Yusaku Ito

Yusaku Ito
Personal information
Born (1992-02-03) 3 February 1992[2]
Handa, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Yusaku Ito
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Trained byXevious
Debut2011

Yusaku Ito (伊東優作, Itō Yūsaku) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dove Pro Wrestling, best known for his tenure with Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) and Pro Wrestling Freedoms. He also makes appearances in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2011–present)

Ito made his professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted by Daiwa Entertainment Pro Wrestling on September 18, 2011, where he fell short to Michio Kageyama in singles competition.[4] He worked for various hardcore wrestling promotions of the Japanese independent circuit such as Deathmatch Innovative Element (DIE), Pro Wrestling Freedoms, Pro Wrestling Heat Up, Daiwa Entertainment Pro Wrestling (DEP) and others.[1]

At GCW/JCW Vs. The World 2024, an event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling on April 4, 2024, Ito competed in a fourteen-man tag team match in which he teamed up with Ho Ho Lun, LJ Cleary, Lou Nixon, Mizuki Watase, Ricky Knight Jr. and Shota in a losing effort against Calvin Tankman, Charlie Tiger, Marcus Mathers, Mike Bailey, Mr. Danger, Terry Yaki and Tony Deppen.[5]

Pro Wrestling Freedoms (2012–present)

Ito made his debut in Pro Wrestling Freedoms at FREEDOMS Toru Sugiura Hometown Comeback 2012 on October 21, where he teamed up with Kengo Takai in a losing effort against Bear Fukuda and Keizo Matsuda.[6] During his time with the promotion, he chased for various titles. He won the King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship by teaming up with Masashi Takeda at Freedoms The Gekokujo 2025 on March 19, where they defeated Kenji Fukimoto and Violento Jack.[7] At Jun Kasai Produce Tokyo Death Match Carnival 2025 Vol. 1 on July 10, Ito unsuccessfully challenged Toru Sugiura for the King of Freedom World Championship.[8]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–present)

Ito made his debut in Big Japan Pro Wrestling at BJW Death Market 61 on May 30, 2021, where he teamed up with Makoto Hasuka to defeat Akira Hyodo and Kosuke Sato.[9] During his tenure with the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments. At BJW Death Mania X 2022 on August 28, he teamed up with Michio Kageyama and unsuccessfully challenged Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) for the BJW Tag Team Championship.[10] At BJW Death Mania XI 2023 on September 10, Ito unsuccessfully challenged Yuki Ishikawa for the BJW Deathmatch Heavyweight Championship.[11] He eventually succeeded in winning the title at BJW Death Mania XIII 2025 on August 24, by defeating Akira.[12]

Ito competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the Saikyo Tag League, he made his first appaearance at the 2022 edition where he teamed up with Michio Kageyama, placing themselves in the B block of the competition and scoring a total of eight points after going against the teams of Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto, Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu, Shigehiro Irie and Yuya Aoki, Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani, Chicharito Shoki and Yuji Okabayashi, Kazuki Hashimoto and Satsuki Nagao, Kankuro Hoshino and Yuichi Taniguchi, and Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yusaku Ito/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yusaku Ito • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yusaku Ito Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (18 September 2011). "DEP Dojo Show". cagematch.de. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ^ Vetter, Chris (5 April 2024). "GCW/JCW vs. The World results (4/4): Vetter's review of Gringo Loco, Arez, and Latigo vs. Yamato, Dragon Kid, and Shun Skywalker, Masha Slamovich vs. Syuri for the JCW Title, Aigle Blanc vs. Jordan Oliver". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (21 October 2012). "FREEDOMS Toru Sugiura Hometown Comeback 2012". cagematch.de. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. ^ 2025.3.19　東京・後楽園ホール 2025年03月19日　開始時刻：18時30分. Pro Wrestling Freedoms (in Japanese). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  8. ^ Black, Ethan (16 July 2025). "Freedoms Tokyo Death Match Carnival Vol 1 Results (July 10th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  9. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (30 May 2021). "BJW Death Market 61". cagematch.net. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  10. ^ Dark Angelita (2 September 2022). "BJW: «Death Mania X 2022» Hay nuevo monarca Death Match". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. ^ Black, Ethan (10 September 2023). "BJW Death Mania 11 Results – September 10, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  12. ^ Black, Ethan (30 August 2025). "BJW Death Mania 13 Results (August 24th, 2025)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ^ Dark Angelita (24 February 2023). "BJW:«Saikyou Tag League 2022» Gran Final". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  14. ^ Wrestling Titles. "BJW Death Match Heavyweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
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