Waka Tsukiyama
Waka Tsukiyama (月山 和香, Tsukiyama Waka, born January 26, 1992) is an American-born Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotions World Wonder Ring Stardom.[3]
| Waka Tsukiyama | |
|---|---|
Tsukiyama in May 2021 | |
| Born | January 26, 1992[1] New York, United States |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Waka Tsukiyama |
| Billed height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Debut | 2020 |
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2020–present)
Due to being a freelancer, Tsukiyama known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. She competed in the 2021 edition of Pro Wrestling Wave's Catch the Wave tournament where she fought in the Block B, scoring a total of three points after going against Chie Ozora, Sumika Yanagawa and Yappy.[4] At Gatoh Move ChocoPro #114, an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on May 5, 2021, Tsukiyama unsuccessfully competed against Emi Sakura.[5] At a house show promoted by Pure-J on July 4, 2021, she fell short to Crea.[6]
Actwres girl'Z (2020–2021)
Tsukiyama made her professional wrestling debut at AWG Color's, an event promoted by Actwres girl'Z on September 6, 2020, where she teamed up with Ayumi Hayashi in a losing effort against Saki and Sakuran Bonita.[7]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2021–present)
Tsukiyama made her debut in World Wonder Ring Stardom on the tenth night of the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 on September 6 where she unsuccessfully challenged Unagi Sayaka for the Future of Stardom Championship. She was also announced to undergo a rookie "challenge" against ten different opponents, falling short in all of the bouts.[8] On September 28, Stardom held the press conference for the Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella event which they broadcast live on their YouTube channel. While holding her speech for her match pairing with Lady C against Oedo Tai's Saki Kashima and Rina, Waka Tsukiyama called out Tam Nakano and requested her and the other Cosmic Angels members to join their unit which they accepted.[9] At the pay-per-view from October 9, Tsukiyama teamed up with Lady C in a losing effort against Saki Kashima and Rina.[10] Due to Unagi Sayaka and Mina Shirakawa starting feeling underappreciated by the leader Tam Nakano and due to doubting Sakurai and Tsukiyama the newcomers, tensions raised in the Cosmic Angels unit in November 2021, aspect which led to inner clashes between stablemates. At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the Stardom Super Wars trilogy from November 3, 2021, Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenged stablemate Mai Sakurai in which had Sakurai lost, she must have left the Cosmic Angels unit.[11] At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, 2021, Tsukiyama unsuccessfully challenged Ruaka and Mai Sakurai in a three-way match for the Future of Stardom Championship.[12] At Osaka Super Wars from December 18, 2021, she teamed up with Mai Sakurai and Lady C to unsuccessfully challenge Syuri in a 3-on-1 handicap gauntlet match.[13] Tsukiyama competed in the 2021 edition of the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League where she teamed up with Lady C as "C Moon", fighting in the Blue Goddess Block and scoring no points after going against MOMOAZ (AZM and Momo Watanabe), Blue MaRine (Mayu Iwatani and Rin Kadokura), Kurotora Kaidou (Starlight Kid and Ruaka), Ponytail and Samurai Road (Syuri and Maika), and stablemates Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa who went under the sub-unit of "Dream H".[14] At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2021, Tsukiyama competed in a five-way match won by Fukigen Death and also involving Lady C, Saki Kashima, and Rina.[15]
At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Tsukiyama was scheduled to team up with Mai Sakurai and Momo Kohgo to face Oedo Tai (Fukigen Death, Starlight Kid and Saki Kashima),[16] but the match was canceled due to Sakurai's and Tsukiyama's bad health condiction.
On April 15, 2023, Tsukiyama left Cosmic Angels to join Club Venus.[17]
References
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Waka Tsukiyama • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Waka Tsukiyama/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Waka Tsukiyama Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (May 18, 2021). "WAVE Results: Catch The WAVE 2021 ~ Young Block – Saitama, Japan (5/18)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (May 5, 2021). ChocoPro 114 試合結果 / Results – 2021/5/5（水）. gatohmove.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Pure-J (July 4, 2021). 【試合結果】７月４日（日）第３４回・特別亀アリーナマッチ １６時. pure-j.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 6, 2020). "Events/AWG Color's". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex (September 4, 2021). "Waka Tsukiyama Makes Stardom Debut". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex (September 28, 2021). "Waka Tsukiyama Joins Cosmic Angels & Other Press Conference Notes". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Richards, Alex (November 12, 2021). "Preview: Stardom – Tokyo Super Wars (11/27/21)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom. 【対戦カード発表】12・18『OSAKA SUPER WARS ～大阪超女大戦～』1,000万円賞金争奪ユニット・トーナメント開催！ほか全カード 定！. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (October 13, 2021). 【今年も開催】第11回『ゴッデス・オブ・スターダム～タッグリーグ戦～』タッグチーム発表＆全試合決定！. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- ^ Richards, Alex (December 29, 2021). "#AndNEW: Stardom Dream Queendom Sees Titles Change Hands". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom. 【大会情報】1・29『創立11周年記念 NAGOYA SUPREME FIGHT 2022 ～名古屋どえりゃ～！スターダム～』愛知・ドルフィンズアリーナ（愛知県体育館）大会決定！. stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- ^ Edwards, Scott (April 15, 2023). "STARDOM Cinderella Tournament Championship Battle Results (4/15/23): MIRAI, Waka Tsukiyama, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved April 15, 2023.