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Natsuko Tora
(born January 30, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Tora is a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion as well as one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom J.A.N. (2016–2018) On October 30, 2016, Tora made her professional wrestling debut where she teamed with Arisu Nanase as the two faced Azumi and Kaori Yoneyama in a losing effort. In 2017, Tora joined "Team Jungle", a group that involved the likes of Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona and Yoneyama. The group was later named "J.A.N.", an acronym for Jungle Assault Nation. On May 21, 2017, Tora received her first title match where she teamed with Kyona and Mayu Iwatani as they challenged Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami for the Artist of Stardom Championship, but were unsuccessful. Oedo Tai (2018–present) On May 27, 2018, Tora, alongside Kyona and Yoneyama, defeated Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura, Hazuki and Kage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Wonder Ring Stardom
World Wonder Ring Stardom (スターダム 女子プロレス), often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM), is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women co-producer Rossy Ogawa, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Fuka Kakimoto, and All Japan Women veteran professional wrestler Nanae Takahashi. Stardom is currently owned by Japanese card game company Bushiroad, making it the sister promotion of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Stardom quickly became one of the top ''joshi puroresu'' promotions, largely thanks to gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa becoming the promotion's public face. Much like JDStar, Stardom also places heavy emphasis on the physical attractiveness of its workers, and publishes several modeling photobooks and calendars of its workers per year. Stardom's in-ring style takes influence from mixed martial arts with many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tam Nakano
, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she competes under the ring name , and is the leader of the Cosmic Angels stable. Nakano is a former three-time Artist of Stardom Champion, as well as a former Wonder of Stardom Champion Nakano began her career in the Actwres girl'Z promotion as an idol in 2015 before training under Yuna Manase and making her debut as a professional wrestler in July 2016. Nakano left the promotion in 2017, and began working for Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (FMW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom as a freelancer before officially signing with Stardom in November 2017. Professional wrestling career Actwres Girl’z and freelancing (2016–2017) Tauchi began dancing at the age of 3 and eventually became a dance instructor in 2012. She joined the underground idol group known as Katamomi Joshi, and was active with them until April 2015. In interviews since she has stated that she struggled a lot in the group, and would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardom 10th Anniversary Show
The was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the first from the promotion's 10th Anniversary celebration line of events, as well as the promotion's first pay-per-view of 2021. It took place on January 17, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, at the Korakuen Hall with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Storylines The show featured seven professional wrestling matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. The event's press conference was held online on January 13, 2021 and broadcast live on Stardom's YouTube channel. Event The pay-per-view kicked off with Saya Iida successfully retaining the Future of Stardom Championship over Cosmic Angels member and one third of the Artist of Stardom Champions, Unagi Sayaka. The second match saw Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unagi Sayaka
, better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom and briefly working as a freelancer. She is best known for her time with Stardom, where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion and Future of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2019–present) Sayaka wrestled for DDT Pro-Wrestling in the DDT Peter Pan series of events, making her first appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, where she teamed up with Natsumi Maki and Yuna Manase in a losing effort to Rika Tatsumi and The Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino). Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2019–2020) Sayaka made her professional wrestling debut under the name Himawari Unagi on January 4 at the TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '19 show by teaming up with Saki Akai to face the team of Yumi and Yuki Kamifuku. During her tenure with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling she fought as a singles wrestler and competed against other infamous wrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mina Shirakawa
is a Japanese professional wrestler and idol, currently signed to the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of Club Venus. She is a former Artist of Stardom and Future of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–2020) Shirakawa made her professional wrestling debut at ''BBJ Muscle Ring'' on August 5, 2018, the first-ever event of the Best Body Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion, where she teamed up with Shoko Nakajima in a losing effort against Reika Saiki and Hoshimi Muramatsu. She wrestled at several other events of the promotion such as the ''BBJ Muscle Ring 2'' from October 18, 2018, where she lost against Cherry, and ''BBJ Muscle Ring 3'' from December 26, 2018 where she lost to Misaki Ohata. She worked a match for DDT Pro-Wrestling, at Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2018 from October 21, where she teamed up with Miyu Yamashita and Yuki Kamifuku and lost to Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki and Shoko Nakajima in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syuri
is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current World of Stardom Champion. She is a former SWA World Champion and formerly was one-half of the Goddesses of Stardom Champions with Giulia. Originally trained by Tajiri, she started her professional wrestling career in the Hustle promotion, where she worked under the ring name KG (Karate Girl). She later also worked for Hustle's two follow-up promotions; Smash, where she was the final Smash Diva Champion and Wrestling New Classic (WNC), where she was a two-time WNC Women's Champion. After WNC folded in June 2014, she remained affiliated with its sister promotion Reina Joshi Puroresu until March 2016, becoming a one-time Reina World Women's Champion and a one-time Reina World Tag Team Champion. Through Reina's relationshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Del Mondo
is a professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion, World Wonder Ring Stardom. Founded by Giulia, the stable also consists of Maika, Himeka, Thekla and Mai Sakurai. The stable is often known by Giulia's catchphrase ''arrivederci'' ("goodbye" in Italian), which is a reference to her Italian background. History Under Giulia's leadership (2020–present) After her first moments in Stardom and after being accused of not having any friends, Giulia would tease the formation of a stable. On January 14, 2020, Maika lost a Future of Stardom Championship match against the champion Utami Hayashishita at one of the Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out promotion ''JTO Hatsu'' house shows at Korakuen Hall. After the match, Giulia recruited her as the second member of the stable, ''Donna del Mondo''. At Stardom's 9th Anniversary show on January 19, Syuri returned to the company and joined the stable, teaming with Giulia and Maika in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bea Priestley
Beatrice St. Clere Priestley (born 22 March 1996) is an English-New Zealand professional wrestler, best known by the ring name Bea Priestley. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Blair Davenport. From 2017 until 2021, she wrestled for World Wonder Ring Stardom and she also made appearances in New Japan Pro-Wrestling serving as Will Ospreay’s valet. She is also known for her appearances in All Elite Wrestling, World of Sport Wrestling, Defiant Wrestling, and Progress Wrestling. Professional wrestling career Early career Priestley began training at New Zealand Wide Pro Wrestling's developmental facility under Travis Banks, and debuted for the company as Amy St. Clere when she was 16 years old. After four years, during which time she also wrestled for Impact Pro Wrestling as Beatrice Priestley and the Hughes Academy as Tammy Leigh, Priestley moved to London, England, to further her career, training in Progress Wrestling's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Disqualification Match
Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or " gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a storyline. Throughout professional wrestling's decades long history, some gimmick matches have spawned many variations of the core concept. Singles match The singles match is the most common of all professional wrestling matches, which involves only two competitors competing for one fall. A victory is obtained by pinfall, submission, knockout, countout, or disqualification. Some of the most common variations on the singles match is to restrict the possible means for victory. Duchess of Queensbury Rules match A Duchess of Queensbury Rules match is a singles match contested under specific, often disclosed rules is replaced by a title usually meant to sound traditional for one combatant. A wrestler challenging another wrestler to a mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giulia (wrestler)
is an English-born Italian-Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the current World of Stardom Champion in her first reign. She is also a former Wonder of Stardom Champion, Goddess of Stardom Champion and Artist of Stardom Champion. She is also the current and founding leader of the Donna Del Mondo stable. She formerly competed in Ice Ribbon, from her debut in 2017 up until October 2019. In Stardom, she is a one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion and a one-time Artist of Stardom Champion. Giulia was the recipient of the 2020 ''Tokyo Sports'' Women's Wrestling Grand Prize. Early life Giulia was born in London, England, to an Italian father and a Japanese mother, and was raised in Japan's Chiba Prefecture. She worked as a manager in an Italian restaurant before applying to train as a professional wrestler with Ice Ribbon in 2017. In an interview for ''Shūkan Bunshun'' in 2022, Giulia stated that she was a victim of bullying beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heel (professional Wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel (also known as a ''rudo'' in '' lucha libre'') is a wrestler who portrays a villain, "bad guy", or "rulebreaker", and acts as an antagonist to the faces, who are the heroic protagonist or "good guy" characters. Not everything a heel wrestler does must be villainous: heels need only to be booed or jeered by the audience to be effective characters, although most truly successful heels embrace other aspects of their devious personalities, such as cheating to win or using foreign objects. "The role of a heel is to get 'heat,' which means spurring the crowd to obstreperous hatred, and generally involves cheating and pretty much any other manner of socially unacceptable behavior that will get the job done." To gain heat (with boos and jeers from the audience), heels are often portrayed as behaving in an immoral manner by breaking rules or otherwise taking advantage of their opponents outside the bounds of the standards of the match. Others do not (or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedo Tai
(Stylized OEDotai, also known as "Oedo Corps" in Japanese) is a villanous professional wrestling stable, currently performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, and formerly in the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese independent scene. The stable currently consists of Natsuko Tora, Saki Kashima, Ruaka (wrestler), Ruaka, Rina (wrestler), Rina, Kaori Yoneyama, Fukigen Death, Starlight Kid, Haruka Umesaki and Momo Watanabe. History Under Kyoko Kimura and Act Yasukawa (2015) The group originally formed after Kimura Monster Gun's Kyoko Kimura, Kris Wolf and Hudson Envy joined forces with Act Yasukawa, Dragonita and Heidi Lovelace following the events of Stardom's 4th Anniversary show on January 18, 2015, defining themselves as the founding members of the unit. With Yasukawa and Kimura acting as co-leaders, they rebranded themselves with a Samurai theme due to Act, who was “The Samurai Spirit” of World Wonder Ring Stardom, Stardom. Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
