He is married to manga artist Saori Oguri and appears as a leading character in some of her works, mainly the My Darling is a Foreigner (Darling wa Gaikokujin) series.
Ueda was considered one of the first "traitor heels" in Japan, as he broke societal mores by dyeing his hair and using a brawling style, and teaming with a hated gaikokujin heel, Tiger Jeet Singh.