Yuki Yoshioka

Yuki Yoshioka (吉岡有紀, Yoshioka Yuki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate. He is a former Open the Dream Gate Champion.^[3]

Yuki Yoshioka
Born	(1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 (age 29)^[1] Ōgaki, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dia Inferno Yuki Yoshioka Yoshioka
Billed height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)^[2]
Billed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Debut	October 29, 2016

Professional wrestling career

Mexican independent scene (2020)

Apart from his work for Dragon Gate, Yoshioka is known for briefly competing in the Mexican independent scene. On September 13, 2020, at a house show promoted by IWRG, he teamed up with Shun Skywalker to unsuccessfully challenge Dragon Bane and El Hijo de Canis Lupus in the finals on a number one contendership tournament for the IWRG Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.^[4]

Dragon Gate (2016-present)

Yoshioka made his professional wrestling debut on the fifteenth day of the 2016 Gate of Victory from October 29, where he teamed up with Genki Horiguchi and Ryo Saito in a losing effort against Ben-K, Masaaki Mochizuki and Peter Kaasa.^[5] He was part of the R.E.D. stable, making his debut on the fifth night of the 2020 Gate of Victory on October 7, 2020.^[6] On January 12, 2022, Yoshioka alongside Eita and Kaito Ishida were kicked out of R.E.D. due to the rest of the stable's members appointing Shun Skywalker as their new leader as a replacement for Eita.^[7] He eventually joined the D'courage stable one day later at Open the New Year Gate 2022 on January 13, where Yoshioka teamed up with Dragon Dia and defeated SB Kento and H.Y.O to win the Open the Twin Gate Championship.^[8] At Ultimo Dragon 35th Anniversary on July 30, 2022, Yoshioka defeated Kai to win the Open the Dream Gate Championship.^[9]

Yoshioka is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the Gate of Destiny. He made his first appearance at the 2018 edition of the event which took place on November 3, where he teamed up with Masaaki Mochizuki and Shun Skywalker to unsuccessfully challenge Natural Vibes (Genki Horiguchi, Kzy and Susumu Yokosuka) and MaxiMuM (Jason Lee, Kaito Ishida and Naruki Doi) in a Three-way elimination tag team match for the Open the Triangle Gate Championship.^[10] At the 2020 edition from November 4, where he teamed up with BxB Hulk and H.Y.O in a losing effort against Team Dragon Gate (Ben-K, Dragon Dia and Strong Machine J).^[11]

Another signature event in which he competed was the King of Gate tournament. He made his first appearance at the 2019 edition, placing himself in the Block B and scoring a total of two points after going against Eita, Susumu Yokosuka, Masato Yoshino, Yasushi Kanda and Yosuke♥Santa Maria.^[12] Yoshioka won the 2022 edition of the event by defeating Kota Minoura in the finals.^[13]

Championships and accomplishments

• Dragon Gate
  • Open the Dream Gate Championship (1 time)^[14]
  • Open the Twin Gate Championship (1 time) – with Dragon Dia^[15]
  • King of Gate (2022)
• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • Ranked No. 139 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2023^[16]

References

1. Saalbach, Axel. "Yuki Yoshioka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yuki Yoshioka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
3. InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Dia Inferno Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
4. Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 13, 2022). "Events>>IWRG". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
5. Dragon Gate (October 29, 2016). THE GATE OF VICTORY 2016.10.29 兵庫・神戸サンボーホール 観衆:1,000人(超満員札止め). gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 30, 2022.
6. Dark Angel (October 12, 2020). "Dragon Gate: "The Gate of Victory 2020" RED's domain". superluchas.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
7. Lowe, Case (January 13, 2022). "DRAGONGATE OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE (JANUARY 12) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
8. Dragon Gate (January 13, 2022). OPEN THE NEW YEAR GATE 2022 -Final Burst Out! K-ness. Forever- 2022.1.13 東京・後楽園ホール 観衆：611人. gaora.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 30, 2022.
9. Kreikenbohm, Philip (July 30, 2022). "DG Kobe World 2022 ~ Ultimo Dragon 35th Anniversary". cagematch.net. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
10. Dark angel (November 12, 2018). "Dragon Gate: »The Gate of Destiny 2018 ″ 3 Mexicans in action". superluchas.com. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
11. Lowe, Case (November 3, 2020). "DRAGONGATE GATE OF DESTINY (NOVEMBER 3) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
12. Dark angel (May 21, 2019). "Dragon Gate: "King of Gate 2019" The battle begins". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
13. Lowe, Case (June 3, 2022). "DRAGONGATE KING OF GATE FINALS (JUNE 2) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
14. Wrestling Titles. "Open the Dream Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
15. Wrestling Titles. "Open the Twin Gate Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
16. Ruth, Sondra (September 14, 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved September 17, 2023.