She was previously a member of theQueen's Quest faction and its third, and assumed de facto, leader untilUtami Hayashishita took over the group. She was in the faction for a total of seven years, having joined in February 2017 when she was brought in byIo Shirai until getting exiled in June 2024 after she took the fall in an elimination tag match againstOedo Tai.
AZM in February 2014 aged 11, five months after her professional wrestling debut
AZM made herprofessional wrestling debut under thering nameAzumi atStardom's Season 14 Goddesses In Stars 2013 on October 6, 2013, in a time limit draw againstPassion No. 2.[2] She was 11 years old at the time. At Mask Fiesta 2014 on October 26, 2014, AZM wrestled under the ring nameMini Iotica and defeated Green Yuki,Kairian and White Yuki.[3] AZM continued to perform under the Mini Iotica name at Mask Fiesta events throughout the 2010s.[9][10] At New Years Stars 2016 on January 3, 2016, AZM competed in a15-woman battle royal where she faced other Stardom wrestlers such asEvie,Kellie Skater,Kris Wolf andHaruka Kato.[11] In February 2016, AZM formed a new stable called Azumi's Army, which was led by herself andKaori Yoneyama.[12]
Following a match involvingQueen's Quest membersIo Shirai andHZK on February 11, 2017, AZM came into the ring and requested to join Queen's Quest, to which Shirai accepted. Following this, AZM adoptedAZM as herring name.[1] AZM won her first title, theArtist of Stardom Championship, at Grows Up Stars 2017 on April 15 alongside HZK and Io Shirai by defeatingOedo Tai (Hana Kimura,La Rosa Negra andKagetsu).[13] AZM, HZK and Io Shirai lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Hiromi Mimura,Kairi Hojo andKonami at Golden Week Stars 2017 on May 6, ending their reign after 21 days.[14] AZM won the Artist of Stardom Championship again with HZK and Io Shirai at Shining Stars 2017 on June 4 by defeating Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami.[15] AZM, HZK and Io Shirai lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Team Jungle (Hiroyo Matsumoto,Jungle Kyona andKaori Yoneyama) on June 17, ending their reign after 13 days.[16]
At Go To BUDOKAN! Valentine Special on February 13, 2021, AZM unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for theSWA World Championship.[22] On February 21, the tenth night of New Year Stars 2021, AZM participated in aStardom rumble match won byRuaka.[23] AtAll Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, AZM lost the High Speed Championship toNatsupoi, ending her reign after 220 days and four successful defenses.[24] AZM participated in the2021 Cinderella Tournament, but was eliminated in the first round byRina.[25] In July through September, AZM competed in the Blue Stars block of the2021 5 Star Grand Prix, in which she scored a total of eight points.[26] At the10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, AZM, Momo Watanabe andSaya Kamitani unsuccessfully challengedMaiHimePoi for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[27] AtKawasaki Super Wars on November 3, AZM unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the SWA World Championship andWorld of Stardom Championshipchallenge rights certificate.[28] AtOsaka Super Wars on December 18, AZM teamed up with her Queen's Quest stablemates Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita and their leader, Momo Watanabe, to battle Oedo Tai (Konami, Ruaka,Saki Kashima and Starlight Kid) in anelimination tag team match. While down to Watanabe versus Starlight Kid, Watanabe betrayed Queen's Quest by attacking AZM with a steel chair to get herself disqualified so she could join Oedo Tai.[29] Following this, AZM became the most senior member of Queen's Quest, having been recruited by the original leader Io Shirai, and was therefore assumed to be the de facto leader of the unit. AtDream Queendom on December 29, she unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid andKoguma in a three-way match for the High Speed Championship.[30]
AtNagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, AZM teamed up with Utami Hayashishita in a grudge match against Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid which they lost.[31] AtCinderella Journey on February 23, AZM defeated Starlight Kid to win the High Speed Championship for the second time in her career.[32] On the second night on March 27, AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship against Koguma and Natsupoi.[33] At the2022 Cinderella Tournament, AZM reached the second round, where she was defeated byHazuki on April 10.[34] On the last night of the event from April 29, she successfully defended the High Speed Championship againstMei Suruga.[35] On May 15, Queen's Quest elected Utami Hayashishita as the new official leader after she won a five-way match against AZM, Saya Kamitani,Lady C andHina, meaning AZM was no longer the defacto leader.[36] AtFlashing Champions on May 28, AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship againstThekla.[37] AtFight in the Top on June 26, AZM teamed up with Utami Hayashishita and Saya Kamitami in a losing effort againstStars (Mayu Iwatani, Koguma and Hazuki) in one of the first eversix-woman tag team steel cage matches promoted byStardom.[38] AtMid Summer Champions in Tokyo on July 9, AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship againstMomo Kohgo.[39] AtStardom in Showcase vol.1 on July 23, she defeated Koguma,Tam Nakano and Momo Watanabe in a four-wayfalls count anywhere match.[40] AtMid Summer Champions in Nagoya on July 24, AZM successfully defended the High Speed Championship against Rina.[41] In July through October, AZM participated in the Red Stars block of the2022 5 Star Grand Prix.[42]
On March 4, 2023, AZM had her tenth successful title defense, where she retained her High Speed Championship against Starlight Kid, setting a record for most title defenses of the title.[43] On May 27, atFlashing Champions, AZM lost the title toSaki Kashima in a three-way match, which also involvedFukigen Death, ending her reign at 458 days.[44]
AtStardom The Conversion on June 22, 2024, AZM teamed up with the rest of Queen's Quest's Saya Kamitani, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki and fell short to Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora, Thekla, Rina, Momo Watanabe and Ruaka) in aTen-woman elimination tag team match. Per the stipulation, since Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest.[45]
On the first night of theStardom Sapporo World Rendezvous from July 27, 2024, AZM, Starlight Kid, Mei Seira, Suzu Suzuki and Miyu Amasaki officiated the birth of the "Neo Genesis" unit as they defeatedStars (Hazuki,Koguma,Hanan,Saya Iida andMomo Kohgo) in aten-woman tag team match as their inaugural bout.[46] On February 4, 2025 atStardom Supreme Fight 2025, AZM teamed with Starlight Kid and Amasaki to defeat Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Natsupoi, and Saori Anou) to win the Artist of Stardom Championship for the fourth time in her career.[47]
On April 11, 2025 atWindy City Riot, AZM facedMina Shirakawa to determine the number one contender to faceMercedes Moné for herStrong Women's Championship. Both women were booked to face Moné atResurgence since the match ended in a double countout. At the event, AZM defeated Moné and Shirakawa to win the title for the first time after pinning Shirakawa.[55]
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