is a Japanese

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and former

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. She is signed to

World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...

, where she is the current

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in her first reign and a member of H.A.T.E. In addition to being a former

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, Kamitani is also a former High Speed Champion, a two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, and the

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winner. She has briefly led the

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stable between June and July 2024.

Early life

Kamitani had a couple of dancing roles in 2014 as a support dancer. She passed the audition to become a member of the idol group

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, however, according to the group's website, she was never listed as a full-time member.

Professional wrestling career

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2018–present)

Early career (2018–2020)

Kamitani debuted in

in a non-wrestling role as part of the Stardom Idols, a dancing and singing group. While the Stardom Idols were short-lived, Kamitani passed Stardom's pro-test on July 10, 2019. Kamitani made her wrestling debut on August 10, 2019 at

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, where she unsuccessfully challenged

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. On August 18, Kamitani gained her first victory when she teamed with

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to defeat

(

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and Leo Onozaki). Kamitani competed in the 2019 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League together with

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as the 3838 Tag. On December 8, Kamitani won the 2019 Rookie of Stardom Tournament by defeating Saya Iida in the finals. In early 2020, Kamitani began to frequently wrestle alongside members of

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Queen's Quest (2020–2024)

On February 16, 2020, Kamitani joined

after a loss to

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. On July 17, Kamitani lost in a

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against Saya Iida and Maika for the

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. At the 2020 Cinderella Tournament on April 29, Kamitani fell short to

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in the first round. On July 26, Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita won the vacant

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after defeating

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(

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and

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). At Yokohama Cinderella 2020 on October 3, Kamitani and Hayashishita had their first successful title defense when they defeated

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(

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and Maika). Kamitani and Hayashishita competed together in the

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, which they would continue to use as their tag team name afterwards. At Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 on December 20, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged for the Future of Stardom Championship in a three-way match against Maika and Saya Iida. On December 26, AphrOditE lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to

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(

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and Konami), ending their reign at 153 days. At

All Star Dream Cinderella , also known as Stardom 10th Anniversary ~Hinamatsuri All-Star Dream Cinderella~, was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the second from the promotion's 10th Anniversary celebration line of events. It too ...

on March 3, Kamitani received her first match for the

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, in which she lost to Utami Hayashishita. Kamitani won the

after defeating Maika in the finals. At

Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer , was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on July 4, 2021 in Yokohama, Japan, at the Yokohama Budokan with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. The preshow ...

on July 4, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged

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for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Kamitani competed in the Blue Stars block of the 2021 5Star Grand Prix which took place from July 31 to September 25. She scored a total of 11 points, which was not enough to advance to the finals. At the 10th Anniversary Grand Finale Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, Kamitani, AZM, and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged MaiHimePoi for the

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. AphrOditE competed in the Red Goddess block of the

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, in which they scored seven points. At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Kamitani became the number one contender for the

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by defeating Himeka and

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in a three-way match. At Dream Queendom on December 29, Kamitani won the Wonder of Stardom Championship by defeating Tam Nakano. Saya2022

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on January 29, 2022, Kamitani successfully defended the

against Mirai. At

Stardom Cinderella Journey was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It took place on February 23, 2022, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time. Eight matches were contested at the event, includ ...

on February 23, she defended the title successfully again against Natsupoi. On the first night of the

Stardom World Climax 2022 The Stardom World Climax 2022 was a two-day professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on March 26 and 27, 2022, in Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan at the Ryōgoku K ...

from March 26, she defended the title against Utami Hayashishita, and on the second night from March 27, again versus Tam Nakano. At

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, she only scored a draw against Maika in the second rounds of April 10. At

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on May 5, 2022, she defended the

successfully against Maika. At

Stardom Flashing Champions was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 28, 2022, in Tokyo, Japan at the Ota City General Gymnasium, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time ...

on May 28, 2022, she defended it again against Mirai. At

Stardom Fight in the Top was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on June 26, 2022, in Nagoya, Japan at the Nagoya International Conference Hall, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemi ...

on June 26, 2022, Kamitani teamed up with AZM and Utami Hayashishita and competed one of Stardom's first steel cage matches, where they fell short to Stars (Mayu Iwatani, Koguma and Hazuki). At ''Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo'', the first event of the

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series which took place on July 9, 2022, Kamitani defended the "white belt" once again against

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. At ''Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya'', the last event from July 24, she defended the title against

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. At

Stardom in Showcase vol.1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. It was the inaugural Stardom in Showcase and took place on July 23, 2022, in Nagoya at the Nagoya Congress Center, with a limited attendance due in part to the ongoing C ...

on July 23, 2022, Kamitani competed in a three-way casket match against Starlight Kid and Yuu who won the bout after unmasking from a "grim reaper costume". At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, she defeated Himeka to retain the

. Kamitani was initially scheduled to defend against Kairi but the latter pulled out last minute due to

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issues. At the

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edition of the ''5 Star Grand Prix'' which took place between July 30 and October 1, Kamitani competed in the "Blue Stars" block where she scored a total of 14 points. At

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on November 3, 2022, Kamitani successfully defended the

against Mina Shirakawa. At Stardom Gold Rush on November 19, 2022, Kamitani went into a time-limit draw against Kairi in a match disputed for the

. At

Historic X-Over Historic X-Over (pronounced: Historic Crossover) was a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). It took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Pr ...

, an event co-promoted alongside

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on November 20, 2022, Kamitani teamed up with stablemates AZM and Lady C to defeat

(Himeka,

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and

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). At Stardom in Showcase vol.3 on November 26, 2022, Kamitani competed in a four-way comedic match won by Lady C and also involving Himeka and

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. At Stardom Dream Queendom 2022 on December 29, Kamitani defeated

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to retain the

. At the Triangle Derby I, Kamitani teamed up with stablemates Utami Hayashishita and AZM, scoring a total of nine points in the A block which was not enough to qualify to the finals. In the finals night, she successfully defended the

against Hazuki. At Stardom Supreme Fight 2023 on February 4, Kamitani scored another successful defense of the title, this time against Momo Watanabe. At Stardom in Showcase vol.4 on February 26, 2023, she teamed up with Utami Hayashishita and

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and unsuccessfully competed in a three-way tag team match won by Stars (

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, Hazuki and Koguma) and also involving Oedo Tai (

, Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe). At the

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, Kamitani drew against Mayu Iwatani in the first rounds. On April 23, 2023, at

All Star Grand Queendom was a professional wrestling List of major World Wonder Ring Stardom events, event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on April 23, 2023, in Yokohama at the Yokohama Arena. Eleven matches were contested at the event, inc ...

, Kamitani lost the Wonder of Stardom Championship to Mina Shirakawa, ending her reign at 480 days, with a record setting of 15-successful title defenses. At Stardom Fukuoka Goddess Legend on May 5, 2023, she teamed up with Utami Hayashishita in a losing effort against Donna Del Mondo (Giulia and Maika). At

Stardom Flashing Champions 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on May 27, 2023, in Tokyo at the Ota City General Gymnasium. Nine matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show, and five of Sta ...

on May 28, se teamed up with Hayashishita and

to defeat YoungOED (Starlight Kid, Ruaka and

). At Stardom Sunshine 2023 on June 25, Kamitani teamed up with all the rest of Queen's Quest stablemates Utami Hayashishita, AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Lady C and Hina to defeat Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina in a Loser leaves unit steel cage match. At

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on July 2, she teamed up with Hayashishita, AZM and Lady C to defeat Stars (Koguma, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Hanan. Kamitani competed in the 2023 5 Star Grand Prix, but withdrew from the tournament after she suffered a legitimate dislocated elbow during her first match of the tournament against Tam Nakano on July 23. Kamitani made her return on November 28 alongside her AphrOditE teammate, Utami Hayashishita, who had also been out due to an injury. At Nagoya Big Winter on December 2, AphrOditE won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Divine Kingdom (Maika and

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). At Stardom Dream Queendom 2023 on December 29, Kamitani and Hayashishita successfully defended the tag titles against XL (Natsuko Tora and Momo Watanabe). SayaKamitani2023

At Stardom New Year Stars 2024 on January 3, Kamitani teamed up with Hayashishita and AZM and drew against

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, Megan Bayne and

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in the first rounds of the Triangle Derby II tournament. At

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on January 4, 2024, Kamitani, Hayashishita and AZM defeated

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( Mirai, Ami Sohrei and Saki Kashima). At

Stardom Supreme Fight 2024 was a professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on February 4, 2024, in Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the second event in the Supreme Fight chronology. The event also portraited ...

on February 4, Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged Maika for the

. On March 30, 2024, Kamitani and Hayashishita lost the

to Crazy Star (Suzu Suzuki and Mei Seira). At Stardom American Dream 2024, she teamed up with AZM and Camron Branae in a losing effort against Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid) and

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. At Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2024 on April 27, Kamitani won the

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from Saki Kashima in a four-way match also involving Saya Iida and Fukigen Death. At Stardom Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18, Kamitani successfully defended the high speed title against Kashima. At Stardom The Conversion on June 22, 2024, Kamitani teamed up with the rest of Queen's Quest's AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki and fell short to Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka) in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match. Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest. Thus, she remained the only member of the unit for a time.

H.A.T.E. (2024–present)

On the second night of the

Stardom Sapporo World Rendezvous was two-night professional wrestling event promoted by World Wonder Ring Stardom. The event took place on July 27 and 28, 2024, in Sapporo at Chateraise Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo. The card comprised a total of 17 matches, with nine on the first n ...

on July 28, 2024, Kamitani turned heel when she attacked Maika, giving Tora momentum to pick up the victory and the World of Stardom Championship. Kamitani declared Queen's Quest's dissolution, joining forces with Tora and the rest of the time's Oedo Tai members. Tora then declared the dissolution of Oedo Tai and the birth of the newly created unit of H.A.T.E. On December 29 at Stardom Dream Queendom, Kamitani defeated Tam Nakano to win the World of Stardom Championship for the first time. On February 24, 2025 at

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, Kamintani teamed with Tora in a losing effort to Nakano and

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. Per the stipulation, Kamitani was forced to grant any request Nakano wanted, with the latter challenging Kamitani to a Loser Leaves Stardom match on March 3. On March 3 at Stardom Nighter, Kamitani defeated Nakano, but would grant Nakano one last opportunity at the World of Stardom Championship at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2025 on April 27 in a Career vs. Career match. At the event, Kamitani defeated Nakano, retaining her title and forced the latter to retire from professional wrestling.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021–present)

Kamitani often competes in exhibition matches organized by NJPW in partnership with Stardom. On January 5, 2021, at the second night of

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(NJPW)'s

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, she made her first NJPW appearance where she, alongside AZM and Utami Hayashishita, defeated Himeka, Maika and Natsupoi in a

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. At

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, Kamitani competed in both nights, first on September 4, 2021, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe to defeat Lady C and Maika, and on September 5, where she teamed again with Watanabe, this time in a losing effort against

's Giulia and Syuri.

Pro Wrestling Wave (2024–present)

Kamitani competed in the 2024 edition of the

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tournament,

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's greatest annual competition, similar to Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix. She topped the A Block with four points after competing against

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and Nanami. She then won a tie-breaker match against Sera who also finished the block with four points. Kamitani defeated

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in the semifinals and

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in the finals to win the entire competition.

In other media

In 2014, Kamitani participated in EXILE's support dancers. She also has experience as a backstage dancer of Team A.

Championships and accomplishments

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) ** Stardom Rookie of the Year (

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(3 times) *** Best Tag Team Award (2020) *** Best Technique Award (2021) *** Outstanding Performance Award (2022)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kamitani, Saya 1996 births Living people Japanese female professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Kanagawa Prefecture 21st-century female professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers Wonder of Stardom Champions Goddesses of Stardom Champions High Speed Champions Catch the Wave winners Wave Single Champions World of Stardom Champions Stardom Cinderella Tournament winners