Shida started her professional wrestling career in 2008, when she joined theIce Ribbon promotion, after taking part in a film titledThree Count, set in the world of professional wrestling. She remained with the promotion until 2014, becoming a one-timeICE×60 Champion and five-timeInternational Ribbon Tag Team Champion. Shida has also held theWave Single Championship twice, theOz Academy Tag Team Championship, and theSendai Girls Tag Team Championship. She joined AEW as one of its original female wrestlers in April 2019 and is a three-time AEW Women's World Champion. She also holds the record for the title's longest reign at 372 days, which she accomplished during her first reign.
In her childhood, Shida practised bothjudo andkendo, reachingthird-dan in the latter.[13] She later embarked on a career as anactress, most notably working on the television seriesMuscle Venus, forming anidol group with fellow cast members Hina Kozuki, Ichiko Mayu,Miyako Matsumoto, Sachiko Koga, Tomoyo Morihisa,Tsukasa Fujimoto, Yuki Ueda and Yuri Natsume.[14] In 2009, Shida was cast in the leading role in a film titledThree Count, set in the world ofprofessional wrestling and also starring veteran professional wrestlersEmi Sakura,Kyoko Inoue andYoshiko Tamura.[3] For the role, Shida began training under Sakura at herIce Ribbon dojo and after the conclusion of the taping, decided to find a new career in professional wrestling, joining Ice Ribbon with fellow cast members of bothMuscle Venus andThree Count, Ichiko Mayu, Miyako Matsumoto, Sachiko Koga, Tomoyo Morihisa, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Yuki Ueda, though only Shida, Matsumoto and Fujimoto lasted more than six months, making new careers out of professional wrestling.[13][15]
Shida made her debut for Ice Ribbon on July 20, 2008, losing toKazumi Shimouma.[12] As is customary for a rookie in Japanese professional wrestling, Shida's first months in the business included mainly losses with only one singles victory, over Miyako Matsumoto on November 15.[16] In March 2009, Shida finally started picking up victories more regularly, starting a partnership, and later afeud, withMakoto.[17][18][19] On September 13, 2009, Shida ventured into the world ofmixed martial arts, when she took part in agrappling match at theJewels promotion's5th Ring event. Shida lost the match, after submitting toAyaka Hamasaki'sarmlock in 38 seconds.[20]
Shida in July 2010
During the summer of 2010, Shida made several appearances for theNEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling promotion.[21][22][23] Though pegged early on as the "FutureAce ofJoshi Puroresu", Shida was the last of the Three Count threesome to reach a championship in Ice Ribbon.[24] On October 20, 2010, Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto received their first shot at theInternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship, but were defeated by Emi Sakura andNanae Takahashi.[25] In a rematch between the two teams on December 23, Shida and Fujimoto were victorious and became the new International Ribbon Tag Team Champions.[26] The following day the team, known collectively as Muscle Venus,[27] made their debut for theSmash promotion atHappening Eve, where they teamed withSayaka Obihiro in a six-woman tag team match, where they were defeated byCherry,Tomoka Nakagawa andToshie Uematsu.[28] Back in Ice Ribbon, Shida wrestled the biggest match of her career, up to that point, when she unsuccessfully challenged Yoshiko Tamura for theNWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship on December 26 atRibbon Mania 2010.[29] Shida and Fujimoto then went on to successfully defend the International Tag Team Championship againstHikari Minami andRiho on January 4, 2011, and against the teams of Mochi Miyagi and Ryo Mizunami, and Makoto and Riho on February 6, winning the "Ike! Ike! Ima, Ike! Ribbon Tag Tournament" in the process.[30][31] After defending the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship against Bambi and Makoto at aKaientai Dojo event on March 20, Shida and Fujimoto lost the title to Emi Sakura andRay six days later.[32][33]
On March 21, Shida was voted by Ice Ribbon fans as the opponent for visiting Smash wrestlerSyuri. Shida would win the match with theFalcon arrow.[34] The match eventually led to a partnership between the twoKanagawa wrestlers, and, after defeatingChii Tomiya and Makoto on April 16, Shida and Syuri went on to unsuccessfully challenge Emi Sakura and Ray for the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship on May 5.[35][36] The partnership also carried over to Smash, where Shida and Syuri defeatedIo andMio Shirai in a tag team match on May 3 atSmash.17.[37] On June 9 atSmash.18, Shida was defeated by Syuri in a first round match of a tournament to determine the inauguralSmash Diva Champion.[38] On September 24, Shida and Fujimoto attempted to regain the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, but were defeated in the semifinals of a tournament for the vacant title byManami Toyota andTsukushi.[39] The following month, Shida and Fujimoto, along with Emi Sakura and Hikari Minami, traveled toNottingham,England to take part in events promoted by Pro Wrestling EVE and Southside Wrestling Entertainment (SWE).[40][41][42] During 2011, Shida also took part in Ice Ribbon's interpromotional rivalry with theSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling promotion. On October 27, Shida, Emi Sakura, Hikari Minami, Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi represented Ice Ribbon in Sendai's Joshi Puroresu Dantai Taikou Flash tournament, asingle-elimination tournament, where differentjoshi promotions battled each other. The team was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by Team Sendai (Meiko Satomura,Dash Chisako,Kagetsu,Miyako Morino andSendai Sachiko).[43]
Shida posing after defeatingTsukushi in January 2012
When Tsukasa Fujimoto regained theICE×60 Championship on November 19, it was announced that Shida would be her first challenger on December 25 atRibbonMania 2011.[44] On December 7, Shida pinned Fujimoto in a tag team match, where she teamed withMaki Narumiya and Fujimoto withMochi Miyagi.[45] AtRibbonMania 2011, Shida defeated Fujimoto to win the ICE×60 Championship for the first time.[46] Three days later, Shida and Maki Narumiya defeated Emi Sakura and Tsukushi to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, making Shida a double champion.[47] On January 8, 2012, Shida main eventedBull Nakano's retirement show, losing toWorld Wonder Ring Stardom wrestler andWonder of Stardom ChampionYuzuki Aikawa.[48] After successful defenses against the Lovely Butchers (Hamuko Hoshi and Mochi Miyagi) and Dorami Nagano andHailey Hatred, Shida and Narumiya lost the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship to Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi on February 5.[49][50][51] On March 4, Shida made her debut for the Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina promotion, defeating fellow Ice Ribbon workerNeko Nitta in the opening match ofReina.28.[52] On March 20, Shida made her first defense of the ICE×60 Championship, defeatingAoi Kizuki.[53][54] Her second successful defense took place on April 21, when she defeatedIW19 Champion Kurumi.[55] After defeating Otera Pro representative Aki Shizuku in a non-title match, Shida sent out a challenge to her friend,Wrestling New Classic'sKana.[56] The first confrontation between Shida and Kana took place on April 25, when Kana and Shizuku defeated Shida and April Davids in a tag team match.[57] On May 5 atGolden Ribbon 2012, Shida was defeated by Kana in a non-title singles match.[58] Afterwards, Shida began feuding with former tag team partner Maki Narumiya.[59] After a non-title match between the two on May 26 ended in a ten-minute time limit draw, Narumiya was named the number one contender to the ICE×60 Championship, provided she could make the 60 kg (130 lb) weight limit.[60] On June 9, Shida took part in the first event of Reina X World, the follow-up promotion to Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina, during which she and Tsukasa Fujimoto defeated Aki Kanbayashi andMia Yim in the finals of a four-team tournament to win the vacantReina World Tag Team Championship.[61][62] On June 17, Shida defeated Maki Narumiya in the main event of Ice Ribbon's sixth anniversary event to make her third successful defense of the ICE×60 Championship.[63] In July, as the reigning Reina World Tag Team Champions, Shida and Fujimoto traveled toMexico to work forConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL).[64] Working just under their given names,[6] Hikaru and Tsukasa made their CMLL debuts on July 3 inGuadalajara, teaming withLa Comandante in a six-woman tag team match, where they were defeated byGoya Kong,Luna Mágica andSilueta.[65][66][67] Three days later, Hikaru and Tsukasa teamed withLady Apache inMexico City in another six-woman tag team match, where they were defeated byDark Angel,Estrellita andMarcela.[68] Hikaru's and Tsukasa's tour of CMLL concluded on June 8 in Mexico City, when they teamed with Princesa Sujei to defeatDalys la Caribeña, Lluvia and Luna Mágica in a six-woman tag team match.[69] Upon her return to Japan, Shida made her fourth successful defense of the ICE×60 Championship by defeating Hamuko Hoshi on July 15 atSapporo Ribbon 2012.[70] On August 5, Shida made her debut forOz Academy, losing toAja Kong.[71] On August 19, Ice Ribbon held a special event to celebrate Muscle Venus' fourth anniversary in professional wrestling, which saw Shida and Fujimoto defeat Maki Narumiya and Meari Naito in the main event for their first successful defense of the Reina World Tag Team Championship.[72][73] The following day, Shida became the longest reigning ICE×60 Champion in history by surpassing Fujimoto's previous record of 238 days. Shida's and Fujimoto's second successful defense of the Reina World Tag Team Championship took place back in Reina X World on August 26, when they defeated Crazy Star and Silueta.[74][75] Three days later, Shida made her fifth successful defense of the ICE×60 Championship against Neko Nitta.[76] On September 23 atRibbon no Kishitachi 2012, Shida lost the ICE×60 Championship tofreelancer Mio Shirai in her sixth defense, ending her record-setting reign at 273 days.[77][78]Ribbon no Kishitachi 2012 also saw the debut of the first wrestler trained by Shida, Oshima Kujira.[77]
On September 25, Shida enteredPro Wrestling Wave's2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament asYumi Ohka's partner.[79] Ohka had chosen Shida as her partner, after her rivalMisaki Ohata had chosen to team with Tsukasa Fujimoto.[80] In their openinground-robin match of the tournament, Shida and Ohka were defeated byShuu Shibutani and Syuri.[79] They, however, bounced back, defeating Kurigohan (Ayumi Kurihara and Mika Iida) on September 30 and first Impact (Makoto andMoeka Haruhi) on October 23 to finish their round-robin tournament at four points, tied at the top with Shuu Shibutani and Syuri, forcing a decision match between the two teams.[81][82][83] Shida and Ohka ended up losing the decision match and were, as a result, eliminated from the tournament.[84][85] On October 27, Shida made her debut for World Wonder Ring Stardom, teaming withAct Yasukawa and Cherry in a six-woman tag team match, where they were defeated by the Kimura Monster-gun (Alpha Female, Hailey Hatred andKyoko Kimura).[86] The following day at an Ice Ribbon event, Shida challenged Hatred for theTriangle Ribbon Championship in a three-way match, which also included Aki Shizuku, but was disqualified after using ashinai on the champion.[87] Earlier in the event, Aja Kong made a rare Ice Ribbon appearance, inviting Shida back to Oz Academy.[87] Shida continued using theshinai in her matches for the next month.[88][89] On November 25 atNagoya Ribbon II – 2012, Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto entered a one-day tag team tournament, where they were forced to put the Reina World Tag Team Championship on the line in all of their matches. They were, however, given abye directly to the semifinals of the tournament.[90] After defeating Neko Nitta and Shuu Shibutani in their semifinal match, Shida and Fujimoto defeated Kurumi and Tsukushi to not only win the tournament and retain the Reina World Tag Team Championship, but to also win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[90] However, just three days later, Shida and Fujimoto lost both titles to Hailey Hatred and Hamuko Hoshi.[91] On December 9, Shida returned to Oz Academy, losing to Aja Kong in the second match between the two.[92] At Ice Ribbon's year-endRibbonMania 2012 event on December 31, Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto were defeated in a tag team match by World Wonder Ring Stardom representatives Nanae Takahashi andNatsuki☆Taiyo.[93][94][95] Back in Pro Wrestling Wave on January 4, 2013, Shida and Yumi Ohka failed to capture theWave Tag Team Championship from Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto in a title match, which ended in a thirty-minute time limit draw.[96][97] The following day, Aja Kong made her Ice Ribbon in-ring debut to team with Shida in a tag team main event, where they were defeated by Hamuko Hoshi and Maki Narumiya.[98] On January 13, Shida made another appearance for Oz Academy, teaming with Kong in a tag team match, where they were defeated byHiroyo Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa.[99] After the ICE×60 Championship was vacated, following Maki Narumiya being sidelined with an injury, Shida entered a round-robin tournament to determine the new champion,[100] defeating her traineeRisa Sera in her opening match on January 16.[101] After a draw with Tsukushi on January 26,[102] and a win over Neko Nitta on February 2, Shida finished at the top of her round-robin block, ensuring a spot in the semifinals of the tournament.[103] On February 8, Shida took part in Syuri's first self-produced event,Stimulus, which saw the two lose to Meiko Satomura and Tomoka Nakagawa in a main event tag team match.[104] On February 23, Shida was eliminated from the ICE×60 Championship tournament in the semifinals by Miyako Matsumoto.[105]
Meanwhile, Shida also continued teaming with Aja Kong in Oz Academy and, after two more losses,[106][107] picked up her first win in the promotion on March 17, when she pinnedSonoko Kato in a tag team match, where she and Kong faced Kato andDynamite Kansai.[108] Following the win, Shida and Kong were named number one contenders to theOz Academy Tag Team Championship,[108] however, prior to the title match, the two faced off in another singles match on April 14, where Kong was again victorious in an attempt to toughen Shida up for the title challenge.[109][110] On April 24, Shida and Kong defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa to become the new Oz Academy Tag Team Champions.[111][112][113] On May 25, Shida also became a tag team champion in her home promotion, when she and Tsukasa Fujimoto defeated Aoi Kizuki and Tsukushi for the International Ribbon Tag Team and Reina World Tag Team Championships.[114][115] Two days later, Shida and Fujimoto relinquished the Reina World Tag Team Championship and returned the title to the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, which had recently undergone a change in management.[116][117] Shida and Fujimoto made their first successful defense of the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship on June 22 against BBA38 (Cherry and Meari Naito).[118] From May 15 to June 28, Shida took part in Pro Wrestling Wave's2013 Catch the Wave tournament, finishing with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses and failing to advance from her round-robin block.[119] Back in Ice Ribbon, Shida earned a big win on July 14 by defeating Syuri, who was making her first appearance for the promotion in over two years and with whom she had wrestled to a time limit draw during the 2013 Catch the Wave.[120][121][122][123] The following day, Shida and Yumi Ohka defeated Triple Tails.S (Kana and Mio Shirai) to win the Wave Tag Team Championship, meaning that Shida now held three tag team championships simultaneously in three different promotions.[124][125][126] On July 26, Shida made her debut forPro Wrestling Zero1, teaming with Aja Kong in a tag team match, where they defeated Dynamite Kansai andYuhi.[127] On August 11, Shida and Kong lost the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship back to Matsumoto and Nakagawa in their first defense.[128][129] Four days later, Shida also lost the Wave Tag Team Championship, when she and Ohka were defeated by Nakagawa and Gami.[130][131] On August 18, Shida made an appearance forDDT Pro-Wrestling at the promotion's annual event inRyōgoku Kokugikan, taking part in the debut match ofSaki Akai, alongside whom she had acted in theMuscle Girl! television drama. Shida teamed with Hiroshi Fukuda andYoshiko in a six-person tag team match, where they were defeated by Akai, Cherry andMasa Takanashi.[132][133][134][135] On September 22, Shida and Fujimoto made their second successful defense of the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship against Mio Shirai and Rutsuko Yamaguchi.[136][137] From September 1 to October 6, Shida and Fujimoto took part in Pro Wrestling Wave's2013 Dual Shock Wave tournament, where they made it all the way to the finals, before losing toAyako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata in a three-way match, which also included Kana and Yumi Ohka.[138][139][140] On October 17, Shida took part in a big generational eight-on-eight elimination match promoted by Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, where she, Kagetsu,Manami Katsu, Sareee, Syuri, Takumi Iroha, Yoshiko and Yuhi defeated Aja Kong,Command Bolshoi,Dump Matsumoto, Dynamite Kansai,Kyoko Inoue, Manami Toyota, Meiko Satomura andTakako Inoue. Shida eliminated Bolshoi from the match, before being eliminated herself by Toyota.[141][142][143] On October 19, Shida made herAmerican debut forShimmer Women Athletes inBerwyn, Illinois, defeating Mia Yim as part ofVolume 58.[144][145][146] Later that same day onVolume 59, Shida was defeated byNicole Matthews, after being hit with her ownshinai.[145][146][147] This led to a rematch on the following day'sVolume 60, where Shida defeated Matthews in a match, where usage of theshinai was legal.[148][149][150] Shida finished her weekend and first American visit, losing toMadison Eagles onVolume 61 in a three-way match, which also included Kana.[149][150][151] On December 7, Shida and Fujimoto made their third successful defense of the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship against the team of Hamuko Hoshi and Kurumi.[152]
Muscle Venus' fourth successful defense took place on January 4, 2014, when they defeated Kurumi and Kyoko Inoue.[153] Following the match, Shida announced her resignation from Ice Ribbon, effective March 30.[154][155][156] Despite the announcement, Shida and Fujimoto continued their reign as the International Ribbon Tag Team Champions, defeating .STAP (Maki Narumiya and Risa Sera) on February 15,[157] Mio Shirai and Miyako Matsumoto on March 9,[158] Hamuko Hoshi and Miyako Matsumoto on March 12,[159] Kurumi and Tsukushi on March 15,[160] and N3 (Maki Narumiya and Meari Naito) on March 22 in what was billed as Muscle Venus' final match together.[161] From February 21 to 25, Shida worked a four event tour withWrestle-1, wrestling Shuu Shibutani in singles matches. The series ended 2–2 with Shida winning the second and fourth matches.[162][163][164][165] Shida wrestled her final Ice Ribbon match on March 30 atKorakuen Hall, when she was defeated by longtime tag team partner Tsukasa Fujimoto in a singles match. Post-match, the two relinquished the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, ending their reign during which they set new records for both the longest reign, at 309 days, and most successful title defenses, with nine.[166][167]
Shida worked her first event as a freelancer on April 1, 2014, for Miyako Matsumoto's Gake no Fuchi Puroresu. As part of the event, Shida wrestled twice; first losing to Red Arremer and then defeating Matsumoto in aLast Woman Standing match.[168] On April 5, Shida returned to the United States to work for Shimmer at theirVolume 62 internetpay-per-view (iPPV) inNew Orleans, Louisiana, where she defeated Evie.[169] On April 12, Shida took part in Shimmer's DVD tapings back in Berwyn, losing to Mia Yim as part ofVolume 63 and defeatingKimber Lee as part ofVolume 64.[170][171][172] The following day, Shida lost toMercedes Martinez onVolume 65, before ending her American tour with a win overAthena onVolume 66.[173][174][175] Upon her return to Japan, Shida was granted a shot atPro Wrestling Wave Single Championship on April 20, but was defeated by the defending champion, Yumi Ohka.[176] On May 9, Shida announced she would start producing her own independent events under the banner of "Oshiri Ressha de Go!" (Japanese for "Go by Buttock Train!"), starting with August 28 in Tokyo'sShinjuku Face.[177][178] From May 5 to June 22, Shida took part in the round-robin portion of the2014 Catch the Wave tournament, finishing with a record of four wins and two draws and winning her block.[179][180][181] On July 27, Shida first defeated Tomoka Nakagawa in the semifinals and then Misaki Ohata in the finals to win the 2014 Catch the Wave.[182]
On August 24, Shida defeated Yumi Ohka to become the new Wave Single Champion.[183] On August 28, in the main event of the first Oshiri Ressha de Go! event, Shida teamed withMasato Tanaka in an intergender tag team match, where they were defeated byKana andKenny Omega.[184] Three days later, Shida made her first successful defense of the Wave Single Championship against Mika Iida.[185] On October 4, Shida made her debut for Revolution Championship Wrestling (RCW) inBarcelona,Spain, defeating Leah Owens and Audrey Bride in a three-way match to win the RCW Women's Championship.[186] On October 29, Shida successfully defended both the Wave Single Championship and the RCW Women's Championship againstMari Apache.[187] She made another successful defense of both titles on December 21, when her match with Mio Shirai ended in a thirty-minute time limit draw.[188] On December 26, Shida returned to Reina Joshi Puroresu, coming to Syuri's aid and attacking Kana after she had defeated her to become the new Reina World Women's Champion.[189][190] On January 25, Shida made her fourth successful defense of the Wave Single Championship against Kyusei Sakura Hirota.[191] On February 7, Shida returned to RCW, losing the promotion's Women's Championship back to Leah Owens in astreet fight.[192] Four days later, Shida also lost the Wave Single Championship to Ayako Hamada.[193]
On February 25, Shida and Syuri defeatedArisa Nakajima and Kana to win the Reina World Tag Team Championship.[194][195] On March 25, Shida became Reina's new "general producer" (GP), anon-screen authority figure, after she,Shiro Koshinaka and Zeus defeatedCat Power,Yuko Miyamoto and the previous GP, Kana, in a six-person tag team match.[196] On June 13, Shida and Syuri lost the Reina World Tag Team Championship to Makoto and Rina Yamashita.[197][198] In July, Shida took part in aWWE tryout held byWilliam Regal, during the promotion's visit to Japan.[199] Also in July, Shida made it to the semifinals of the2015 Catch the Wave tournament, but was defeated there by Mika Iida.[200] In Reina, Shida became the leader of the Shiri Gamikyō stable, which feuded with Syuri's Narcissist-gun until December 26, when Shida led her stablematesJun Kasai andToru Owashi to a win over Syuri,Buffalo andMineo Fujita in a feud ending six-person tag team match.[201] On September 11, 2016, Shida and Syuri defeatedKaori Yoneyama andTsubasa Kuragaki to win the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship.[202] Shida and Syuri won another title on November 23, when they defeated Dash Chisako andKaoru for theSendai Girls Tag Team Championship.[203]
Shida with the Makai troupe in February 2017
In February 2017, Shida ended her freelancing days by signing with the Makai company, which presents shows combining music, theater and wrestling.[204] She had worked for the company since October 2014, performing under the nameTsuruhime.[11][205] Shida and Syuri lost the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship toAkino and Kaho Kobayashi in their fourth defense on June 25, 2017.[206] On July 15, Shida and Syuri lost the Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship toCassandra Miyagi and Dash Chisako also in their fourth defense.[207] In November, Shida returned to Shimmer Women Athletes, unsuccessfully challenging Mercedes Martinez for theShimmer Championship onVolume 97.[208]
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2019–present)
Shida after winning the AEW Women's World Championship in October 2023
On the January 1, 2020, episode ofDynamite, Shida lost in an AEW Women's World Championship match involving the champion Riho,Britt Baker, andNyla Rose, with Riho retaining.[212] AtBash at the Beach, Shida teamed withKris Statlander, defeatingBrandi Rhodes andMelanie Cruise.[213] On May 23 atDouble or Nothing, Shida defeated Nyla Rose in ano disqualification andno countout match to win her first AEW Women's World Championship.[214] Shida had her first title defense atFyter Fest againstPenelope Ford. Before the match startedKip Sabian was being physically aggressive to Shida so as a result he was banned from ringside leaving Ford's corner empty, and Shida retained. On the August 22 episode ofDynamite, Shida was challenged for her title by theNWA World Women's ChampionThunder Rosa. Their match was scheduled onAll Out on September 5[215][216] where Shida successfully defended her title against Rosa.[217] At the end of January 2021, Shida returned to Japan to help produce the Japanese bracket in the Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament, where the winner will face Shida for her title atRevolution.[218][better source needed] During her stay in Japan, Shida had her first match over a month, where she alongsideMei Suruga andRin Kadokura defeatedMaki Itoh,Veny and Shida's trainerEmi Sakura.[219]Ryo Mizunami ended up being the tournament winner, and the two had a match for the title at Revolution,[220] which Shida won.[221] On May 30 atDouble or Nothing, Britt Baker defeated Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship,[222] ending Shida's reign at 372 days, the longest reign in the title's history.[223]
On October 27 episode ofDynamite, Shida facedSerena Deeb in the first round ofTBS Championship Tournament which Shida won and this also concluded her 50th AEW win.[224] Shida was eliminated by Nyla Rose in the quarterfinals.[225] On April 6, 2022, episode ofDynamite, Shida participated in theWomen's Owen Hart Foundation Tournament and defeatedJulia Hart in the qualifier match.[226] On May 13 episode ofRampage,Tony Schiavone announced that Shida was out of the tournament due to injury and was replaced by Kris Statlander.[227] It was revealed that Shida was working in Japan during the tournament and she could not re-enter the country in time.[228][229] On September 4 atAll Out, Shida faced Baker,Jamie Hayter andToni Storm for the interim AEW Women's World Championship which Shida lost.[230] AtDynamite: Holiday Bash, Shida faced Hayter for the championship in a losing effort.[231] The match received positive reception from AEW backstage.[232]
On the July 29, 2023, episode ofRampage, Shida defeated Nyla Rose for an AEW Women's World Championship title match at the August 2 episode ofDynamite, where she defeated Toni Storm to become a two-time champion.[233] She lost the title toSaraya atAll In in afour-way match also involving Storm and Baker, in which Saraya pinned Storm to end Shida's second reign at 25 days as the shortest reign in the title's history.[234][223] Shida regained the title from Saraya on October 10 atDynamite: Title Tuesday to become the first then-record-setting three-time champion.[235] On the October 25 episode ofDynamite, it was announced that Shida will defend her title atFull Gear against Storm, who had dubbed herself as "Timeless" Toni Storm.[236] In the shows that followed after the announcement, Storm appeared after Shida's matches in attempts to steal Shida's spotlight to the latter's initial confusion and later, annoyance, causing Shida to attack Storm after one of her spotlight stealing attempts.[237][238][239] At Full Gear, Storm defeated Shida for her record-tying third title win, ending Shida's third reign at 39 days.[240]
Shida applying a submission hold during a match in July 2022
On February 11, 2022,Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) announced that Shida would debut on TJPW on March 19 atGrand Princess '22, marking Shida's first in-ring appearance in Japan in two and a half years.[249] At the event, Shida defeatedHikari Noa.[250] On August 14, atPro Wrestling WAVE's 14th anniversary show, Shida defeatedSuzu Suzuki to win theWave Single Championship for the second time in her career.[251] On September 24, Shida alongsideIbuki Hoshi defeated the team of Hamuko Hoshi and Makoto to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship, which individually, marks the fifth reign of Shida with the title.[252] With the Wave Singles Championship, Shida made several successful title defenses in AEW, such againstThe Bunny[253] and Emi Sakura.[254] On March 19, 2023, Shida and Hoshi lost their International Ribbon Tag Team Championship back to Hoshi and Makoto, ending their reign at 176 days.[255]
In 2008, the cast ofMuscle Venus recorded a song titledItsuka Kitto (いつかきっと, "Someday"), which was released as a single on November 5, 2008, and later used as the theme song for theThree Count film.[256][257][258] Shida, along with Miyako Matsumoto and Tsukasa Fujimoto, was featured in Japanese pop groupangela's 2012 music video for their song "The Lights of Heroes".[256][259][260] From June 20 to 22, 2014, Shida was a part of stage acting group Mizuiro Kakumei, working three performances in Tokyo.[261] On August 29, 2014, Shida released her firstgravure DVD, titledNure Shiri (濡尻, "Wet Butt").[178] Her second DVD, titledShiri Kamisama no Iutōri! (尻神様の言う通り！), was released on October 30, 2015.[262]
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