is a Japanese

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

currently competing in

Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling often abbreviated simply as Marvelous is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Chiba (city), Chiba, Japan. It was founded by Chigusa Nagayo in 2014. History According ...

. She and her tag team partner

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are former

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and the current Twin Star Champions of Dream Star Fighting Marigold. She is also known for her tenure with Pro Wrestling Noah where she competes under the gimmick of Great Sakuya, as well as for various other stints with promotions from the Japanese independent scene such as

Seadlinnng Seadlinnng (stylised as SEAdLINNNG) is a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion founded in 2015 by former World Wonder Ring Stardom, Stardom wrestler and founder Nanae Takahashi. Their roster is predominantly made up of outside talent ...

and

Pro Wrestling Wave is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Mikiko Futagami, Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDS ...

Professional wrestling career

Actwres girl'Z (2018–2020)

Kawahata made her

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debut in

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at ''AgZ Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen'' on November 15, 2018, where she fell short to Miku Aono in singles competition. In AWG, she was a member of T-Hearts. She participated in a number one contendership tournament for the AWG Single Championship in which she defeated Ayumi Hayashi in the semifinals and Misa Matsui in the finals from ''AWG Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen Hall'' on November 6, 2019, but never got to challenge for the championship. Kawahata often competed in AWG Color's, a branch of events promoted by AWG. At one of these events from January 19, 2020, she teamed up with Mii and unsuccessfully challenged Tropikawild (

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and

Yuna Mizumori is a Japanese professional wrestler working for the World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is a member of the Cosmic Angels stable. She is also known for her work in various promotions from the independent circuit such as Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling ...

) for the

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Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling (2020–present)

Kawahata made her first appearance in Marvelous at a

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from January 26, 2020, where she wrestled Mei Hoshizuki into a time-limit draw. At a

from December 10, 2023, she teamed up with "Magenta" tag team partner Maria to defeat Chikayo Nagashima and

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for the

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Pro Wrestling Wave (2020–2023)

Another promotion with which Kawahata has shared a brief tenure was

. She made her first appearance at ''WAVE NAMI 1'' on February 1, 2020, where she went into a time-limit draw against Maria. She competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the

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tournament in which she made her first appearance at the 2022 edition where she has fought in the "Future Block", scoring a total of four points after going against

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, Haruka Umesaki,

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and

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. One year later at the 2023 edition, Kawahata placed herself in the Block B where she scored a total of two points after competing against Saki,

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, Miyuki Takase and

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. Kawahata competed for a couple of accomplishments put at stake by Wave. At ''WAVE Survival Dance ~ Regina Challenge'' on October 24, 2022, Kawahata wrestled in a number one contendership

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for the

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won by

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and also involving various other notable opponents such as

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, Sae,

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Sakura Hirota is a Japanese politician and semi-retired professional wrestler. She last worked as a freelancer, and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Gaea, Pro Wrestling Wave and Oz Academy. Hirota's later career is characterized by b ...

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and many others. At ''WAVE PHASE 2 Reboot 3rd ~ NAMI 1'' on February 1, 2023, Kawahata teamed up with Kakeru Sekiguchi to unsuccessfully challenge galaxyPunch! (

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and Saki) for the

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. Kawahata competed at

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's Never Mind 2022 event where she teamed up with

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in a losing effort against Reiwa Ban AA Cannon (

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and

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Seadlinnng (2021–2023)

Another promotion with which Kawahata has shared a compact tenure was

. She made her first appearance at ''SEAdLINNNG New Leaf 2021'' on February 26, where she teamed up with

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and

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to defear Las Fresa de Egoistas ( Asuka and Makoto) and

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. At ''SEAdLINNNG Grow Together! 2021'' on March 17, Kawahata teamed up with Honori Hana as "Citrus Wind" and won the one-night Get A Dream Tournament by defeating

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and Tsukushi Haruka in the finals. This win granted Kawahata and Hana the number one contendership for the

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which they unsuccessfully challenged for at ''SEAdLINNNG Special NIGHT!'' on April 26, 2021, by falling short to reigning champions and Citrus Wind stablemates Arisa nakajima and Nanae Takahashi. At ''SEAdLINNNG Vibrant February'' on February 16, 2023, she unsuccessfully challenged Nakajima for the

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Pro Wrestling Noah (2023–present)

Kawahata made her debut appearance in Pro Wrestling Noah at ''NOAH Monday Magic #1'' on October 9, 2023, where she teamed up with Yuu in a losing effort against

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and

. In late November 2023, Kawahata appeared under the

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of "Great Sakuya", the kayfabe daughter of

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. She wrestled her first match under this gimmick at

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on January 1, where she teamed up with Nagisa Nozaki in a losing effort against Luminous (

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and Miyuki Takase).

Championships and accomplishments

** AWG Title #1 Contendership Tournament (2019) * Dream Star Fighting Marigold **

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( 1 time, current) – with

( 1 time) – with

*''

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'' ** Ranked No. 239 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 250'' in 2024 *

** Get A Dream Tournament (2021) – with Honori Hana

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kawahata, Riko 1999 births Living people 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Japanese female professional wrestlers Japanese professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese sportswomen Professional wrestlers from Tokyo AAAW Tag Team Champions Marigold Twin Star Champions