Miyu Yamashita
| Miyu Yamashita | |
|---|---|
 Yamashita as the Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion in March 2016 | |
| Birth name | Miyu Yamashita (山下実優, Yamashita Miyū) |
| Born | March 17, 1995[1] Fukuoka, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Miyu Yamashita |
| Billed height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Trained by | Mikami |
| Debut | August 17, 2013 |
Miyu Yamashita (山下実優, Yamashita Miyū, born March 16, 1995) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. Yamashita was trained by DDT Pro Wrestling's Kyohei Mikami, and made her debut in August 2013 as one of the first members of DDT's all female Tokyo Joshi Pro sister promotion.
Yamashita was pushed as the top star of Tokyo Joshi Pro, and became the first ever Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion on January 4, 2016.[2] Yamashita has gone on to hold the title for a combined total of 1,065 days over the course of three title reigns, both records, and has come to be recognised as the promotion's ace.
Professional wrestling career
Tokyo Joshi Pro (2013–present)
Yamashita trained in Kyokushin and mixed martial arts from a young age and originally had hopes of being an idol, and took part in many auditions for idol groups, though she struggled to get anywhere. She was eventually introduced to professional wrestler Kyohei Mikami, who asked if she would be interested in training to join Dramatic Dream Team's new sister promotion, Tokyo Joshi Pro. Yamashita accepted the offer and moved to Tokyo at age 17 to begin training under Mikami shortly after.[3] In TJP's early years, it was a small promotion that mainly ran shows alongside live music and other live performances. Despite being a small promotion, Yamashita was still being pushed as the future top star of the promotion, and when TJP finally started to run their own full shows, Yamashita took her position at the top of the card. She became known for her strong kicks and karate based offence, earning the nickname "Pink Striker".
On January 4, 2016, at TJP's biggest show to date, Yamashita defeated longtime rival Shoko Nakajima to become the first ever Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion.[2] She held the title until September when she was defeated by Yuu.[4] In August 2017, she received her first singles match against Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Meiko Satomura, but was defeated.[5] On January 4, 2018, Yamashita got one more chance to win back the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship, and defeated Reika Saiki to win the championship for a second time.[6] Yamashita retained the title throughout 2018, defeating the likes of Yuna Manase, Veda Scott, Priscilla Kelly, Yuu, Maho Kurone and Rika Tatsumi. On January 4, 2019, she defeated Maki Ito to mark 1 year as champion, the longest in the titles history.[7] At WWN Mercury Rising 2019, Yamashita defeated Allysin Kay in a title vs title match to win the Shine Championship.[8] On May 4, 2021, Yamashita defeated Rika Tatsumi to claim the Princess of Princess Championship for a third time. [9] On November 13 Yamashita became the 14th Pro Wrestling EVE Champion defeating Alex Windsor for the Pro-Wrestling: EVE Championship on show 2 of WrestleQueendom 5 in London England.[10]
Other ventures
Yamashita has appeared on two TV programs, the 2019 miniseries Prescription Police and the 2020 episode "Ekitai Rashku" of SWAT.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
- DDT Pro-Wrestling
- Shine Wrestling
- Pro-Wrestling: EVE
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked No. 12 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022[16]
- Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
Footnotes
- ^ Yamashita's first two reigns were when the championship was called the Tokyo Princess of Princess Championship.
References
- ^ a b c "DDT ProWrestling". DDT ProWrestling.
- ^ a b "TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '16 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "2012年11月30日（金） 【会見】東京女子プロレスが1月からプレデビューイベント開催" (Press release). 株式会社DDTプロレスリング. Archived from the original on 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
- ^ "TJP Shinjuku LOVE Rin « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "TJP Brand New Wrestling ~ The Beginning Of A New Era ~ « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '18 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "TJP Tokyo Joshi Pro '19 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy. "WWN Supershow Mercury Rising Results (4/5/19): Three Title Matches Headline The Event". Fightful. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ YES！ WONDERLAND 2021～僕らはまだ夢の途中～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- ^ https://www.wrestling-news.net/eve-wrestle-queendom-5-show-2-results/195675/
- ^ "Miyu Yamashita - IMDb". IMDb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
- ^ "DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy. "WWN Supershow Mercury Rising Results (4/5/19): Three Title Matches Headline The Event". Fightful. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "SHINE Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (November 13, 2022). "EVE Results: Wrestle Queendom 5 Show 2 – London, England (11/13)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- ^ Ross, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
- ^ "Princess of Princess Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
