Yujiro Kushida (May 12, 1983) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling as Kushida (stylized in all capital letters). He is a former four-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, while also being a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, alongside Alex Shelley as the Time Splitters. He also won the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors and 2016 Super J-Cup tournaments. He won the ZST Genesis Lightweight Tournament and AJPW's U-30 Tag Team Tournament in 2008 with T28. He is also undefeated in mixed martial arts competition.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- 9469 / Kushida Lock (Crossface with a knee to the opponent's back) – 2010–2013
- Back to the Future (Small package driver) – 2017–present
- Hoverboard Lock (Kimura lock) – 2014–present
- Midnight Express (Corkscrew moonsault) – 2010–present
- Supernova Press (Moonsault onto a standing opponent) – 2006–2010
- Supernova Rana (Hurricanrana, sometimes from the top rope) – 2006-2010
- Signature moves
- Buzzsaw Kick (High-speed roundhouse kick to the head of a seated, kneeling or rising opponent) – adopted from Tajiri
- Cross armbreaker – adopted from Nobuhiko Takada
- Diving crossbody
- Double knee backbreaker
- Enzuigiri
- Handspring back elbow – adopted from Tajiri
- Jumping double knee strike
- Masahiro Tanaka (Wind-up punch)
- Moonsault,[1][109] sometimes while standing
- Rolling Elbow (Discus elbow smash)
- Somersault topé through the second and top ropes
- Springboard overhead chop
- Standing corkscrew moonsault
- Standing shiranui