Learning from The Best: Wheeler Yuta on his wrestling mentors

Yuta has learned from the likes of Jon Moxley, William Regal, and Bryan Danielson

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The next time you see Wheeler Yuta in the ring, keep this in mind: he has had a collection of teachers like few others.

Still evolving, Yuta has been shaped an extraordinary group of professional wrestlers. That cadre includes Jon Moxley, William Regal, Orange Cassidy, and Bryan Danielson.

“I’ve been so incredibly grateful to have such great mentors,” said Yuta. “They have such varied perspectives, which is really instrumental in making me the wrestler I am.”