 Watanabe in July 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1999-10-19)October 19, 1999 (age 26)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Miu Watanabe Miu |
| Billed height | 159 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
| Trained by | Makoto Oishi |
| Debut | 2018 |
Miu Watanabe (渡辺未詩,Watanabe Miu; born October 19, 1999) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler working for the JapanesepromotionTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, where she is the currentPrincess of Princess Champion, in her second reign.[3][4]
Watanabe is best known for her time inTokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. She made herprofessional wrestling debut on January 4, 2018 atTokyo Joshi Pro '18 where she teamed up with Pinano Pipipipi as the "Up Up Girls" to defeat stablematesHikari Noa and Raku. Watanabe is known for being part ofUp Up Girls Kakko Kari which is a popular idol group inJapan.[5] Watanabe soon began pursuing for different championships. At5th Anniversary Shinkiba Tour 2018 on November 4, she unsuccessfully participated in a12-woman gauntlet battle royal for both thePrincess of Princess Championship and theIronman Heavymetalweight Championship won byMaki Itoh and also involvingShoko Nakajima,Reika Saiki,Yuki Kamifuku,Yuna Manase and others. On the same night, Watanabe teamed up with Hikari Noa andMiyu Yamashita to defeat Hinano,Mizuki andYuka Sakazaki.[6]
AtWrestle Princess III on October 9, 2022, Watanabe defeatedAlex Windsor to win theInternational Princess Championship.[7] She made her first title defense atThe Mountain Top 2022 on October 29, defeatingMoka Miyamoto in themain event.[8] AtTokyo Joshi Pro '23 on January 4, 2023, Watanabe defeatedTrish Adora to make her second successful title defense.[9] AtTJPW City Circuit Winter ~ Nagoya Performance on February 18, she defeatedJanai Kai to make her third successful title defense.[10] On March 18, atGrand Princess '23, Watanabe dropped the title toRika Tatsumi, ending her reign at 160 days.[11]
On March 31, 2024, atGrand Princess '24, Watanabe defeated Miyu Yamashita to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the first time.[12] She made her first successful title defense against Shoko Nakajima atYes! Wonderland '24 on May 6.[13] On June 9, atTJPW Prism '24, she defeatedVertVixen to make her second successful title defense.[14] On July 20, atSummer Sun Princess '24, Watanabe defeated Rika Tatsumi to secure her third title defense.[15] AtWrestle Princess V, on September 22, she defeatedRyo Mizunami to make her fourth title defense.[16] On November 16, atThe Mountain Top 2024, she faced Zara Zakher and successfully defended her title for the fifth time.[17] On January 4, 2025, atTokyo Joshi Pro '25, Watanabe dropped the title to Mizuki, ending her reign at 279 days.[18]
On August 23, 2025, Watanabe won theTokyo Princess Cup after defeatingArisu Endo in the finals.[19] On September 20, atWrestle Princess VI, Watanabe defeated Mizuki to win the Princess of Princess Championship for the second time.[20]
Due to TJPW being under the sameCyberFight flagship, Watanabe has competed in various ofDDT Pro Wrestling's events. She made her first appearance atDDT Tokyo Idol Festival 2018 on August 3, where she teamed up with her Up Up Girls stablemates Hikari Noa, Pinano Pipipipi, Raku, andDanshoku Dino to defeat Hyper Misao, Makoto Oishi, Yuki Kamifuku,Akari Saho, Aya Kajishima, Mayu Yoshikawa andSanshiro Takagi.[21] Watanabe also participated in some of DDT's signature events such asDDT Judgement, making her first appearance at theJudgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary on February 17, where she teamed up with Hikari Noa andNatsumi Maki in a losing effort against Bakurestu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma, Yuki Aino) and Yuna Manase as a result of asix-woman tag team match.[22] AtDDT Street Pro Wrestling In Tokyo Idol Festival 2019 on August 2, Watanabe competed in another battle royal for theIronman Heavymetalweight Championship won by Momomi Wagatsuma who dethroned the previous championYukio Sakaguchi. The match also involved other notable opponents such asYukio Naya and other idols like Natsumi Misake and Rise Shiokawa.[23] Another signature event in which Watanabe competed was theDDT Ultimate Party, making her first appearance at theUltimate Party 2019 edition from November 3, where she teamed up with Rika Tatsumi as "Hakuchuumu" and defeated Neo Biishiki-gun (Misao andSakisama) to win thePrincess Tag Team Championship.[24]
AtCyberFight Festival 2021, a cross over event promoted by all DDT, TJPW andPro Wrestling Noah on June 6, 2021, Watanabe teamed up with Rika Tatsumi and unsuccessfully fought Shoko Nakajima andHyper Misao, and Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma andYuki Aino).[25]
AtCyberFight Festival 2022, She participated in the Princess of Princess Championship Next Challenger Decision 4-Way Match. She faced Rika Tatsumi,Mizuki, andYuki Kamifuku, with Mizuki winning the match.
InKeiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last-Love". This was Keiji Muto's retirement show, which was primarily a NOAH-promoted event (though featuring cross-promotional matches). Miu Watanabe competed in a TJPW-presented match on the card, known as the TJPW Spark 8-Man Tag Team Match.She was on the losing team of Mizuki, Maki Itoh, and Yuki Arai against Yuka Sakazaki, Miyu Yamashita, Shoko Nakajima, and Rika Tatsumi.
