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Hikari Noa

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Hikari Noa
Noa in November 2021
Born(1998-02-18)February 18, 1998(age 26)[1]
Hokkaido, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Hikari
Hikari Noa
Billed height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[2]
Trained byMakoto Oishi
Debut2018
Retired2024

Hikari Noa(Nãi thương ヒカリ,Noa Hikari)is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler,formerly withJapaneseprofessional wrestling promotionTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling,where she was anInternational Princess Championand aPrincess Tag Team Champion.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2018–2024)

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Noa made herprofessional wrestlingdebut atTJPW Tokyo Joshi Pro '18,an event promoted byTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling(TJPW) on January 4, 2018 where she teamed up withRakuas "Up Up Girls" in a losing effort against stablemates Pinano Pipipipi and Miu Watanabe in atag team match.[4]AtTJPW 10 Vs. 10 - Red And White Winning Matchon April 3, 2020, Noa competed in atwenty-woman tag team gauntlet matchin which she teamed up with Haruka Neko,Mina Shirakawa,Mirai Maiumi,Miu Watanabe,Miyu Yamashita,Mizuki,Rika Tatsumi,Yuki AinoandYuki Kamifukuas "Team White" to defeat "Team Red" (Hyper Misao,Mahiro Kiryu,Maki Itoh,Nodoka Tenma,Pom Harajuku, Raku, Sena Shiori,Shoko Nakajima,SuzumeandYuna Manase).[5]on November 7, 2020, at TJPW'sWrestle Princess I,Noa unsuccessfully faced Yuki Kamifuku in the finals for the vacantInternational Princess Championshipafter she defeated Pom Harajuku and Mirai Maiumi in the previous phases.[6]

On May 4, 2021, Noa defeated Kamifuku to win the International Princess Championship.[7]On June 17, Noa had her first successful title defense by defeatingMarika Kobashi.[8]On January 4, 2022, at TJPW'sTokyo Joshi Pro '22,Noa lost her title to Maki Itoh, ending her reign at 245 days.[9]On October 9, atWrestle Princess IV,Noa alongsideNao Kakutadefeated Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku) to win the vacantPrincess Tag Team Championship.[10]On December 30th, it was announced on a press conference that Noa would be taking time off due to an illness and relinquished the championships. On February 20th, DDT announced that Noa would be taking time off indefinitely. This ultimately lead to her sudden departure from TJPW, and the Up Up Girls group she was in, on May 19, 2024.[11]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2018–2024)

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Due to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling being the sister promotion of DDT, Noa is known for her sporadic appearances in the latter federation. AtDDT Street Wrestling In Tokyo Dome Returnson October 31, 2021, she competed in agauntlet tag team matchwhere she teamed up with Hyper Misao to face the teams ofThe37Kamiina(Konosuke Takeshita,Mao,Shunma KatsumataandYuki Ueno),Brahman Brothers(Brahman KeiandBrahman Shu),Chris BrookesandGorgeous Matsuno,121000000 (Maki Ito andMiyu Yamashita), Pheromones (Danshoku Dino,Yuki IinoandYumehito Imanari) andTetsuya Endo,andKazuki Hirata,Kazusada Higuchi,Kouzi andShinya Aoki.[12]

Noa is also known for competing in various of DDT's signature events. As for theDDT Peter Panbranch of events, she made her first appearance atWrestle Peter Pan 2021on August 21 where she teamed up with Kuro-chan,Super Sasadango MachineandTetsuhiro Kurodain a losing effort againstAtsushi Onita,Sanshiro Takagi,Akitoand Maki Itoh as a result of anElectric Current Explosion eight-person Deathmatch.[13]

Independent circuit (2019–2024)

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AtCyberFight Festival 2021,a cross-over event promoted by TJPW in partnership withDDT Pro WrestlingandPro Wrestling Noahon June 6, Noa teamed up withMizukiand Yuki Arai in a losing effort against Saitama Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh,Yuki KamifukuandMarika Kobashi).[14]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^Saalbach, Axel."Hikari Noa • General Information".wrestlingdata.com.RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  2. ^Kreikenbohm, Philip."Hikari Noa/Career Data".cagematch.de(in German).RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  3. ^Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)."Hikari Noa Profile & Match Listing".profightdb.com.RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  4. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(January 4, 2018)."DDT ProWrestling"Đông kinh nữ tử プロレス’18.ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  5. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(April 3, 2020)."DDT ProWrestling"ジンギスカン vụ đảo presents hồng bạch thắng ち bạt き chiến.ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  6. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(November 7, 2020)."DDT ProWrestling"WRESTLE PRINCESS.ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
  7. ^abYES! WONDERLAND 2021～ phó らはまだ mộng の đồ trung ～.DDT Pro-Wrestling(in Japanese). May 4, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on May 4, 2021.RetrievedMarch 18,2023.
  8. ^Additional attack.DDT Pro-Wrestling(in Japanese). June 17, 2021.Archivedfrom the original on April 19, 2023.RetrievedAugust 19,2023.
  9. ^Đông kinh nữ tử プロレス'22.DDT Pro-Wrestling(in Japanese). January 4, 2022.Archivedfrom the original on April 14, 2023.RetrievedAugust 19,2023.
  10. ^abBrown, Jeff (October 9, 2023)."TJPW Wrestle Princess IV Results and Review 10.9.23".Monthly Puroresu.Archivedfrom the original on October 22, 2023.RetrievedOctober 24,2023.
  11. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(May 19, 2024)."DDT ProWrestling"Nãi thương ヒカリに quan するお tri らせ.ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedMay 19,2024.
  12. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(October 31, 2021)."DDT ProWrestling"Lộ thượng プロレス in đông kinh ドーム RETURNS～500 vạn viên tranh đoạt DDT TOKYO DOME CUP～.ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedDecember 26,2021.
  13. ^DDT Pro-Wrestling(August 21, 2021)."WRESTLE PETER PAN 2021".ddtpro.com(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 21,2021.
  14. ^Pro Wrestling Noah(June 6, 2021).2021 niên 06 nguyệt 06 nhật ( nhật ) CyberFight Festival 2021｜サイバーファイトフェスティバル2021.noah.co.jp(in Japanese).RetrievedJune 6,2021.
  15. ^WrestlingTravel (October 28, 2021)."Pro Wrestling Illustrated Women's 150 2021 List in Full".wrestlingtravel.com.RetrievedNovember 3,2021.
  16. ^"PWI Tag Team 100 2023 Full List".wrestlingtravel.com.Wrestling Travel. 22 November 2023.Retrieved5 February2024.
  17. ^Wrestling-Titles (April 5, 2021)."International Princess Title".wrestling-titles.com.RetrievedNovember 25,2021.
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