove Pro Tag Team Championship in a TLC match. They lost the titles toJun Kasai and Gunso on November 26. Afterwards, they would split up due to Yo-Hey focus on wrestle in Noah.
In December 2016, he began appearing inPro Wrestling Noah (Noah) after president Masayuki Uchida announced that he would allow freelancers to wrestle in Noah. On January 14, 2017, he made his debut in Noah, defeating Rionne Fujiwara. Later in January 2017, Yo-Hey and Hayata defeatedHi69 andTaiji Ishimori. After the match, Yo-Hey and Hayata stated that they wanted a match for the vacantGHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. This led to a feud for the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships between XX (Ishimori and Hi69) and Hayata and Yo-Hey. On February 18, he and Hayata failed to capture the vacant GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, losing to Hi69 and Ishimori.[2] Three days later, Hayata and Yo-Hey came together withDaisuke Harada andTadasuke to form a new stable namedRatel's.[3] On August 26, Yo-Hey and Hayata defeated XX in a rematch to become the new GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.[4] On September 3, Noah announced that Yo-Hey had signed an exclusive contract with the promotion, ending his days as a freelancer.[5]
On March 17, Yo-Hey entered the ring and attackedShuji Kondo,Hajime Ohara, and Hi69. Ha saved Tadasuke from their attack before extending his hand to him, who accepted it, leavingKongo. Later that night, Yo-Hey and Tadasuke were revealed as the newest members ofJake Lee's newest stableGood Looking Guys. On April 16 at Green Journey in Sendai, Yo-Hey and Tadasuke defeatedEita andYoshinari Ogawa to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. They lost the titles toStinger (Chris Ridgeway andDaga) on June 22. Yo-Hey and Tadasuke regained the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship on January 2, 2024 atNoah The New Year by defeating Los Golpeadores (Alpha Wolf andDragon Bane) andNinja Mack andAlejandro in a three-way match.[6]On July 13 at Destination, Good Looking Guys disbanded. Later that night, Yo-Hey and Tadasuke came out and offered to form an alliance with Hayata. On September 1, Yo-Hey reformed Ratel's with Hayata, Tadasuke, Daisuke Harada and Yuto Kikuchi. On September 1, Yo-Hey and Hayata defeated Eita and Shuji Kondo to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the third time.[7] They lost the titles toAmakusa andJunta Miyawaki on March 22, 2025.
On May 3, atMemorial Voyage in Kokugikan, Yo-Hey defeated Eita to win the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship for the first time.
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