Yuki Arai
Arai in July 2024
Born	(1998-05-07)May 7, 1998 (age 26)[1] Kyoto,Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Yuki Arai
Billed height	164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Trained by	Miyu Yamashita
Debut	2018

Yuki Arai (荒井優希,Arai Yuki) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler andidol best known for her time in the JapanesepromotionTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. She is also a member of the Japanese idol groupSKE48.^[3]

Arai made herprofessional wrestling debut inDDT Pro-Wrestling atDDT Live! Maji Manji #21 on October 28, 2018, where she competed in agauntlet battle royal to defend theIronman Heavymetalweight Championship she won three weeks days earlier at ahouse show against herSKE48 seniorKaori Matsumura. The match was won byMaki Itoh and also involved various other opponents includingCherry,Emi Sakura,Mizuki,Saki Akai, andYuki Kamifuku.^[4] Arai resumed her professional wrestling career following a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, primarily competing in the sister promotionTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling. Arai made her return to DDT atNever Mind 2022 on December 29. She reunited with her "Reiwa Ban AA Cannon" tag team partner Saki Akai, and together they were victorious overSaori Anou andRiko Kawahata.^[5]

Arai's first appearance inTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling was at Yes! Wonderland 2021 on May 4, where she andMiu Watanabe were defeated byArisu Endo and Maki Itoh.^[6] During her tenure with the promotion, she sought to obtain various championship titles. At Tokyo Joshi 2021 Autumn on December 4, she participated in abattle royal to determine the number one contender for theInternational Princess Championship won by Maki Itoh.^[7] At Grand Princess '22 on March 19, she unsuccessfully challenged Itoh for the same title.^[8] Arai achieved her firstPrincess Tag Team Championship victory by forming a partnership with Saki Akai and prevailing over Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki andYuka Sakazaki) at Summer Sun Princess '22 on July 9.^[9] They lost the titles at Tokyo Joshi Pro '23 on January 4 to Wasteland War Party (Heidi Howitzer andMax the Impaler).^[10]

As a brand of theCyberFight promotion, TJPW participated in cross-over events held between the three promotions owned by CyberFight: DDT, TJPW andPro Wrestling Noah. AtCyberFight Festival 2021, held on June 6, she joined forces withHikari Noa and Mizuki in a losing effort against Maki Itoh,Marika Kobashi and Yuki Kamifuku.^[11]

At theKeiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last-Love" event on February 21, 2023, Arai teamed up with Mizuki, Maki Itoh and Miu Watanabe in a losing effort to Yuka Sakazaki,Miyu Yamashita,Shoko Nakajima andRika Tatsumi.^[12]

• DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (1 time)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 108 of the top 250 female wrestlers in thePWI Women's 250 in 2024^[13]
• Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
  • International Princess Championship (1 time)
  • Princess Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withSaki Akai
• Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards
  • Rookie Of The Year (2021)

• 1998 births
• Living people
• Japanese female professional wrestlers
• 21st-century female professional wrestlers
• 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
• Professional wrestlers from Kyoto Prefecture
• Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions
• International Princess Champions
• Princess Tag Team Champions
• SKE48 members
• 21st-century Japanese women singers
• 21st-century Japanese singers
• Japanese idols

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