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is a Japanese
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, currently signed to
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling , often abbreviated to TJPW, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro Wrestling. Initially running alongside other shows such as live music and other idol performa ...
(TJPW) where she a former Princess Tag Team Champions alongside
Hikari Noa is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling where she is a former International Princess Champion. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2018-pres ...
. She also known for her tenure with the
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Actwres girl'Z.


Professional wrestling career


Actwres girl'Z (2015–2020)

Kakuta made her
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debut in Actwres girl'Z at ''AgZ Prologue'', the first-ever show hosted by the promotion on May 31, 2015, where she fell short to
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in singles competition. She chased for various accomplishments put up for grabs by the promotion. She participated in the inaugural tournament of the
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, where she fell short to
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in the first rounds from September 25, 2018.


Independent circuit (2016–present)

Kakuta has competed for a multitude of promotions on the Japanese independent scene. She made her first appearance in Wrestle-1 on the third night of the ''W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2017 Outbreak'' from June 11, where she teamed up with
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in a losing effort against Noa Igarashi and Ryuichi Sekine as a result of a mixed tag team match. At '' Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #1008'' on November 23, 2019, Kakuta teamed up with Yappy in a losing effort against
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and
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. At a
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of
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from December 18, 2019, she teamed up with
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in a losing effort against Maika and Tae Honma. At ''DDT Ganbare Pro Sangeria 2022'', an event promoted by
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on August 21, 2022, she teamed up with Yoshiko Hasegawa in a losing effort against Moeka Haruhi and Yuna Manase. Kakuta made an appearance in the American independent scene at ''WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2023'' on March 30, where she competed as a TJPW talent alongside Hikari Noa, Hakuchumu (Miu Watanabe and
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) and Raku, in a losing effort against Hyper Misao, Mizuki,
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, Yuki Aino and Yuki Kamifuku.


Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2020–present)

Kakuta made her debut in
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling , often abbreviated to TJPW, is a Japanese joshi puroresu or women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2012 as a sister promotion of DDT Pro Wrestling. Initially running alongside other shows such as live music and other idol performa ...
at ''TJPW Style Of My Love'' on November 20, 2020, where she teamed up with Mirai Maiumi,
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and
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in a losing effort against
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, Mahiro Kiryu, Pom Harajuku and
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as a result of an
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. During her time in the promotion, she has chased for various titles. At ''TJPW Still Incomplete'' on April 17, 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Yuki Kamifuku for the
International Princess Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The title was introduced on July 16, 2019, and the inaugural champion was crowned on August 25, 2019, when Natsumi Maki defeated Gisele Shaw. , t ...
. At ''TJPW Stand Alone '23'' on April 15, 2023, she unsuccessfully challenged Mizuki for the Princess of Princess Championship. She competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the ''Wrestle Princess'' series, she made her first appearance at the '' 2021 edition'' where she teamed up with
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in a losing effort against
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and Yuki Kamifuku. At '' Wrestle Princess III'' on October 9, 2022, she teamed up with Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase to defeat Haruna Neko and Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku). At '' Wrestle Princess IV'' on October 9, 2023, she teamed up with her "Free Wifi" tag team partner Hikari Noa to defeat Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku) for the vacant
Princess Tag Team Championship The is a women's professional wrestling world tag team championship promoted by the CyberFight promotion, defended on their Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) brand. The title was introduced on August 12, 2017. Like most professional wrestling c ...
. As for the ''Tokyo Princess Cup'', Kakuta made her first appearance at the eighth edition of the tournament from 2021, where she fell short to
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in the first rounds on July 22.


Pro Wrestling Noah (2021–2022)

Due to TJPW sharing business partnerships with CyberFight sister-promotion
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, Kakuta competed in two of the CyberFight Festival cross-over events promoted by both of the brands. She made her first appearance at the 2021 edition where she teamed up with Raku, Pom Harajuku, Mahiro Kiryu and Kaya Toribami in a losing effort against BeeStar (Mirai Maiumi and Suzume), Haruna Neko, Moka Miyamoto and Arisu Endo as a result of a ten-woman tag team match. At the 2022 edition, she teamed up with Mahiro Kiryu, Moka Miyamoto, Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami to defeat
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,
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, Yuuri, Pom Harajuku and Haruna Neko.


Championships and accomplishments

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Princess Tag Team Championship The is a women's professional wrestling world tag team championship promoted by the CyberFight promotion, defended on their Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW) brand. The title was introduced on August 12, 2017. Like most professional wrestling c ...
( 1 time) – with
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kakuta, Nao 1987 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Chiba Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers Princess Tag Team Champions