Kazumi Sasaki (佐々木一美, Sasaki Kazumi), better known by her ring name Rin Kadokura (門倉凛, Kadokura Rin) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Pro Wrestling Wave where she is the current Wave Tag Team Champion in their second reign.[4]
| Rin Kadokura | |
|---|---|
 Kadokura in January 2023 | |
| Born | February 27, 1993[1] Chiba, Japan |
| Spouse(s) |
Kennosuke Sasaki (m. 2022) |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rin Kadokura |
| Billed height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
| Debut | 2016[3] |
Professional wrestling career
editIndependent circuit (2016–present)
editKadokura made her professional wrestling debut in Seadlinnng, competing at the SEAdLINNNG Let's Go Now event from May 18, 2016, where she teamed up with Takumi Iroha in a losing effort to Sareee and Meiko Tanaka in a tag team match.[5] At a house show hosted by Pure-J on November 8, 2017, she unsuccessfully chellanged Command Bolshoi in a singles match.[6] Kadokura worked for the Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling promotion multiple times, having her most notable performance at a house show from August 26, 2017, where she teamed up with Takumi Iroha and Nyla Rose in a losing effort to Jordynne Grace, Tomoko Watanabe and Yuu Yamagata.[7]
Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2016–present)
editAnother promotion for which she worked is Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. A notable match in which she competed took place on August 19, 2018 at a promotion's house show where she teamed up with Meiko Satomura, falling short to Riot Crown (Dash Chisako and Kaoru).[8] At Sendai Girls Road To GAEAism, from January 10, 2021, she competed in a 14-person gauntlet match where she teamed up with Hibiki, Maria, Masha Slamovich, Mei Hoshizuki, Mikoto Shindo and Mio Momono as Team Marvelous, scoring a victory against Team Sendai Girls (Chihiro Hashimoto, Dash Chisako, Kanon, Manami, Mika Iwata, Natsuho Kaneko and Yurika Oka).[9]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2017; 2020–2021)
editShe worked in a couple of matches for World Wonder Ring Stardom, first one taking place at a house show from October 1, 2017, where alongside Takumi Iroha, she defeated Team Jungle (Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora).[10] She returned after a three-year hiatus on September 28, 2020 at Stardom 5Star Special, where she teamed up again with her NEW-TRA tag partner Takumi Iroha and Mei Hoshizuki, picking up a victory against Queen's Quest (AZM, Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita).[11] At Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella from March 3, 2021, she participated in a 24-women Stardom All-Star rumble won by Unagi Sayaka which portraited the return of many legends from the past such as Kyoko Inoue, Mima Shimoda, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Emi Sakura, Yuzuki Aikawa, Yoko Bito and Haruka Kato.[12]
Pro Wrestling Wave (2016–present)
editKadokura made several appearances in Pro Wrestling Wave's signature events such as Catch the Wave, working her first matches at the 2017 edition, placing herself in the Other Than Block and scoring a total of seven points after going against Sareee, Mochi Miyagi and Saki, and then losing to Rina Yamashita in the semi-finals.[13] At the 2019 edition of the event which was also for the vacant Wave Single Championship, she placed herself in the Technical Block and scoring a total of two points after facing Takumi Iroha, Mika Iwata and Sakura Hirota.[14] She also competed in Dual Shock Wave, a one-night tag-team tournament which took place on September 17, 2017, where she teamed up with Takumi Iroha as NEW-TRA to defeat Boss To Mammy (Mio Momono and Yumi Ohka).[15]
All Elite Wrestling (2021)
editKadokura made her debut in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on February 15, 2021, taking part in an AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament which culminated at Revolution, unsuccessfully facing Aja Kong in a first round match.[16] On February 28, 2021, she teamed up with Hikaru Shida and Mei Suruga to defeat Veny, Maki Itoh and Emi Sakura in a six-person tag team match.[17]
Personal life
editIt was reported (and later confirmed in an in-ring statement) that Rin Kadokura had married Kensuke Sasaki and Akira Hokuto's eldest son Kennosuke in April 2022. In that same in-ring statement, Kadokura announced that while she was indeed married, she was both continuing her wrestling career as well as continuing to perform under her current ring name.[18] Their daughter was born in August 9, 2023, in Canada.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- Pro Wrestling Wave
- Wave Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Itsuki Aoki (1) and Takumi Iroha (1)
- Catch the Wave Award (1 time)
- Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
- Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mio Momono (1)
References
edit- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Rin Kadokura • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Rin Kadokura/Personal Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ "Joshi Wrestler Profiles - Rin Kadokura". joshicity.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Rim Kadokura Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Seadlinnng (May 18, 2016). 2016年5月18日 後楽園ホール SEAdLINNNG ～ Let’s go NOW!!!（観衆850人）. seadlinnng.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Pure-J (November 8, 2017). 試合結果】１１月８日（水）浅草花やしき内 花やしき座 19時. jwp-produce.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (August 26, 2017). "Marvelous TV-Show". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (August 19, 2018). 宮城野区文化センター大会(2018年8月) 2018年08月19日(日曜日) 16:00試合開始(15:30開場). sendaigirls.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (January 10, 2021). "Sendai Girls Results: Road To GAEAISM – Tokyo, Japan (1/10)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Purolove (October 1, 2017). "Stardom, 01.10.2017 at Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Richards, Alex (October 4, 2020). "STARDOM 5STAR SPECIAL IN KORAKUEN (SEPTEMBER 28) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ Da Taigermen (March 3, 2021). "RISULTATI: STARDOM 10TH ANNIVERSARY – HINAMATSURI ALL-STAR DREAM CINDERELLA 03.03.2021". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ catch the Wave 2017記者会見. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 10, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Súper Luchas (May 16, 2019). "WAVE: «Catch the Wave 2019» In search of a queen". superluchas.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Wave (September 17, 2017). "New Chapter". pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ^ 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 16, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "マーベラスの門倉凛が北斗晶の長男・健之介さんと結婚！タッグ戴冠で喜び二重奏！/デイリースポーツ online". デイリースポーツ online (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-06-13.
- ^ 佐々木健介・北斗晶の義娘・凛、カナダで第1子女児出産「小さな命を一生懸命守りながら大切に」. Oricon News (in Japanese). August 10, 2023. Archived from the original on August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 20, 2022). "AAAW Tag Team Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "【試合結果】6･4 WAVE後楽園ホール大会 山下りなvs門倉凛 大畠美咲vsSareee". battle-news.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.