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 Aoyagi in August 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1995-11-02)November 2, 1995 (age 30)[1] Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan[1] |
| Family | Atsuki Aoyagi (brother) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name | Yuma Aoyagi |
| Billed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 90 kg (200 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Atsushi Aoki |
| Debut | December 14, 2014[1] |
Yuma Aoyagi (青柳 優馬,Aoyagi Yūma; born November 2, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler working forAll Japan Pro Wrestling. A member of the Zennichi Shin Jidai stable, he is a formerTriple Crown Heavyweight Champion, a two-timeAll Asia Tag Team Champion, and a three-timeAJPW World Tag Team Champion. He is also the older brother of professional wrestler and fellow AJPW signeeAtsuki Aoyagi.
Yuma Aoyagi was born on November 2, 1995, inMatsumoto City,Nagano Prefecture of Japan. Up to Junior High School, Aoyagi would be playingvolleyball and watchingprofessional wrestling on television and in live venues, along with his father who also was a pro wrestling fan. While giving his high school exams at Tagawa High School in Nagano Prefecture, he would go from liking pro-wrestling to telling his parents that he was determined to become a pro wrestler.
After graduating from high school, Yuma Aoyagi joinedAll Japan Pro Wrestling's dojo system on April 1, 2014. After 8 months in a trainee period, he made his debut as a Junior Heavyweight on December 14 losing toKento Miyahara inKorakuen Hall. Aoyagi debuted in blue short tights reminiscent ofJun Akiyama's original debut color. It was later revealed that the tights were Akiyama's as he gave them to the young rookie as a gift for his hard work. On July 7, 2015, Aoyagi picked up his first win by defeatingNaoya Nomura. At theWorld's Strongest Tag Determination League 2015 Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura finished with 2 points by only defeatingKenso andOsamu Nishimura.
On January 3, 2016, afterYohei Nakajima defeated Naoya Nomura for theGaora TV Championship, Aoyagi came out and challenged Nakajima for the Gaora TV title. On January 18, Aoyagi had a match againstDaisuke Sekimoto atBig Japan Wrestling (BJW)'s D-Rize. On February 12, Aoyagi lost to Yohei Nakajima and failed to win the Gaora TV Championship.
On July 20, at theNew Japan Pro-Wrestling'sSuper J-Cup, Aoyagi lost to Suzuki-gun'sTaichi at the first round. On May 4, AJPW president Jun Akiyama made a surprise appearance forWrestle-1, facing off withKeiji Mutoh with the two agreeing to a tag team match against each other on August 11. On August 11, Wrestle-1 presented an interpromotional six-man tag team match, which saw AJPW president Jun Akiyama take on former AJPW president Keiji Mutoh. In the match, the AJPW trio of Akiyama, Naoya Nomura and Yuma Aoyagi were victorious over the Wrestle-1 trio of Mutoh, Koji Doi and Kumagoro.
After the Pro Wrestling Love PPV, Aoyagi formed a team with Nomura. On September 19, Aoyagi and Nomura lost to Kento Miyahara andJake Lee. After the match Miyahara and Lee invited them to join Nextream which they accepted. On November 11, it was announced that Aoyagi and Nomura would participate in the World's Strongest Tag Determination League at Block B. From November 12 to 17, Aoyagi participated at the2016 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory with the reigningWorld Junior Heavyweight ChampionSoma Takao. Aoyagi and Takao finished the tournament with 5 points, advancing to the finals. In the finals, Aoyagi and Takao lost to Aoki and Sato. In the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, Aoyagi and Nomura tied in fourth place with two points with their only win being overSuper Tiger and Sato.[2]
On January 3, 2017, Aoyagi unsuccessfully challengedKeisuke Ishii for theWorld Junior Heavyweight Championship.[3] From February 17 to 26, Aoyagi participated in the2017 Jr. Battle of Glory where he finished in last place of his block with 3 points where he scored a win over Yohei Nakajima and went to a draw withAtsushi Maruyama.[4] On June 18, Aoyagi with Lee and Miyahara won the Nemuro Dining Room Cup 6 Man Tag Tournament defeatingUltimo Dragon, Jun Akiyama andTakao Omori in the finals to win his first tournament in the process.
After graduating to the heavyweight division on September 12, 2017, Aoyagi and Naoya Nomura defeatedBlack Tiger VII andTaka Michinoku to win theAll Asia Tag Team Championship on September 30. He would defend the belt four times before he would relinquish the title, after fracturing his leg in a match with Ryoji Sai on January 25, 2018. He would return on June 5 of the same year and reclaim the All Asia Tag Titles with Nomura on July 29.
On January 3, 2020, Aoyagi would storm Miyahara after aTriple Crown Heavyweight Championship defence, to challenge him for a title match. On the 11th of the same month, Aoyagi would announce that if Miyahara would beat him in a singles Championship contest, he would leave Nextream. Miyahara would do so, and thus Aoyagi would be forced to leave the stable which he had been a member of for the past years. During this time Izanagi would offer Aoyagi a place in the Purple Haze stable, yet he would decline, and would go on during this time tagging with his brotherAtsuki Aoyagi.
Aoyagi would participate in the 2020Champion Carnival, being unsuccessful by ending up with a score of 2 wins to 2 losses. In the finals of the tournament,Zeus would defeat Aoyagi's previous ally. Aoyagi would then return to Miyahara and lift him on his shoulders, and they would announce on twitter that Aoyagi would be teaming up with Miyahara in the World's Strongest tag Determination League. On December 7, 2020, Aoyagi along with Kento Miyahara would beat the team ofJake Lee andKoji Iwamoto, to win the 2020 AJPWWorld's Strongest Tag Determination League. On January 2, 2021, Aoyagi & Miyahara would beat theAJPW World Tag Team Champions,Shuji Ishikawa &Suwama to win the titles, in Korakuen Hall. Aoyagi would defeat Jake Lee on May 4, 2022, to win his first Champion Carnival,[5] becoming the youngest ever winner of the tournament in the process.
,Internet Wrestling Database
