Junta Miyawaki

Junta Miyawaki
Born (1997-06-14) June 14, 1997 (age 26)[1]
Takamatsu, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Junta Miyawaki
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Trained byHitoshi Kumano
Debut2016

Junta Miyawaki (宮脇純太, Miyawaki Junta) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling Noah.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2016–present)

Miyawaki is known for seldomly competing for various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. He competed in Pro Wrestling Zero1's 2021 edition of the Tenkaichi Tournament where he defeated Takumi Baba in the first rounds, Andy Wu in the second rounds, but fell short to Shoki Kitamura in the semifinals from September 9.[4] He competed on the second night of NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 17 from January 21, where he teamed up with Alejandro and Amakusa to defeat Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi and Tiger Mask.[5]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2016–present)

Miyawaki made his professional wrestling debut in Pro Wrestling Noah on the third night of the NOAH Winter Navigation from December 11, 2016, where he competed in a battle royal won by Quiet Storm and also involving Go Shiozaki, Hayata, Akitoshi Saito, Maybach Taniguchi, Mohammed Yone, Ricky Fuji and Rionne Fujiwara.[6]

Miyawaki competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the Global Junior Heavyweight League, he made his first appearance at the 2018 edition, placing himself in the block B, failing to score any points after competing against Yo-Hey, Ikuto Hidaka, Hi69, Minoru Tanaka and Hayata.[7] At the 2019 edition, he took a spot into the block A, but failed to score any points again after competing against Tadasuke, Yo-Hey, Yoshinari Ogawa, Daisuke Harada and Minoru Tanaka.[8] From the 2020 on, Miyawaki competed in the new format of rumble match. He made his last appearance at the 2022 edition where he got eliminated by Haoh.[9]

As for the Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League, Miyawaki made his first appearance at the 2018 edition where he teamed up with Seiya Morohashi and failed to score any points after competing against the teams of Hayata and Yo-Hey, Hajime Ohara and Hitoshi Kumano, Ikuto Hidaka and Takuya Sugawara, Hi69 and Minoru Tanaka, Ricky Marvin and El Hijo del Pantera and Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke.[10] Next year he teamed with Morohashi again, this time scoring a total of four points after going against Kotaro Suzuki and Yoshinari Ogawa, Hayata and Yo-Hey, Chris Ridgeway and Hitoshi Kumano, Daisuke Harada and Tadasuke, Hi69 and Minoru Tanaka, and Hajime Ohara and Nosawa Rongai.[11] He scored his best result at the 2021 edition which was held under the banner of "N Innovation U-Cup" and under a format of an eight-man tournament, where he alongside his Seiki-gun stablemates Atsushi Kotoge, Daisuke Harada and Hajime Ohara won the whole event in a single block also involving Stinger (Hayata, Yoshinari Ogawa, Seiki Yoshioka and Yuya Susumu), and Los Perros del Mal de Japón (Nosawa Rongai, Yo-Hey, Kotaro Suzuki and Ikuto Hidaka).[9]

Miyawaki competed in various pay-per-view events hosted by the company. At CyberFight Festival 2021 on June 6, he teamed up with Kinya Okada to defeat Yuki Iino and Toui Kojima.[12] At Noah Dream On Final 2022 on May 21, he teamed up with Daiki Inaba in a losing effort against Kai Fujimura and Yoshiki Inamura.[13] Miyawaki returned at N Innovation 2022 on December 23, and challenged Amakusa for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.[14] The match took place at Noah The New Year 2023 on January 1, where Miyawaki came up short.[15] At The Great Muta Final "Bye-Bye" on January 22, 2023, he teamed up with Alejandro and Yasutaka Yano to defeat Yoshinari Ogawa, Eita and Nosawa Rongai.[16] At Noah Great Voyage in Osaka 2023 on February 12, Miyawaki teamed up with Alejandro and challenged Yoshinari Ogawa and Eita for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Junta Miyawaki • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Junta Miyawaki/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  3. ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Junta Miyawaki Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (September 9, 2021). ZERO1・20周年記念イヤー 新木場大会～第18回 天下一ジュニアトーナメント2021 決勝戦～. z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 26, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "2023.01.21 Wrestle Kingdom 17 in Yokohama Arena". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 11, 2016). "NOAH Winter Navigation 2016 - Tag 3". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  7. ^ Dark angel (September 21, 2018). "NOAH: »Global Jr. League 2018 ″ Days 6 and 7". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "【6･27後楽園で開幕!】GLOBAL Jr. LEAGUE 2019情報". プロレスリング・ノア公式サイト | PRO-WRESTLING NOAH OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  9. ^ a b Dark Angel (January 15, 2022). "NOAH: "N-Innovation Cup 2022" Day 1". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. ^ Daly, Wayne (July 29, 2018). "NOAH Results: Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League 2018 Day 7 – Tokyo, Japan (7/28)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  11. ^ "【5･28開幕】GLOBAL Jr. TAG LEAGUE2019出場チーム決定!". プロレスリング・ノア公式サイト | PRO-WRESTLING NOAH OFFICIAL SITE. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
  12. ^ Voices Of Wrestling Stuff (June 6, 2021). "CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021 (JUNE 6) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Dark Angel (May 25, 2022). "NOAH: «Dream On 2022 Final» The return of Mutoh, new couples monarchs". superluchas.com. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  14. ^ Carlan, Lewis (December 23, 2022). "Pro Wrestling NOAH's N Innovation Results (12/23/2022); New Champions Crowned". pwmania.com. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  15. ^ Rose, Bryan (January 1, 2023). "NOAH The New Year notes: Jake Lee, Hiroshi Hase, new champions crowned". f4wonline.com. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (January 22, 2023). "Great Muta Final Bye-Bye Results (1/22): Great Muta Teams With Sting And Darby Allin". fightful.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  17. ^ Carlan, Lewis (January 10, 2023). "Huge Title Match Set For Pro Wrestling NOAH Great Voyage 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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