| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (age 27)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name |
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| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Trained by | Hayata |
| Debut | 2015 |
Yuto Kikuchi (菊池悠斗,Kikuchi Yuto) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler signed to Dotonbori Pro Wrestling. He is best known for his tenure withPro Wrestling Noah where he was a member of thePassionate Ratel's stable and other stint tenures with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.[3][4]
Kikuchi often competes inOsaka Pro Wrestling. He competed in one of the promotion's signature events, theTennōzan, in which he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he defeated Ares in the first rounds, then fell short toToru Matsunaga in the second.[5] He competed in the inaugural tournament of theOsaka Light Heavyweight Championship in which he fell short to Ultimate Spider Jr. in the first rounds.[6]
Kikuchi has shared a decade-long tenure with Dotonbori Pro Wrestling. He made hisprofessional wrestling debut atDotonbori Pro Kuuga 20th Anniversary Show on October 4, 2015, where he fell short to Eisa8 in singles competition.[7] During his time with the promotion, he won three of the four available men's titles, the WDW, WDW Tag Team and WDW Six Man Tag Team Championship.[1]
Kikuchi made his debut inPro Wrestling Noah atNOAH Limit Break ex. on March 20, 2024, where he teamed up with Harutoki in a losing effort againstHi69 andMohammed Yone.[8] Kikuchi continued his work in the promotion's pay-per-views atNoah Limit Break 2 on May 29, 2024, where he teamed up with Muhammad Yone to defeatShuji Ishikawa andBlack Menso-re.[9]
Kikuchi competed in various of the promotion's signature events such as theNoah Jr. Grand Prix, tournament in which he made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he fell short to Hayata in the first rounds.[10] In theNoah Jr. Tag League, Kikuchi made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he teamed up withRatel's stablemateTadasuke, placing themselves in the B block of the competition, scoring a total of four points after going against the teams ofAmakusa andJunta Miyawaki,Jun Masaoka and Gaia Hox, and Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara, failing to qualify for the finals.[11]
Kikuchi joined thePassionate Ratel's at the beginning of September 2024 and made his debut in a flagship event of the promotion atNoah Star Navigation in Tokyo 2024 on September 14, where he teamed up with stablemates Hayata,Yo-Hey, Tadasuke to defeatAmakusa,Atsushi Kotoge,Hajime Ohara andJunta Miyawaki.[12] AtNoah Star Navigation Premium: Akitoshi Saito Road Last on October 14, 2024, he teamed up with Yo-Hey, Amakusa andDragon Bane in a losing effort against Junta Miyawaki,Kai Fujimura, Tadasuke andYu Owada.[13] AtNoah Deathnity on November 17, 2024, Kikuchi teamed up with Tadasuke to unsuccessfully challenge stablemates Hayata and Yo-Hey for theGHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[14]
AtNoah The New Year 2025 on January 1, Kikuchi participated in the traditionalNoah The Rumble, bout won by Tadasuke which also featured notable opponents such as Zozaya,Masaaki Mochizuki,Titus Alexander andDump Matsumoto.[15] AtNoah Memorial Voyage in Kokugikan on May 3, 2025, he defeatedDaiki Odashima in singles competition.[16] AtNoah Wrestle Odyssey 2025 on October 11, he teamed up withManabu Soya in a losing effort againstAll Rebellion (Galeno and Harutoki).[17]
