is a

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currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions

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and Oz Academy. Hirota's later career is characterized by being a comedy wrestler who oft appears as a

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of other wrestlers, dressing up as and portraying their mannerisms in an exaggerated, poorly executed way for comedic effect. Hirota sometimes even ironically imitates her own opponent, examples include: Saki Akai and Asuka.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (1996-present)

Hirota made her

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debut at ''AJW Discover New Heroine'', an event promoted by

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on August 12, 1996 where she competed in a tag team tournament in which she paired up with her trainer Chigusa Nagayo, falling short to

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and Yoshiko Tamura in a first-round match. As a freelancer, Hirota is known for working with various promotions. At ''WAVE The Virgin Mary Reina De Reinas 2012'', a cross-over event produced by

in partnership with

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on November 27, 2012, Hirota scored a victory over Ran Yu-Yu. At ''JWP Recapture In Shinjuku'', an event promoted by

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on October 25, 2015, she teamed up with Kazuki in a losing effort to Hanako Nakamori and Makoto. At '' Seadlinnng The Second Match ~ Up To You!'' from November 25, 2015, Hirota teamed up with

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in a losing effort to Takako Inoue and

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. At the finals of the 2020 D-Oh Grand Prix of

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from December 28, 2018, she fell short to Saki Akai. At

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, a show which portraited one year since the passing of

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on May 23, 2021, Hirota competed in a 28-person All-Star Battle Royal which also involved Cima,

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, Jun Kasai, Jinsei Shinzaki and many others.

Ice Ribbon (2012-2019)

She had her first match for Ice Ribbon at ''New Ice Ribbon #424'' from October 28, 2012 she teamed up with

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to defeat

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and Meari Naito. At ''New Ice Ribbon #696'' on December 5, 2015, she unsuccessfully challenged Neko Nitta and Kyuri for the

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in a

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Oz Academy (2011-present)

Hirota has a tenure with Oz Academy. At ''Heart on Wave'' on September 23, 2014 she teamed up with

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as "Ozakura Princess" defeated

and

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in the finals of a five tag team tournament to win the vacant

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. At ''WAVE/OZ Academy OZABU Spin Off'', a cross-over event promoted by both Oz Academy and

on June 7, 2015, she competed in a 19-person battle royal also involving

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and others.

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2011-present)

Hirota is also known for her tenure with

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. At

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hosted by the promotion on January 20, 2019, she participated in a 15-woman battle royal also involving notable opponents such as Alex Lee,

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and others. At another

from March 11, 2019 she unsuccessfully challenged

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for the

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Pro Wrestling Wave (2010-present)

Hirota is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them is

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, making her first appearance at the 2014 edition of the event where she placed herself in the "Adeyaka" block and scoring a total of six points after competing against

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and

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. On year later at the 2014 edition of the tournament, she scored three victories and six losses after competing against the likes of

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, Mika Iida,

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and

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. As for the

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, she made her first appearance at the 2014 edition in which she competed against teams such as Fairy Family (

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and Fairy Nipponbashi) and Merazoma (

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and

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), she teamed up with Mika Iida as "Sakuragohan" and made it to the finals from October 15 where they also dropped the

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to Revolucion Amandla (

and

). At the 2017 edition of the event she teamed up with

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as "Pyonzu, Zu" and fell short to Natsu & Natsuri (

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and

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Personal life

Hirota is a mother of twins. She once brought them at ''

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All Out Day'' on July 29, 2019 since she did not find any babysitter for them.

Championships and accomplishments

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**One Night Tag Team Tournament (2004) – with Chigusa Nagayo * Oz Academy **

( 1 time) – with

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( 1 time) **

(

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) – with

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(1) and Mika Iida (1) *World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana **World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Queen Elizabeth Championship (1 time)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hirota, Sakura 1978 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers People from Aichi Prefecture 20th-century professional wrestlers 21st-century professional wrestlers Oz Academy Tag Team Champions