Unagi Sayaka

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Unagi Sayaka
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Sayaka in February 2021
Born (1989-09-02) September 2, 1989 (age 32)[1]
Osaka, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Himawari Unagi
Unagi Sayaka[2]
Billed height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Billed weight54 kg (119 lb)
Trained byTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling[4]
Debut2019[1]

Himawari Unagi (うなぎひまわり, Unagi Himawari),[2][3] better known by her ring name Unagi Sayaka (ウナギ・サヤカ), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a former Artist of Stardom Champion and Future of Stardom Champion.[5]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2019–present)[]

Sayaka wrestled for DDT Pro-Wrestling in the DDT Peter Pan series of events, making her first appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, where she teamed up with Natsumi Maki and Yuna Manase in a losing effort to Rika Tatsumi and The Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino).[6]

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2019–2020)[]

Sayaka made her professional wrestling debut under the name Himawari Unagi on January 4 at the TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '19 show by teaming up with Saki Akai to face the team of Yumi and Yuki Kamifuku.[7] During her tenure with Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling she fought as a singles wrestler and competed against other infamous wrestlers such as Yuka Sakazaki at TJP Pinano Pipipipi Graduation Special on April 5, 2019,[8] Maki Itoh at TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup on August 8, 2020,[9] or Miyu Yamashita.[10]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2020–present)[]

Sayaka debuted in World Wonder Ring Stardom on November 14, 2020 at the Korakuen New Landscape Event teaming up with Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa, as the newest member of Cosmic Angels, defeating Stars (Gokigen Death, Mayu Iwatani and Starlight Kid).[11] She began her with her tenure with Stardom as a tag team wrestler, and worked against different stables such as Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Maika and Natsupoi)[12] and Queen's Quest (Momo Watanabe and Saya Kamitani). On December 16, at Road To Osaka Dream Cinderella, Cosmic Angels defeated Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley, Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima), to win Sayaka's first title of her career, the Artist of Stardom Championship.[13] On March 3, 2021, at All Star Dream Cinderella, Sayaka won a 24-person All-Star rumble featuring wrestlers from the promotion's past, such as Yuzuki Aikawa and Chigusa Nagayo, Yoko Bito and Kyoko Inoue.[14] At Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, Sayaka fell short to Saya Kamitani in a singles match.[15] On the first night of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 from April 10, she defeated Natsuko Tora in a Cinderella Tournament First-round match.[16] In the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 she fought in the Block B and scored a total of nine points after competing against Syuri, Saya Kamitani, Takumi Iroha, Konami, Utami Hayashishita, Tam Nakano, Maika, AZM and Ruaka.[17] At Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021 she dropped the Future of Stardom Championship to Ruaka.[18] Sayaka participated in the Stardom Super Wars trilogy of events, making her first appearance on November 3, 2021 at Kawasaki Super Wars where she unsuccessfully challenged stablemate Tam Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.[19]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Unagi Sayaka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  2. ^ a b ウナギ・サヤカ. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Saalbach, Axel. "Unagi Sayaka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Joshi Wrestler Profiles - Unagi Sayaka". joshicity.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Unagi Sayaka Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  6. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (July 15, 2019). "Wrestle Peter Pan 2019". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Tjp Tokyo Joshi Pro '19". metareel.com. January 3, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Source Of Wrestling Releases (April 6, 2019). "WOMEN WRESTLING TJPW.Pinano.Pipipipi.Graduation.Special.2019.04.05 DDT.Universe". wrestling-home.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Glacier, Robert (July 23, 2020). "Tokyo Princess Cup Participants Announced". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  10. ^ Dark angel (July 26, 2019). "TJP: "Tokyo Joshi 2019 Summer" The dispute for a new title begins". superluchas.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Richards, Alex (November 14, 2020). "Unagi Sayaka Debuts, New Champions Crowned At Stardom Show". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  12. ^ We Are Stardom (November 25, 2020). "Sunday November 29 is in Morioka!". twitter.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Richards, Alex (December 16, 2020). "#AndNEW: Cosmic Angels Win Artist Of Stardom Championships". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Pollock, John (March 3, 2021). "Tam Nakano wins Wonder of Stardom Championship from Giulia". postwrestling.com. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 10, 2021). ""CINDERELLA TOURNAMENT 2021" April 10 (Sat) Korakuen Hall (606 spectators / limited number of corona measures)". wwr-stardom.com. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  17. ^ Richards, Alex (July 4, 2021). "Stardom Announces 5STAR Grand Prix 2021 Lineup". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "2021年10月9日　『10th Anniversary GRAND FINAL OSAKA DREAM CINDERELLA 2021 ～大阪めっちゃスターダム～』". World Wonder Ring Stardom. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  19. ^ "2021年11月3日　『KAWASAKI SUPER WARS ～川崎超女大戦～』". World Wonder Ring Stardom. November 4, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  20. ^ WrestlingTravel (October 28, 2021). "Pro Wrestling Illustrated Women's 150 2021 List in Full". wrestlingtravel.com. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Artist Of Stardom Title History". wrestling-titles.com. December 16, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Future Of Stardom Title History". wrestling-titles.com. July 17, 2021. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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