(born on June 24, 1992), better known by his

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, is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in

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, JWP, Sendai Girls and various independent promotions.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2008–2020)

Kagetsu was trained by Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. He joined in April 2008 after his junior high school graduation. He had an exhibition match against Ryo Mizunami on July 27, 2008. He made his official debut on August 24, 2008, against Chikayo Nagashima. In 2010, he changed his ring name from Yukari Ishino to Kagetsu. In 2015, he left Sendai Girls and became a freelancer.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2012–2020)

The promotion in which Ishino is best known for performing was World Wonder Ring Stardom. In April 2016, he debuted as part of the Oedo Tai stable. He won the Artist of Stardom Titles with Kyoko Kimura and Hana Kimura. On June 16, 2016, he teamed with Kyoko Kimura to capture the Goddess of Stardom Championship. The team held the titles until December 22, 2016, when they were defeated by Yoko Bito and Kairi Hojo. He took a break from wrestling on April 13, 2017, but returned on June 11 as the new leader of Odeo Tai. On June 21, he teamed up with Hana Kimura to defeat Hiroyo Matsumoto and Jungle Kyona for the Goddess of Stardom Championship. Due to limiting themselves to a trio, Kagetsu,

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and Hana Kimura would look for new recruits as they brought Tam Nakano to the unit on September 10, during the ''5STAR Grand Prix''. Another member presented by Kagetsu on November 4, during the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League was

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who came from Pro Wrestling Wave. He became an official member of the

roster on November 1, 2017. On June 9, 2018, he captured the World of Stardom Championship from Toni Storm. At Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019, Ishino went into a time-limit draw against Tam Nakano in the first rounds of the event which took place on April 29. In December, Ishino announced their retirement from professional wrestling which would take place on February 24, 2020. The final match took place at an event named "Many Face" where Ishino fell short to their coach Meiko Satomura. Kagetsu came out of retirement on May 23, 2021 to wrestle on the Hana Kimura Memorial Show in an

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, where he teamed up with former Oedo Tai stablemate Hazuki and former Tokyo Cyber Squad members Konami and Death Yama-san in a losing effort against Asuka, Syuri,

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and Mio Momono. Kagetsu would lose again to Asuka the same night in a singles match. He has been inactive ever since. Ishino made an appearance at

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on May 23, 2022 as the ambassador of the event.

Personal life

On May 13, 2022, Ishino came out as a transgender man in a video posted in his channel, changing his given name from "Yukari" to "Yu".

Championships and accomplishments

* JWP Joshi Puroresu ** JWP Junior Championship (1 time) ** Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship (1 time) * '' Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' ** Ranked No. 18 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Female 100'' in 2018 * Oz Academy ** Oz Academy Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kaho Kobayashi * World Wonder Ring Stardom ** Artist of Stardom Championship (2 times) – with Hana Kimura and Kyoko Kimura (1), Andras Miyagi and Natsu Sumire (1) ** Goddess of Stardom Championship (2 time) – with Kyoto Kimura (1) and Hana Kimura (1) ** World of Stardom Championship ( 1 time) ** Stardom Year-End Award (2 times) *** Best Match Award (2018) *** Best Tag Team Award (2017)

References

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