Kushida

Yujiro Kushida (櫛田 雄二郎 Kushida Yūjirō, born May 12, 1983)[1] is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name KUSHIDA. In NJPW, he is a six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (with Time Splitters teammate Alex Shelley). He was the winner of the 2015 and 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments, the 2016 Super J-Cup, and the 2017 Pro Wrestling World Cup, a tournament co-promoted by NJPW with What Culture Pro Wrestling and Revolution Pro Wrestling. Kushida previously made appearances for NJPW's American partner Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Television Champion.

Kushida began training for a mixed martial arts (MMA) career at Nobuhiko Takada's Takada Dojo while in junior high school. He made his professional MMA debut in 2003 for the ZST promotion, winning the following year's ZST Genesis Lightweight Tournament. In 2005, he retired from MMA, ending his career with an undefeated record.

Moveset
Finishing moves Signature moves
 * Back to the Future (Small package driver) – 2017–present
 * 9469 / Kushida Lock (Crossface with a knee to the opponent's back) – 2010–2013
 * Hoverboard Lock (Kimura lock)– 2014–present
 * Midnight Express (Corkscrew moonsault) – 2010–present
 * Supernova Press (Moonsault onto a standing opponent) – 2006–2010
 * Supernova Rana (Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope) – 2006-2010
 * Asai DDT
 * Buzzsaw Kick (High-speed roundhouse kick to the head of a seated, kneeling or rising opponent) – adopted from Tajiri
 * Diving crossbody
 * Double knee backbreaker
 * Handspring back elbow – adopted from Tajiri
 * Jumping double knee strike
 * Masahiro Tanaka (Wind-up punch)
 * Moonsault, standing
 * Rolling Elbow (Discus elbow smash)
 * Somersault topé through the second and top ropes
 * Springboard overhead chop
 * Standing corkscrew moonsault

Professional wrestling

 * All Japan Pro Wrestling
 * AJPW U-30 Tag Team Tournament (2008) – with T28[107]
 * Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
 * Cuadrangular de Parejas (2016) – with Marco Corleone[108]
 * New Japan Pro-Wrestling
 * IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (6 times, current)
 * IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Alex Shelley[38][62]
 * Best of the Super Juniors (2015, 2017)[79][102]
 * Super J-Cup (2016)[95]
 * Super Jr. Tag Tournament (2012) – with Alex Shelley[37]
 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked him #20 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2017[109]
 * Ring of Honor
 * ROH World Television Championship (1 time)[100]
 * What Culture Pro Wrestling/Defiant Wrestling
 * Pro Wrestling World Cup (2017)[110]

Mixed martial arts

 * ZST
 * ZST Genesis Lightweight Tournament (2004)