Rina Shingaki
| Rina Shingaki | |
|---|---|
 Shingaki in March 2020 | |
| Born | November 23, 1998[1] Ichikikushikino, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Rina Shingaki |
| Billed height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Debut | 2018 |
| Retired | 2021 |
Rina Shingaki (進垣リナ, Shingaki Rina) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotion Ice Ribbon where she is a former Triangle Ribbon Champion.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Independent circuit (2018-2021)
[edit]Shingaki made her professional wrestling debut at Kaientai Dojo 16th Anniversary Club-K Super Evolution 16 on April 22, 2018 where she fell short to Ayame Sasamura.[4]
As a freelancer, Shingaki is known for competing in various promotions. At TJPW The Sparkling Girl Will Fly To Hakata, an event promoted by Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling on March 31, 2019, she teamed up with Mizuki to defeat Marika Kobashi and Miu Watanabe.[5] At ZERO1 Office T 30th Anniversary Celebration, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on April 11, 2019, she fell short to Hiroe Nagahama.[6] At a house show promoted by Pure-J on July 10, 2019, Shingaki unsuccessfully challenged Manami Katsu in a singles match.[7] At Oz Academy Fragment Of Soul from December 15, 2019, she teamed up with Syuri to unsuccessfully challenge Mission K4 (Akino and Kaho Kobayashi) for the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship.[8] At RibbonMania 2019, an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on December 31, 2019, she participated in a 44-person gauntlet match in which the retiring Tequila Saya went into a draw with her, Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki, Manami Toyota, Ken Ohka, Tsukushi, Tsukasa Fujimoto, Itsuki Aoki, Banny Oikawa, Matsuya Uno, Yuki Mashiro and many others.[9]
Pro Wrestling Wave (2019-2021)
[edit]Shingaki is also a part of Pro Wrestling Wave's roster. At the 2020 edition of the Dual Shock Wave tournament, she teamed up with Ayame Sasamura and defeated Nagisa Nozaki and Saki and Boss To Mammy (Yumi Ohka and Mio Momono) in a first round match. They then fell short to the next bout against Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura and Luminous (Haruka Umesaki and Miyuki Takase).[10] At WAVE Kabuki-cho Week Ender on November 21, 2020, she unsuccessfully challenged Nagisa Nozaki for the Wave Single Championship.[11]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Best Body Japan Pro-Wrestling
- BBW Women's Championship (1 time)
- BBW Super Bodyweight Championship (1 time)
- Ice Ribbon
- World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
- World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ayame Sasamura
References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Rina Shingaki • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Rina Shingaki/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Joshi City. "Rina Shingaki - Profiles". joshicity.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ IMDb/Sports/TV Special (April 22, 2018). "K-DOJO 16th Anniversary Club-K Super Evolution 16 (2018)". imdb.com. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (March 31, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" キラキラしてる女の子、博多へ羽ばたくよ！. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (April 11, 2019). チャリティオフィスT30周年記念興行 東北プロレスフェスティバルin青森. z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Pure-J (July 10, 2019). 【レポート】７月１０日（水）浅草花やしき内 花やしき座 19時. pure-j.jp. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
- ^ Oz Academy (December 15, 2019). OZアカデミー女子プロレス後楽園ホール大会～Fragment of soul～. oz-academy.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Ice Ribbon (December 31, 2019). ◆2019年12月31日 開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 RIBBONMANIA2019. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (November 7, 2020). "WAVE Results: Osaka Rhapsody Vol. 48 – Osaka, Japan (11/7)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Wave (November 21, 2020). 「KABUKI-CHO WEEK ENDER Nov.」. pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ Ice Ribbon. "Triangle Ribbon Championship History". iceribbon.com. Retrieved October 17, 2021.