1. Wheeler Yuta is signed to All Elite Wrestling, where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool Combat Club.
21 Facts About Wheeler Yuta
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Wheeler Yuta is one-third of the AEW World Trios Champions alongside stablemates Claudio Castagnoli and Pac.
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Wheeler Yuta makes appearances for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor, where he is a former three-time ROH Pure Champion, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he was a member of the Chaos stable.
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Wheeler Yuta's parents met while his father was on tour as a master chief petty officer in the US Navy.
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Wheeler Yuta moved with his parents to South Carolina, where he graduated from Carolina Forest High School.
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Wheeler Yuta made his Combat Zone Wrestling debut in late 2015 and consistently appeared for CZW until late 2016.
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On September 11,2020 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Yuta made his debut for Ring of Honor in the first round of the ROH Pure Tournament, where he was defeated by Jonathan Gresham.
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At Final Battle, Wheeler Yuta teamed with Fred Yehi against The Foundation in the first-ever Pure Rules tag team match.
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Wheeler Yuta joined the Best Friends stable, filling in for the injured Trent Beretta in trios matches.
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At the event, Wheeler Yuta defeated Woods to win the title.
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On January 18,2023 Wheeler Yuta made his first title defense against Hagane Shinno at The Jay Briscoe Celebration of Life.
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At the event, Wheeler Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Shibata, ending his second reign at 111 days.
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At Double or Nothing, the Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite in an Anarchy in the Arena match after Wheeler Yuta pinned its leader Omega.
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Wheeler Yuta retained the title against Tom Lawlor at Final Battle.
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Between February 2024 and June 2024, Wheeler Yuta was sidelined by an injury.
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Wheeler Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Lee Moriarty at Death Before Dishonor, ending his third reign at 244 days.
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Wheeler Yuta did not participate in the turn as he was held back by Pac.
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On May 1,2022, Wheeler Yuta was announced to be competing in the 29th Best of the Super Juniors tournament as part of the B Block.
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Wheeler Yuta finished with a record of five wins and four losses, resulting in 10 points, failing to advance to the finals.
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In January 2022, Wheeler Yuta made his debut for Pro Wrestling Guerrilla at the Battle of Los Angeles.
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Wheeler Yuta defeated Blake Christian in the first round, but would lose the second round match to Mike Bailey.