Takumi Iroha | |
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![]() Iroha in August 2022 | |
Birth name | Takumi Iroha (彩羽匠, Iroha Takumi) |
Born | [1] Fukuoka, Japan | January 4, 1993
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Takumi Iroha |
Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 72 kg (159 lb)[1] |
Trained by | Fuka Kakimoto Megumi Fujii[2] Chigusa Nagayo |
Debut | April 29, 2013 |
Takumi Iroha (彩羽匠, Iroha Takumi, born January 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling.[3] She also competes in Seadlinnng, where she is a former Beyond the Sea Champion.
Iroha was trained by Fuka Kakimoto and made her debut in April 2013 for World Wonder Ring Stardom. She would leave the promotion in 2015, and joined Chigusa Nagayo's Marvelous promotion, where she competes to this day.
Career
Iroha became a fan of pro wrestling in high school after watching a video of The Crush Gals, and idolised Chigusa Nagayo as a teenager. In 2012, while attending university, she attended a World Wonder Ring Stardom event in Korakuen Hall, and decided to drop out of college to pursue a career in pro wrestling.[4] After dropping out of school, she moved to Tokyo and applied to join the Stardom dojo, where she was accepted after passing a tryout.[4]
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2013–2015)
Iroha was revealed to the public as a trainee on February 29, 2013, and her debut was announced to take place at Stardom's first show in Ryogoku Kokugikan on April 29. She was allowed to pick any opponent, and challenged Meiko Satomura, who accepted. Iroha was defeated by sleeper hold, but showed promise and was able to utilise a triangle choke, albeit briefly.[5][6] On August 17, she got her first championship opportunity, challenging Dark Angel for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.[7] She once again challenged for the title in February 2014, this time losing to Act Yasukawa.[8] On June 1 at Natsuki Taiyo's retirement show, she competed in her biggest match to date, losing to Io Shirai for the World of Stardom Championship.[9] In December, she won her first championship, teaming with Shirai and Mayu Iwatani as Heisei-gun to win the Artist of Stardom Championship.[10] After 2 years with Stardom, Iroha left the promotion on February 22, 2015, to sign and train with Chigusa Nagayo in the Marvelous promotion.
Marvelous (2015–present)
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Iroha debuted for Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling as a full time roster member in 2015, after finishing commitments to Stardom. She was adopted as Chigusa Nagayo's protege, and would also become her tag team partner, teaming with her in Marvelous and Pro Wrestling Zero1 in 2017, including in a current blast death match where they teamed with Atsushi Onita in May 2017.[11] In September, she won her first title outside of Stardom, teaming with Rin Kadokura as New-Tra to beat Hiroe Nagahama and Kaho Kobayashi for the Pro Wrestling Wave Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until January when they were forced to vacate due to an injury to Iroha.[12] She also made a one off return to Stardom in October 2017, going to a time limit draw with Yoko Bito for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.[13] She returned to the ring in April, and in June, won her first singles title, beating Misaki Ohata for the Regina Di Wave Title.[14] In May 2019, she won Seadlinnng's Beyond The Sea Championship, defeating Nanae Takahashi.[15]
On January 10, 2022, Iroha defeated Chihiro Hashimoto to win the reactivated AAAW Single Championship, which was previously the main title in Gaea Japan.[16] On May 1, during Marvelous 6th Anniversary show, Iroha had her first successful title defense against Yuu.[17]
Return to Stardom (2021)
Iroha returned to Stardom as the mystery competitor of the 5 Star Grand Prix of 2021. She fought in the "Blue Stars" Block, scoring a total of 11 points after going against the winner of the block Syuri, Saya Kamitani, Konami, Utami Hayashishita, Tam Nakano, Maika, Unagi Sayaka, AZM and Ruaka.[18] Since then, she continued making sporadic appearances for the promotion such as at Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021 where she unsuccessfully challenged Utami Hayashishita for the World of Stardom Championship.[19] At Osaka Super Wars, the last event of the Stardom Super wars trilogy which took place on December 18, 2021, Iroha teamed up with Rin Kadokura and Maria as Team Marvelous and competed in a ¥10 Million Unit Tournament, falling short in the semi-finals against MaiHimePoi (Maika, Natsupoi and Himeka) in a match which was also for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[20] At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, 2021, Iroha teamed up with Mayu Iwatani to defeat Momo Watanabe and Hazuki.[21]
Championships and accomplishments
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 124 of the top 250 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2023[25]
- Pro Wrestling Wave
- Catch the Wave (2019)[26]
- Regina Di Wave Championship (2 times)[27][28]
- Wave Tag Team Championship (1 time)[29]
- Warriors of Wrestling
- WOW Women's Championship (1 time)
- West Coast Pro Wrestling
- West Coast Pro Women's Championship (1 time, current)[30]
- World Wonder Ring Stardom
- Artist of Stardom Championship (1 time) – with Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani[31]
- Rookie of the Year (2013)
- 5★Star GP Award (1 time)
- 5★Star GP Blue Stars Best Match Award (2021) vs. Syuri on September 25[32]
- Stardom Year-End Award (2 times)
- Best Match Award (2014) with Risa Sera vs. Kairi Hojo and Nanae Takahashi on December 23[33]
- Best Match Award (2017) vs. Yoko Bito on October 17[34]
References
- ^ a b c "所属選手 – プロレス団体「Marvelous」マーベラス".
- ^ ""女飯伏"彩羽デビュー戦で金星狙う". 東京スポーツ. 2013-04-21.
- ^ 所属選手. Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ a b 株式会社スターダム. "NEWS 2012年7月~12月". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ 株式会社スターダム. "RESULT". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
- ^ "Stardom Ryogoku Cinderella Champions Fiesta « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Stardom X Stardom 2013 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Stardom Season 15 New Year Stars 2014 - Tag 4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Stardom Natsuki Taiyo Retirement Match ~ High Speed Forever « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Stardom Queen Tradition - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ZERO1/Super Fireworks Fireworks Dream Series ~ The Birth of Team « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "WAVE New Chapter « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Stardom True Fight « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "WAVE Weekday WAVE Vol. 116 ~Height Max!~ « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "SEAdLINNNG Stay Tune 2019 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart (January 11, 2022). "Marvelous (10/1/22) Review". Ramblings About Wrestling. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Kevin (May 15, 2022). "Marvelous 6th Anniversary on 5/1/22 Review". Joshi City. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 25, 2021). "Stardom 5STAR Grand Prix 2021 - Tag 17". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved September 25, 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "【全カード発表】12・29『STARDOM DREAM QUEENDOM 2021』両国大会で珠玉の4大タイトルマッチ決定!". World Wonder Ring Stardom. December 12, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (January 10, 2022). "Events/Marvelous". cagematch.net. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 20, 2022). "Events/Marvelous". cagematch.net. Retrieved Sep 20, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex. "#AndNEW: Takumi Iroha Wins Beyond The Sea Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ Ross, Patrick (October 19, 2023). "Full 2023 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "WAVE: «Catch the Wave» Grand Final, Takumi Iroha is crowned". Súper Luchas. July 23, 2019. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Weekday WAVE Vol. 116 ~Height Max!~". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Richards, Alex (July 15, 2019). "#AndNEW: Takumi Iroha Wins Regina Di WAVE Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling.
- ^ "New Chapter". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Perez, Luis (August 11, 2023). "West Coast Pro 8/10/23 West Coast Cup '23 Night One Results". PWPonderings. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ 2014年12月7日 ルーキー・オブ・スターダム2014. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 7, 2014. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ 2021年9月25日 『5★STAR GP 2021 ~最終戦&優勝決定戦~』. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). September 26, 2021. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ 2014年12月27日 スターダム忘年会&脇澤美穂プロレス生活謝恩会が開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 28, 2014. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
- ^ 2017年12月25日 スターダムアワード2017表彰式&美闘陽子引退記念パーティーが開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). December 26, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2017.