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Yuto Kikuchi
Personal information
Born (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)[2]
Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Kubota #3 Yuto
    Yuto Kikuchi
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Trained byHayata
Debut2015

Yuto Kikuchi (菊池悠斗, Kikuchi Yuto) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dotonbori Pro Wrestling. He is best known for his tenure with Pro Wrestling Noah where he was a member of the Passionate Ratel's stable and other stint tenures with various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.[3][4]

Professional wrestling career

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Japanese independent circuit (2015–present)

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Kikuchi often competes in Osaka Pro Wrestling. He competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the Tennōzan, in which he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he defeated Ares in the first rounds, then fell short to Toru Matsunaga in the second.[5] He competed in the inaugural tournament of the Osaka Light Heavyweight Championship in which he fell short to Ultimate Spider Jr. in the first rounds.[6]

Dotonbori Pro Wrestling (2015–present)

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Kikuchi has shared a decade-long tenure with Dotonbori Pro Wrestling. He made his professional wrestling debut at Dotonbori 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]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2024–present)

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Kikuchi made his debut in Pro Wrestling Noah at NOAH Limit Break ex. on March 20, 2024, where he teamed up with Harutoki in a losing effort against Hi69 and Mohammed Yone.[8] Kikuchi continued his work in the promotion's pay-per-views at Noah Limit Break 2 on May 29, 2024, where he teamed up with Muhammad Yone to defeat Shuji Ishikawa and Black Menso-re.[9]

Kikuchi competed in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Noah 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 the Noah Jr. Tag League, Kikuchi made his first appearance at the 2025 edition where he teamed up with Ratel's stablemate Tadasuke, placing themselves in the B block of the competition, scoring a total of four points after going against the teams of Amakusa and Junta Miyawaki, Jun Masaoka and Gaia Hox, and Atsushi Kotoge and Hajime Ohara, failing to qualify for the finals.[11]

Passionate Ratel's (2024–2025)

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Kikuchi joined the Passionate Ratel's at the beginning of September 2024 and made his debut in a flagship event of the promotion at Noah Star Navigation in Tokyo 2024 on September 14, where he teamed up with stablemates Hayata, Yo-Hey, Tadasuke to defeat Amakusa, Atsushi Kotoge, Hajime Ohara and Junta Miyawaki.[12] At Noah Star Navigation Premium: Akitoshi Saito Road Last on October 14, 2024, he teamed up with Yo-Hey, Amakusa and Dragon Bane in a losing effort against Junta Miyawaki, Kai Fujimura, Tadasuke and Yu Owada.[13] At Noah Deathnity on November 17, 2024, Kikuchi teamed up with Tadasuke to unsuccessfully challenge stablemates Hayata and Yo-Hey for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[14]

At Noah The New Year 2025 on January 1, Kikuchi participated in the traditional Noah The Rumble, bout won by Tadasuke which also featured notable opponents such as Zozaya, Masaaki Mochizuki, Titus Alexander and Dump Matsumoto.[15] At Noah Memorial Voyage in Kokugikan on May 3, 2025, he defeated Daiki Odashima in singles competition.[16] At Noah Wrestle Odyssey 2025 on October 11, he teamed up with Manabu Soya in a losing effort against All Rebellion (Galeno and Harutoki).[17]

Championships and accomplishments

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  • Dotonbori Pro Wrestling
    • WDW Championship (1 time, current)
    • WDW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Harutoki
    • WDW Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Orochi and Violence Dragon

References

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  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yuto Kikuchi/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yuto Kikuchi • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yuto Kikuchi Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. ^ 菊池悠斗. Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Tennozan 2022 (25.09.2022 bis 10.10.2022)". purolove.com (in German). Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  6. ^ 【大阪プロレス】旗揚げ第一戦のメインでゼウスが勝利！創始者デルフィンが登場！4.29アゼリア大正＜全試合結果＞. Proresu Today (in Japanese). 30 April 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (4 October 2015). "Dotonbori Pro Kuuga 20th Anniversary Show ~ MuchaRi Mai Reisai". cagematch.net. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ^ 3/20 NOAH 潮崎がDDTの“バーニング”遠藤哲哉＆飯野雄貴を迎え撃つ、スターネスが石川＆綾部と激突 LIMIT BREAK ex.. bbm-mobile.com (in Japanese). BBM Mobile Puroresu. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (30 May 2024). "NOAH Results: Limit Break 2 – Tokyo, Japan (5/29)". wrestling-news.net. Archived from the original on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ Thompson, Andrew (17 October 2025). "Pro Wrestling NOAH Unveils Field For Junior Heavyweight Grand Prix". fightful.com. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  11. ^ Dark Angelita (23 January 2025). "NOAH anuncia el torneo «NOAH Jr. Tag League 2025»". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  12. ^ Black, Ethan (14 September 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Star Navigation Night 8 Results – September 14, 2024". pwmania.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  13. ^ Black, Ethan (14 October 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Star Navigation Night 9 Results – October 14, 2024". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  14. ^ Black, Ethan (17 November 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah Deathtiny Results – November 17, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  15. ^ Vetter, Chris (3 January 2025). "Pro Wrestling NOAH "The New Year 2025" results: Vetter's review of Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Ulka Sasaki, Kaito Kiyamiya vs. Ozawa for the GHC Title, Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura vs. Omos and Jack Morris for the GHC Tag Titles". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  16. ^ Tsukada, Tokio (6 May 2025). "OZAWA Once Again Brings NOAH A Full House (NOAH Memorial Voyage 2025)". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  17. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (11 October 2025). "NOAH Wrestle Odyssey Results (10/11): Hiroshi Tanahashi, KENTA, Naomichi Marufuji Compete". fightful.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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