Tequila Saya

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Tequila Saya
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Saya in July 2019
Born (1984-01-19) January 19, 1984 (age 38)[1]
Hakodate, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tequila Saya
Saya
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight50 kg (110 lb)
Trained byChiharu Ōno
Debut2016
Retired2019

Tequila Saya (テキーラさや, Tekira Saya) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Oz Academy.[3]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2016-2019)[]

As a freelancer, Saya was known for competing in various of the Japanese independent scene promotions. At WAVE Young OH! OH! The Final ~ Young All Stars Thanksgiving, an event promoted by pro Wrestling Wave on December 15, 2016, Saya participated in a nine-person battle royal also involving Asuka, Maika Ozaki, Konami, Mochi Miyagi and others.[4] At SKIP Beat Kawaguchi Vol. 3, an event promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling on May 7, 2017, Saya teamed up with Maruko Nagasaki in a losing effort against Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera).[5] At Manami Toyota's retirement show, an event promoted by Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, Saya participated in a gauntlet match in which Toyota took 50 people. She was the first one to defeat the latter.[6] At ZERO1/Super Fireworks Hiroshima, an event produced by pro Wrestling Zero1 on November 18, 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Risa Sera, Hide Kubota and Taru for the Blast Queen Championship.[7] Saya also participated in freelance shows, such as Gake No Fuchi Joshi Pro Wrestling on December 24, 2019, where she teamed up with DDT Pro-Wrestling superstar Sanshiro Takagi to pick up a victory over Miyako Matsumoto and Jiro Kuroshio in a intergender tag team match.[8]

Ice Ribbon (2016-2019)[]

Saya worked most of her short-term career for Ice Ribbon. She made her professional wrestling debut at New Ice Ribbon #708, an event promoted on February 13, 2016, going into a time-limit draw against Yuuka as a result of a exhibition match.[9] She is known for teaming up with Giulia as Burning Raw . At New Ice Ribbon #971 on July 15, 2019, they defeated Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera) to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[10] At New Ice Ribbon #1013 RibbonMania on December 31, 2019, Saya had her last match in the promotion, a retirement 45-person gauntlet match also involving notable opponents such as Akane Fujita, Cherry, Hamuko Hoshi, Kaori Yoneyama, Ken Ohka, Itsuki Aoki, Matsuya Uno, Syuri, Miyako Matsumoto, Yuki Mashiro and many others.[11]

(2021)[]

Saya came out of retirement for a couple of matches held by the P's Party branch of Ice Ribbon. The last of them took place on November 17, 2021, where she competed in a 16-person gauntlet match won by Rina Yamashita and also involving Tsukushi Haruka, Totoro Satsuki, Chie Ozora and others.[12]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2016-2019)[]

Saya worked as a female talent in several events promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling. At BJW Beer Garden Match on October 22, 2019, she teamed up with Suzu Suzuki in a losing effort against Ayumi Hayashi and Tsukasa Fujimoto.[13]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tequila Saya • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tequila Saya/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Tequila Saya Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Purolove (December 15, 2016). "WAVE "YOUNG OH! OH! THE FINAL YOUNG ALL-STAR THANKSGIVING!", 15.12.2016 Shinjuku FACE". purolove.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Fanti, Lorenzo (May 7, 2017). "AJPW: I risultati di "Skip Beat Kawaguchi vol. 3"". wethewrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ JoshiCity (November 23, 2017). "Manami Toyota Retirement Show on 11/3/17 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (November 18, 2018). ZERO1岡山・広島豪雨チャリティープロレス「何度でも立ち上がる」天下一ジュニアトーナメント　ZERO１・サポーターズクラブ広島後援会記念大会. z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 24, 2019). "Gake No Fuchi Joshi Pro Wrestling". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Ice Ribbon (February 13, 2016). ◆2016年02月13日 　開始時間 18時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 17時30分 アイスリボン708 18時00分開始. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Ice Ribbon (July 15, 2019). ◆2019年07月15日 　開始時間 12時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 11時30分 横浜リボン2019・夏. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Ice Ribbon (December 31, 2019). ◆2019年12月31日 　開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 RIBBONMANIA2019. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Ice Ribbon (November 17, 2021). ◆2021年11月17日 　開始時間 19時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 18時45分 P’sParty 第93戦/進垣リナラストP’sParty 19時00分開始. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Daly, Wayne (October 23, 2019). "BJW Results: Beer Garden Match – Sapporo, Japan (10/22)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Ice Ribbon. Triangle Ribbon Championship History (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Ice Ribbon. International Ribbon Tag Team Championship History (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
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