Asuka (wrestler, born 1998)

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Asuka
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Asuka in December 2020
Born (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998 (age 22)
Yokohama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Asuka
Veny
Billed height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Trained byAyako Hamada[1]
DebutAugust 9, 2015[1]

Asuka (朱崇花, Asuka, born October 27, 1998), sometimes stylized as ASUKA,[citation needed] is the ring name of a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with Pro Wrestling Wave.[2]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2015–present)[]

Asuka participated in a 50-women gauntlet match at OZ Academy/Manami Toyota Produce Manami Toyota 30th Anniversary, Manami Toyota's retirement show produced by Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, where she was the 19th person to get eliminated.[3] She participated at ZERO1 Dream Series ~ Sozo no Jin, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on March 4, 2018, where she teamed up with Takuya Sugawara to unsuccessfully challenge Masamune and Sugi for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship.[4] At SEAdLINNNG Grow Together! 2021, an event promoted by Seadlinnng from March 17, Asuka defeated Rina Yamashita to win the vacant Beyond the Sea Single Championship.[5] At ZERO1 20th Anniversary Series ~ Believe 'Z' Road from February 7, Asuka unsuccessfully challenged El Lindaman for both Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship.[6] Asuka participated at W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 W-Impact, an event produced by Wrestle-1 on February 13, where she teamed up with Hana Kimura as FloÜrish to defeat Kaori Yoneyama and Miyuki Takase.[7]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2019–2020)[]

At DDT Sweet Dreams 2019 on January 27, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship competing in a 8-man battle royal also involving Chinsuke Nakamura, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Keisuke Okuda, Kikutaro, Toru Owashi and Yuki Iino.[8] At DDT Ganbare Pro Cliffhanger 2021 on February 21, Asuka teamed up with Hagane Shinno and Shinichiro Tominaga to defeat Dreams Haru True (Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki and Harukaze) for the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[9] At DDT Ganbare Pro Heaven's Door 2020 on August 22, Asuka defeated Hagane Shinno to win the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[10]

Pro Wrestling Wave (2015–2018)[]

Asuka made her debut as a professional wrestler in Pro Wrestling Wave on August 9, 2015 in a losing effort to Yuu Yamagata,[11] is known for her long tenure with the promotion, and further participated in the Catch The Wave 2016 Tournament, where at WAVE Hakata WAVE ~Bari-Chiro 4~ from April 17, 2016, she battled Yuki Miyazaki in a losing effort.[12] Asuka participated in the Catch the Wave tournament in 2016, where she placed herself in the Orange block, competing against Dash Chisako, Yuki Miyazaki and Hibiscus Mii, finishing with two points.[13] Asuka competed at Hana Kimura Memorial Produce HANA on August 7, 2016, where she teamed up with Masato Inaba and Super Delfin to defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Hayate and Kyoko Kimura in a six-man tag team match.[14] Asuka participated in the Catch The Wave 2018 Tournament, where she placed herself in the Crazy Block, competing against Rina Yamashita, Nagisa Nozaki, Ryo Mizunami, Yumi Ohka and Miyuki Takase, finishing with a total of three points, and receiving a technique award due to competing while injured.[15] Asuka won the Wave Single Championship at WAVE Anivarsario WAVE 2018 on August 19, where she defeated Takumi Iroha.[16]

All Elite Wrestling (2021–present)[]

On February 3, 2021, at Beach Break, she was announced as a participant in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament under the ring name Veny (stylized in all capital letters).[17][18] She lost to Emi Sakura in the first round which aired on February 15.[19] On February 28, 2021, Asuka teamed up with Maki Itoh and Emi Sakura in a losing effort to Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga and Rin Kadokura in a six-person tag team match.[20]

Personal life[]

Asuka is the first ever transgender professional wrestler from Japan. Firstly she came out as gay to her father at the age of 16 and later dropped out of highschool to pursue a professional wrestling career.[21]

Championships and accomplishments[]

  • DDT Pro-Wrestling
  • World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
  • World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Championship (1 time)[28]

References[]

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  13. ^ 世志琥 ３２人参加リーグ戦で白星発進「まあ私の完勝ってことで」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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  19. ^ Powell, Jason (February 15, 2021). "2/15 AEW Women's Championship Eliminator tournament results: Powell's live review of Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga, Veny vs. Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami, and Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura in first round matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  20. ^ Boone, Matt (March 1, 2021). "AEW On Bleacher Report Results (2/28/2021): Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament". ewrestling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  21. ^ Sutter, Robbie (June 16, 2020). "#PrideMonth ASUKA/VENY, the Genderless Artist". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～". DDT Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  23. ^ "Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  24. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  25. ^ "Regina Di WAVE Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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  28. ^ Richards, Alex (August 30, 2020). "#AndNEW: ASUKA/Veny Wins Diana Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

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