is a Japanese

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and

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best known for her time in the Japanese

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. She is also a member of the Japanese idol group

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Professional wrestling career

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2018; 2021–present)

Arai made her

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debut in

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at ''DDT Live! Maji Manji #21'' on October 28, 2018, where she competed in a gauntlet battle royal to defend the

Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship The is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the Japanese promotion CyberFight in its DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) brand. Open to anyone, regardless of gender or DDT employment status, the championship is defended "24/7", as in ...

she won three weeks days earlier at a

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against her

senior Kaori Matsumura. The match was won by Maki Itoh and also involved various other opponents including

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, Mizuki,

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, and Yuki Kamifuku. Arai resumed her professional wrestling career following a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, primarily competing in the sister promotion

. Arai made her return to DDT at Never Mind 2022 on December 29. She reunited with her "Reiwa Ban AA Cannon" tag team partner Saki Akai, and together they were victorious over

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and Riko Kawahata.

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2021–present)

Arai's first appearance in

was at Yes! Wonderland 2021 on May 4, where she and Miu Watanabe were defeated by Arisu Endo and Maki Itoh. During her tenure with the promotion, she sought to obtain various championship titles. At Tokyo Joshi 2021 Autumn on December 4, she participated in a

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to determine the number one contender for the International Princess Championship won by Maki Itoh. At Grand Princess '22 on March 19, she unsuccessfully challenged Itoh for the same title. Arai achieved her first

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victory by forming a partnership with Saki Akai and prevailing over Magical Sugar Rabbits (Mizuki and

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) at Summer Sun Princess '22 on July 9. They lost the titles at Tokyo Joshi Pro '23 on January 4 to Wasteland War Party ( Heidi Howitzer and

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Pro Wrestling Noah (2021)

As a brand of the

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promotion, TJPW participated in cross-over events held between the three promotions owned by CyberFight: DDT, TJPW and Pro Wrestling Noah. At

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, held on June 6, she joined forces with Hikari Noa and Mizuki in a losing effort against Maki Itoh, Marika Kobashi and Yuki Kamifuku. At the Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last-Love" event on February 21, 2023, Arai teamed up with Mizuki, Maki Itoh and Miu Watanabe in a losing effort to Yuka Sakazaki,

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and Rika Tatsumi.

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) *''

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'' ** Ranked No. 108 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the '' PWI Women's 250'' in 2024 *

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** International Princess Championship ( 1 time) **

( 1 time) – with

*''

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'' ** Rookie Of The Year (2021)

References

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