is a Japanese

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currently signed to

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, where she is the current five time Sendai Girls World Champion. Hashimoto was trained in the Sendai Girls' dojo under

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, and made her debut in October 2015. Since her debut, Hashimoto has gone on to hold the Sendai Girls World Championship five times, and was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year by ''

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'', making her only the second female to win the award.

Early life

Hashimoto initially took part in and passed a Sendai Girls tryout when she was 15 and still in junior high school, however, she was deemed too young and advised by president Jinsei Shinzaki to take part in either amateur wrestling or judo until she had at least finished high school. Hashimoto began competing in amateur wrestling immediately, and continued to do so in high school. She attended the Abe Gakuin High School in Tokyo, and won the Asian Junior Championship in her weight class when she was 18. That same year, she entered the All Japan Wrestling championships, placing third in her weight class. Hashimoto continued to pursue amateur wrestling into college, attending

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where she placed third in the World Student Championship at the age of 20. She had hopes of competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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, but was unsuccessful in qualifying. She graduated from University in 2015, and after watching a match involving

, decided to begin training as a wrestler once again. On June 11, she once again took and passed a tryout, and subsequently enrolled in the Sendai Girls dojo.

Professional wrestling career

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2015-present)

Hashimoto was trained by

and made her debut on October 11, 2015, at

, teaming with

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to defeat

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and Mika Iwata. On January 9, 2016, she faced

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in a #1 contender's match for the Sendai Girls World Championship, a match she lost. On January 17, she teamed with Iwata to unsuccessfully challenge Dash Chisako and Sendai Sachiko for the Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship. On June 5, she made her debut in

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, defeating Jungle Kyona. On July 18, she competed in Aja Kong's 30th anniversary match, teaming with

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and Rina Yamashita in a loss to Aja Kong, Amazing Kong and

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. Throughout September and October 2016, she took part in

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's 2016 Dual Shock Wave tournament along with Ryo Mizunami, making it to the final where they lost to Dynamite Kansai and Yamashita. On October 16, she defeated her mentor Meiko Satomura to become the Sendai Girls World Champion for the first time. She made one successful defence against Cassandra Miyagi before losing the title to Aja Kong on January 9, 2017. On March 9 she returned to Stardom to compete in

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's 10th Anniversary match, teaming with

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in a loss to Shirai and Satomura. On April 6, 2017, she defeated Kong to become the Sendai Girls World Champion for the second time. She lost the title to Hiroyo Matsumoto on June 10, only to regain it on July 15. Hashimoto successfully defended the championship against Meiko Satomura and Cassandra Miyagi, before losing it to

on April 19, 2018. Shortly after Hashimoto dropped the championship to Hamada, Hamada was stripped of the title after her arrest on drug charges. On June 24, 2018, Hashimoto won the title again, making her a four time champion.

Personal life

Outside of professional wrestling, Hashimoto enjoys photography.

Championships and accomplishments

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** KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dash Chisako and

** Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Mika Iwata (1) and Yuu (1) ** Sendai Girls World Championship (5 times, current) * ''

'' ** Rookie of the Year (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hashimoto, Chihiro Japanese female professional wrestlers Nihon University alumni People from Sakai, Fukui Sportspeople from Fukui Prefecture 1992 births Living people 21st-century professional wrestlers KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champions