Ryohei Oiwa

Oiwa in September 2023

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Aichi, Japan

**Ryohei Oiwa** (大岩 陵平, *Oiwa Ryohei*, born November 7, 1998 in Aichi, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), who is currently working in Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH) on a learning excursion.

## Early life

Oiwa started training amateur wrestling for three years in high school and finished third in the championship of his category.

## Professional wrestling career

### New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–2023)

In December 2020, Oiwa earned a training spot in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) dojo, after the passing an introductory test. He entered the dojo in April 2021. After training four months in the dojo, Oiwa made his professional wrestling debut on August 24, facing fellow young lion Kosei Fujita in a match, which ended in a draw. As is customary for most professional wrestlers and various young lions, Oiwa spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Oiwa some in-ring, televised, experience.

On November 5, 2022, Oiwa helped Zack Sabre Jr. to defeat EVIL during the semifinals of the NJPW World Television Championship tournament, after he disguised himself as Sabre to serve as decoy to distract EVIL to allow Sabre to win. Kosei Fujita repeated the same trick before on EVIL before to win his block match during the 2022 G1 Climax. On August 13, 2023, Kaito Kiyomiya invited Oiwa to take part on a learning excursion in Pro Wrestling Noah, which he accepted. Unlike various young lions that NJPW often send on a learning excursion outside Japan, be it the United States of America, Europe or Mexico, Oiwa was the first young lion to have his learning excursion in Japan.

### Pro Wrestling NOAH (2023–Present)

Oiwa made his debut for NOAH on September 3, teaming with Kiyomiya in a winning effort against Yoshinari Ogawa and Zack Sabre Jr. Upon joining the promotion, Oiwa was taken under Kiyomiya's wing, as he became his mentor, before setting the goal of holding the GHC Tag Team Championship alongside him. He made his last match for NJPW on September 8, accompanied by Kiyomiya, unsucessfully challenging Sabre for the NJPW World Television Championship. On September 18, Oiwa had his first win in his first professional wrestling career, facing Junta Miyawaki in a winning effort. On October 14, Oiwa and Kiyomiya defeated one half of reigning the GHC Tag Team Champions Anthony Greene and LJ Cleary. Kiyomiya scored the pinfall victory over Greene and afterwards announced that him and Oiwa wanted to challenge Greene and Jack Morris to a title match for the GHC Tag Team Championship, setting up the title match at Demolition Stage in Fukuoka, which they failed to win. From November 25 until December 6, Oiwa and Kiyomiya returned to NJPW taking part in the 2023 World Tag League, were they finished the tournament with a record of two wins, and six losses, failing to advance to the semifinals of the tournament. On December 10, Oiwa and Kiyomiya were attacked by House of Torture, only to be saved by Shota Umino. Afterwards, Oiwa and Kiyomiya challenged EVIL and Yujiro Takahashi to a match, after previously defeating them in the 2023 World Tag League. After House of Torture made an appearance in NOAH attacking Kiyomiya, this would lead to a match, on January 2, 2024 at NOAH The New Year, where Oiwa, Kiyomiya, Umino, Daiki Inaba, Junta Miyawaki, and Shuji Kondo faced House of Torture in a winning effort, ending their feud.

## In wrestling

* **Finishing moves**
	+ German suplex
	+ Gutwrench suplex
* **Signature moves**
	+ Backdrop suplex
	+ Body slam
	+ Boston crab
	+ Dragon screw
	+ *Dragon-style Harite* (Left-handed open-palm face slap)
	+ Multiple chop variations
		- Double hand chop
		- Knife edge chop
	+ Multiple dropkick variations
		- Corner
		- Standing
	+ Dropkick
	+ Forearm smash
	+ Figure four-leglock
	+ Hip toss transitioned to a suplex
	+ Running standing body splash
	+ Pull-over foot stomp
	+ Shoulder tackle
	+ Spinning double leg takedown