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Miyu Amasaki

Miyu Matsuda (松田 光由, Matsuda Miyu, born April 25, 2002), better known by her ring name Miyu Amasaki (天咲 光由, Amasaki Miyu) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom where she is the reigning Future of Stardom Champion in her first reign and a member of Neo Genesis.[4]

Miyu Amasaki
Amasaki in March 2022
Birth nameMiyu Matsuda
Born (2002-04-25) April 25, 2002 (age 22)[1]
Kyoto City, Kyoto, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Miyu Amasaki
Billed height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Billed weight54 kg (119 lb)[2]
Trained byMilano Collection A. T.[3]
DebutMarch 11, 2022[2]

Professional wrestling career

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World Wonder Ring Stardom (2022–present)

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Amasaki made her professional wrestling debut on March 11, 2022 at World Wonder Ring Stardom's New Blood 1 event, dedicated to rookies, where she was defeated by Utami Hayashishita. Despite Amasaki's loss, Hayashishita was impressed by the Amasaki's performance and invited the debutant to join Queen's Quest which Amasaki immediately accepted.[5] At the 2022 Cinderella Tournament, Amasaki was defeated by Hazuki in the first-round matches from April 3.[6] At New Blood 3 on July 8, Amasaki began the Supernova Trial, a series of five matches against Stardom's top stars, with a loss to Giulia in the main event.[7] At Stardom in Showcase vol.1, Amasaki was the runner up of a Nagoya rumble match won by Gokigen Death.[8] Amasaki competed in the qualifiers of the 2022 5Star Grand Prix, where she finished in the second spot of her block with a total of four points, missing the qualification to Ami Sourei.[9] At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, Amasaki unsuccessfully challenged Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship.[10] Five days later at New Blood 4 on August 26, Amasaki main evented the show by falling short to Tam Nakano in the second match of the Supernova Trial.[11]

After two months of in-ring break, Amasaki returned on November 3 at Hiroshima Goddess Festival, where she unsuccessfully competed in a five-way match won by AZM and also involving Lady C, Saya Iida and Waka Tsukiyama.[12] Amasaki made her first appearance in the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League at the 2022 edition where she teamed up with her Queen's Quest sub-group of 02line tag partner AZM and competed in the Blue Goddess Block.[13]

At New Blood Premium on March 25, 2023, Amasaki lost to Syuri in the third match of the Supernova Trial.[14] A day later, Amasaki competed in the 2023 Cinderella Tournament, losing to Saya Iida in a first-round match.[15] At New Blood 8 on May 12, Amasaki lost to Momo Watanabe in the fourth match of the Supernova Trial.[16] Amasaki finished the Supernova Trial on July 2 at New Blood 9 with a loss to her 02line partner, AZM.[17] At New Blood 10 on August 18, Amasaki lost to Saori Anou in an extra sixth match of the Supernova Trial.[18] A day later at Midsummer Festival, Amasaki teamed with Kyoko Inoue and Queen's Quest stablemates Utami Hayashishita and AZM, losing an eight-woman tag team match against Dump Matsumoto, Zap and BMI2000.[19] At New Blood 11 on September 28, Amasaki teamed with 02line partner AZM to compete in a three-way tag team match for the New Blood Tag Team Championship, which was won by wing★gori (Saya Iida and Hanan) defeating reigning champions Bloody Fate.[20]

At New Blood 15 on September 29, 2024, Amasaki defeated Hina, and later challenged Future of Stardom Champion Rina to a title match at Nagoya Golden Fight.[21][22][23] At the event on October 5, Amasaki defeated Rina to win the Future of Stardom Championship, making it the first title in Amasaki's career.[24]

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2022)

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Due to being a World Wonder Ring Stardom roster member, Amasaki often competed in cross-over shows co-promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). She made her first appearance at Historic X-Over on November 20, 2022, where she competed in a Stardom Rambo won by Mirai.[25]

Personal life

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Amasaki has said that Dragon Gate was her first ever wrestling encounter, promotion which she used to watch since elementary school.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d World Wonder Ring Stardom. "MIYU AMASAKI（あまさき・みゆ）". wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ T.SAKAI (November 30, 2023). ミラノ先生「練習時間の確保を」　復活スターダムに向け岡田社長に進言. Kakuto Log (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Miyu Amasaki Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Richards, Alex (March 11, 2022). "Miyu Amasaki Joins Queen's Quest". lastwordonsports.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  6. ^ Edwards, Scott (April 3, 2022). "Stardom News: Cinderella Tournament First Round Results, Syuri Welcomes MIRAI". lastwordonsports.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2022.
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  8. ^ Richards, Alex (July 23, 2022). "Yuu Makes Stardom Debut at Stardom in Showcase Volume 1". lastwordonsports.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
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  12. ^ Peterson, Karen (November 3, 2022). "STARDOM Syuri and Maika Headline Hiroshima Goddess Festival". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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  17. ^ Pantoja, Kevin (June 6, 2023). "Pantoja's STARDOM New Blood 9 Review". 411Mania. Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
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  19. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (August 20, 2023). "STARDOM MidSummer Festival 2023 Results: Six-Woman Tag Team Main Event, More". 411Mania. Archived from the original on August 20, 2023. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  20. ^ Thomas, Jeremy (September 29, 2023). "STARDOM NEW BLOOD 11 Results 9.29.23". 411Mania. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
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  23. ^ Black, Ethan (September 29, 2024). "Stardom New Blood 15 Results (September 29th, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  24. ^ Edwards, Scott (October 5, 2024). "STARDOM Nagoya Golden Fight 2024 Results (10/5/24): Mayu Iwatani vs. Toni Storm". Fightful. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  25. ^ Carey, Ian (November 5, 2022). "NJPW Battle Autumn in Osaka live results: Ospreay vs. Naito US title match". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  26. ^ Hara, Etsuo (April 22, 2022). 「中学生でドラゲーにハマって…」“スターダムの超新星”天咲光由19歳が明かす「男子をマジ泣きさせた」意外な素顔とは《特別グラビア》. bunshun.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  27. ^ Internet Wrestling Database. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 250 Female for 2024". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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