is a

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retired

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best known for her time in the Japanese promotions

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and

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Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (1996-2014)

Wakizawa made some freelancer work by competing in multiple promotions. At ''JWP Listen !!'', an event promoted by

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on June 13, 1999, she teamed up with Kayo Noumi to defeat

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and Kayoko Haruyama. At ''DDT Dramatic May Special'', an event promoted by DDT Pro Wrestling on May 20, 2012, she teamed up with Michael Nakazawa to defeat

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and

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. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #79'', an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on December 27, 2013, she wrestled Hiroshi Fukuda into a no-contest.

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (1996-2001)

Wakizawa made her

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debut in the twelfth night of

's Japan Grand Prix on July 28, 1996 where she wrestled Yachiyo Kawamoto in a time-limit draw. She is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is the Japan Grand Prix, making her first appearance in the 1998 edition, placing herself in the Junior Block which she won with a total of twelve points after competing against Emi Motokawa, Momoe Nakawaki, Nanae Takahashi, Noriko Toyoda and ZAP Nakahara in the first stages and the fell short to Kaoru Ito in the semi-finals. One year later at the 1999 edition of the event, she scored only five points in the single block which also featured

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and Tomoko Watanabe.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2011-2014)

Wakizawa made her debut on

at ''Stardom Year End Stars 2011'' on December 25 where she fell short to

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. On July 15, 2013 at Chapter Two Beginning, Wakizawa teamed up with Takahashi as "NanaMiho" to defeat Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu ( Natsuki☆Taiyo and Yoshiko) in the finals of a four-team tournament to win the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship. She was part of the "Tawashis" stable, winning the

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with her fellow stablemates

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and

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on December 29, 2013 after defeating Kimura Monster-gun (

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, The Female Predator Amazon and

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) at Stardom Yearend Climax 2013. At ''Stardom Queen Tradition'' on November 3, 2014, Wakizawa unsuccessfully challenged

for the

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. At ''Stardom Year-End Climax 2014'', Wakizawa had her retirement match, a six-person tag team bout in which she teamed up with

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and

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in a losing effort to

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and

. Wakizawa is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events such as the

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. At the 2014 edition of the event, she teamed up with Koguma, placing themselves in the Blue Block and scoring a total of two points after competing against Hatsuhinode Kamen and

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, Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani, and Star Fire and Mystique. Wakizawa came out of retirement for one time at Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021 to compete in a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble also involving returning wrestlers such as Yoko Bito,

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, Mima Shimoda and then current Stardom wrestlers like Bea Priestley, Mina Shirakawa,

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, Starlight Kid and others.

Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) **

AJW Tag Team Championship The AJW Tag Team Championship was the secondary tag team championship (professional wrestling), title in the Professional wrestling in Japan, Japanese professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestl ...

( 3 times) – with Kayo Noumi **

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(

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) – with

**Junior Grand Prix (1998) *

( 1 time) – with

and

** Goddesses of Stardom Championship ( 1 time) – with

** Stardom Year-End Award (3 times) *** Best Tag Team Award (2013) *** Fighting Spirit Award (2012) *** Special Merit Award (2014)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wakizawa, Miho 1979 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Chiba Prefecture 20th-century female professional wrestlers 20th-century Japanese professional wrestlers 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Goddesses of Stardom Champions Artist of Stardom Champions AJW Champions Tag League the Best winners AJW Tag Team Champions