Shota Umino

Acting

Born April 17, 1997 (age 29)

Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Shota Umino is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2017 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he trained as a Young Lion. The son of NJPW referee Hiroyuki “Red Shoes” Umino, he went on excursion to the United Kingdom before returning to Japan and making his G1 Climax debut in 2023. He was ranked No. 72 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's PWI 500 in 2025 and won his first championship when he captured the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 6.14 in 2026.

Filmography

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 102026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 92026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 72026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 62026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 52026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 42026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 32026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 22026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match

NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 62026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 52026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 42026 · Shota Umino

AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 2026

AEW x NJPW x CMLL x Stardom Present Forbidden Door 20262026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 32026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 22026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026

NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 20262026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion

NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 22026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 82026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 72026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 62026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 52026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 42026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 32026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 22026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

NJPW Sakura Genesis 20262026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 52026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 42026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 32026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 22026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 12026 · Shota Umino

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)2026 · Shota Umino

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 192025

Tenryu Genichiro Retirement 10th Anniversary Event

Tenryu Genichiro Retirement 10th Anniversary Event2025

NJPW Resurgence 2024

NJPW Resurgence 20242024

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 132023

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 20232023

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 72023

RevPro Uprising 2019

RevPro Uprising 20192019