Yukio Naya

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Yukio Naya
DDT 納谷幸男選手(2020)
Naya in July 2020
Born (1994-08-17) August 17, 1994 (age 27)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
FamilyTakatōriki Tadashige (father)
Taihō Kōki (grandfather)
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yukio Naya
Billed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Debut2017[3]

Yukio Naya (納谷幸男, Naya Yukio) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT).[4]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2017-present)[]

Naya made his professional wrestling debut for Real Japan Pro Wrestling, at RJPW Legend Of The Gold VIII on September 14, 2017, scoring a victory against Ichiro Yaguchi.[5] At RJPW Dynamite Kid Memorial Performance an event celebrating the life of Dynamite Kid which took place on March 15, 2019, Naya teamed up with Yuji Okabayashi and Alexander Otsuka to defeat Hideki Suzuki, Hideyoshi Kamitani and Ryoji Sai in a six-man tag team match.[6] While competing for Wrestle-1, he participated in the WRESTLE-1 Tag League 2018, and on the second night of the WRESTLE-1 Tour Updraft from October 8, he teamed up with Masayuki Kono, falling short to Shuji Kondo and Koji Doi.[7] At WRESTLE-1 Tour 2018 5th Anniversary on September 23, Naya teamed up with Masayuki Kono to defeat Ganseki Tanaka and Tsugutaka Sato in the same Tag League Tournament.[8]

Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) (2019-present)[]

Naya made his first appearance for Dramatic Dream Team at Judgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary on February 17, 2019, where he teamed up with Go Shiozaki, Kazusada Higuchi to defeat Daisuke Sekimoto, Toru Owashi and Yuki Iino.[9] At Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, he faced Hideki Suzuki in a losing effort.[10] At DDT Handmade In Japan FES 2020 on January 11, 2020, he teamed up with Makoto Oishi and fell short to the winners Nautilus (Naomi Yoshimura and Yuki Ueno), All Out (Shunma Katsumata and Yuki Ino) and Keigo Nakamura and Mao in a four-way tag team match.[11] Naya formed a brief team with Cody Hall, with whom he teamed up at DDT Valentine Itabashi Series 2020 on February 1, where they defeated Danshoku Dino and Hiroshi Yamato.[12] At Into The Fight 2020 on February 23, he fell short to Mad Paulie and Keigo Nakamura in a three-way match.[13] On the second night of Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 from June 7, Naya unsuccessfully challenged Shinya Aoki in a No Countout match for the DDT Extreme Division Championship.[14] On the second night of King Of DDT 2020 Tournament, Naya participated in a 13-man battle royal for a chance to re-enter the tournament, where he competed against the winner Tetsuya Endo, Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata, Yukio Sakaguchi and others. He previously got defeated by El Lindaman on the first night.[15] At DDT This Will Be Our Ninth Narimasu Event on Febauray 20, 2021, Naya teamed up with Chris Brookes and Toi Kojima in a losing effort to Gota Ihashi, Toru Owashi and Antonio Honda.[16] At Into The Fight 2021 on February 28, Naya teamed up with Disasterbox (Harashima and Toru Owashi) to defeat Damnation (Daisuke Sasaki, Mad Paulie) and Nobuhiro Shimatani.[17] Naya is a former Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, title which he won alongside Mizuki Watase, Antonio Honda and Danshoku Dino at Judgement 2020: DDT 23rd Anniversary on March 20, 2020, after they simultaneously pinned Masahiro Takanashi to become co-champions.[18] At Judgement 2021: DDT 24th Anniversary on March 28, he teamed up with Sanshiro Takagi, Chikara and Yakan Nabe to defeat Shinya Aoki, Super Sasadango Machine, Antonio Honda and Kazuki Hirata for the KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship.[19]

Personal life[]

Naya is the son of the former sumo wrestler Takatōriki Tadashige and the grandson of Taihō Kōki.

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling Official. "DDT/Profiles/Yukio Naya". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yukio Naya-Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yukio Naya/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yukio Naya • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Dark angel (September 13, 2017). "RJPW: Complete poster for «Legend Of The Gold VIII» 14/09/2017". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Daly, Wayne (March 16, 2019). "RJPW Results: Dynamite Kid Memorial Show – Tokyo, Japan (3/15)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Dark angel (October 16, 2018). "W-1 «Wrestle-1 Tour 2018 Updraft» Follow the couples tournament". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Wrestle-1 (September 23, 2018). ""WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2018 5th ANNIVERSARY" 9.23 Hiroshima". w-1.co.jp. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (February 17, 2019). "Judgement2019～DDT旗揚げ22周年記念大会～". ddtpro.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  10. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 15, 2019). "Wrestle Peter Pan 2019". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  11. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 12, 2020). "DDT Results: Handmade In Japan FES 2020 – Tokyo, Japan (1/11)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Iversen, Stuart (February 7, 2020). "DDT Valentine Itabashi Series (1/2/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  13. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (February 23, 2020). "Into The Fight 2020". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  14. ^ Fischbeck, Thomas (June 8, 2020). "DDT WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020 DAY 2 (JUNE 7) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  15. ^ 夏を制するものはDDTを制する！　DDTのKINGの座を争う真夏のトーナメント「KING OF DDT 2020」は神田明神ホール3連戦＆後楽園ホールで開催！　総勢28選手参加！　組み合わせ決定！　KO-D無差別級王者・遠藤が出場！　田中稔、青木真也、T-Hawk、エル・リンダマン参戦！ (in Japanese). DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  16. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (February 20, 2021). "僕たち9度目の成増大会になります！2021". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  17. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 1, 2021). Into The Fight 2021. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  18. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (March 20, 2020). "Judgement2020～DDT旗揚げ23周年記念大会～". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  19. ^ Nova, Ashley-Rose (March 28, 2021). "DDT: DDT Judgement 2021 / 28th March 2021 / Results". twm.news. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  20. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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