Yusuke Kubo

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Yusuke Kubo
Kubo in May 2016
Born (1987-02-15) February 15, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Isa, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Goro Jr.
Goro Junior
Yusuke Kubo
Kubito
Yusuke Shiranami
Billed height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Trained byDick Togo
Ryota Chikuzen
Debut2006

Yusuke Kubo (久保佑允, Kubo Yusuke) is a Japanese

promotion Pro-Wrestling Basara. He is also known for his tenure with DDT Pro-Wrestling.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2006–present)

Kubo has worked as a freelancer most of his career, competing in various promotions from the

K-ness and Susumu Yokosuka).[4] On the fifth night of the Noah The First Navigation 2013 from January 22, he competed in a ten-man battle royal won by Marshall Von Erich and also involving his brother Ross Von Erich, Harlem Bravado and Lance Bravado, Hitoshi Kumano, Takaaki Watanabe, Yoshinari Ogawa and others.[5] At Gatoh Move Japan Tour #322, an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on November 12, 2017, he teamed up with Kaho Kobayashi to defeat Riho and Taro Yamada in a mixed tag team match.[6]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2006–2020)

Kubo made his

six-man tag team match
.

He competed in several signature events of the promotion such as the

five-way match won by Joey Ryan and also involving Cherry, Sayaka Obihiro, and Tatsuhiko Yoshino.[8]

Pro-Wrestling Basara (2016–present)

Kubo is mainly known for competing in

singles match.[9] He soon started to chase for various titles. At DDT BASARA Vol. 3 on February 26, 2016, he unsuccessfully challenged Shiori Asahi for the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[10] He eventually won his first title in the company, the Iron Fist Tag Team Championship alongside Fuma by defeating Sento Minzoku (Daiki Shimomura and Isami Kodaka) in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champions.[11] At BASARA 90 Itto Ryodan, Kubo teamed up with Fuma and Sagat and defeated Abdullah Kobayashi, Hideki Suzuki and Yoshihisa Uto to win the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship, a title owned by Big Japan Pro Wrestling which was shortly contested in Basara.[12] At BASARA 147 ~ Glitter ~ on January 26, 2021, he unsuccessfully challenged Takumi Tsukamoto for the Union Max Championship.[13] At BASARA 207 ~ Takagari 14 on December 17, 2022, he competed in a battle royal won by Fuminori Abe and also involving Daiki Shimomura, Sagat, Trans-Am Hiroshi, Masato Kamino, Takato Nakano and many others.[14]

Kubo competed in a couple of the promotion's signature events such as the "Heaven Summit Itadaki", making his first appearance at the first-ever edition of the tournament from 2016, where he fought in the block A where he scored a total of four points after going against Isami Kodaka, Ryota Nakatsu, Sagat and Ryuichi Sekine.[15]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yusuke Kubo • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "KUBITO/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yusuke Shiranami Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 15, 2010). "Dragon Gate Glorious Gate 2010 - Tag 9". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  5. ^ KGB Wrestling (January 22, 2013). "JAPÓN: RESULTADOS DEL SHOW DE NOAH » THE FIRST NAVIGATION 2013″ DEL 22 DE ENERO DE 2013". kgb-wrestling.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (November 12, 2017). Gatoh-Move Japan Tour・322 2017年11月12日 市ヶ谷チョコレート広場. gatohmove.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Justin, Dylan (March 25, 2016). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2016 (MARCH 21) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 23, 2017). "DDT Tavern Pro Wrestling ~ Alcohol Mania 2017 ~". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  9. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (January 21, 2016). "BASARA "RAISING AN ARMY VAJRA 1 ~STAKE EVERYTHING~" Results". drmaticddt.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  10. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (February 26, 2016). "DDT ProWrestling" 伐折羅・四～威風堂々～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  11. ^ Dark Angel (November 6, 2019). "BASARA: "Basara 109 – Utage" Concludes Iron Fist Tag League 2019". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  12. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (March 21, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" 伐折羅・玖拾弐～一刀両断～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 26, 2021). "BASARA Results: Vajra 147 ~ Glitter – Tokyo, Japan (1/26)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Dark Angel (January 6, 2023). "BASARA: "Basara 207" Fuminori Abe says goodbye". superluchas.com. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Pro-Wrestling Basara (June 12, 2016). "DDT ProWrestling" 伐折羅・拾参〜大阪の陣・水無月〜. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2023.
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