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(born December 23, 1978) is a
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and the founder of
Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent from other promotions such as Ice Ri ...
. She has wrestled for prominent Japanese promotions
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , nicknamed Zenjo (全女: 全 meaning "All", 女 meaning "Woman") was a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held th ...
and Pro Wrestling Sun, and is a two-time women's
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in major
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.


Professional wrestling career


Freelancing (1996-present)

Nanae Takahashi graduated from
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , nicknamed Zenjo (全女: 全 meaning "All", 女 meaning "Woman") was a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held th ...
's (AJW) training class of 1996, and rose to prominence at a time when AJW was beginning its decline. Early on, she achieved the most fame as part of the
tag team Tag team wrestling is a type of professional wrestling in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. Tag teams may be made up of wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of establish ...
Nanamomo with classmate
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. Together, Nanamomo won four tag team championships, the AJW Tag Team Championship twice (on November 23, 1997 and August 23, 1998) and the
WWWA World Tag Team Championship The World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA) World Tag Team Championship was the top doubles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) from 1970 until it closed in 2005. During those years the title was held by many of the most famo ...
twice (on July 16, 2000, and July 6, 2002). Concurrently, Takahashi was making a name for herself as a singles competitor, winning the
AJW Championship The AJW Championship was a tertiary belt in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion. The first champion, in 1980, was Rimi Yokota. During the title's history, no one held the belt more than two times. The belt was abandoned in 2005 after ...
on March 1, 2000, and the junior division competition at that year's
Japan Grand Prix The Japan Grand Prix was an annual professional wrestling tournament held by the promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to determine the number one contender for the promotion's highest achievement, the WWWA World Single Championship. ...
. Having established herself as a major competitor, Takahashi won the 2002 Japan Grand Prix, and won her first
WWWA World Single Championship The was the top singles women's professional wrestling championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) from 1970 until it closed in 2005. It was also known in ''Pro Wrestling Illustrated'' and other London Publishing wrestling magazines as ...
on December 12, 2004. During AJW's final years she won the WWWA World Tag Team Championship three more times (each time with a different partner), and the WWWA World Single Championship once more. She was the last WWWA champion, handing over the belt to promoter Takashi Matsunaga immediately after winning it on March 26, 2006. At an independent show held on July 14, 2006 to celebrate her tenth anniversary in professional wrestling, Takahashi announced her intention to start her own
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. Her stable, the Dream Catchers, held their final show on the following September 3. On October 1, 2006, Takahashi defeated Africa 55 for the resurrected
AWA World Women's Championship The AWA World Women's Championship was the women's professional wrestling Professional wrestling is a dramatic enactment of wrestling as a spectator sport. As is the norm for this sport, women's professional wrestling is organized by wrestli ...
at the debut of her new promotion, Pro Wrestling Sun. The promotion was a sister promotion to
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, and at the time an affiliate of the revived
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. On January 14, 2007, Takahashi lost her world championship to
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, but regained it again on May 13 of the same year, in
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. She became recognized as the first AWA Japan Women's Champion on June 19, 2007, after the AWA World Women's title was retired out of respect for four-time former champion
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, who had died on June 15. After Sun closed on March 3, 2008, Takahashi formed a unit called "Passion Red" with
Natsuki☆Taiyo is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . Making her debut for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) in January 2004, Mizushima quickly affiliated herself with Nanae Takahashi, following her out of AJW in 2006 a ...
and
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. They were active mainly with NEO Japan Ladies' Pro Wrestling. On October 4, 2008, Takahashi beat
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to win
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. On October 10, 2009, she won NEO Tag Team Championship with Kana. From January 25, 2009 to December 29, 2010, Takahashi was also active with
Ice Ribbon is a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura, after her split with Gatokunyan. History Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler wh ...
and held
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three times (with Minori Makiba, Kazumi Shimouma and
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) and
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 ...
once. On April 18, 2010, Takahashi beat
Kayoko Haruyama is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. Having made her debut in January 1998, Haruyama worked for the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion her entire career, becoming not only one of the promotion's most accomplished singles wrestlers, with one JWP ...
to win
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. She became the second champion from outside since
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in 2006. On December 15, 2010, Takahashi won Women's Award of ''
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''. On June 12, 2015, Takahashi announced she was going to start promoting her own professional wrestling events with her new production company, "
Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent from other promotions such as Ice Ri ...
". On July 17, Takahashi returned to the United States, making her debut for
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(ROH) in
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by defeating
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. Seadlinnng held its first show on August 26, 2015. On January 7, 2018, Takahashi was legitimately injured in a Hardcore Tag Team Match, while teaming up with Yoshiko against
Rina Yamashita is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in Pro Wrestling Wave. Professional wrestling career Independent circuit (2013-present) Yamashita began working for other promotions such as Pr ...
&
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at WAVE Happy New Year 2018. While attempting a move from the top of a ladder, the ladder tilted and fell, causing her to fall and land on her head, legitimately knocking her unconscious. The referee ended the match, and she was taken out on a stretcher.


World Wonder Ring Stardom


2010-2015

On September 7, 2010, Takahashi announced with
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and
Rossy Ogawa is a Japanese businessman and professional wrestling promoter born in Chiba, Japan. He is one of the three founders and current executive producer of the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. Professional wrestl ...
that they founded a new promotion called
World Wonder Ring Stardom World Wonder Ring Stardom (スターダム 女子プロレス), often referred to simply as Stardom (stylized as ST★RDOM), is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion based in Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded i ...
. They had their first card on January 23, 2011. On May 12, 2015, Takahashi, in an interview with ''Tokyo Sports'', announced she was leaving Stardom and continuing her career as a freelancer.


2021-present

After a six-year hiatus with the company, Takahashi returned to Stardom for one night at Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021 where she competed in a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble won by
Unagi Sayaka , better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom and briefly working as a freelancer. She is best known for her time with Stardom, where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion ...
and also involving many superstars from the promotion's past such as
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,
Kyoko Inoue is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Single Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. Inoue performed in the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series 1995 in an a ...
,
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,
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,
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and others. After another long period, Takahashi made another return to the company at ''Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo'', the first event of the
Stardom Mid Summer Champions was a series of professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, events promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The events took place on July 9 and 24, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Tachikawa Stage Garden, and in Nagoya, Japan ...
series which took place on July 9, 2022, after
Saya Kamitani (born November 28, 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former idol, currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. She is the current Wonder of Stardom Champion in her first reign. Kamitani is also a former one-time Goddes ...
retained the
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against
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. Takahashi then announced she was the self-proclaimed tag partner of Kairi and she challenged both Kamitani and Lady C to a match. On the first night of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 from July 30, she and Kairi defeated
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's Saya Kamitani and Lady C. Takahashi concluded a short-term feud with
Syuri is a Japanese professional wrestler, shoot boxer, kickboxer and mixed martial artist, better known simply as . Syuri formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship. Syuri is currently working for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the ...
at Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, where she unsuccessfully challenged the
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stable leader for the
World of Stardom Championship The is a women's world professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Stardom's championship hierarchy, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champio ...
, title which she primordially held. At Stardom in Showcase vol.2, a non-canon event produced on September 25, 2022, Rossy Ogawa was a victim of various "grim reaper masked silhouettes" who kept attacking him. For the event, he established
Utami Hayashishita (born September 14, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, Since making her debut on August 12, 2018, she became a one-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Goddesses of Stardom Ch ...
, Lady C and Syuri as his bodyguards. On the other corner, Yuu who was the first silhouette and unmasked at the previous Showcase event has also established two tag partners presented under the same masks. They were revealed to be Takahashi and Yuna Manase on the event's night as they succeeded in defeating Rossy's Bodyguard Army. Minutes later, a video of
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was played, showing her criticizing the current situation in Stardom as she was announcing her return to the company on October 23, 2022 for the
IWGP Women's Championship The is a women's professional wrestling world championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The title is to be exclusively won and defended on shows promoted by NJPW, not only in Japan but worldwide, with talent from NJPW's sister ...
tournament. Together with Takahashi, Manase and Yuu, Alpha Female officially formed the "
Neo Stardom Army is a professional wrestling stable, mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and also in the Japanese independent scene. The stable is leaded by Alpha Female and also consists of Nanae Takahas ...
" unit and declared the destruction over Stardom's roster. At the 2022 edition of the
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League The is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held annually by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was created in 2011. The Goddesses of Stardom Tag League are held under a multi-point ...
, Takahashi teamed up with Yuu as "7Upp" and won the whole tournament by winning the "Blue Goddess Block" with a total of eleven points scored after competing against the teams of FWC (
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and Koguma), MaiHime ( Maika and
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), The New Eras ( Mirai and
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), BMI2000 (
Natsuko Tora (born January 30, 1991) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. Tora is a two-time Artist of Stardom Champion as well as one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career ...
and Ruaka), 02 line ( AZM and
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), Kawild Venus (
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/
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and
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), and wing★gori ( Hanan and
Saya Iida (born May 19, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. She is a former one-time Future of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2019–present) ...
). Yuu and Takahashi defeated Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani in the finals.


Championships and accomplishments

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:*
AJW Championship The AJW Championship was a tertiary belt in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion. The first champion, in 1980, was Rimi Yokota. During the title's history, no one held the belt more than two times. The belt was abandoned in 2005 after ...
( 1 time) :*
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(
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) – with
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:*
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(
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) :*
WWWA World Tag Team Championship The World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA) World Tag Team Championship was the top doubles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) from 1970 until it closed in 2005. During those years the title was held by many of the most famo ...
( 5 times) – with Momoe Nakanishi (2), Tomoko Watanabe (1),
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(1), and
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(1) :* 21st Century League (2000) :*
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(
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) :*
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(
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) – with Momoe Nakanishi :*
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) – with
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* AWA Superstars of Wrestling :*
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( 3 times) *
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:*
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 Mo ...
( 3 times) – with Minori Makiba (1), Kazumi Shimouma (1) and
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(1) :*
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 ...
( 1 time) :*Sakurasaku Tag Tournament '09 (2009) – with Minori Makiba *
JWP Joshi Puroresu , also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Celebrating its 25th anniversary at the time of its folding in 2 ...
:*
JWP Openweight Championship The JWP Openweight Championship was a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. The championship, which was situated at the top of JWP's championship hierarchy, was introduced on December 2, 1992, when ...
( 1 time) :* Best Bout Award (2007) with
Natsuki☆Taiyo is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, better known by the ring name . Making her debut for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) in January 2004, Mizushima quickly affiliated herself with Nanae Takahashi, following her out of AJW in 2006 a ...
vs.
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and
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on December 9
:* Discover New Heroine Tag Tournament Best Match Award (2007) with Natsuki☆Taiyo vs.
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and Azumi Hyuga on April 15
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:* BSJ Queen of the Ring (1 time) * NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling :*
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( 1 time) :* NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with
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:* NWA Women's Pacific Championship ( 1 time) :* Mid Summer Tag Tournament VIII (2009) – with Emi Sakura *''
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'' ** Ranked No. 105 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2022 *
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Beyond the Sea Single Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the Seadlinnng promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Seadlinnng's championship hierarchy, was introduced on October 3, 2018, and the inaugural champion was crowned on ...
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Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize The are Japanese professional wrestling, or ''puroresu'', awards that have been handed out by the ''Tokyo Sports'' magazine annually since 1974. The most publicized awards in Japanese professional wrestling, they are recognized by all the major pr ...
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World of Stardom Championship The is a women's world professional wrestling championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion. The title, which is situated at the top of Stardom's championship hierarchy, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champio ...
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on September 17
*** 5★Star GP Best Match Award (2014) vs. Kairi Hojo on August 24 ** Stardom Year-End Award (6 times) *** Best Bout Award (2011) vs. Natsuki☆Taiyo on November 12 *** Best Bout Award (2012) vs. Yuzuki Aikawa on September 17 and December 24 *** Best Match Award (2014) with Kairi Hojo vs.
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and Takumi Iroha on December 23
*** Best Tag Team Award (2013) with Miho Wakizawa *** Best Tag Team Award (2014) with Kairi Hojo *** MVP Award (2012)


''Luchas de Apuestas'' record


Lethwei record

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References


External links


Nanae Takahashi Official Web Site
- mostly in Japanese


PWInsider story about 10th anniversary show
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Nanae 1978 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers Professional wrestling executives Professional wrestling trainers Sportspeople from Saitama Prefecture 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers World of Stardom Champions Goddess of Stardom Champions