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Ren Ayabe
Born (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997 (age 27)[1]
Saitama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Ren Ayabe
Billed height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight110 kg (243 lb)
Trained byTaka Michinoku
Debut2020

Ren Ayabe (綾部蓮, Ayabe Ren) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is also known for his tenure with Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO) and for his work in various other Japanese independent scene promotions.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out (2020–present)

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Ayabe made his professional wrestling debut in Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out at JTO Yume on September 2, 2020, where he fell short to Kanon in singles competition.[4] Ayabe is a former King of JTO Champion, title which he first won at a house show from April 9, 2023, by defeating Yasu Urano.[5] He is also a former and inaugural JTO Openweight Champion, title which he won alongside the finals of the 2023 J1 League tournament by defeating Ryuya Takekura.[6]

All Japan Pro Wrestling (2022–present)

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Ayabe made his debut in All Japan Pro Wrestling on the second night of the AJPW New Year Wars 2022 from January 3, where he teamed up with Shuji Ishikawa and Takao Omori to defeat Saito Brothers (Jun and Rei Saito) and Yoshi Tatsu.[7] On the third night of the AJPW Giant Series 2023 from September 8, he teamed up with Shuji Ishikawa to unsuccessfully challenge the Saito Brothers for Gleat's G-Infinity Championship.[8]

Ayabe competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the Ōdō Tournament, he made his first appearance at the 2022 edition where he fell short to Jake Lee in the first rounds.[9] On year later at the 2023 edition, he fell short to Shuji Ishikawa in the same phase of the competition.[10] Ayabe succeeded in winning the 2024 edition of the tournament by defeating Yuma Anzai in the first rounds, Davey Boy Smith Jr. in the second ones, Rei Saito in the semifinals and Ryuki Honda in the finals.[11]

In the World's Strongest Tag Determination League, Ayabe made his first appearance at the 2023 edition of the event where he teamed up with Shuji Ishikawa and scored a total of six points after going against the teams of Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hokuto Omori, Hayato Tamura and Galeno del Mal, Suwama and Hideki Suzuki, Saito Brothers, Yuma Aoyagi and Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda and Yuma Anzai,Kuroshio Tokyo Japan and Seigo Tachibana, Yukio Sakaguchi and Hideki Okatani, and Cyrus and Ryan Davidson.[12]

In the Champion Carnival, Ayabe made his first appearance at the 2023 edition in which he placed himself in the A Block where scored a total of four points against Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Yuma Aoyagi, Kuroshio Tokyo Japan, Cyrus, Shotaro Ashino and Hokuto Omori.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Ren Ayabe • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Ren Ayabe/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Ren Ayabe Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (2 September 2020). "JTO Yume". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (9 April 2023). "JTO". cagematch.net. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  6. ^ JTO (10 November 2023). 大会名：JTO後楽園ホール大会. prowrestlingjto.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  7. ^ Di Trolio, Gerard (3 January 2022). "AJPW New Year Wars 2022 (January 3) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  8. ^ Daly, Wayne (8 September 2023). "AJPW Results: Giant Series 2023 – Tokyo, Japan (9/8)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  9. ^ Dark Angel (17 July 2022). "AJPW: Participants and Calendar for the tournament «Royal Road Tournament 2022»". Superluchas.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ^ Jackson, Steven R. (12 August 2023). "AJPW Ōdō Tournament 2023 Preview". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. ^ Dark Angelita (2 October 2024). "AJPW: «Royal Road Tournament 2024» Ren Ayabe, vencedor". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ^ Carlan, Lewis (21 October 2023). "Teams For AJPW World's Strongest Tag Team Determination League 2023 Tournament Revealed". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. ^ Ish, M. (30 April 2024). "AJPW Champion Carnival 2024: Full Results & Tournament Overview". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  14. ^ Ruth, Sondra (14 September 2023). "Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent". tjrwrestling.net. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
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