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Yuko Sakurai
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, Sakurai is known for competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene. At a house show promoted by Pure-J on September 4, 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged Crea for the Princess of Pro Wrestling Championship. At ''SEAdLINNNG October Fist!'', an event promoted by Seadlinnng on October 19, 2022, Sakurai teamed up with Saki and unsuccessfully challenged Las Fresa de Egoistas (Asuka and Makoto) for the Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship. At ''WAVE Survival Dance ~ Regina Challenge'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on October 24, 2022, Sakurai competed in a battle royal to determine the number one contender for the Wave Single Championship won by Yuki Miyazaki and also involving no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ehime Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Ehime Prefecture has a population of 1,342,011 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 5,676 km2 (2,191 sq mi). Ehime Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the northeast, Tokushima Prefecture to the east, and Kōchi Prefecture to the southeast. Matsuyama is the capital and largest city of Ehime Prefecture and the largest city on Shikoku, with other major cities including Imabari, Niihama, and Saijō. Notable past Ehime residents include three Nobel Prize winners: they are Kenzaburo Oe (1994 Nobel Prize in Literature), Shuji Nakamura (2014 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Syukuro Manabe (2021 Nobel Prize in Physics). History Until the Meiji Restoration, Ehime Prefecture was known as Iyo Province. Since before the Heian period, the area was dominated by fishermen and sailors who played an important role in defending Japan against pirates and Mongolian invasions. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akari (wrestler)
Bemita Elgueta Saldias better known by her ring name Akari (sometimes stylized in capital letters as AKARI) is a Chilean professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pure-J where she is a former Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent scene (2019–present) Due to partially working as a freelancer, Saldias competed in several companies of the Japanese independent scene. At a house show produced by World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana on September 15, 2019, she teamed up with Leon and fell short to Crysis (Ayako Sato and Jaguar Yokota). At ''JTO Hatsu'', an event promoted by Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out on January 14, 2020, she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba to defeat May Lee and Crea. At ''WAVE Survival Dance ~ Regina Challenge'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on October 24, 2022, she competed in a contendership battle royal for the Wave Single Championship won by Yuki Miyazaki and also involving many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makoto (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler. Trained by Emi Sakura, Makoto made her debut for her Ice Ribbon promotion in July 2006. During the next five years, Makoto went on to win Ice Ribbon's top title, the ICE×60 Championship, once and the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship twice, before transferring over to the Smash promotion in August 2011. She remained with Smash until March 2012, when the promotion folded. The following month, Makoto was announced as part of the roster of the new Wrestling New Classic (WNC) promotion. In March 2013, Makoto became the second WNC Women's Champion. In January 2014, Makoto made Reina Joshi Puroresu her second home promotion in addition to WNC. Reina became her primary home promotion after WNC shut down in June 2014. She is a former one-time Reina World Women's Champion and a two-time Reina World Tag Team Champion. She is also known for working at Seadlinnng where she and Asuka are the current title holders of Beyond The Sea Tag Te ... [...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] |
Ram Kaicho
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Wrestling of Darkness 666. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2006–2009) Ram debuted as a professional wrestler while being an elementary school pupil on February 18, 2006, at 666 1st Fan Appreciation Day: Welcome To 666, an event promoted by Wrestling of Darkness 666 where she teamed up with Kenji Sawaragi and Kyoko Kimura to defeat Minepyon, Naoshi Sano and Shinobu. Since her debut, Ram was one of the youngest female wrestlers of Japan and her gimmick has been portraited as a demonic possessed kid who was fighting significantly older opponents. Debuting as a comedy wrestler and going under the nickname of "President Ram", Ram was often billed as the daughter of The Undertaker, using to perform the latter's infamous chokeslam against larger opponents. She was even able to win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maika Ozaki
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Actwres girl'Z. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2015-present) Ozaki made her professional wrestling debut at the first-ever event of Actwres girl'Z, the ''AgZ Prologue'' from May 31, 2015 where she defeated Yuuki Harima. As a freelancer, Ozaki is known for competing in various promotions. At ''Maki Narumiya Thank You For All'', an event produced by Reina Pro Wrestling on March 25, 2016, she teamed up with Tae Honma in a losing effort to Natsumi Maki and Saori Anou. At ''JWP Pure Plum'', an event promoted by JWP Joshi Puroresu on August 14, 2016, Ozaki teamed up with Tsukushi in a losing effort to Manami Katsu and Rabbit Miu. At ''WAVE Young OH! OH! The Final'', an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on December 15, 2016, Ozaki competed in a nine-person battle royal also involving Asuka, Konami, Rydeen Hagane, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akane Fujita (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013-present) As a freelancer, Fujita is known to compete in various of the Japanese independent scene promotions. At JWP Joshi Puroresu's 2016 edition of the Tag League the Best tournament, she teamed up with Leon in a losing effort against Konami and Syuri in the first-round match. At ''Oz Academy Disorder'' on May 28, 2017, Fujita teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi in a losing effort against Aja Kong and Yoshiko. On the seventh night of Pro Wrestling Zero1's 2018 edition of the Fire Festival which took place on July 22, Fujita challenged Risa Sera, Yoshiko and Nanae Takahashi for the Blast Queen Championship. At ''SEAdLINNNG Yokohama Flash!'', an event promoted by Seadlinnng on November 24, 2018, she teamed up with High Voltage stablemate Ryo Mizunami and Nanae Takaha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumiko Hotta
is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Hotta was trained by and started her career in the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion in June 1985. She worked for the promotion until 2003, becoming a three-time WWWA World Single and WWWA World Tag Team Champion. In June 2003, Hotta took over the Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion promotion and renamed it Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ. Under Hotta's leadership, the promotion lasted only three years, before folding in 2006, after which Hotta became a freelancer. In January 2011, Hotta joined the new Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina promotion, but just sixteen months later she announced that the promotion was folding. Afterwards, she affiliated herself with the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion, becoming the leader of the villainous Bousou-gun stable. She resigned from Diana in July 2016 to once again become a freelancer. Since 1995, Hotta has also fought several mixed martial arts matches, mostly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four-way 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] |
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] |
Miyako Matsumoto
is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. She is best known for her work in the Ice Ribbon promotion, where she is a former two-time ICE×60, three-time Triangle Ribbon Champion and a two-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion, making her the promotion's second Triple Crown Champion. She also wrestles regularly for Oz Academy and Reina Joshi Puroresu and has also promoted her own shows under the Gake no Fuchi Puroresu banner. Early life After graduating from Nihon University's College of Art, Matsumoto embarked on a career as an actress, most notably working on the television series ''Muscle Venus'', forming an idol group with fellow cast members Hikaru Shida, Hina Kozuki, Ichiko Mayu, Sachiko Koga, Tomoyo Morihisa, Tsukasa Fujimoto, Yuki Ueda and Yuri Natsume. In 2008, the ''Muscle Venus'' group, excluding Kozuki and Natsume, was cast in a film titled ''Three Count'', set in the world of professional wrestling and also starring veteran professional wrestlers E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Ohka
, better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. Originally trained by the now defunct JDStar promotion, Ohka now works for Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave. She is a former two-time Wave Single Champion, while also being a former Oz Academy Tag Team Champion and Wave Tag Team Champion. She is the managing director of Zabun Co., Ltd., which owns Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career JDStar (2001–2007) After originally working as a voice actress, Abe, with a sports background in judo, transitioned to professional wrestling, making her debut under the ring name Yumi Ohka on August 19, 2001, in a tag team match, where she teamed with Chiaki Kashiwada against Keiko Furuta and Teruko Kagawa. Afterwards, Ohka entered the training dojo of the JDStar promotion, where she was trained by Jaguar Yokota as part of the "Athtress" program, which aimed at building physically attractive women into not only professional wrestlers, but also mainstream celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
