is a Japanese

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working for the Japanese

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, where she is also a former International Princess Champion, a former Princess of Princess Champion and a former Princess Tag Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2018–present)

Watanabe is best known for her time in

. She made her

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debut on January 4, 2018 at ''Tokyo Joshi Pro '18'' where she teamed up with Pinano Pipipipi as the "Up Up Girls" to defeat stablemates

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and Raku. Watanabe is known for being part of

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which is a popular idol group in

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. Watanabe soon began pursuing for different championships. At ''5th Anniversary Shinkiba Tour 2018'' on November 4, she unsuccessfully participated in a 12-woman gauntlet battle royal for both the

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and the

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won by

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and also involving

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, Yuki Kamifuku,

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and others. On the same night, Watanabe teamed up with Hikari Noa and

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to defeat Hinano, Mizuki and

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. At

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on October 9, 2022, Watanabe defeated Alex Windsor to win the

International Princess Championship The is a women's professional wrestling championship owned by the CyberFight and promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (TJPW). The title was introduced on July 16, 2019, and the inaugural champion was crowned on August 25, 2019, when Natsumi Mak ...

. She made her first title defense at ''The Mountain Top 2022'' on October 29, defeating Moka Miyamoto in the

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. At ''Tokyo Joshi Pro '23'' on January 4, 2023, Watanabe defeated Trish Adora to make her second successful title defense. At ''TJPW City Circuit Winter ~ Nagoya Performance'' on February 18, she defeated Janai Kai to make her third successful title defense. On March 18, at ''Grand Princess '23'', Watanabe dropped the title to Rika Tatsumi, ending her reign at 160 days. On March 31, 2024, at ''Grand Princess '24'', Watanabe defeated Miyu Yamashita to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the first time. She made her first successful title defense against Shoko Nakajima at ''Yes! Wonderland '24'' on May 6. On June 9, at ''TJPW Prism '24'', she defeated

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to make her second successful title defense. On July 20, at ''Summer Sun Princess '24'', Watanabe defeated Rika Tatsumi to secure her third title defense. At Wrestle Princess V, on September 22, she defeated

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to make her fourth title defense. On November 16, at ''The Mountain Top 2024'', she faced Zara Zakher and successfully defended her title for the fifth time. On January 4, 2025, at ''Tokyo Joshi Pro '25'', Watanabe dropped the title to Mizuki, ending her reign at 279 days.

DDT Pro Wrestling (2018–present)

Due to TJPW being under the same

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flagship, Watanabe has competed in various of

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's events. She made her first appearance at ''DDT Tokyo Idol Festival 2018'' on August 3, where she teamed up with her Up Up Girls stablemates Hikari Noa, Pinano Pipipipi, Raku, and

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to defeat Hyper Misao, Makoto Oishi, Yuki Kamifuku,

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, Aya Kajishima, Mayu Yoshikawa and

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. Watanabe also participated in some of DDT's signature events such as

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, making her first appearance at the Judgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary on February 17, where she teamed up with Hikari Noa and

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in a losing effort against Bakurestu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino) and Yuna Manase as a result of a

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. At ''DDT Street Pro Wrestling In Tokyo Idol Festival 2019'' on August 2, Watanabe competed in another battle royal for the

won by Momomi Wagatsuma who dethroned the previous champion

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. The match also involved other notable opponents such as

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and other idols like Natsumi Misake and Rise Shiokawa. Another signature event in which Watanabe competed was the

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, making her first appearance at the

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edition from November 3, where she teamed up with Rika Tatsumi as "Hakuchuumu" and defeated Neo Biishiki-gun (Misao and Sakisama) to win the

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Pro Wrestling Noah (2021)

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, a cross over event promoted by all DDT, TJPW and Pro Wrestling Noah on June 6, 2021, Watanabe teamed up with Rika Tatsumi and unsuccessfully fought Shoko Nakajima and

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, and Bakuretsu Sisters (

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and

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Championships and accomplishments

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( 1 time) *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 18 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 250'' in 2024 *

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with Rika Tatsumi ** Second Grand Slam Champion **Futari No Princess Max Heart Tournament (2022) – with Rika Tatsumi

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Miu 1999 births Living people 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Japanese female professional wrestlers Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions International Princess Champions Princess of Princess Champions Princess Tag Team Champions Professional wrestlers from Saitama Prefecture