Yamato "Matt" Ishida is one of the main protagonists in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. He is a DigiDestined, partnered with Gabumon, and the bearer of the Crest of Friendship.
In the Fiction Wrestling Multiverse (FWM), Ishida is a professional wrestler currently signed to Universal Character Association (UCA), where he is the current UCA World Heavyweight Champion in his first reign, and WCW: Showdown.
Yamato, along with the other DigiDestineds, has worked in multiple companies. During that time, he's also involved in the infamous Digimon-Pokémon War.
Background[]
- Series: Digimon Adventure/Adventure 02
- Species: Human
- Age: 11 (Adventure); 14 (02); 39? (02 Finale); 21 (FWM)
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 224 lbs.
- Companies: (Currently) WCW: Showdown, UCA (Formerly) WWE: Animated
- Debut: 1998 (WWE: Animated), 2013 (UCA)
- Status: Active
- Billed from: Odaiba, Japan
- Allies: Takeru 'TK' Takaishi (brother), Tai Kamiya (best friend), Kari Kamiya, Sora Takenouchi, DigiDestined, Platinum Berlitz (girlfriend)
- Rivals: Mario, Tom Brady, Danny Phantom, Yusuke Urameshi
- Twitter: @FriendlyRessurrected
Professional Wrestling Career[]
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE[]
WWE: Animated[]
WCW: Showdown[]
Universal Character Association[]
Personality[]
Personal Life[]
Yamato is the older brother of fellow wrestler and Destined Takeru 'TK' Takaishi. He still maintains a good friendship with the other Destined to this day.
Ishida is currently in a relationship with Platinum Berlitz of the Pokémon Adventures manga series.
In Wrestling[]
A younger Matt from the original Digimon Adventure series.
While Takeru's style is similar to Jeff Hardy, Yamato's on the other hand is similar to Matt Hardy.
Finishing moves[]
- Digivitalizer (Elevated Boston Crab, sometimes while kneeling on the opponent's back or neck)
- Guitar Suplex (Vertical Suplex Side Slam) – WWE/WCW
- Rocker Smash (Spike Brainbuster)
Signature moves[]
- 450° Splash
- Corner Clothesline followed by a Running Bulldog
- Corner Sitout Powerbomb
- Dropkick, sometimes to a cornered or a tree-of-woe hung opponent
- Enzuigiri
- Flying Forearm Smash
- Frankensteiner
- Hurricanrana
- Inverted DDT
- Missile Dropkick
- Moonsault
- Multiple diving variations
- Crossbody
- Elbow Drop, sometimes to the back of a bent-over or kneeling opponent's head
- Leg Drop
- Somersault Neckbreaker
- Multiple Suplex variations
- Digital Breakdown (Belly-to-back flipped and dropped into a knee lift)
- Dragon
- Exploder
- Half and Half
- Northern Lights
- Running Big Boot to a cornered opponent
- Russian Legsweep
- Sling Blade
- Stinger Splash
- Suicide Dive
- Tornado DDT
Managers[]
Nicknames[]
- "The DigiDestined of Friendship"
- "Resurrected"
Entrance themes[]
- "Resurrected" by Peroxywhy?gen (UCA; 2013 – present)
Championships and Accomplishments[]
Universal Character Association[]
- UCA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
- Royal Reckoning (2013)
World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment/WWE[]
- WWF/E Toon (World) Championship (2 times)
- WWE Toon Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
- WWF Toon European Championship (2 times)
- WWF Toon Hardcore Championship (1 time)
- WWF/E Toon Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tai Kamiya (4), and Takeru "TK" Takaishi (1)
- WWE Triple Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Takeru "TK" Takaishi and Izzy Izumi
- King of the Ring (1999)
- Money in the Bank (2009)
Trivia[]
- Ishida's canon relationship with Sora Takenouchi in Digimon 02 sparked controversy among 02 fans due to their relationship being poorly developed and came from out of nowhere. As a slap to the face, it is confirmed years later by the Director of Digimon Adventure that Yamato and Sora were meant to be a couple starting from Adventure.
- Ishida was the first-ever WWE Toon Eurocontinental Champion, holding both Toon Intercontinental and Toon European Titles at the same time.
- Ishida is the first wrestler to win UCA Royal Reckoning's Rumble Match at #2.