Azusa Inaba in January 2025 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2007-11-29)29 November 2007 (age 18)[2] |
| Family | Tomoka Inaba (sister) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name |
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| Billed height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 50 kg (110 lb) |
| Debut | 2023 |
Azusa Inaba (稲葉あずさ,Inaba Azusa) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler. She is signed toProfessional Wrestling Just Tap Out (JTO), where she is the currentQueen of JTO Champion in her first reign. She also appears for JTO’s partnersWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member ofH.A.T.E. and a formerNew Blood Tag Team Champion.[3]
Azusa made herprofessional wrestling debut atJTO Tournament 2023 Finals on March 3, where she fell short to her sisterTomoka Inaba in singles competition.[4]
During her time with the promotion, she chased for various championships promoted by JTO, and by other promotions from the Japanese independent scene. AtJTO GIRLS House on September 26, 2023, she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba and unsuccessfully challengedMisa Kagura andSumika Yanagawa for theInternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[5] At theJTO 1 Day Mixed Tag Tournament from December 13, 2023, Azusa unsuccessfully challenged Kagura for theJTO Girls Championship.[6] At ahouse show promoted JTO three days later on December 16, she unsuccessfully challenged Sumika Yanagawa for thePrincess of Pro-Wrestling Championship.[7]
Azusa made her debut inWorld Wonder Ring Stardom in theNew Blood series of events specially created for rookies and newer wrestlers. She made her first appearance atStardom New Blood 8 on May 12, 2023, where she teamed up with Tomoka Inaba and wrestledHanan andHina into atime-limit draw.[8] At the very nextNew Blood event from June 2, 2023, Azusa and Tomoka unsuccessfully challengedBloody Fate (Karma andStarlight Kid) for theNew Blood Tag Team Championship.[9] A couple of months later atStardom New Blood 11 on September 28, 2023, Azusa unsuccessfully challenged Rina for theFuture of Stardom Championship.[10]
Azusa made her first appearance in Stardom's main pay-per-views atStardom Dream Queendom 2023 on December 29, where she teamed up withMiyu Amasaki andYuzuki to defeat Hanako, Kurara Sayaka and Ranna Yagami in aSix-woman tag team match.[11] AtStardom Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18, she teamed up withOedo Tai (Rina andFukigen Death) to defeatEmpress Nexus Venus (Mina Shirakawa,Xena andWaka Tsukiyama) in the same type of bout.[12] Azusa returned to the New Blood series of events atStardom New Blood 13 on June 21, 2024, where she teamed up with Rina to defeat Queen's Quest (Miyu Amasaki and Hina).[13] AtStardom Nighter in Korakuen II on July 23, 2024, Azusa teamed up with Rina and defeatedwing★gori (Hanan andSaya Iida) to win theNew Blood Tag Team Championship.[14]