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, currently competing as a freelancer. She is a former two-time ICE×60 Championship, five-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion and one-time Triangle Ribbon Champion, making her the promotion's fourth Triple Crown Champion. Yukihi also wrestles for

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, where she is a two-time Oz Academy Openweight Champion and a former two-time Oz Academy Tag Team Champion.

Early life

Yukihi graduated

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after finishing her studies in the English Department. Yukihi is also multilingual, who can speak English, Korean, and Spanish along with Japanese. Before beginning her professional wrestling career, Yukihi used to work as an office associate at a bank.

Professional wrestling career

Ice Ribbon (2014–2021)

Yukihi was first introduced to

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on July 12, 2014, as a trainee named "Yuki", however, Yukihi made her official debut on November 24 under the name Maya Yukihi at ''Yokohama Ribbon V'', where she teamed with Tsukushi, as both unsuccessfully challenged the team of Mochi Miyagi and

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. On November 14, 2015, Yukihi aligned herself with

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, naming their team "Azure Revolution". On July 18, 2016, Yukihi received her first title match when she challenged

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for the ICE×60 Championship, but was unsuccessful. Yukihi participated in the ICE×60 Championship Tournament and managed to get to the second round on November 23, where she was eliminated by Hiragi Kurumi. Through 2017, Azure Revolution began to pursue after the

International Ribbon Tag Team Championship The is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Ice Ribbon promotion. The championship was introduced on April 4, 2007, at an Ice Ribbon and Neo Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling co-promoted event, where the Neo Machineguns (Tanny Mou ...

. They received their first title match against Kurumi and Tsukushi on April 24, but were unsuccessful. when the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship was vacated on September 9, Azure Revolution entered an eight-team tournament to win the vacant championship on October 29, when they defeated the Lovely Butchers (

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and Miyagi) in the finals. Azure Revolution held the title until July 1, 2018, where they defeated by Lovely Butchers, ending their reign at 245 days with 7 successful title defenses. On December 9, Yukihi won a tournament to determine the No. 1 contender for the ICE×60 Championship by defeating

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in the finals. On December 31, at Ice Ribbon's biggest event ''RibbonMania'', Yukihi defeated Fujimoto to win the ICE×60 Championship for the first time. On March 17, 2019, Azure Revolution defeated Gekokujo Tag (Kyuyri and Ozaki) to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship for the second time. On May 1, Yukihi defeated Banny Oikawa to win the

Triangle Ribbon Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Ice Ribbon promotion. The championship was introduced on November 28, 2009, when Riho defeated Nanae Takahashi and Tsukasa Fujimoto to become the inaugural champion. Championship m ...

in a

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, as all the matches for this title contested under this stipulation, which also involved Fujimoto. By winning the Triangle Ribbon Championship, Yukihi became the fourth Triple Crown Champion of Ice Ribbon. On June 22, Yukihi lost the Triangle Ribbon Championship to Fujimoto in a match that also involved

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, and on July 15, Azure Revolution lost the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship to Giulia and Saya. On August 3, Yukihi defended the ICE×60 Championship against Fujimoto which ended in a 30-minute time limit draw, therefore, the championship was automatically

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as the rules states when the match ended in 30-minute time limit draw, the champion stripped from the title. Yukihi entered a tournament for the vacant ICE×60 Championship where she defeated her tag team partner Sera on September 14 to regain the title. On November 23, Azure Revolution lost the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship to the Dropkickers (Fujimoto and Tsukushi). On February 24, 2020, after Yukihi successfully defended the ICE×60 Championship against Akane Fujita, Yukihi introduced her own unit named "Rebel X Enemy", alongside Ozaki,

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and

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. On August 9, Yukihi lost the ICE×60 Championship to Suzu Suzuki at the final show in the

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before its closure, ending her second reign at 330 days with six successful title defenses. On December 31, at ''RibbonMania'', Yukihi alongside Ozaki defeated Frank Sisters (

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and Miyagi) to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.

Championships and accomplishments

** ICE×60 Championship (

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) ** ICE×60 Championship No. 1 Contender Tournament (2018) ** ICE×60 Championship Tournament (2019) **

( 5 times) – with

(1) and

(4) ** Ice Ribbon Tag Team Championship Tournament (2017) – with Risa Sera **

( 1 time) ** Fourth Triple Crown Champion ** Year-End Award (1 time) *** Best Match Award (2021) *

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( 2 times, current) **

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(

) – with

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(1) and

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(1) * ''

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'' ** Ranked No. 82 of the top 100 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2019 ** Ranked No. 105 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2021

References

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