Manabu Soya

Career overview

Manabu Soya is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor born on December 23, 1984, in Minowa, Nagano, Japan. In his wrestling career, he is currently signed to the Japanese promotion Pro Wrestling NOAH. During his tenure with NOAH, he has held the GHC National Championship once and the GHC Tag Team Championship once. He is also recognized for his time with All Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he achieved status as a four-time World Tag Team Champion and a two-time All Asia Tag Team Champion. Additionally, he won the World's Strongest Tag Determination League in 2012 and 2016 alongside his partner Takao Omori. Soya has also held championships in Big Japan Pro-Wrestling and WRESTLE-1. Earlier in his career, he trained at the Can-Am Wrestling School in Canada under Scott D'Amore.

Beyond his wrestling accomplishments, Soya is credited for his work in the film and television industry. His acting credits include appearances in the 2020 film Hold Me Back, as well as the productions NOAH the Spirit, released in 2020, and AJPW Pro-Wrestling Love in Ryogoku Vol. 12, released in 2011. He is sometimes referred to by the name Manabu Seiya. According to his professional records, he has 89 known credits.