Giulia (wrestler)

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Giulia
ジュリア2018.jpg
Giulia in August 2018
Born (1994-02-21) February 21, 1994 (age 27)[1]
London, England[2]
ResidenceChiba, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Giulia
Billed height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Trained byMio Shirai
DebutOctober 29, 2017

Giulia (ジュリア, Juria, born February 21, 1994) is an English-born Italian-Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is one half of the Goddess of Stardom Champions in her first reign.

She formerly competed in Ice Ribbon, from her debut in 2017 up until October 2019. In Stardom, she is a one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion[3] and a one-time Artist of Stardom Champion.[4] Giulia was the recipient of the 2020 Tokyo Sports Women's Wrestling Grand Prize.[5]

Early life[]

Giulia was born in London, England to an Italian father and a Japanese mother, and was raised in Japan's Chiba Prefecture. She worked as a manager in an Italian restaurant before applying to train as a professional wrestler with Ice Ribbon in 2017.[2]

Professional wrestling career[]

Ice Ribbon (2017–2019)[]

Giulia made her Ice Ribbon debut in October 2017, teaming with the legendary Takako Inoue in a loss to Nao Date and Satsuki Totoro.[6] In November, she entered the Young Ice Tournament where she was eliminated by Totoro in the first round.[7] In April, she wrestled Ice Ribbon ace Tsukasa Fujimoto for the first time, losing in 39 seconds.[8] On September 24, she defeated Asahi for her first singles victory.[9] On October 1, she was invited by the legendary Toshiaki Kawada to compete on one of his "Holy War" produce shows, where she was defeated by veteran Command Bolshoi.[10] Days later, she was defeated by Aja Kong in a singles match for the Oz Academy promotion.[11] In the latter part of the year, she began a feud with Tequila Saya, which eventually bought in male wrestlers Shinya Aoki and Hideki Suzuki, who acted as mentors for the female wrestlers and taught them new moves throughout their feud. After a match on December 31 where Saya and Suzuki were defeated by Giulia and Aoki, the two women reconciled and formed a tag team known as "Burning Raw".[12] At the end of the year, she was presented with Ice Ribbon's "New Face" award, the equivalent of winning rookie of the year. On January 27, Burning Raw unsuccessfully challenged Kyuri and Maika Ozaki for the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[13] After February 17, she announced she would be taking a month off from pro wrestling due to nerve damage in her hip. After returning, she began a feud with Maya Yukihi, which culminated in Giulia unsuccessfully challenging for the ICE Cross Infinity Championship on May 25.[14] In July, Burning Raw defeated Yukihi and Risa Sera to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[15] After 3 months as champions, they dropped the titles back to Yukihi and Sera on September 23.[16] In a surprise announcement on October 13, Giulia announced she would abruptly be leaving Ice Ribbon.[17][18]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2019–present)[]

On October 14, 2019, Giulia announced that she had signed with World Wonder Ring Stardom.[2] On December 8, Giulia made her in-ring debut on Stardom where she defeated Hazuki.[19] During January 2020, Giulia formed a new unit named Donna del Mondo, recruiting Maika and Syuri to the stable in the process.[20] On February 8, Donna del Mondo defeated Queen's Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita) to win the Artist of Stardom Championship.[4] On March 24, Giulia defeated Jungle Kyona, Momo Watanabe, fellow Donna del Mondo stablemate Syuri, and finally Natsuko Tora to be crowned the 2020 Cinderella Tournament winner.[21] On July 26, Giulia defeated Tam Nakano to win the vacant Wonder of Stardom Championship.[3] On October 3, Giulia had her first successful title defense where she defeated Nakano in a rematch.[22] On November 14, Donna del Mondo lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley, Saki Kashima and Tora).[23] On December 20, Giulia defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship in a title vs. title match against fellow Donna del Mondo member Syuri who defended the SWA World Championship.[24] The match ended in a time-limit draw, with both titleholders retaining their titles in the process.[24] On November 8, 2020, on the finals of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, she teamed up with Maika with whom she previously won the Red Goddesses Block and fell short to AZM and Momo Watanabe.[25]

On March 3, 2021, at All Star Dream Cinderella, Giuila was defeated by Tam Nakano in a hair vs. hair match for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, ending her reign at 220 days. Post-match, she had her head partially shaved in the ring, with rest cut off backstage.[26]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–2021)[]

Giulia took part in exhibition matches organized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling in relationship with World Wonder Ring Stardom to promote female talent.[27] In her first match, she teamed up with Hana Kimura in a losing effort to Mayu Iwatani and Arisa Hoshiki in the first night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 4, 2020.[28] On January 5, 2021, in the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15, she teamed up with fellow Donna del Mondo stable member Syuri to defeat Mayu Iwatani and Tam Nakano.[29][30]

Championships and accomplishments[]

Luchas de Apuestas record[]

See also: Luchas de Apuestas
Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Tam Nakano (hair) Giulia (hair) Tokyo, Japan All Star Dream Cinderella March 3, 2021 [26]

References[]

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  17. ^ "突然の発表となりますが10月13日付けで、アイスリボンを退団しました。 選手の皆様、スタッフの皆様、ファンの皆様の暖かいご指導��支援を頂き、ここまで成長することが出来ましたことを、この場をお借りしまして、お礼申し上げます。 私はこれから新しい未来に向かって、まい進して行きます！pic.twitter.com/yd2ADcgWcs". October 13, 2019.
  18. ^ "【アイスリボン】ジュリアがSNSで突然の退団を発表". October 14, 2019.
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