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Sakura Hirota

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Sakura Hirota
Hirota in April 2023
Born(1978-04-12)April 12, 1978(age 46)[1]
Owariasahi,Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kyusei Ninja Sakumaru
Stan Hansen Hirota
Kinnikuman Hirota
Bolshoi Hirota
Sakura Hirota
Billed height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight58 kg (128 lb)
Trained byChigusa Nagayo
Debut1996

Sakura Hirota(Quảng điền さくら,Hirota sakura)is aJapaneseprofessional wrestlercurrently working as afreelancerand is best known for her tenure with the Japanesepromotions,Gaea Japan,Pro Wrestling WaveandOz Academy.[3]

Hirota's later career is characterized by being a comedy wrestler who oft appears as adoppelgängerof other wrestlers, dressing up as and portraying their mannerisms in an exaggerated, poorly executed way for comedic effect. Hirota sometimes even ironically imitates her own opponent, examples include:Saki AkaiandAsuka.

Professional wrestling career

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Independent circuit (1996-present)

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Hirota made herprofessional wrestlingdebut atAJW Discover New Heroine,an event promoted byAll Japan Women's Pro-Wrestlingon August 12, 1996 where she competed in atag team tournamentin which she paired up with her trainerChigusa Nagayo,falling short toAja KongandYoshiko Tamurain a first-round match.[4]

As a freelancer, Hirota is known for working with various promotions. AtWAVE The Virgin Mary Reina De Reinas 2012,a cross-over event produced byPro Wrestling Wavein partnership withLucha Libre AAA Worldwideon November 27, 2012, Hirota scored a victory overRan Yu-Yu.[5]AtJWP Recapture In Shinjuku,an event promoted byJWP Joshi Puroresuon October 25, 2015, she teamed up withKazukiin a losing effort toHanako NakamoriandMakoto.[6]AtSeadlinnngThe Second Match ~ Up To You!from November 25, 2015, Hirota teamed up withEmi Sakurain a losing effort toTakako InoueandYumiko Hotta.[7]At the finals of the2020 D-Oh Grand PrixofDDT Pro Wrestlingfrom December 28, 2018, she fell short toSaki Akai.[8]AtHana Kimura Memorial Show,a show which portraited one year since the passing ofHana Kimuraon May 23, 2021, Hirota competed in a28-person All-Star Battle Royalwhich also involvedCima,Masato Tanaka,Yusuke Kodama,Jun Kasai,Jinsei Shinzakiand many others.[9]

Ice Ribbon (2012-2019)

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She had her first match forIce RibbonatNew Ice Ribbon #424from October 28, 2012 she teamed up withHamuko Hoshito defeatCherryand Meari Naito.[10]AtNew Ice Ribbon #696on December 5, 2015, she unsuccessfully challengedNeko Nittaand Kyuri for theTriangle Ribbon Championshipin athree-way match.[11]

Oz Academy (2011-present)

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Hirota has a tenure withOz Academy.AtHeart on Waveon September 23, 2014 she teamed up withMayumi Ozakias "Ozakura Princess" defeatedAja KongandTsubasa Kuragakiin the finals of a five tag team tournament to win the vacantOz Academy Tag Team Championship.[12]AtWAVE/OZ Academy OZABU Spin Off,a cross-over event promoted by both Oz Academy andPro Wrestling Waveon June 7, 2015, she competed in a19-person battle royalalso involvingTsubasa Kuragaki,Mio Shirai,Kaori Yoneyama,Manami Toyotaand others.[13]

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2011-present)

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Hirota is also known for her tenure withSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling.Athouse showhosted by the promotion on January 20, 2019, she participated in a15-woman battle royalalso involving notable opponents such asAlex Lee,Kaoru Maeda,Meiko Satomura,Sareeeand others.[14]At anotherhouse showfrom March 11, 2019 she unsuccessfully challengedChihiro Hashimotofor theSendai Girls World Championship.[15]

Pro Wrestling Wave (2010-present)

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Hirota is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events. One of them isCatch the Wave,making her first appearance at the2014 editionof the event where she placed herself in the "Adeyaka" block and scoring a total of six points after competing againstYumi Ohka,Tsukasa Fujimoto,Tomoka Nakagawa,Kyoko Kimura,Shuu ShibutaniandYuu Yamagata.[16]On year later at the2014 editionof the tournament, she scored three victories and six losses after competing against the likes ofKana,Hikaru Shida,Mika Iida,Cherry,Ryo Mizunami,Misaki Ohata,Kaho KobayashiandRina Yamashita.[17]

As for theDual Shock Wave,she made her first appearance at the2014 editionin which she competed against teams such as Fairy Family (Dynamite Kansaiand Fairy Nipponbashi) and Merazoma (Melanie CruiseandMoeka Haruhi), she teamed up with Mika Iida as "Sakuragohan" and made it to the finals from October 15 where they also dropped theWave Tag Team Championshipto Revolucion Amandla (Kyoko KimuraandTomoka Nakagawa).[18]At the2017 editionof the event she teamed up withSakias "Pyonzu, Zu" and fell short to Natsu & Natsuri (Natsumi MakiandSumire Natsu).[19]

Personal life

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Hirota is a mother of twins, a boy and a girl. She once brought them atDDTAll Out Dayon July 29, 2019 since she did not find any babysitter for them.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  2. ^Kreikenbohm, Philip."Sakura Hirota/Career Data".cagematch.de(in German).RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  3. ^Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)."Sakura Hirota Profile & Match Listing".profightdb.RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  4. ^Quebrada."Shukan Puroresu Video Vol. 24 Manatsu no Ya no Budokan (Budokan Midsummer Night) DISCOVER NEW HEROINE Commercial Tapes 8/12/96 & 8/13/96 Tokyo Nippon Budokan".quebrada.net.RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  5. ^Baseball Magazine (November 27, 2012).WAVE＋AAAコラボ hưng hành ～The Virgin Mary～Reina de Reinas 2012 Đông Kinh ・ sau lặc viên ホール.bbm-mobile(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 23,2021.
  6. ^Quebrada (October 25, 2015)."JWP Nico Recapture in Shijuku 10/25/15 Tokyo Shinjuku Face".quebrada.net.RetrievedAugust 23,2021.
  7. ^Purolove (November 25, 2015)."SEAdLINNNG" UP TO YOU! ", 25.11.2015 Tokyo Korakuen Hall".purolove.RetrievedAugust 23,2021.
  8. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(December 28, 2018)."DDT ProWrestling"D vương GRAND PRIX 2020 the FINAL!!.ddtpro(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  9. ^Klyn, Parker (May 22, 2021)."HANA KIMURA MEMORIAL SHOW LIVE RESULTS: KAGETSU, OTHERS IN ACTION".f4wonline.RetrievedMay 23,2021.
  10. ^Ice Ribbon(October 28, 2012).◆2012 năm 10 nguyệt 28 ngày bắt đầu thời gian 13 khi 00 phân ～ 2012 hoành bang ﾘﾎﾞﾝIII 13 khi 00 phân bắt đầu.iceribbon(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 23,2021.
  11. ^Ice Ribbon(December 5, 2015).◆2015 năm 1 nguyệt 05 ngày bắt đầu thời gian 18 khi 00 phân ～ ／ mở màn thời khắc 17 khi 30 phân アイスリボン696 18 khi 00 phân bắt đầu.iceribbon(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 23,2021.
  12. ^"2014/09/23( hỏa ) 12:00～ “Heart on wave” ".Oz Academy(in Japanese).RetrievedOctober 1,2014.
  13. ^Kreikenbohm, Philip (June 7, 2015)."WAVE/OZ Academy OZABU Spin Off".cagematch.net(in German).RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  14. ^Sendai Girls World Championship(January 20, 2019).Cung thành khu văn hóa センター đại hội (2019 năm 1 nguyệt ) 2019 năm 01 nguyệt 20 ngày ( Nhật Diệu Nhật ) 14:00 thí hợp bắt đầu (13:30 mở màn ) cung thành dã khu văn hóa センター 295 người ( siêu mãn viên trát ngăn め).sendaigirls.jp(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  15. ^Sendai Girls World Championship(March 11, 2019).Tân túc FACE đại hội (2019 năm 3 nguyệt ) 2019 năm 03 nguyệt 11 ngày ( Nguyệt Diệu Nhật ) 19:00 bắt đầu ( 18:30 mở màn ) tân túc FACE 360 người.sendaigirls.jp(in Japanese).RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  16. ^"Catch The Wave Championship 2014".Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon March 28, 2014.RetrievedApril 7,2014.
  17. ^Pro Wrestling Wave."Virgin Killer".pro-w-wave(in Japanese).RetrievedMarch 19,2015.
  18. ^"Dual Shock Wave 2014 Weekday Wave vol-80".Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon October 8, 2014.RetrievedOctober 17,2014.
  19. ^Wave9・14ニコプロで công khai phóng viên hội kiến.Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). September 14, 2017.RetrievedSeptember 14,2017.
  20. ^DDT Pro Wrestling(July 29, 2019)."DDT ProWrestling"Đấu うビアガーデン 2019 ～ALL OUT DAY～.ddtpro.RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  21. ^Wrestling Titles (August 18, 2021)."OZ Academy Tag Team Title".wrestling-titles.RetrievedAugust 22,2021.
  22. ^"Best Wizard".Oz Academy(in Japanese).Ameba.January 13, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on April 6, 2023.RetrievedJanuary 15,2015.
  23. ^abc"“Catch the Wave 2014～ sóng nữ quyết định quyết thắng トーナメント～” ".Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon August 11, 2014.RetrievedJuly 28,2014.
  24. ^"Catch the WAVE 2018～ sóng nữ quyết thắng chiến ～ cơm điền mỹ hoa rút lui “ごちそうさまでした!” ".Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2018.RetrievedMay 4,2018.
  25. ^『CATCH THE WAVE 2024～ quyết thắng chiến ～』.Pro Wrestling Wave(in Japanese). July 14, 2024.Archivedfrom the original on July 16, 2024.RetrievedJuly 29,2024.
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