Ren Narita


Ren Narita is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

Early life

Narita has played several sports before becoming a wrestler, including baseball and kendo.

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2017–present)

Narita was trained under New Japan Pro-Wrestling 's "young lion" system. Narita made his professional wrestling debut for NJPW's developmental territory Lion's Gate Project, where he wrestled Shota Umino to a ten minute time limit draw at the Lion's Gate Project 7 event on July 4, 2017. Later that month Narita had his second match, teaming with Umino where they lost to El Desperado and Zack Sabre Jr. of Suzuki-gun on day eight of the 2017 G1 Climax tournament.
Narita competed in the 11th Young Lion Cup, gaining 1 point after a time limit draw against Tetsuhiro Yagi. During the following year, Narita wrestled several tag team matches with NJPW veterans. In May 2019, after Flip Gordon pulled out of the Best of the Super Juniors 26 tournament, Narita was announced as a last minute replacement. He ended the tournament with a final standing of 0 points. Throughout the Destruction tour in September, Narita took part in the Young Lion Cup He finished with a record of 5-2. Afterwards it was announced that he was heading to America for his excursion and joining The LA Dojo.