Shota Umino
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.
Known for
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
Stardom on Stardom World
2011
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
2019
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
2024
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
2025
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
2026
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
2025
AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026
2026
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
2023
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
2024
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024
2024
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
2026