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Shota Umino
Born 1997-04-17Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shota Umino is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2017 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he trained as a Young Lion. The son of NJPW referee Hiroyuki “Red Shoes” Umino, he went on excursion to the United Kingdom before returning to Japan and making his G1 Climax debut in 2023. He was ranked No. 72 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 in 2025 and won his first championship when he captured the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 6.14 in 2026.
Screen work
Movies & roles
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~Shota UminoNJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1Shota UminoNJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1Shota UminoNJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement MatchShota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6Shota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5Shota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4Shota UminoAEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026Shota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3Shota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2Shota UminoNJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIIIShota UminoNJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1Shota UminoNJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026Shota UminoNJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)Shota UminoNJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to DominionShota UminoNJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2Shota UminoNJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3Shota UminoNJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2Shota Umino