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Wheeler Yuta
Paul Soren Gruber (born October 26, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool Combat Club. He is a former AEW World Trios Champion. He also makes appearances for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former three-time ROH Pure Champion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a former member of the Chaos stable and he was performed independent circuit.
Paul Soren Gruber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 26, 1996, the son of a Japanese mother and an American father from Philadelphia. His parents met while his father was on tour as a master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. He moved with his parents to South Carolina, where he graduated from Carolina Forest High School. The family then settled in Philadelphia, where he earned a degree from Villanova University.
Yuta debuted in 2014. He made his Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) debut in late 2015 and consistently appeared for CZW until late 2016. On October 5, 2017, at One Shot, he made his debut for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a losing effort to MJF. His last match for the promotion would be in 2019 against Low Ki.
On September 11, 2020 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Yuta made his debut for Ring of Honor (ROH) in the first round of the ROH Pure Tournament, where he was defeated by Jonathan Gresham. At Final Battle, Yuta teamed with Fred Yehi against The Foundation (Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams) in the first-ever Pure Rules tag team match. Yuta and Yehi lost the match.
On the June 29, 2021 episode of Dark: Elevation, Yuta made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) against Karl Anderson, and would consistently appear on AEW's YouTube shows throughout the coming months. He also joined the Best Friends stable, filling in for the injured Trent Beretta in trios matches. On the November 10 episode of Dynamite, Rocky Romero announced that Best Friends would become a sub-group within the NJPW stable Chaos and would represent Chaos in AEW.
After losing to Bryan Danielson on the March 30, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Yuta walked away from his Best Friends teammates and teased a potential alliance with Danielson's Blackpool Combat Club faction. After AEW owner Tony Khan's purchase of ROH, it was announced that Yuta would return to the promotion at the revived Supercard of Honor XV to challenge Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Championship. At the event, Yuta defeated Woods to win the title. On the April 8 episode of Rampage, Yuta was defeated by Blackpool Combat Club member Jon Moxley in a hard-fought match that saw him earn the group's respect. After the match, he was accepted into the group by its creator and then-manager William Regal. On the May 24, 2022 episode of Dark, which aired almost two months after their bout at Supercard of Honor XV, Yuta would successfully defend the ROH Pure Championship against Woods in a rematch. Yuta once again defended the title on the June 29 episode of Dark, defeating Tony Nese. After the match, Yuta was attacked by 2point0 and Daniel Garcia. This led to a match between Garcia and Yuta for the title at Death Before Dishonor, in which Yuta successfully retained the championship. Yuta lost the title on the September 7 episode of AEW Dynamite to Garcia, ending his reign at 159 days. On December 10, Yuta regained the ROH Pure Championship from Garcia at Final Battle, in turn becoming the first person to hold the title on multiple occasions.
On January 18, 2023 Yuta made his first title defense against Hagane Shinno at The Jay Briscoe Celebration of Life. Following the start of ROH programming on Honor Club, Yuta successfully defended the title against Timothy Thatcher. After the match, Yuta called out the NJPW LA Dojo, causing dojo graduate Clark Connors to confront Yuta seeking a title shot, which Yuta granted. The following week, Yuta defeated Connors to retain the Pure title. Post-match Yuta called out LA Dojo trainer, Katsuyori Shibata. On the March 8, episode of Dynamite, after his Blackpool Combat Club teammates Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli defeated The Dark Order members John Silver and Alex Reynolds, Yuta joined them in beating down "Hangman" Adam Page, turning heel. On March 30, after successfully retaining the title against Leon Ruffin, Yuta was confronted by Shibata, setting up their title match the following day at Supercard of Honor. At the event, Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Shibata, ending his second reign at 111 days. At Double or Nothing, the Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Page, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) in an Anarchy in the Arena match after Yuta pinned its leader Omega. At the Forbidden Door event on June 25, Yuta, Moxley and Castagnoli teamed with Konosuke Takeshita and Shota Umino to take on Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii in a ten-man tag team match, but were defeated. On July 19 at Blood and Guts, the Blackpool Combat Club, Takeshita, and Pac were defeated by The Elite in a Blood and Guts match. On August 27 at All In, the Blackpool Combat Club along with Santana and Ortiz were defeated by Best Friends, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Stadium Stampede match. On the November 25 episode of AEW Rampage, Yuta defeated Katsuyori Shibata to win the ROH Pure Championship for a record-setting third time. Yuta retained the title against Tom Lawlor at Final Battle.
Between February 2024 and June 2024, Yuta was sidelined by an injury. Yuta returned to action in AEW as a face on the June 5 edition of Dynamite, teaming with his BCC teammates to defeat Esfinge, Magnus, Rugido, and Volador Jr.. Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Lee Moriarty at Death Before Dishonor, ending his third reign at 244 days.
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Wheeler Yuta
Paul Soren Gruber (born October 26, 1996) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he performs under the ring name Wheeler Yuta and is a member of the Death Riders, formerly known as the Blackpool Combat Club. He is a former AEW World Trios Champion. He also makes appearances for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former three-time ROH Pure Champion, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was a former member of the Chaos stable and he was performed independent circuit.
Paul Soren Gruber was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 26, 1996, the son of a Japanese mother and an American father from Philadelphia. His parents met while his father was on tour as a master chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy. He moved with his parents to South Carolina, where he graduated from Carolina Forest High School. The family then settled in Philadelphia, where he earned a degree from Villanova University.
Yuta debuted in 2014. He made his Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) debut in late 2015 and consistently appeared for CZW until late 2016. On October 5, 2017, at One Shot, he made his debut for Major League Wrestling (MLW) in a losing effort to MJF. His last match for the promotion would be in 2019 against Low Ki.
On September 11, 2020 episode of Ring of Honor Wrestling, Yuta made his debut for Ring of Honor (ROH) in the first round of the ROH Pure Tournament, where he was defeated by Jonathan Gresham. At Final Battle, Yuta teamed with Fred Yehi against The Foundation (Rhett Titus and Tracy Williams) in the first-ever Pure Rules tag team match. Yuta and Yehi lost the match.
On the June 29, 2021 episode of Dark: Elevation, Yuta made his debut for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) against Karl Anderson, and would consistently appear on AEW's YouTube shows throughout the coming months. He also joined the Best Friends stable, filling in for the injured Trent Beretta in trios matches. On the November 10 episode of Dynamite, Rocky Romero announced that Best Friends would become a sub-group within the NJPW stable Chaos and would represent Chaos in AEW.
After losing to Bryan Danielson on the March 30, 2022 episode of Dynamite, Yuta walked away from his Best Friends teammates and teased a potential alliance with Danielson's Blackpool Combat Club faction. After AEW owner Tony Khan's purchase of ROH, it was announced that Yuta would return to the promotion at the revived Supercard of Honor XV to challenge Josh Woods for the ROH Pure Championship. At the event, Yuta defeated Woods to win the title. On the April 8 episode of Rampage, Yuta was defeated by Blackpool Combat Club member Jon Moxley in a hard-fought match that saw him earn the group's respect. After the match, he was accepted into the group by its creator and then-manager William Regal. On the May 24, 2022 episode of Dark, which aired almost two months after their bout at Supercard of Honor XV, Yuta would successfully defend the ROH Pure Championship against Woods in a rematch. Yuta once again defended the title on the June 29 episode of Dark, defeating Tony Nese. After the match, Yuta was attacked by 2point0 and Daniel Garcia. This led to a match between Garcia and Yuta for the title at Death Before Dishonor, in which Yuta successfully retained the championship. Yuta lost the title on the September 7 episode of AEW Dynamite to Garcia, ending his reign at 159 days. On December 10, Yuta regained the ROH Pure Championship from Garcia at Final Battle, in turn becoming the first person to hold the title on multiple occasions.
On January 18, 2023 Yuta made his first title defense against Hagane Shinno at The Jay Briscoe Celebration of Life. Following the start of ROH programming on Honor Club, Yuta successfully defended the title against Timothy Thatcher. After the match, Yuta called out the NJPW LA Dojo, causing dojo graduate Clark Connors to confront Yuta seeking a title shot, which Yuta granted. The following week, Yuta defeated Connors to retain the Pure title. Post-match Yuta called out LA Dojo trainer, Katsuyori Shibata. On the March 8, episode of Dynamite, after his Blackpool Combat Club teammates Moxley and Claudio Castagnoli defeated The Dark Order members John Silver and Alex Reynolds, Yuta joined them in beating down "Hangman" Adam Page, turning heel. On March 30, after successfully retaining the title against Leon Ruffin, Yuta was confronted by Shibata, setting up their title match the following day at Supercard of Honor. At the event, Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Shibata, ending his second reign at 111 days. At Double or Nothing, the Blackpool Combat Club defeated The Elite (Kenny Omega, Page, Matt Jackson, and Nick Jackson) in an Anarchy in the Arena match after Yuta pinned its leader Omega. At the Forbidden Door event on June 25, Yuta, Moxley and Castagnoli teamed with Konosuke Takeshita and Shota Umino to take on Page, The Young Bucks, Eddie Kingston and Tomohiro Ishii in a ten-man tag team match, but were defeated. On July 19 at Blood and Guts, the Blackpool Combat Club, Takeshita, and Pac were defeated by The Elite in a Blood and Guts match. On August 27 at All In, the Blackpool Combat Club along with Santana and Ortiz were defeated by Best Friends, Eddie Kingston, and Penta El Zero Miedo in a Stadium Stampede match. On the November 25 episode of AEW Rampage, Yuta defeated Katsuyori Shibata to win the ROH Pure Championship for a record-setting third time. Yuta retained the title against Tom Lawlor at Final Battle.
Between February 2024 and June 2024, Yuta was sidelined by an injury. Yuta returned to action in AEW as a face on the June 5 edition of Dynamite, teaming with his BCC teammates to defeat Esfinge, Magnus, Rugido, and Volador Jr.. Yuta lost the Pure Championship to Lee Moriarty at Death Before Dishonor, ending his third reign at 244 days.
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