Ryoya Tanaka (田中良弥 Tanaka Ryoya, born January 16, 1999), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate (DG).
Tanaka was trained in the Dragon Gate Dojo and made his debut in May 2023 working as a rookie, being placed on Dragon Gate's mid-card for under a half-year, before joining D'Courage in November 2023.
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Dragon Gate (2023–Present)[]
In 2023, Yanagiuchi earned a training spot in the Dragon Gate Dojo dojo being inserted in the Dragon Gate Future class, being introduced by Dragon Gate's General manager Ryo Saito on May 15. He made his official debut facing former Open The Dream Gate Champion YAMATO, in a losing effort on May 28. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Yanagiuchi spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give Watanabe some in-ring, televised, experience. On October 15, Dragon Gate held the Royal Sambo battle royale, which was won by Genki Horiguchi after he pinned Tanaka for the win. Afterwards, reigning Open The Brave Gate Champion ISHIN came out to evaluate the field and proclaimed the winner would not necessarily be his opponent. Horiguchi offered the choice between himself or Ryoya Tanaka, with ISHIN chosing the rookie Tanaka, who had only 5 months in his career to his name, to be his next challenger. On October 29, despite being defeated by ISHIN in a tag team match, Tanaka claimed that he would win the Open The Brave Gate Championship and become the fastest to ever do so following their debut. On November 5 at Gate of Destiny, Tanaka unsuccessfully challenged ISHIN for the Open The Brave Gate Championship. Four days later, Tanaka was accepted into D'Courage.
In wrestling[]
- Entrance themes
- "Future Dreams" by Yatsuka Nakagawa