is a

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currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in

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.In

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, she is a part of Mi Vida Loca.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2013–present)

Pro Wrestling Wave (2013–2018)

Yamashita made her

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debut at

's ''WAVE GAMI Libre 6'', a

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from November 4, 2013, where she fell short to

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. She continued to make notable appearances for the promotion such as at ''WAVE GAMI Libre - Lucky 7'' from December 30, 2013, where she participated in a 77-person rumble match, competing against other popular superstars such as Danshoku Dino,

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and others. Yamashita took part in various notable tournaments of the

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. She started with '' Catch The Wave 2014 Young Block'', where she competed against

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, Fairy Nipponbashi and Shiori Akiba, scoring a total of five points. At the '' 2015 edition of seniors'', Yamashita entered last as chosen by

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and finished on the last position after competing against

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, Maika Iida, Cherry and Sakura Hirota. Her best result was at the '' 2018 edition''where she placed herself in the Block A, competing against Nagisa Nozaki,

, Asuka and Miyuki Takase, winning it with a total of nine points, and defeating

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in the finals to win the tournament. She also competed in the '' 2014 Dual Shock Wave'' tournament where she teamed up with

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as Satsuma Kotsuji-gun, fighting

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and

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into a time-limit draw, succeeded by Yamashita falling short to Nakagawa in an overtime singles match. At the '' 2015 edition'', she teamed up with

as Fafrotskies, falling short to Haru☆kura ( Kayoko Haruyama and

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) in a first-round match on October 2. At the '' 2016 edition'', she scored her best performance, teaming up with Dynamite Kansai as GReeeeN, defeating Chōjin Shitei Konbi ( Mika Iida and Yuki Miyazaki) in the first-round match, fWo (Fairy Nipponbashi and Kyusei Sakura Hirota) in the second-round match, obtaining a bye victory in the semi-finals, and finally picking up the decisive victory against Redbull (

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and

) in the finals on October 10.

Various promotions (2014–present)

Yamashita began working for other promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah, where at ''SEMex In Shinjuku Vol. 3'' on October 2, 2014, she fell short to

. Another notable promotion for which she worked was

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, her best victory taking place at ''JWP Spring Hurricane In Osaka'' on April 26, 2015, where she defeated Rydeen Hagane to win both

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and

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. On May 17, 2015, Yamashita competed for

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at ''OZ Academy Reincarnation'', event where she teamed up with

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and Sakura Hirota, falling short to

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and Dynamite Kansai. She worked a couple of matches for

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, at ''AJPW Starting Over 2017'', where on November 6, she teamed up with Itsuki Aoki, first falling short to Fairy Nihonbashi and Saori Anou, but getting revenge in a second match against them pulling out a victory in less than 5 seconds. At ''

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Grow Together! 2021'' on March 17, Yamashita fell short to Asuka, failing to win the vacant

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Ice Ribbon (2014–present)

Yamashita also works for

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, making sporadic appearances such as at ''Ice Ribbon #1117'' from May 9, 2021, where she teamed up with fellow Rebel X Enemy stablemates Maika Ozaki and Ram Kaicho to defeat Banny Oikawa, Miku Aono and

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in a

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. At ''Ice Ribbon #1100 ~ RE:BORN 2021'' on February 20, she unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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Game Changer Wrestling (2022–present)

At GCW Homecoming: Part 1 on 13 August 2022, Yamashita defeated Alex Colon to win the GCW Ultraviolent Championship.

World Wonder Ring Stardom(2025-present)

Mi Vida Loca (2025-present) On April 24, 2025, Yamashita and

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were Suzu Suzuki mystery partners, going on to defeat Mei Siera, Miyu Amasaki, and Kohaku at Korkuen hall. After the match, Suzu would then announce a new faction called, Mi Vida Loca, along with Akira Kurogane joining the unit afterwards.

Championships and accomplishments

* DDT Pro Wrestling :*

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(

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) *

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:* GCW Ultraviolent Championship ( 1 time) *

:* FantastICE Championship ( 1 time) * Japan Indie Awards :* Newcomer Award (2020) *

( 1 time) *

Oz Academy Tag Team Championship The Oz Academy Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the Oz Academy professional wrestling promotion. The championship was introduced on July 13, 2008, when Carlos Amano and Dynamite Kansai defeated Chi ...

(

) – with

(1) and Yoshiko (1) :* New Year's Makenokori Majiten Tournament (2025) *

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( 1 time) :*

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( 1 time) - with

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:* King of Freedom World Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) - with

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*''

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'' ** Ranked No. 67 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2022 **Ranked No. 100 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the ''

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'' in 2023 *

:* Regina Di WAVE Championship ( 1 time) :* Dual Shock Wave (2016) - :* Catch the Wave (2018) * Reina :*

Reina World Tag Team Championship The Reina World Tag Team Championship (''Campeonato Mundial en Parejas de Reina'' in Spanish; in Japanese) was a professional wrestling Tag team championship promoted by Reina Joshi Puroresu. The championship was created in September 2011 in ...

(1 time) - with Makoto *

Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship The Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship is a professional wrestling tag team championship created and promoted by the Seadlinnng promotion. The inaugural champions were crowned on July 25, 2018, when Borderless ( Rina Yamashita and Yoshiko) def ...

( 1 time) - with Yoshiko

References

External links

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