Yuu (wrestler)

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Yuu
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Yuu in August 2016
BornJuly 19[1]
Chiba, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuu
Billed height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Billed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Trained byCherry
Debut2015[3]

Yuu (ゆう, Yū) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese professional wrestling promotions Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling and DDT Pro Wrestling.[4]

Professional wrestling career[]

Independent circuit (2015-present)[]

In 2019 Yuu competed outside of Japan for many promotions. At wXw 16 Carat Gold 2019, an event promoted by Westside Xtreme Wrestling on March 9, Yuu teamed up with Killer Kelly to defeat Toni Storm and Wesna.[5] Yuu competed in the United Kingdom for Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and at EVE Dawn Of A New Era on July 13, 2019, she faced Kasey and Millie McKenzie in a tournament for a chance to Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship, falling short to the latter in the semi-finals.[6] She also worked for Revolution Pro Wrestling at RevPro New Year's Resolution on January 11, 2019, where she unsuccessfully challenged Zoe Lucas for the RevPro British Women's Championship.[7]

Yuu is known for her time in various promotions in Japan. At Seadlinnng Shin-Kiba 19th NIGHT, an event which took place on November 7, 2019, she teamed up with Ayame Sasamura in a losing effort to Max Voltage (Miyuki Takase and Nanae Takahashi).[8] She made an appearance in the Sendai Girls Royal Tag Tournament 2019 where she teamed up with to defeat Meiko Satomura and Syuri in the first-round, Alex Lee and Charli Evans in the semi-finals, but fell short to Dash Chisako and Hiroyo Matsumoto in the finals on December 11, 2019.[9] Yuu also works for Oz Academy, being a part of the Beast Friend stable. At OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku, an event from August 28, 2020, she teamed up with fellow stablemates Aja Kong, Kaori Yoneyama and Hiroyo Matsumoto who was the Blast Queen Champion, and helped her defend her title in a super plasama death tag team match against Mission K4 (Akino, Kaho Kobayashi, Kakeru Sekiguchi and Sonoko Kato).[10]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2016-2019)[]

Yuu is known for her tenure with DDT Pro Wrestling and marked sporadic appearances in signature events of the promotion. At DDT Is Coming to America, the first-ever event of DDT to take place into the United States, she participated in a Delayed battle royale for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship for a Right To Challenge Anytime, Anywhere contract also involving kazuki Hirata, Saki Akai, Kikutaro, Colt Cabana, Mizuki Watase and Makoto Oishi.[11]

She worked several times in the DDT Judgement events. At Judgement 2016: DDT 19th Anniversary on March 21, she participated in a 13-woman battle royal also involving Yuka Sakazaki, Ai Shimizu, Shoko Nakajima and others.[12] At Judgement 2017: DDT 20th Anniversary on March 20, Yuu teamed up with Mil Clown and Maki Itoh to defeat Reika Saiki, Rika Tatsumi and Azusa Takigawa in a six-woman tag team match.[13]

She also competed in the DDT Peter Pan branch of events. At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2016 on August 28, she teamed up with Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima in a losing effort to Akane Miura, Miyu Yamashita and Yuka Sakazaki.[14] At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 on August 20, she won a Rumble rules match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship also involving Mizuki, her trainer Cherry, Yuna Manase, Maho Kurone and others.[15]

Pro Wrestling Wave (2019-present)[]

Yuu worked her first marches in Pro Wrestling Wave at the 2019 edition of Catch the Wave, where she placed herself in the "Power Block" and scored a total of two points after competing against Yuki Miyazaki, Ryo Mizunami and Miyuki Takase.[16] She contiuned to make sporadic appearances for the promotion, such as at WAVE Hakodate event from September 16, 2019 where she participated in a 14-person battle royal also involving Hikaru Shida, Arisa Nakajima, Yumi Ohka and others.[17]

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2016-2018)[]

Yuu made her professional wrestling debut for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling at TJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '16 on January 4, 2016, where she picked up a victory over Nodoka-Oneesan.[18] She won her first title at TJPW Shinjuku Love Rin on June 4, 2017, the Princess of Princess Championship by defeating Miyu Yamashita.[19] She won the 2018 Tokyo Princess Cup by defeating Reika Saiki in a first-round match, Hyper Misao in a second-round, Nodoka-Oneesan in the semi-finals and Yuka Sakazaki in the finals on July 8, 2018.[20]

Championships and accomplishments[]

References[]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yuu • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yuu/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Joshi Wrestler Profiles - Yuu". joshicity.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yuu Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Westside Xtreme Wrestling (March 9, 2019). "wXw 16 Carat Gold 2019 - Night 2". wxwnow.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Pro-Wrestling: EVE (July 13, 2019). "EVE "Dawn Of A New Era" - July 13, 2019". pivotshare.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 12, 2019). "RevPro Results: New Year's Resolution – Guildford, England (1/11)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  8. ^ Seadlinnng (November 7, 2019). 『SEAdLINNNG～SHINKIBA 19th NIGHT！～』◆11月7日（木）東京・新木場1st RING（19：00）観衆152人. seadlinnng.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  9. ^ Dark angel (November 21, 2019). "Sendai Girls: «Royal Tag Tournament 2019» Chisako and Matsumoto triumph". superluchas.com. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Daly, Wayne (August 28, 2020). "OZ Academy Results: Plum Hanasaku ~ OZ No Kuni Buntai Final – Kawasaki, Japan (8/28)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  11. ^ Alex Richards (2018-09-26). "Puroresu News: DDT in America and Two UK Stars Head To Sendai Girls". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  12. ^ "DDT "Judgement2016～DDT旗揚げ19周年記念大会～" 3/21 両国国技館大会". Extreme Party (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  13. ^ Justin, Dylan (March 26, 2017). "DDT JUDGEMENT 20TH ANNIVERSARY (MARCH 20) REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Dark angel (August 31, 2016). "DDT: Results «Ryogoku Peter Pan 2016 - World's Hottest Summer» - 28/08/2016 - The giant Shuji Ishikawa is champion again". superluchas.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  15. ^ Justin, Dylan (August 23, 2017). "DDT PETER PAN 2017 (AUGUST 20) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  16. ^ "WAVE: «Catch the Wave 2019» In search of a queen". Súper Luchas. May 16, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  17. ^ Pro Wrestling Wave (September 16, 2019). 9月16（月・祝） HAKODATE WAVE. pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  18. ^ Purolove (January 4, 2016). "TJPW "TOKYO JOSHI PRO-WRESTLING 2016", 04.01.2016 Tokyo Korakuen Hall". purolove.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b DDT Pro-Wrestling (September 22, 2016). しんじゅくLOVEりん. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  20. ^ Joshi City (July 8, 2018). "Tokyo Joshi Pro "Tokyo Princess Cup 2018" Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  21. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. March 14, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  22. ^ Wrestling Titles (April 4, 2021). "OZ Academy Tag Team Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  23. ^ "Sendai Girls' World Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. October 4, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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