Ryu Fuda (布田 龍 Fuda Ryū, born September 25, 2001), is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Dragon Gate (DG).
Professional Wrestling Career[]
Dragon Gate (2021–Present)[]
Fuda, who had an extensive kick boxing background and previously met Keisuke Okuda during a Dragon Gate show, decided to train for his professional wrestling career in Dragon Gate dojo. After a long series of exhibitions bouts against other people in his class (known as Dragon Gate Future), he made his official debut facing his idol Masaaki Mochizuki in a losing effort on November 27, 2021 at Gate of Origin. As is customary for most professional wrestlers, Fuda spent most of his matches losing to other, more experienced wrestlers, which would help put over other wrestlers while at the same time give him some in-ring experience. On February 20, 2022 General Manager Ryo Saito announced that the rookies of class of 2021, whom Fuda was part of, would be facing each other at Memorial Gate in Wakayama in a five-way match, with the winner receiving a title match for the Open The Brave Gate Championship against Dragon Dia on March 5 at Champion Gate in Osaka. At the event on February 23, Fuda was unable to win the match, being eliminated by eventual winner Takuma Fujiwara.
On September 24, 2023, Fuda faced reigning Open The Brave Gate Champion ISHIN in a losing effort. Afterwards, ISHIN stated that he would give Fuda a rematch for the Open The Brave Gate Championship in his hometown in Sendai at Gate of Origin. However, on October 7, it was announced that Fuda would be unable to compete in the match due to breaking three of his fingers, leading him to be replaced by Natural Vibes' leader Kzy, who went on to become the new champion, with Fuda being at ringside.
On January 16, 2025, Fuda and Daiki Yanagiuchi requested Masaaki Mochizuki to join the second iteration of Mochizuki Dojo, which he accepted. They were soon joined by Akihiro Sahara, completing the second version of the stable. Three days later, after Young Dragon Cup finals, Yoshiki Kato challenged Mochizuki Dojo to a Captain’s Fall Elimination match, where Mochizuki Dojo would have been forced to disband, if they lost. On January 25 at Gate of Bayside, Mochizuki Dojo defeated Z-Brats, keeping the stable alive.
In wrestling[]
- Signature moves
- Knife edge chop
- Multiple kick variants
- Enzuigiri
- Gamengiri
- Rope-assisted step-up soccer
- Soccer
- Spinning heel
- Running knee strike
- Entrance themes
- "Future Dreams" by Yatsuka Nakagawa