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Rina Amikura
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotion Actwres girl'Z, Ice Ribbon and Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018–present) Due to being a freelancer, Amikura is known for competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At ''ZERO1 Kumamoto Ekimae Pro-Wrestling 2021'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on December 4, 2021, Amikura teamed up with Haruka Umesaki in a losing effort against Hanako Nakamori and Takako Inoue. At ''WAVE Survival Dance ~ Regina Challenge'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on October 24, 2022, she competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the Wave Single Championship won by Yuki Miyazaki and also involving notable opponents such as Akari, Aoi, Ayame Sasamura, Hibiscus Mii, Miyuki Takase, Yumi Ohka, Miyako Matsumoto and many others. At ''WAVE Dai Shiwasu Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the northeast, Saitama Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southeast, Shizuoka Prefecture and Aichi Prefecture to the south, and Gifu Prefecture and Toyama Prefecture to the west. Nagano is the capital and largest city of Nagano Prefecture, with other major cities including Matsumoto, Ueda, and Iida. Nagano Prefecture has impressive highland areas of the Japanese Alps, including most of the Hida Mountains, Kiso Mountains, and Akaishi Mountains which extend into the neighbouring prefectures. The abundance of mountain ranges, natural scenic beauty, and rich history has gained Nagano Prefecture international recognition as a world-class winter sports tourist destination, including hosting the 1998 Winter Olympics and a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibiscus Mii
(born June 14, 1985) is a female professional wrestler, who currently works for Ryukyu Dragon Pro Wrestling. She is better known under her previous ring name , under which she worked mainly for the Kaientai Dojo and Osaka Pro Wrestling promotions. Professional wrestling career She debuted on January 14, 2002, in Puerto Rico against another Kaientai Dojo wrestler, Ofune. While Ofune was becoming the promotion's top female wrestler, Apple sat back and was in the middle of the card, wrestling in more comedy matches while slowly getting over and gaining more experience. She also worked for JDStar, where she gained even more valuable experience. When Ofune was injured in 2005, Apple was brought into a more prominent role, first gaining the respect of fellow K-Dojo wrestler YOSHIYA, the final match of their series being a hardcore match. They teamed up from then, as the once defunct WEW Hardcore Tag Team Championship were brought back into use, and they became the first team to hold t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saori Anou
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotion Actwres girl'Z and her freelance appearances in promotions such as Oz Academy and Ice Ribbon. She is the current ICE Cross Infinity Champion in Ice Ribbon. Professional wrestling career Actwres girl'Z (2015–2019) Saori Anou debuted as a professional wrestler at the inaugural Actwres girl'Z show, ''AgZ Prologue'' on May 31, 2015. Until her departure from the company in December of 2019, Anou was one of AgZ's biggest and most important stars for the promotion. On November 15, 2018, Anou defeated SAKI in the finals of the AgZ Title Tournament and became the promotion's first champion. Anou would go on to lose the title to Reika Saiki on August 19, 2019. Anou would make two appearances in AgZ in 2021, including Act Yasukawa's return match. Independent circuit (2015–present) As a freelancer, Anou is known for competing in various promotions. At a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICE Cross Infinity Championship
The , mainly known as the ICE Cross Infinity Championship is a women's professional wrestling world championship created and promoted by the Ice Ribbon promotion. History The championship, which is situated at the top of Ice Ribbon's championship hierarchy, was introduced as the ICE×60 Championship on December 23, 2008, when Seina defeated Makoto in the finals of a tournament to become the inaugural champion. Seina was the first champion in the title's history. Tsukasa Fujimoto holds the record for most reigns, with seven. Fujimoto also holds the record for the longest reign in the title's history at 615 days, achieved on her fourth reign. Maki Narumiya holds the record for the shortest reign with her only reign lasting 12 days. The championship's original name referred to its weight limit of , which was abolished in July 2013. To reflect the change, the title was renamed the ICE×∞ (ICE Cross Infinity) Championship on August 12, 2013. Time limits for championship matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukasa Fujimoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress, who is currently wrestling for Ice Ribbon, where she also works behind the scenes as the co-head trainer. She is a record seven-time ICE×∞ Champion, six-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion and a two-time Internet Wrestling 19 (IW19) Champion, making her Ice Ribbon's third Triple Crown Champion. Fujimoto holds several records in Ice Ribbon, including most reigns as both the ICE×60/ICE×∞ and IW19 Champion, being the last IW19 Champion by unifying the title with the ICE×60 Championship in July 2013, having the longest reign and most successful title defenses as the ICE×60/ICE×∞ Champion and being the only wrestler in history to have held all four of the promotion's titles. Fujimoto has also made appearances for JWP Joshi Puroresu, where she is a former one-time holder of the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team and JWP Tag Team Championships, Pro Wrestling Wave, where she is a former one-time Wave Tag Team Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamuko Hoshi
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for the Ice Ribbon promotion. She is also a former two-time ICE×∞ Champion and a four-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion. She also makes regular appearances for the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion. Professional wrestling career Ice Ribbon (2008–present) Trained by Emi Sakura, Hoshi made her professional wrestling debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion on April 12, 2008, wrestling Makoto to a three-minute time limit draw. Billed as an exhibition match, Hoshi wrestled several more three-minute matches during the next month, before making her "official" debut on May 11, losing to Kazumi Shimouna. She picked up her first win on July 14, defeating Haruna Akagi. On December 7, Hoshi first made her debut for NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling, which had a close relationship with Ice Ribbon, and later that same day for JWP Joshi Puroresu. During the next two years, she would make semi-regular appearances for NE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuki Mashiro
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and is best known for her time in the Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon where she is a former Triangle Ribbon Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2020-2022) Mashiro did some freelance work in the Japanese independent scene especially in men's promotion as a joshi talent. At ''2AW Grand Slam in TKP Garden City Chiba'', an event produced by Active Advance Pro Wrestling on November 14, 2021, she teamed up with Tsukushi to defeat Ayame Sasamura and Rina Shingaki. At ''666/TTT Tama Pro Festa'', an event produced by Wrestling of Darkness 666 in partnership with Total Triumph Team (TTT) on December 24, 2021, she teamed up with Nao Ishikawa in a losing effort against Tsukasa Fujimoto and Kaho Matsushita. At ''Seadlinnng Shin-Kiba Night!'' on February 21, 2022, she teamed up with Hiroyo Matsumoto and Itsuki Aoki to defeat Ayame Sasamura, Makoto and Riko Kaiju. Ice Ribbon (2019-2022) Mashiro made her professional wrestling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling Match Types
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 ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kakeru Sekiguchi
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Actwres girl'Z and Oz Academy. Professional wrestling career Independent Circuit (2017-present) As a freelancer, Sekiguchi is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. At ''LLPW-X Takako Inoue 30th Anniversary Show'', an event promoted by Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling on October 2, 2018, Sekiguchi teamed up with Tomoko Watanabe in a losing effort against CRYSIS (Jaguar Yokota and Megumi Yabushita). On the fifth night of Wrestle-1's ''2018 Trans Magic Tour'' from March 14, 2018, Sekiguchi teamed up with Natsumi Maki in a losing effort against Hana Kimura and Saori Anou. At ''2AW Rina Shingaki Retirement Show'', an event promoted by Active Advance Pro Wrestling on November 23, 2021, Sekiguchi teamed up with Shiori Asahi to defeat Itsuki Aoki and Ricky Fuji. At the ''10th Anniversary of Kaori Yoneyama's Retirement Withdrawal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Wrestling
Professional wrestling is a form of theater that revolves around staged wrestling matches. The mock combat is performed in a ring similar to the kind used in boxing, and the dramatic aspects of pro wrestling may be performed both in the ring or—as in televised wrestling shows—in backstage areas of the venue, in similar form to reality television. Professional wrestling as a form of theater evolved out of the widespread practice of match fixing among wrestlers in the early 20th century. Rather than sanction the wrestlers for their deceit as was done with boxers, the public instead came to see professional wrestling as a performance art rather than a sport. Professional wrestlers responded to the public's attitude by dispensing with verisimilitude in favor of entertainment, adding melodrama and outlandish stuntwork to their performances. Although the mock combat they performed ceased to resemble any authentic wrestling form, the wrestlers nevertheless continued to pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wave Tag Team Championship
The Wave Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the Pro Wrestling Wave Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title is nicknamed "Dual Shock Wave". The championship was first announced on August 28, 2011, at Wave's fourth anniversary event, and the first champions were crowned on October 30, when kanAyu (Ayumi Kurihara and Kana (wrestler), Kana) defeated Uematsu☆Ran (Ran Yu-Yu and Toshie Uematsu) to win the Dual Shock Wave#2011, Dual Shock Wave 2011 tournament and become the inaugural champions. From 2009 to 2010, Wave had promoted matches for the TLW World Young Women's Tag Team Championship, but this was the first title officially created and owned by the promotion. Though primarily contested for by female wrestlers, one male team, Yankii Nichokenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto), has also held the title. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Yoneyama
is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer on the Japanese independent circuit. Yoneyama started her career in 1999, working with the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. During the following years, she became a one-time JWP Openweight Champion, a one-time JWP Junior Champion, a five-time JWP Tag Team Champion, a one-time Pure-J Openweight Champion and a three-time Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Champion. Notable titles she has held outside of JWP include All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling's AJW Championship and AJW Tag Team Championship, Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling's High Speed Championship. In July 2011, Yoneyama announced that she would be ending her twelve-year career the following December. After a retirement tour, which took Yoneyama not only across the Japanese independent circuit, but also to the United States, she announced during her retirement ceremony that she had changed her mind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
