Miyuki Takase | |
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![]() Takase in April 2023 | |
Born | September 8[1] Osaka,Japan |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | HOPE Miyuki Takase Queen of Hearts[2] |
Billed height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[3] |
Trained by | Misaki Ohata Ryo Mizunami |
Debut | 2017 |
Miyuki Takase (高瀬みゆき,Takase Miyuki, born September 8) is aJapaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as afreelancer and is best known for her tenure with the JapanesepromotionsActwres girl'Z,Pro Wrestling Wave andPure-J.[4]
Takase made herprofessional wrestling debut atAgZ Act 14 ~ New Year Revival, an event promoted byActwres girl'Z on January 15, 2017, where she fell short toCherry.[5] On November 6, 2019, she defeated Himeka Arita at Korakuen Hall to claim the vacantAWG Single Championship.[6] Takase held the championship for a record 515 days before losing to Saki on 4th April 2021.[7] On October 29, 2024, Takase made an appearance in the crowd for the Actwres girl'ZStep 50 Halloween event, where she was challenged by Kyoka Iwai to a match, however, Takase seemingly declined as she had not seen enough from Iwai to interest her.[8] On November 10, 2024, Actwres girl'Z announced on social media that Miyuki Takase would face Kyoka Iwai on the 14th of that month forStep 51 at Shinkiba 1st Ring, in what would be her first performance in AWG for almost 3 years.[9]
AtJWP Fly High In The 25th Anniversary, an event promoted byJWP Joshi Puroresu on March 20, 2017, she fell short to Yako Fujigasaki.[10] AtIce Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #1007 on November 17, 2019, she teamed up withmaya Yukihi and defeatedAkane Fujita andHimeka.[11] AtOZ Have A Great Year!, an event promoted byOz Academy on December 13, 2020, she teamed up withAmi Miura in a losing effort against Mission K4 (Kaho Kobayashi andKakeru Sekiguchi).[12] AtSeadlinnng 2021 Opening Match on January 11, Takase teamed up withNanae Takahashi to defeat "Max Voltage" stablematesItsuki Aoki andRyo Mizunami in an intern-stable feud.[13] AtHana Kimura Memorial Show, an event produced byKyoko Kimura on May 23, 2021, to commemorate one year since the passing of her daughterHana Kimura, Takase competed in a28-person All-Star Battle Royal also involving notable opponents such asHagane Shinnou,Yuko Miyamoto,Yuko Miyamoto,Fuminori Abe,Jun Kasai,Jinsei Shinzaki,Cima,Masato Tanaka and many others.[14]
Takase worked for a brief period of time inAll Japan Pro Wrestling as female talent. She marked her first appearance atAJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.3 on June 7, 2017, where she teamed up withSaori Anou to defeatHikari Shimizu andNatsumi Maki.[15] AtAJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.5 on August 3, 2017, she teamed up withSaki in a losing effort againstSumire Natsu and Saori Anou.[16]
Takase is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as theCatch the Wave tournament, making her first appearance at the2017 edition where she placed herself in the Block A, scoring a total of one point after competing againstRina Yamashita,Nagisa Nozaki,Ryo Mizunami,Yumi Ohka andAsuka.[17] At the2021 edition she fought in the "Power Block" against Ryo Mizunami,Yuu andYuki Miyazaki and scored two points.[18] She scored her best result at the2020 edition which she won after fighting in the "Potential Block" where she scrored a total of two points after competing againstMio Momono,Sakura Hirota andTomoka Inaba.[19] She then defeatedKaori Yoneyama in the semi-finals andRin Kadokura in the finals from July 1.
Takase is also known for working inPure-J. AtPURE-J Pure Slam Vol. 4 on September 29, 2019, she teamed up withLeon to unsuccessfully challengeMakoto andMoeka Haruhi for theDaily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship.[20]