AZM (wrestler)

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AZM
STARDOM AZMさん
AZM in March 2021
Born (2002-10-01) October 1, 2002 (age 18)[1]
Tokyo, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mini Iotica
Azumi
AZM
Billed height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)[3]
Billed weight45 kg (99 lb)
Trained byFuka
Debut2013[4]

AZM, shortened from Azumi (あずみ) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to the Japanese professional wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom.[5]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2013-present)[]

Besides Stardom, Azumi is known for her appearances in the independent circuit, working for different independent promotions. At the August 8, 2017 house show of the Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling promotion, Azumi teamed up with HZK to defeat New-Tra (Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha).[6] She competed at Kagetsu Retirement Show ~ Many Face, a freelance event which portraited the last match of Kagetsu from February 24, 2020, where she defeated Kaho Kobayashi and Mei Suruga in a three-way match.[7] At Estrella Executive Committee/Stardom/Tokyo Gurentai , a cross-over event produced by World Wonder Ring Stardom in partnership with Tokyo Gurentai on March 14, 2019, Azumi competed in a four-way elimination tag team match, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita as Queen's Quest, falling short to Oedo Tai (Andras Miyagi, Hazuki and Kagetsu), JAN (Jungle Kyona, Natsuko Tora and Saya Iida) and STARS (Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid and Tam Nakano).[8]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2013-present)[]

Azumi made her professional wrestling debut at the early age of 12, competing for World Wonder Ring Stardom, at Stardom Season 14 Goddesses In Stars 2013 on October 6, in a time limit draw against Natsuki Taiyo.[9] She competed in a 15-woman battle royal at STARDOM “NEW YEARS STARS 2016” on January 3, where she faced popular superstars which shared their time with the promotion such as Evie, Kellie Skater, Kris Wolf and Haruka Kato.[10] She spent most of her career working for Stardom where she won her first title on April 15, 2017 at Stardom Grows Up Stars 2017, the Artist of Stardom Championship, alongside HZK and Io Shirai as part of the Queen's Quest stable by defeating Oedo Tai's Hana Kimura, La Rosa Negra and Kagetsu.[11] She won the titles on two more occasions, first on Stardom Shining Stars 2017 on June 4, again with Io Shirai and HZK by defeating Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami,[12] and secondly at Stardom Goddess Of Stars 2019 on November 23, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita to defeat Oedo Tai's Andras Miyagi, Kagetsu and Natsu Sumire.[13] AZM won the High Speed Championship on July 26, 2020 at Stardom Cinderella Summer In Tokyo, where she defeated Riho and Starlight Kid in a three-way match.[14] She defended the title four times successfully before losing it to Natsupoi at Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021.[15] Azumi participated in a Stardom rumble match on the tenth night of the Stardom New Year Stars 2021 from February 21, where she competed against the winner Ruaka, Bea Priestley, Mayu Iwatani, Unagi Sayaka, Natsuko Tora and others.[16] She unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the SWA World Championship at Stardom Go To BUDOKAN! Valentine Special on February 13, 2021.[17] On November 8, 2020, she teamed up with fellow Queen's Quest stable member Momo Watanabe as MOMOAZ to win the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League of 2020 by defeating Donna Del Mondo's Giulia and Maika in the finals.[18] On November 14, 2020, AZM and Watanabe lost to the Goddess of Stardom Champions and fellow Queen's Quest members Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita for the titles.[19] On the pre-show of Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, AZM unsuccessfully faced Lady C and Hina in a three-way match.[20] On the first night of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 from April 10, Azumi fell short to Rina in a Cinderella Tournament First-round match.[21]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2021)[]

AZM worked in an exhibition match for New Japan Pro-Wrestling on the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15, where she teamed up with Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita as Queen's Quest to defeat Donna Del Mondo's Maika, Himeka and Natsupoi in a six-person tag team match.[22]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "AZM/Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  2. ^ World Wonder Ring STARDOM. "AZM - Stardom Wrestling Profiles". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "AZM • General Information". wrestlingdata.com (in German). Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Joshi City. "Stardom/AZM Profile". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "AZM - Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ Dark angel (August 15, 2017). "Marvelous: Results «We are Marvelous» 08/08/2017". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  7. ^ Iversen, Stuar (March 5, 2020). "Kagetsu Retirement Show ~ Many Face (24/2/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Dark angel (March 15, 2019). "Lucha Libre Estrella Fiesta: Mexican legends adorn the Korakuen Hall". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Purolove (October 6, 2013). "World Wonder Ring Stardom - "SEASON 14 ~ GODDESSES IN STARS 2013" Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  10. ^ Purolove (January 3, 2016). "Stardom "NEW YEAR SPECIAL 2016", 03.01.2016 Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  11. ^ Joshi City (April 15, 2017). "Stardom "Grow Up Stars" on 4/15/17 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  12. ^ Joshi City (June 6, 2017). "Stardom "Shining Stars 2017" on 6/4/17 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  13. ^ Dark angel (December 4, 2019). "Stardom:"Goddess of Star 2019" 2 titles at stake". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  14. ^ Richards, Alex (August 3, 2020). "STARDOM CINDERELLA SUMMER IN TOKYO (JULY 26) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  15. ^ Da Taigermen (March 3, 2021). "RISULTATI: STARDOM 10TH ANNIVERSARY – HINAMATSURI ALL-STAR DREAM CINDERELLA 03.03.2021". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  16. ^ McCrudden, Amber (February 21, 2021). "STARDOM: Shinkiba Tournament / 21st February 2021". twm.news. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  17. ^ McCrudden, Amber (February 14, 2021). "STARDOM: Go to BUDOKAN! – Valentine Special/14th Feb 2021". twm.news. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  18. ^ Richards, Alex (November 8, 2020). "MOMOAZ Win Goddess Of Stardom Tag League 2020". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  19. ^ Richards, Alex (November 9, 2020). "Preview: Stardom – Korakuen New Landscape (11/14/20)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  20. ^ Walsh, Shannon (April 4, 2021). "STAR ANNOUNCES SHE IS LEAVING JAPAN & MORE: 4/4 STARDOM YOKOHAMA DREAM CINDERELLA 2021 IN SPRING PPV RESULTS". pwinsider.com. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  21. ^ Sanz, Alejandro (April 10, 2021). "Results Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021". turnheelwrestling.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  22. ^ Rose, Bryan (December 25, 2020). "STARDOM ANNOUNCES TWO DARK MATCHES FOR NJPW WRESTLE KINGDOM 15". f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  23. ^ Wrestling Titles (March 3, 2021). "High Speed Title (Japan)". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  24. ^ Wrestling Titles (December 16, 2020). "Artist of Stardom Title (Japan)". Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  25. ^ Richards, Alex (November 8, 2020). "MOMOAZ Win Goddess Of Stardom Tag League 2020". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  26. ^ CorvaX (December 25, 2019). "Stardom year end awards 2019". vsplanet.net. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
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