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Naka Shuma
Shuma in June 2023
Born (1998-12-19) 19 December 1998 (age 26)[1]
Kishiwada, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Naka Shuma
Billed height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Billed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Debut2019

Naka Shuma (ナカ・シュウマ, Naka Shuuma) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2AW) where he is the current 2AW Openweight Champion in his first reign.[3] He is also known for competing in Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW).[4]

Professional wrestling career

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Active Advance Pro Wrestling (2019–present)

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Shuma made his professional wrestling debut in Active Advance Pro Wrestling at 2AW GRAND SLAM In TKP Garden City Chiba on November 10, 2019, where he fell short to Daiju Wakamatsu in singles competition.[5] At 2AW Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho on February 11, 2022, he competed in Tank Nagai's retirement gauntlet match, bout which also involved various other notable opponents such as Akira Hyodo, Hideyoshi Kamitani, Shiori Asahi, Ricky Fuji, Tomato Kaji and others.[6]

During his time in the promotion, he chased for various accomplishments and was part of two major units, "The Rule"[7] and "MJ2".[2] At 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall on December 3, 2023, he teamed up with "MJ2" stablemate Kengo Mashimo to defeat Bug's Mutation (Ayumu Honda and Chango) for the 2AW Tag Team Championship.[8]

Pro Wrestling Zero1 (2020–present)

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Shuma often competes in Pro Wrestling Zero1 as developmental talent sent by 2AW. He made his first appearance in the promotion at BJW/ZERO1/2AW 3 Groups Joint Performance, a cross-over event held on August 11, 2020, where he teamed up with Chicharito Shoki, Daiju Wakamatsu and Takumi Baba to defeat Kosuke Sato, Masaki Morihiro, Takuho Kato and Yuki Ishikawa in eight-man tag team competition.[9] At 2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall on March 20, 2024, he teamed up with Kengo Mashimo to win the NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship by defeating Junya Matsunaga and Tsugutaka Sato in a winner-takes-all match which was also disputed for Naka and Mashino's 2AW Tag Team titles which they held in tandem.[10]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2020 present)

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Another promotion in which Shuma competes as a developmental wrestler is Big Japan Pro Wrestling. at BJW/2AW Big Advance, a cross-over event held with 2AW, he teamed up with "The Rule" stablemates Ayato Yoshida and Takuma Joshiba to unsuccessfully challenge Chicharito Shoki, Yasufumi Nakanoue and Yuji Okabayashi for the Yokohama Shopping Street 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[11]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Naka Shuma • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Naka Shuma/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  3. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling. 選手名鑑 ナカ・シュウマ. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Naka Shuma Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  5. ^ Active Advance Pro Wrestling (10 November 2019). GRAND SLAM in TKPガーデンシティ千葉. 2aw.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ Dark Angelita (23 February 2022). "2AW: «Tank Nagai Kanzen Nensho»". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  7. ^ Dark Angelita (23 November 2021). "2AW:«Grand Slam in TKP Garden» Dominio de The Rule". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  8. ^ Peterson, Karen (31 December 2023). "Dream Slam Monthly (Vol. 12) Bye-Bye 2023". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  9. ^ Dark Angelita (18 August 2020). "BJW/Zero1/2AW: «Tokyo Delta » Unidos en la Pandemia". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (20 March 2024). "2AW Grand Slam In Korakuen Hall". cagematch.net. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  11. ^ Dark Angelita (23 June 2022). "BJW/2AW: «Big Advance» Okabayashi, Nakanoue and Shoki defenden titulo". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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