Japanese professional wrestler
Maika (舞華 Maika is aJapanese professional wrestler . She is signed toWorld Wonder Ring Stardom , where she is the leader ofEmpress Nexus Venus .[ 5]
Maika is a former one-timeWorld of Stardom Champion , one-timeGoddesses of Stardom Champion , three-timeArtist of Stardom Champion and a one-timeFuture of Stardom Champion . She was also founding member of theDonna Del Mondo stable.[ 6]
Professional wrestling career [ edit ] [ edit ] Maika made herprofessional wrestling debut at TAKATaichiMania II, an independent event produced byTaka Michinoku andTaichi , on May 7, 2019, where she picked up a victory overMima Shimoda .[ 7]
[ edit ] [ edit ] At aJust Tap Out show on January 14, 2020, Maika unsuccessfully challengedUtami Hayashishita for theFuture of Stardom Championship . After the match,Giulia came out to the ring and asked Maika to join Giulia's new unit, later known asDonna Del Mondo .[ 3] World Wonder Ring Stardom on January 19, where she teamed with her Donna Del Mondo teammates to defeatTokyo Cyber Squad (Death Yama-san ,Hana Kimura andLeyla Hirsch ).[ 8] Syuri won theArtist of Stardom Championship by defeatingQueen's Quest (AZM ,Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita).[ 9] Saya Iida andSaya Kamitani in athree-way match .[ 10] Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley ,Natsuko Tora andSaki Kashima ).[ 11] Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 on December 20, Maika lost the Future of Stardom Championship to Saya Iida in another three-way match also involving Saya Kamitani.[ 12] [ 13]
At Stardom's10th Anniversary show on January 17, 2021, Maika unsuccessfully challenged Utami Hayashishita for theWorld of Stardom Championship .[ 14] Himeka , later known together asMaiHime , won theGoddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley andKonami ).[ 15] [ 16] All Star Dream Cinderella from March 3, MaiHime successfully defended the Goddesses of Stardom Championship against Oedo Tai (Natsuko Tora and Saki Kashima).[ 17] Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, MaiHime lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to fellowDonna Del Mondo stablemates Giulia and Syuri.[ 18] 2021 Cinderella Tournament , where she lost to Saya Kamitani.[ 19] Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 where she competed in the Block B.[ 20] Natsupoi , later known together asMaiHimePoi , won the Artist of Stardom Championship by defeatingCosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa ,Tam Nakano andUnagi Sayaka ).[ 21] [ 22] Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, MaiHimePoi defended theArtist of Stardom Championship against Queen's Quest (Momo Watanabe, AZM and Saya Kamitani).[ 23] 2021 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League , Maika teamed up with Syuri asPonytail and Samurai Road and fought in the Blue Goddess Block, where they scored a total of 6 points.[ 24] Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Maika unsuccessfully challenged Utami Hayashishita for the World of Stardom Championship for a second time,[ 25] Osaka Super Wars on December 18, MaiHimePoi won a ¥10 Million Unit Tournament by defeatingMarvelous (Takumi Iroha ,Rin Kadokura andMaria ) in the semi-finals andStars (Mayu Iwatani ,Hazuki andKoguma ) in the finals as a result of asix-woman tag team ladder match . Both of their matches were also for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[ 26] Dream Queendom on December 29, MaiHimePoi successfully defend the Artist of Stardom Championship against Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka andMai Sakurai ).[ 27]
AtNagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, MaiHime unsuccessfully challengedFWC for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[ 28] 2022 Cinderella Tournament , Maika made it to the second rounds, where she and Saya Kamitani simultaneously eliminated each other from the competition over the top rope.[ 29] Golden Week Fight Tour on May 5, Maika unsuccessfully challenged Saya Kamitani for theWonder of Stardom Championship .[ 30] Flashing Champions on May 28, MaiHimePoi lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid , Momo Watanabe and Saki Kashima).[ 31] Fight in the Top on June 26, Maika teamed up with Giulia and Mai Sakurai to challenge again for the Artist of Stardom Championship, this time in athree-way match also involvingGod's Eye (Syuri,Ami Sourei andMirai ).[ 32] Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya on July 24, Maika teamed up with Giulia and Himeka and unsuccessfully challenged Oedo Tai (Starlight Kid, Momo Watanabe and Saki Kashima) for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[ 33] 2022 5 Star Grand Prix , Maika fought in the Red Stars Block, where she scored a total of 15 points.[ 34] Hiroshima Goddess Festival on November 3, Maika unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the World of Stardom Championship.[ 35]
AtFlashing Champions 2023 on May 27, 2023, Maika teamed up withMei Seira andSuzu Suzuki to defeatNeo Stardom Army (Nanae Takahashi andYuna Mizumori ) and Hanako.[ 36] 2023 5 Star Grand Prix , in which she lost to Suzu Suzuki in the finals.[ 37] Megan Bayne , together known as Divine Kingdom, competed in the2023 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League .[ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Dream Queendom 2023 , Maika won the vacant World of Stardom Championship by defeating Suzu Suzuki.[ 41] Ittenyon Stardom Gate on January 4, 2024, Donna Del Mondo was disbanded and Maika became unitless.[ 42]
[ edit ] On January 20, 2024, Maika, Hanako,Mina Shirakawa ,Waka Tsukiyama and Xena reformedClub Venus into a new stable, with Maika and Shirakawa being the co-leaders.[ 43] [ 44] Empress Nexus Venus .[ 45] Artist of Stardom Championship by defeatingAbarenbo GE .[ 46]
[ edit ] Maika on the first night of theWrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on September 4, 2021. Maika was part of the series ofexhibition matches to promote female talent hosted byNew Japan Pro Wrestling . On the second night ofWrestle Kingdom 15 , which took part on January 5, 2021, Maika teamed up with fellow stablematesHimeka andNatsupoi in a losing effort toQueen's Quest (AZM ,Saya Kamitani , andUtami Hayashishita ) in asix-woman tag team match .[ 47] Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on September 4, Maika teamed up withLady C in a losing effort to Queen's Quest (Saya Kamitani andMomo Watanabe ).[ 48]
Championships and accomplishments [ edit ] In Stardom, Maika is a three-timeArtist of Stardom Champion ... ...and a one-timeWorld of Stardom Champion . ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip."Maika/Career Data" .cagematch.de (in German). RetrievedSeptember 16, 2021 . ^a b c 舞華 World Wonder Ring Stardom Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. RetrievedJuly 27, 2023 .^a b Richards, Alex (January 14, 2020)."JUST TAP OUT's Maika Joins Giulia's Unit" .Last Word on Sports . RetrievedSeptember 18, 2023 . ^ Saalbach, Axel."Maika • General Information" .wrestlingdata.com . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2021 . ^ "WRESTLER" .World Wonder Ring Stardom . RetrievedSeptember 18, 2023 .^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD)."Maika Profile & Match Listing" .profightdb.com . RetrievedSeptember 16, 2021 . ^ 橋橋のID (May 15, 2019)."TAKA & Taichi Produce TAKATaichiMania II 2019.05.07" .bilibili.com (in Japanese). 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