 Aoi in November 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2002-07-21)July 21, 2002 (age 23)[3] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Aoi Midnight Player[1] |
| Billed height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Trained by | Taka Michinoku |
| Debut | 2021 |
Aoi is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler currently working for the JapanesepromotionProfessional Wrestling Just Tap Out.[4]
Aoi began competing for various promotions of theJapanese independent scene. AtSendai Girls SENJO Chronicle 2022 on July 10, she teamed up withAyame Sasamura andRisa Sera to defeat Manami,Ryo Mizunami andYuu.[5]
Aoi made herprofessional wrestling debut in JTO, atJTO GIRLS 4 In Yokohama Nigiwaiza, an event produced on May 3, 2021, where she fell short to Misa Kagura. On May 21, 2022, Aoi and Inaba produced their own show, theJTO/Tomoka Inaba & Aoi Produce where Aoi teamed up with Sumika Yanagawa in a losing effort againstProminence'sAkane Fujita and Risa Sera.[6] AtJTO 3rd Anniversary ~ Iwai on July 9, 2022, Aoi unsuccessfully challenged Tomoka Inaba for bothQueen of JTO Championship andSendai Girls Junior Championship in the finals of the 2022 edition of the JTO Girls Tournament.[7] AtJTO TAKA Michinoku Debut 30th Anniversary on September 12, 2022, she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba and fell short toMirai andMaika, a former JTO wrestler.[8] The match was awarded four stars.[9]
Due toJTO being in relationships withWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, Aoi began to make appearance for the latter promotion by competing in the "New Blood" series of events, which mainly focused on rookie competitors, starting with the first event of its kind fromMarch 11, 2022, where she teamed up withTomoka Inaba in a losing effort againstStars (Hanan andSaya Iida).[10] On the second night of theStardom World Climax 2022 from March 27, Aoi competed in an18-women Cinderella Rumble match won byMei Suruga and also involving plenty of Stardom's roster wrestlers such asUnagi Sayaka,Mina Shirakawa,Lady C,Saki Kashima, and from the independent scene such asHaruka Umesaki,Maria, Nanami, Yuna Mizumori and others.[11] AtStardom New Blood 2 on May 13, 2022, she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba and went into atime-limit draw against Hanan andHina.[12] AtStardom New Blood 3 on July 8, Aoi teamed up with Inaba andMisa Kagura in a losing effort against Stars (Hanan,Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida) as a result of aSix-woman tag team match.[13] AtStardom New Blood 4 on August 26, 2022, Aoi unsuccessfully challenged Hanan for theFuture of Stardom Championship.
