A little over a year on, much has changed at Pearson's former club with Liam Rosenior now in charge having replaced Shota Arveladze in November last year.

Source: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nigel-pearson-bristol-hull-city-8700470

In a pleasant surprise, Shota Umino scored the winning pinfall in a star-studded match.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2023/01/04/njpw-wrestle-kingdom-17-results-winners-news-and-notes-at-the-tokyo-dome/

Jon Moxley, Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Konosuke Takeshita, and Shota Umino formed the BCC side.

Source: https://www.cagesideseats.com/aew/2023/6/22/23769271/aew-dynamite-recap-review-june-21-2023-forbidden-door-cm-punk-kazuchika-okada

Lefty Shota Imanaga will start on the mound for Japan with MLB All-Stars Yu Darvish and Shohei Ohtani available in relief.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/world-baseball-classic-2023-how-to-watch-usa-vs-japan-tonight-from-anywhere/

Originally presented as a harsh teacher who will expel students without remorse, Shota Aizawa just wants the best for the next generation of heroes.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/mha-potential-spin-off-series/

Ren hit another Northern Lights Suplex for a nearfall on Shota.

Source: https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/09/30/njpw-road-to-destruction-results-9-30-vetters-review-of-kazuchika-okada-and-lio-rush-vs-hiromu-takahashi-and-tetsuya-naito-sanada-taka-michinoku-and-douki-vs-evil-sho-and-yoshinobu-kan/

Shota applied a modified crossface on the mat, but O-Khan reached the ropes at 20:00.

Source: https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/11/20/njpw-world-tag-league-2023-results-11-20-vetters-review-of-shota-umino-and-ren-narita-vs-henare-and-great-o-khan-bishop-kaun-and-toa-liona-vs-shane-haste-and-mikey-nicholls/

Shota hit a swinging neckbreaker, then a sideslam for a nearfall at 9:00.

Source: https://prowrestling.net/site/2023/04/08/4-8-njpw-sakura-genesis-results-vetters-review-of-kazuchika-okada-vs-sanada-for-the-iwgp-world-heavyweight-championship-hiromu-takahashi-vs-robbie-eagles-for-the-iwgp-jr-hvt-title-yoshi-h/

Shota starts with a shotgun dropkick to Naito as he fired away on Naito in the corner – and shoved the ref away.

Source: https://411mania.com/wrestling/hamiltons-new-japan-the-new-beginning-in-sapporo-night-two-02-05-2023-review/