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Yujiro

Birthdate: January 13th, 1981
Height: 5'10''
Weight: 218 lbs.
Debut: July 26th, 2004
Background: Amateur Wrestling
Promotion History: New Japan (2004 to present)
Alliances: New Japan Jr. Sekigun
Ring Attire: Blue or red double strapped tights
Card Position: Opener/Lower Mid-Card
Major Tournaments Won: None
Current Title Held: IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship

Championship History:

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with Tetsuya Naito:
- Defeated Minoru and Prince Devitt on 10/13/08

Biggest Matches:
- November 4th, 2005 vs. Masayuki Naruse
- May 22nd, 2007 vs. Minoru (title challenge)
- June 12th, 2007 vs. Milano Collection AT
- October 13th, 2008 with Naito vs. Minoru and Prince Devitt (title win)

Pictures:
- Yujiro with an armlock
- A lariat by Yujiro
- The German Suplex by Yujiro on El Samurai
- Yujiro hits a backbreaker

Signature Moves:
- Deadlift German Suplex Hold
- Karelin Lift
- Intercollege Slam
- Moonsault
- Overhead Suplex
- Spear
- Suisha Otoshi
- Trapping Suplex
- Waterwheel Drop

2005 Recap:
Yujiro is the newest member of the New Japan Dojo to debut in the ring. While obviously a few years from being elevated up the card, he shows a lot of fire in the ring and performed well in 2005.

2006 Recap:
For much of 2006, Yujiro continued doing Young Lion duties and mostly wrestled in opening matches. Yujiro has begun picking up wins, however, as he has defeated the newest Young Lion Mitsuhide Hirasawa on many occasions and even got the chance to battle bigger stars such as Yamamoto. He did not participate in the G1 Climax or the G1 Tag League, although he did easily defeat Tetsuya Naito in December, reminding the fans that he is far from being on the lowest rung in New Japan.

2007 Recap:
Yujiro continued to grow in 2007, as he began picking up key wins to prove he was past the young lion phase of his career. To start the year off he defeated El Samurai, who is considered one of the major walls for young lions to beat as they move up the card. Yujiro did still spend a good part of the year opening shows, but he was now able to pick up wins against Hirasawa, Naito, and Ishikari. On May 22nd Yujiro challenged Minoru for the IWGP Jr Heavyweight Championship, but he would fall to the cross armbreaker. In the Best of the Super Jr. Tournament, Yujiro had a victory over Milano but came in 6th place overall. During the G1 Tag League tour he had singles matches against Goto and Tiger Mask, but was unable to defeat either one. On December 24th, Yujiro faced off against Yuji Nagata but he would lose after being hit with the Thunder Death Driver.

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