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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-11-06)November 6, 1985 (age 40) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Hiroyo Matsumoto Hiroyo Moe Moe[1] Kaihime[2] Masked Hiroyon[3] |
| Billed height | 1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Trained by | Mariko Yoshida |
| Debut | 2006 |
Hiroyo Matsumoto (松本 浩代,Matsumoto Hiroyo; born November 6, 1985) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler, currently working as a freelancer.Emi Sakura gave her the nickname ofLady Destroyer (破壊する女,Hakai Suru Onna) because Matsumoto broke a wall in theIchigaya arena during herIce Ribbon debut. She is best known with other wrestling promotions such asOz Academy andSeadlinnng. She graduated from Hiratsuka Konan High School in theKanagawa Prefecture.[citation needed]
On March 19, 2006, Matsumoto had a pre-debut 5-minute exhibition match inShin-Kiba 1st Ring againstMai Ichii.[citation needed] On July 16, Matsumoto had her official debut match against Hanako Kobayashi inShinjuku Face, winning in 6:38 with a Body Slam.[citation needed]
On May 5, 2007, Matsumoto teamed withShuu Shibutani to face veteransMariko Yoshida and Meiko Satomura. She scored the pinfall against mentor Mariko Yoshida with her Backdrop Driver finisher. On October 7, Matsumoto teamed with fellow Ibuki workerTomoka Nakagawa to debut inIce Ribbon, with the pair scoring the victory overAoi Kizuki & Miki Ishii.[4]
On January 12, 27, and February 11, 2008, Matsumoto participated in and won the 「NEO STAGE08」 singles tournament.[5] On March 2, Matsumoto challenged Haruka Matsuo for theNWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship, and was defeated.[6] On April 20, May 23 & June 27, Matsumoto participated in theSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's Jaja Uma Tournament - winning the tournament by defeating Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's own Ryo Mizunami in the finals.[7] On July 1, Matsumoto teamed withDramatic Dream Team (DDT) wrestlerChoun Shiryu for an unsuccessful challenge for Ice Ribbon'sInternational Ribbon Tag Team Championship, held byEtsuko Mita andMakoto.[8] On July 13, Matsumoto partnered withKyoko Inoue to win the NEO Midsummer Tag Tournament.[9] On October 12, inOZ Academy's open league to determine the nextOZ Academy Openweight Championship challenger, Matsumoto defeated veteran and mentorAja Kong via over the top rope. Following the match, she was admitted into Kong's stable -Jungle Jack 21.[10] On November 1, at theIce Ribbon Senbonzakura Hall show, Matsumoto had a singles bout withAyako Hamada.[citation needed] On December 21, at the Ibuki show at theKorakuen Hall, Matsumoto won her first singles title by defeatingJWP Joshi Puroresu'sArisa Nakajima for theJWP Junior andPrincess of Pro-Wrestling Championships. On December 31, Matsumoto achieved her 150th pro wrestling match in a tag match, with Matsumoto partnering with Makoto against Aoi Kizuki andRiho (One-fourth of her 150 matches took place in Ice Ribbon).
On February 1, 2009, at the Ibuki show inShin-Kiba 1st Ring, Matsumoto facedSendai Sachiko for the JWP Junior Title/POP Title. She was successful in the first defense of the junior double titles.[11] On February 5, at the OZ Academy show inShinjuku Face, Matsumoto partnered withAja Kong to defeatMayumi Ozaki andKAORU and win theOZ Academy Tag Team Championship, thus making Matsumoto a triple crown champion.[12] On February 8, at the JWP/NEO double header at the Tokyo Cinema Club, Matsumoto defeated JWP's Pinky Mayuka for her second successful defense of the JWP Junior/POP double titles. On March 29, Matsumoto partnered withKyoko Inoue to win the NEO Tag Titles.[13] On May 31, at the Ibuki Korakuen Hall show, Matsumoto lost the JWP Junior/POP double titles to fellow Ibuki wrestler and close friendMisaki Ohata.[14] On August 29, at the NEO in Osaka, Matsumoto andKyoko Inoue faced Passion Red team ofNanae Takahashi and Kana for the NEO Tag Titles. Matsumoto and Inoue defended the titles by time limit draw.[15] On October 10, Matsumoto andKyoko Inoue had a rematch against Passion Red'sNanae Takahashi and Kana at the NEOShin-Kiba 1st Ring show and lost the NEO Tag Titles. During the match, Matsumoto also injured her foot.[16] On November 8, in her return match from foot injury, Matsumoto faced Atsuko Emoto at the Ibuki show atKorakuen Hall.[citation needed]
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On January 4, 2010, at theIce Ribbon show inShin-Kiba 1st Ring, Matsumoto teamed up with Ice Ribbon wrestlerHamuko Hoshi to faceNanae Takahashi and Mai Ichii for the recently vacated International Ribbon Tag Titles. Matsumoto and Hoshi were successful in winning the tag titles.[17] On February 20, Matsumoto and Hoshi lost the International Ribbon Tag Titles toNanae Takahashi and Kazumi Shimouma.[citation needed] On April 9, Matsumoto participated inSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling's 2nd annual Battlefield Tournament, but lost to Ryo Mizunami in Round 1.[18] On April 10 & April 11, Matsumoto made her U.S. debut when she appeared in theShimmer Women Athletes' DVD tapings in Berwyn, IL. During that weekend, Matsumoto faced the likes ofSara Del Rey,Lufisto, andMercedes Martinez. On July 25, Matsumoto made her second challenge for the NWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship, this time held by NEO'sYoshiko Tamura. Matsumoto lost the match but forced Tamura to use her top finisher - Mt. Cook to end the match.[19]
On March 26, 2011, at the Shimmer Women Athletes show inBerwyn, Illinois, Matsumoto and Misaki Ohata, as the Seven Star Sisters, won theShimmer Tag Team Championship from theCanadian NINJAs (Portia Perez andNicole Matthews), and then successfully defended them againstBritani Knight andSaraya Knight.[20] They would lose the title toDaizee Haze and Tomoka Nakagawa the following day.[20] On September 23, at an OZ Academy show, Matsumoto turned on the Jungle Jack 21 stable and joined Mayumi Ozaki's villainous Seikigun stable.[21]
In 2012, Matsumoto began working regularly forWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, unsuccessfully challenging Nanae Takahashi for theWorld of Stardom Championship on May 3 and joiningYuzuki Aikawa's Zenryoku Joshi stable on June 3.[22][23] On June 10, Matsumoto defeatedRan Yu-Yu in the finals of a tournament to become the number one contender to the Oz Academy Openweight Championship.[24] On August 19, Matsumoto unsuccessfully challengedChikayo Nagashima for the Oz Academy Openweight Championship.[25] On October 27, Matsumoto returned to Shimmer Women Athletes and the following day, unsuccessfully challenged Saraya Knight for theShimmer Championship in a four-way elimination match, which also includedKellie Skater andMsChif.[26] On December 2, Matsumoto officially quit Mayumi Ozaki's Seikigun stable and returned to Jungle Jack 21.[27]
On March 10, 2013, Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Mayumi Ozaki andYumi Ohka to win the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship for the second time.[28] On April 24, Matsumoto and Nakagawa lost the title to Aja Kong andHikaru Shida.[29] On August 11, Matsumoto and Nakagawa regained the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship from Kong and Shida.[30] On October 19, Matsumoto returned to Shimmer and onVolume 59 unsuccessfully challengedCheerleader Melissa for theShimmer Championship.[31] On October 25, Matsumoto made her debut for Shimmer's sister promotion,Shine Wrestling, unsuccessfully challengingRain for theShine Championship in the main event.[32] On December 29, Matsumoto won her first title in Stardom, when she,Mayu Iwatani and Miho Wakizawa defeated the Kimura Monster-gun (Alpha Female, The Female Predator "Amazon" andKyoko Kimura) for theArtist of Stardom Championship.[33]
On August 10, 2014, Matsumoto, Iwatani and Wakizawa lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Hatsuhinode Kamen,Kaori Yoneyama andTsubasa Kuragaki in their fifth defense.[34] On August 31, Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa vacated the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship due to Matsumoto being sidelined with a knee injury.[35]
Matsumoto returned from her knee injury on April 12, 2015, at a Shimmer Women Athletes event. She returned early in order to take part in Tomoka Nakagawa's second to last match, where she, Nakagawa, Kellie Skater and Misaki Ohata were defeated by Aja Kong,Dynamite Kansai, Kyoko Kimura and Mayumi Ozaki.[36] Matsumoto's official return match took place at her self produced event on June 28, where she was defeated by Arisa Nakajima.[37] On December 6, Matsumoto won her first title since her return, when she,Evie and Kellie Skater captured the vacant Artist of Stardom Championship.[38]
On February 28, 2016, Matsumoto, Evie and Skater lost the Artist of Stardom Championship toIo Shirai,Kairi Hojo and Mayu Iwatani in their third defense.[39] On November 13, at Oz Academy's 20th anniversary event, Matsumoto defeatedSonoko Kato to win the Oz Academy Openweight Championship for the first time.[40]
Matsumoto was announced to take part in the2018 Mae Young Classic.[41] She defeatedRachel Evers in the first round. In the second round, Matsumoto was eliminated byToni Storm.[42]
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