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Jungle Kyona
better known by her ring name , is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in the joshi puroresu promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was a former three-time Artist of Stardom Champion and Goddesses of Stardom Champion. Early life Before becoming a professional wrestler, Yano worked in the Republic of Senegal on the Western Coast of Africa for two years. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2015–2021) Early career (2015-2017) On November 15, 2015, Yano made her professional wrestling debut at World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name Jungle Kyona, where she defeated Momo Watanabe in her first match. In only a month after her debut, Kyona won the Rookie of Stardom Tournament. On December 23, at ''Stardom Year-End Climax'', Kyona received her first title match where she teamed with Hiromi Mimura and Watanabe as they challenged the Hyper Destroyers ( Evie, Hiroyo Matsumoto and Kellie Skater) for the Artist o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shigakkan University
is a private university in Ōbu, Aichi, Japan. Until the school renamed itself to Shigakkan in 2010, the school was known as Chukyo Women's University. The school was founded in 1905. Despite that the name contained the word "women," the school had accepted male students since 1998. Notable alumni *Jungle Kyona *Kaori Icho *Saori Yoshida is a Japanese former freestyle wrestler. Starting in 1998, she won almost every major competition, including three Olympic Games, four Asian Games, and 13 world championships, and became the most decorated athlete in freestyle wrestling history ... References External links Official website Universities and colleges established in 1905 Private universities and colleges in Japan Universities and colleges in Aichi Prefecture 1905 establishments in Japan Ōbu, Aichi Former women's universities and colleges in Japan {{aichi-university-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayu Iwatani
(born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to Dream Star Fighting Marigold, where she is the current Marigold Super Fly Champion in her first reign. She is best known for her tenure with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she was the leader of Stars (professional wrestling), Stars. She also wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling, where she is a former IWGP Women's Champion, which was the longest reign in the title's history. Since making her debut in January 2011, she became a two-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time High Speed Champion, one-time SWA World Champion, two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, and a five-time Artist of Stardom Champion, while also having won the Cinderella Tournament back to back in 2015 and 2016, and the Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament#2018, 2018 5Star Grand Prix. She also made appearances for Stardom's American partner Ring of Honor, where she is a former one-time Women of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piper Niven
Kimberly Benson (born 6 May 1991) is a Scottish professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Piper Niven and is a member of The Green Regime stable. Benson began her career on the UK independent circuit under the ring name Viper, also performing in the American independent promotion Shimmer Women Athletes and in Japan for World Wonder Ring Stardom. After participating in the 2017 Mae Young Classic, she was signed to a contract by WWE in 2019. From 2021 to 2022 she performed as Doudrop before reverting to her current ring name. She is a former one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time ICW Women's Champion, one-time SWA World Champion, two-time WWE 24/7 Champion, and one-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion. Early life Kimberly Benson was born on 6 May 1991, in Kilbirnie, Scotland. Growing up, she kept her love for professional wrestling a secret due to being worried that her female friends thought she was weird a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazuki (wrestler)
, better known by her ring name Hazuki, is a Japanese professional wrestler. She works for the World Wonder Ring Stardom. Hazuki is a former four-time Artist of Stardom Champion, two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and one-time High Speed Champion. Hazuki is one of the winners of the 2021 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2014-2019) 2014–2015 Hazuki passed the test to become a wrestler for Stardom on July 5, 2014. On July 6, 2014, she debuted in a losing effort against Koguma. At Mask Fiesta 2014 on October 26, Hazuki, performing under the name Shinba, teamed up with Star Fire to defeat Mystique and Shadow. In December 2014, she won the Rookie of Stardom Tournament. Queen's Quest (2016-2018) On November 20, 2016, she changed her name to HZK and joined Queen's Quest after a 15-month hiatus. Hazuki won the Artist of Stardom Championship at New Years Stars 2017 on January 7, 2017 with Io Shirai and Mom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZM (wrestler)
AZM, shortened from , is a Japanese professional wrestler, signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a member of the Neo Genesis faction. In Stardom, AZM is one-third of the current Artist of Stardom Champions (a belt she has held four times) and a two-time High Speed Champion. She also makes appearances for Stardom's sister promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling under its Strong banner, where she is the current Strong Women's Champion in her first reign. She was previously a member of the Queen's Quest faction and its third, and assumed de facto, leader until Utami Hayashishita took over the group. She was in the faction for a total of seven years, having joined in February 2017 when she was brought in by Io Shirai until getting exiled in June 2024 after she took the fall in an elimination tag match against Oedo Tai. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2013–present) Early career (2013–2017) AZM made her professional wrestling debut under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsuko Tora
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the leader of H.A T.E. Tora is a former two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, a one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and a one-time World of Stardom Champion. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom J.A.N. (2016–2018) On October 30, 2016, Tora made her professional wrestling debut where she teamed with Arisu Nanase as the two faced Azumi and Kaori Yoneyama in a losing effort. In 2017, Tora joined "Team Jungle", a group that involved the likes of Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona and Yoneyama. The group was later named "J.A.N.", an acronym for Jungle Assault Nation. On May 21, 2017, Tora received her first title match where she teamed with Kyona and Mayu Iwatani as they challenged Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami for the Artist of Stardom Championship, but were unsuccessful. On May 27, 2018, Tora, alongside Kyona and Yoneyama, defeated Oedo Tai (Hana Kimu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaori Yoneyama
is a Japanese professional wrestler, working as a freelancer on the Japanese independent circuit. Yoneyama started her career in 1999, working with the JWP Joshi Puroresu Professional wrestling promotion, promotion. During the following years, she became a one-time JWP Openweight Champion, a one-time JWP Junior Champion, a five-time JWP Tag Team Champion, a one-time Pure-J Openweight Championship, Pure-J Openweight Champion and a three-time Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Champion. Notable titles she has held outside of JWP include All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling's AJW Championship and AJW Tag Team Championship, Ice Ribbon's International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, Big Japan Pro Wrestling's BJW Women's Championship, and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling's High Speed Championship. In July 2011, Yoneyama announced that she would be ending her twelve-year career the following December. After a retirement tour, which took Yoneyama not only across the Japanese independent circuit, but a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo Sports
is a Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1960. See also * Tokyo Sports Film Award * Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards References External links * http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp Official website 1960 establishments in Japan Daily newspapers published in Japan Newspapers established in 1960 Sports newspapers published in Japan Newspapers published in Tokyo Japanese-language newspapers {{japan-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoko Bito
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name . Bito initially made her in-ring debut in December 2010 for World Wonder Ring Stardom and quickly became one of the most popular wrestlers in the promotion, until announcing her retirement from in-ring competition in November 2012. Bito came out of retirement and returned to Stardom in April 2016, and returned to the ring in June of that year, before retiring again in December 2017. Professional wrestling career World Wonder Ring Stardom (2010–2012) Bito entered Stardom's professional wrestling dojo in 2010 with a background in karate and handball. She, along with Mayu Iwatani and Kairi Hojo was a member of the first graduating class of Stardom's professional wrestling school where she was trained by Fuka. She made her debut on December 31, 2010, wrestling Eri Susa to a time limit draw. On January 21, 2011, in the main event of Stardom's first ever show, Bito defeated Yoshiko for her first profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonder Of Stardom Championship
The is a women's professional wrestling Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by the World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling promotion, promotion. The title, which in Stardom's championship hierarchy is situated as the secondary title behind the World of Stardom Championship, was introduced on June 26, 2011, and the inaugural champion was crowned on July 24, 2011, when Yuzuki Aikawa defeated Yoshiko (wrestler), Yoshiko in a decision match. Title history The title is often referred to simply as the "White Belt", a name famously used by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) to refer to its All Pacific Championship. The title belt was crafted by United States, American company Top Rope Belts based on designs sent by Stardom, with a conscious decision to imitate the AJW title belt in terms of its color, with Stardom president Rossy Ogawa referring to the promotion's heyday as the "Golden Age of ''Puroresu#Female wrestling, Joshi Puroresu''". The origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kairi Sane
is a Japanese professional wrestler and actress. she is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw brand under the ring name . From 2012 to 2017, she wrestled for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom under the ring name . Embodying a "Pirate Princess" persona, she became a one-time World of Stardom Champion, a one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, a three-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion and a five-time Artist of Stardom Champion. She also won the 2015 5Star Grand Prix Tournament and the 2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League. In 2017, she signed with WWE, where she adopted the ring name Kairi Sane. She won the inaugural Mae Young Classic tournament the same year, and was then assigned to the NXT brand. She captured the NXT Women's Championship in 2018 and subsequently won the 2018 NXT Year-End Awards for Female Competitor of the Year and for Overall Competitor of the Year. In 2019, she debuted on WWE's main roster, where she became a one-time and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICW Women's Championship
The ICW Women's World Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by Scotland's Insane Championship Wrestling promotion. The current champion is Lana Austin, who is in her first reign. She won the title by defeating Rhio in a Steel Cage match at ''ICW Barred III'' in Glasgow, Scotland on September 1, 2024. History The title was first announced by then ICW General Manager, Red Lightning, on May 31, 2015, with an 8 women tournament being held over the coming months. The final took place at Fear & Loathing VIII on November 15, 2015, with Viper (who had been added to the match by ICW Commissioner, Mick Foley) emerging victorious and becoming the inaugural ICW Women's Champion. ICW Women's Championship Tournament (2021) Reigns Combined reigns As of 25, . See also *Insane Championship Wrestling * ICW World Heavyweight Championship *ICW Zero-G Championship *ICW Tag Team Championship The ICW Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
