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Hana Kimura
was a Japanese professional wrestler. She worked for Japanese promotions such as World Wonder Ring Stardom and Wrestle-1, in addition to making appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions in Mexico. She was a List of family relations in professional wrestling, second-generation wrestler as the daughter of Kyoko Kimura. Kimura was a cast member on the Fuji Television and Netflix reality television series ''Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020''. Following a series of troubling Tweet (Twitter), tweets in which she addressed online bullying directed at her from ''Terrace House'' viewers, she died from suicide via hydrogen sulfide inhalation at her Tokyo apartment on May 23, 2020, at the age of 22. Early life Kimura was born in Yokohama on September 3, 1997, the daughter of professional wrestler Kyoko Kimura. Before she was one year old, her parents separated. While the identity of her father is not publicly known, her mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokohama
is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a population of 3.7 million in 2023. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu. Yokohama is also the major economic, cultural, and commercial hub of the Greater Tokyo Area along the Keihin region, Keihin Industrial Zone. Yokohama was one of the cities to open for trade with the Western world, West following the 1859 end of the Sakoku, policy of seclusion and has since been known as a cosmopolitan port city, after Kobe opened in 1853. Yokohama is the home of many Japan's firsts in the Meiji (era), Meiji period, including the first foreign trading port and Chinatown (1859), European-style sport venues (1860s), English-language newspaper (1861), confectionery and beer manufacturing (1865), daily newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in any time, anywhere, as long as a referee is there to confirm the win. Because of this rule, not only is the championship winnable regardless of gender or number of individuals (in case of a common pinfall or submission), it is also available to "unconventional" champions such as animals or inanimate objects, with title changes regularly occurring outside of regular shows, often with videos posted on the promotion's social media accounts. The championship was introduced on the June 29, 2000 TV taping, during which Poison Sawada Black created the title and awarded it to himself. It was created as a parody of the now-defunct WWE Hardcore Championship, which also had a " 24/7 rule". The title is often defended during a 10-minute battle roya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stardom 5Star Grand Prix Tournament
also stylized as the 5★Star Grand Prix or 5★Star GP is an annual round robin tournament promoted by the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event has been held since 2012 and aired domestically on Tokyo MX, Fighting TV Samurai and Nippon TV, and later as an internet pay-per-view on Stardom's streaming service Stardom World. It is considered to be the main annual competition promoted by Stardom, being preceded by the Stardom Cinderella Tournament which is the secondary competition. Tournament history The Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix is a professional wrestling tournament held each summer by Stardom. Similar to Bushiroad-owned male counterpart New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the G1 Climax tournament, it is currently held as a round-robin tournament with wrestlers split into two pools. The winner of each pool will compete in the final to decide the winner. As is the case with G1 Climax, a win is two points and a draw is one point for each wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Io Shirai
is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name (stylized in all caps) and is the current Women's World Championship (WWE), Women’s World Champion in her List of Women's World Champions (WWE), first reign. She is also a former two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion with Dakota Kai, as well as a former Money in the Bank ladder match, Women's Money in the Bank contract holder and former WWE Women's Champion. Known for her athleticism and in-ring ability, she is regarded as one of the best women's wrestlers in the world. She competed as () in WWE's developmental brand NXT (WWE brand), NXT, where she was a former NXT Women's Champion and NXT Women's Tag Team Champion with Zoey Stark, and previously in World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she was a two-time World of Stardom Champion. In Stardom, she is also a former two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, six-time Artist ... [...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] |
Hiroyo Matsumoto
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer. Emi Sakura gave her the nickname of because Matsumoto broke a wall in the Ichigaya arena during her Ice Ribbon debut. She is best known with other wrestling promotions such as Oz Academy and Seadlinnng. She graduated from Hiratsuka Konan High School in the Kanagawa Prefecture. Professional wrestling career Career beginnings and Japan (2006–present) On March 19, 2006, Matsumoto had a pre-debut 5-minute exhibition match in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring against Mai Ichii. On July 16, Matsumoto had her official debut match against Hanako Kobayashi in Shinjuku Face, winning in 6:38 with a Body Slam. On May 5, 2007, Matsumoto teamed with Shuu Shibutani to face veterans Mariko Yoshida and Meiko Satomura. She scored the pinfall against mentor Mariko Yoshida with her Backdrop Driver finisher. On October 7, Matsumoto teamed with fellow Ibuki worker Tomoka Nakagawa to debut in Ice Ribbon, with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddesses Of Stardom Championship
The is a women's professional wrestling tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship created and promoted by the World Wonder Ring Stardom professional wrestling promotion, promotion. Title history On August 2, 2011, Stardom held a press conference to announce the first ever Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, which would culminate in the crowning of the first Goddesses of Stardom Champions. The finals of the tournament took place on November 27, 2011, and saw BY Hou (Yoko Bito and Yuzuki Aikawa) defeat Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu (Natsuki☆Taiyo and Yoshiko (wrestler), Yoshiko) to become the inaugural champions. The title belt was crafted by American company Top Rope Belts. Like most professional wrestling championships, the title is won as a result of a scripted match. There have been a total of 35 reigns shared among 32 different teams consisting of 45 distinctive wrestlers. The current champions are Oedo Tai (Momo Watanabe and Thekla (wrestler), Thekla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedo Tai
(Stylized OEDotai, also known as "Oedo Corps" in Japanese) was a villainous professional wrestling stable mainly performing in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom and the Japanese independent scene between 2015 and 2024. History Under Kyoko Kimura and Act Yasukawa (2015) The group originally formed after Kimura Monster Gun's Kyoko Kimura, Kris Wolf and Hudson Envy joined forces with Act Yasukawa, Dragonita and Heidi Lovelace following the events of Stardom's 4th Anniversary show on January 18, 2015, defining themselves as the founding members of the unit. With Yasukawa and Kimura acting as co-leaders, they rebranded themselves with a Samurai theme due to Act, who was "The Samurai Spirit" of Stardom. Yasukawa won the Wonder of Stardom Championship the same night after defeating Mayu Iwatani. The first match under the ''Oedo Tai'' name saw Yasukawa, Hudson Envy and Kimura defeating Heisei-gun (Mayu Iwatani, Takumi Iroha and Yoshiko) in a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artist Of Stardom Championship
The is a professional wrestling Professional wrestling tag team match types#Multiple man teamed matches, six-woman tag team Championship (professional wrestling), championship owned by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The title was first announced during Stardom's year-end event on December 24, 2012, and two days later its name was revealed as the "Artist of Stardom Championship", with a four-team one night single-elimination tournament announced to determine the inaugural champions. The current champions are Neo Genesis (professional wrestling), Neo Genesis (Starlight Kid, AZM (wrestler), AZM and Miyu Amasaki) who are in their first reign as a team. Title history Belt design File:STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 IMG 6890.jpg, Maika (wrestler), Maika with the orange belt File:STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 IMG 6793.jpg, Natsupoi with the blue belt File:Tam Nakano - Chunichi Hall Nagoya January 2025.jpg, Tam Nakano with the pink belt On January 14, 2013, Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu (Act ... [...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] |
Kagetsu
(born on June 24, 1992), better known by his ring name , is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in Stardom, 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 (2016–2020) 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 Goddesses of Stardom C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
, often called , is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. It is based in the city of Sendai, Miyagi in the Tohoku region. History Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling was founded in 2005 by Meiko Satomura, a female professional wrestler who achieved success in the 2000s with the women's promotion Gaea Japan, and Jinsei Shinzaki, a male professional wrestler who is also the president of Michinoku Pro Wrestling. As the only experienced wrestler on the initial roster, Satomura served as the trainer and booker in addition to her duties as a wrestler. On July 9, 2006 the new promotion held its first show in front of 2498 fans at Sendai's Sun Plaza. This show consisted of Senjo's first four wrestlers making their debuts in singles matches against four legends of ''joshi puroresu''. The main event featured Satomura against Aja Kong, whom she has feuded with throughout her career. Due to the small size of the roster, most of Senjo's subsequent shows have featured the Sendai gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
