| Mei Seira | |
|---|---|
 Seira in April 2024 asGoddesses of Stardom Champion andHigh Speed Champion | |
| Birth name | Mei Hoshizuki |
| Born | (2002-04-23)April 23, 2002 (age 22)[1] Itō, Shizuoka,Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mei Hoshizuki Mei Seira |
| Billed height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 52 kg (115 lb)[3] |
| Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
| Debut | November 18, 2018[4] |
Mei Hoshizuki (星月芽依,Hoshizuki Mei), better known by herring nameMei Seira (星来芽依), is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler. She is working forWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is the reigningHigh Speed Champion in her second reign and a member ofNeo Genesis.[5]
In Stardom, Seira is also a former one-timeGoddesses of Stardom Champion. She is also known for her tenures withMarvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling andPro Wrestling Wave.[6]
Seira made herprofessional wrestling debut under her real name,Mei Hoshizuki, inMarvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling at ahouse show from November 18, 2018, where she fell short toTomoko Watanabe insingles competition.[4] On the second anniversary of her debut, Seira defeatedMaria andMikoto Shindo in athree-way match.[7] During her time in the promotion, she competed in various independent events as a Marvelous representative. AtGAEAism Decade Of Quarter Century, an independent event which marked 25 years from the founding ofGaea Japan promoted on June 13, 2021, she competed in aall rights six-woman elimination tag team match in which she teamed up withMio Momono and Rin Kadokura and fell short to Team Sendai Girls (Chihiro Hashimoto,Dash Chisako andMika Iwata). At stake were the vacantAAAW Single Championship,AAAW Tag Team Championship, and Hashimoto'sSendai Girls World Championship and one half of herSendai Girls Tag Team Championship.[8] On August 31, 2021, Seira left Marvelous along with Hibiki and Mikoto Shindo.[9] Following this, Seira went on a hiatus from professional wrestling.
Seira is known for competing in various promotions from theJapanese independent scene. At ahouse show ofWorld Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana from September 1, 2019, she teamed up withTomoko Watanabe in a losing effort against Crysis (Jaguar Yokota andMegumi Yabushita).[10] AtSEAdLINNNG Sparkling-d! 2019, an event promoted bySeadlinnng on October 6, she teamed up withMei Suruga and unsuccessfully challengedHiroyo Matsumoto andYoshiko for theBeyond the Sea Tag Team Championship.[11] At ahouse show produced byPro Wrestling Wave on December 25, 2019, Seira teamed up with Ayumi Hayashi andHimeka Arita to defeatHaruka Umesaki,Misa Matsui andRina Shingaki.[12] Seira won the 2020 edition of the Jaja Uma tournament by defeating Maria in the first rounds,Yurika Oka in the second,Mikoto Shindo in the semifinals and Manami in the finals on September 22, 2020, which took place at theSendai Girls Burning UP! event.[13] AtSendai Girls KICK Revived on November 22, 2020, Seira defeated Manami to win theSendai Girls Junior Championship.[14] AtWAVE Saturday Night Fever 2021 from July 24, she teamed up withAmi Miura to defeatChie Ozora andMomo Kohgo.[15] AtSendai Girls Road To GAEAism on October 1, 2021, due to being a Marvelous roster member, Seira teamed up with promotion mates Hibiki,Maria,Masha Slamovich,Mikoto Shindo, Mio Momono and Rin Kadokura to defeat "Team Sendai" (Chihiro Hashimoto, Dash Chisako,Kanon,Manami, Mika Iwata, Natsuho Kaneko andYurika Oka).[16]
Seira made her debut inWorld Wonder Ring Stardom on the ninth night of the 20205Star Grand Prix on September 28, where she teamed up with New-Tra (Rin Kadokura andTakumi Iroha) to defeatQueen's Quest (AZM,Momo Watanabe andUtami Hayashishita) in asix-woman tag team match.[17] AtOsaka Dream Cinderella 2020 on December 20, Seira unsuccessfully challenged AZM for theHigh Speed Championship.[18]
AtStardom All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021, she lost a24-women Stardom All Star Rumble involving wrestlers from the promotion's past and present.[19]
At the press conference forAll Star Grand Queendom on April 3, 2023, Seira announced her return to professional wrestling and that she will now be performing under thering nameMei Seira.[20] Seira made her in-ring return at All Star Grand Queendom on April 23, where she teamed up withStarlight Kid and defeatedAZM andMei Suruga.[21] On April 30, Seira teamed up withSuzu Suzuki in a draw againstQueen's Quest (AZM andSaya Kamitani).[22] Following this, Seira and Suzuki would continue to frequently team with each other and later started to go by the team name Crazy Star.[23] AtFlashing Champions 2023 on May 27, Crazy Star teamed up withMaika to defeatNeo Stardom Army (Nanae Takahashi andYuna Mizumori) and Hanako.[24] Following this, Seira would continue to frequently team up with various members ofDonna Del Mondo in tag team matches, especially Maika. On July 29, Crazy Star teamed up withMegan Bayne to defeatStars (Koguma,Mayu Iwatani andSaya Iida,[25] after which Seira and Bayne would continue to frequently team up. AtNagoya Golden Fight 2023 on October 9, Seira won theHigh Speed Championship by defeatingSaki Kashima.[26][27] From October 15 to November 12, Crazy Star competed in the2023 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.[28] They reached the finals, where they lost to Divine Kingdom (Maika and Megan Bayne).[23][29]
On March 30, 2024, Crazy Star won theGoddesses of Stardom Championship by defeatingAphroditE.[30] AtAmerican Dream 2024 on April 4, Seira lost the High Speed Championship back to Saki Kashima in athree-way match that also includedRam Kaichow.[31] On May 5, Crazy Star lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship toFWC.[32]
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