1. Shota Umino is the son of NJPW referee Hiroyuki Umino.
20 Facts About Shota Umino
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Shota Umino then made his debut for NJPW's main roster at Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2017 on April 22 as a "young lion", losing to fellow young lion Hirai Kawato.
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Shota Umino obtained his first win in a six-man tag team match on the first night of the Best of the Super Juniors 24 event, teaming with Tomoyuki Oka and Volador Jr.
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Shota Umino would compete in the 2017 Young Lion Cup, but did not win, with a final standing of 4 points.
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Shota Umino wrestled in the 2019 New Japan Cup tournament, but lost to Hiroshi Tanahashi in the first round.
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Shota Umino made his debut for Revolution Pro Wrestling at the New Beginnings event on November 9,2019, in a loss to Kyle Fletcher.
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Shota Umino had previously wrestled for RevPro in 2018, during the collaborative two-night event Strong Style Evolved UK.
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Shota Umino made his debut for Over the Top Wrestling at the promotion's Stickin' Out event on January 5,2020, where he lost to Scotty Davis.
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Shota Umino would make his return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, on April 16,2022, at Windy City Riot, where he answered Jay White's open challenge but was defeated.
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On January 4,2023, at Wrestle Kingdom 17, Shota Umino teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi and Keiji Muto to defeat Los Ingobernables de Japon, in Muto's NJPW retirement match, where Shota Umino pinned Bushi for the win.
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Shota Umino participated in his first G1 Climax tournament, where was placed in the A Block.
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Shota Umino finished his tournament with 6 points, narrowly missing out on a place to advance to the quarterfinals.
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At Power Struggle, Ospreay defeated Shota Umino to retain the United States title.
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However, in their final match of the tournament, Narita turned on Shota Umino and sided with their opponents, House of Torture.
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Shota Umino sought his revenge heading into the new year, teaming with Kaito Kiyomiya, Ryohei Oiwa, Daiki Inaba, Shuji Kondo and Junta Miyawaki to defeat House of Torture at Noah The New Year on January 2,2024.
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Two days later at Wrestle Kingdom 18, Shota Umino teamed with Kiyomiya once more to face Narita and Evil, but failed to win the match.
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Shota Umino later appeared in the show, running off Narita from attacking Moxley, who had just won the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
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Shota Umino participated his second G1 Climax tournament, where he was placed in A Block.
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Shota Umino finished the tournament with 8 points, but failed to advance to the quarter-finals.
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On January 4,2025 at Wrestle Kingdom 19, Shota Umino unsuccessfully challenged Zack Sabre Jr.