New Young Lion Yushin Hatazawa To Debut At NJPW Road To Destruction On September 9th

Yushin Hatazawa is coming soon.

As New Japan Pro-Wrestling was rolling out matches, dates, and locations for their upcoming tours and series, it was revealed that a new Young Lion is set to debut.

Yushin Hatazawa is set to make his in-ring debut on September 9th at the Road to Destruction show at Korakuen Hall. He’ll be in action on the pre-show against fellow Young Lion, Tatsuya Matsumoto.

Below is NJPW’s write-up about Hatazawa:

“Fans watching early on the Road to Destruction in Korakuen Hall on September 9 will be treated to their first look at Yushin Hatazawa, a brand new Young Lion making his debut on the kickoff.

20-year-old Hatazawa fights out of the northern climes of Hakodate in Hokkaido. With a view to getting into pro-wrestling, Hatazawa started sumo in high school, managing to compete at the national level. After graduating from high school, Hatazawa found employment while preparing himself to join New Japan. He passed tryouts in 2024, and officially joined the Noge Dojo in April of 2025.

Standing at 184 cm and weighing 95kg, Hatazawa’s sumo training is an indication of his trending heavyweight heading into his debut match. He’ll be wrestling Tatsuya Matsumoto for this special debut bout before joining cards on the Road to Destruction, including to his Hokkaido home prefecture. Whether in Korakuen Hall or live in English on NJPW World, show your support for this potential future star!”

To get a look at the lineup for the Destruction in Kobe show, which will close the Destruction tour, click here.