Yoshiki Kato

Yoshiki Kato
Personal information
Born (1996-12-12) 12 December 1996[1]
Mizunami, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Yoshiki Kato
Billed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Billed weight90 kg (198 lb)
Debut2022

Yoshiki Kato (加藤良輝, Katō Yoshiki) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dragongate, where he is a former Open the Triangle Gate Champion.[3] He sometimes competes in promotions that are part of the Japanese independent scene.[4]

Professional wrestling career

Dragongate (2022–present)

Kato made his professional wrestling debut in Dragongate on the second night of the DG Rainbow Gate 2022 on June 5, where he wrestled Takuma Ishikawa into a time-limit draw in a series of exhibition bouts.[5] During his time in the promotion, he was part of the "Z-Brats" stable and obtained various accomplishments.[6][7] He is a two-time champion of the Open the Triangle Gate, a title that he first won alongside Z-Brats stablemates Ishin and Kai at Final Gate 2023 on December 24, by defeating Dragon Kid, Punch Tominaga, and Yamato.[8] On the second night of the DG Rainbow Gate 2025 on June 4, he teamed up with stablemates Ishin and Homare to defeat Natural Vibes (Flamita, Kzy, and Strong Machine J) to win the title for the second time.[9]

He competed in various signature events of the promotion. He made his first appearance at the Rey de Parejas tag tournament in 2023, where he teamed up with Kaito Nagano. They placed themselves in the A-block, where they scored a total of three points after competing against Kota Minoura and B×B Hulk, Yuki Yoshioka and Madoka Kikuta, H·Y·O and Ishin, Jason Lee and Jacky "Funky" Kamei, and Masaaki Mochizuki and Mochizuki Jr.[10] Two years later, during the 2025 edition, he teamed up with Ishin again in the A-block, where they scored a total of five points after competing against Jacky Kamei and Riiita, Kota Minoura and Jason Lee, Susumu Yokosuka and Kagetora, Yuki Yoshioka and Dragon Dia, and Ryu Fuda and Daiki Yanagiuchi, missing the semifinals by one point.[11]

Kato made his first appearance at the 2023 Gate of Destiny, the promotion's grandest annual event, where he teamed up with M3K (Masaaki, Mochizuki, and Mochizuki Jr.) in a losing effort against Z-Brats (H.Y.O, Kai, and Shun Skywalker).[12]

Japanese independent circuit (2022–present)

Kato competes in promotions of the Japanese independent scene as a developmental talent sent by Dragongate. At Power Struggle 2023, an event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling on 4 November, Kato teamed up with Strong Machine J and Mochizuki Jr. in a losing effort against Boltin Oleg, The DKC, and Ryusuke Taguchi.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ Saalbach, Axel. "Yoshiki Kato • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yoshiki Kato/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ↑ DRAGONGATE：ドラゴンゲート公式サイト 加藤良輝. Dragongate (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yoshiki Kato Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  5. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (5 June 2022). "DG Rainbow Gate 2022 - Tag 2". cagematch.net. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Open the Triangle Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Wrestling Titles. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  7. ↑ Kreikenbohm, Philip (30 January 2025). "Yoshiki Kato". Cagematch. Archived from the original on 14 August 2026. Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Black, Ethan (24 December 2023). "Dragon Gate The Final Gate Results – December 24, 2023". pwmania.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Lowe, Case (9 June 2025). "Dragongate Rainbow Gate (June 4) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  10. ↑ 「俺らは数合わせの白星配給係に見られてるかもしれない」初代IWRGタッグ王者の望月ススム＆神田ヤスシが7年ぶりのDRAGON GATEタッグリーグ優勝宣言！. battle-news.com (in Japanese). 4 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Lowe, Case (3 March 2025). "Dragongate Rey de Parejas 2025 Night One (March 2) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Lowe, Case (7 November 2023). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 5) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Fritts, Chick (4 November 2023). "NJPW Power Struggle live results: Ospreay vs. Umino, Moxley vs. Great-O-Khan The Super Junior Tag League finals are also set for today's show". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  14. ↑ Wrestling Titles. "All Asia Tag Team Title [All Japan]". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  15. ↑ Ross, Patrick (23 September 2025). "Full 2025 PWI 500 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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