 Miyagi in July 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1986-07-21)July 21, 1986 (age 39)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring names |
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| Billed height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Trained by | Emi Sakura |
| Debut | 2010 |
Mochi Miyagi (宮城もち,Miyagi Mochi) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler currently working as afreelancer. She previously had tenures with the JapanesepromotionsIce Ribbon andPro Wrestling Wave.[3]
Miyagi has worked inIce Ribbon for more than a decade. She made herprofessional wrestling debut atNew Ice Ribbon #249 on December 25, 2010, where she fell short to Kazumi Shimouma.[4] Miyagi unsuccessfully challenged Risa Sera for theICE Cross Infinity Championship atNew Ice Ribbon #796 on April 15, 2017.[5] AtNew Ice Ribbon #1013 ~ RibbonMania 2019 on December 31, she participated inTequila Saya's retirement match, a44-person gauntlet match also involvingSyuri,Tae Honma,Rina Shingaki,Itsuki Aoki,Kaori Yoneyama,Ken Ohka,Cherry,Manami Toyota,Lingerie Muto and many others.[6] Miyagi is a formerInternational Ribbon Tag Team Champion, titles which she has won three ties with her "Lovely Butchers" tag partner Haumko Hoshi lastly on July 1, 2018, atSapporo Ribbon by defeating Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi andRisa Sera),[7] and one time with Hiragi Kurumi as "Frank Sisters" by defeating Dropkickers (Tsukasa Fujimoto andTsukushi) atIce Ribbon Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium Final on August 9, 2020.[8] AtNew Ice Ribbon #1037 on April 25, 2020, she fell short to Tsukushi in a tournament match for theIW 19 Championship.Miyagi unsuccessfully challenged Risa Sera for theICE Cross Infinity Championship atNew Ice Ribbon #796 on April 15, 2017.[9]
Miyagi often competed in events held by Ice Ribbon in partnership with various other promotions. On November 11, 2020, the promotion held theIce Ribbon Vs. Shinjuku 2-chome Joshi Pro Wrestling event with Miyagi competing in the afternoon show in a14-man battle royal won byTotoro Satsuki and also involving Akane Fujita, Asukama,Shinobu,Maika Ozaki,Ram Kaicho and others.[10] At the evening show she competed again in the same kind of battle royal with the same participants, this time won by Asukama.[11] AtIce Ribbon/AWG Ice Ribbon &Actwres girl'Z Joint Show on November 16, 2020, she teamed up with Michiko Miyagi to defeatMisa Matsui and Risa Sera.[12]
As a freelancer, Miyagi has competed in multiple promotions of theJapanese independent scene. AtJWP Recapture in Sendai, an event promoted byJWP Joshi Puroresu on December 6, 2015, she defeatedYako Fujigasaki.[13] AtOz Academy Fever's on March 21, 2018, she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi in a losing effort against Mission K4 (Akino andSonoko Kato).[14] At ahouse show promoted by Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling on September 17, 2018, she teamed up with Cherry in a losing effort against W-FIX (Chikayo Nagashima andMegumi Yabushita).[15] AtSeadlinnng Go! Niigata! on February 3, 2019, she teamed up with Hamuko Hoshi as "Lovely Butchers" to defeatMatsuya Uno andRyo Mizunami.[16]
Miyagi often competed in men's promotions as joshi talent. AtAJPW Super Power Series 2016 - Tag 3: SKIP Beat Kawaguchi Vol. 1, an event promoted byAll Japan Pro Wrestling on May 22, 2016, she teamed up with Tsukushi in a losing effort against Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera).[17] AtBJW Summer Ueno Pro-Wrestling Festival - Part 9, an event promoted byBig Japan Pro Wrestling on August 23, 2016, she teamed up with Maruko Nagasaki to defeat Tequila Saya and Tsukushi.[18] AtPro Wrestling FreedomsOsaka Fans Thanksgiving Day on September 3, 2017, she teamed up with Idea in a losing effort against Hamuko Hoshi andYuya Susumu.[19] AtPro Wrestling Zero1'sTenka-Ichi Junior Tournament 2018 on November 18, she picked up a victory againstGiulia.[20] After going off-contract with Ice Ribbon in January 2022, Miyagi joined the new formed stable Prominence and started working mostly as a freelancer ever since. In 2022, Miyagi began wrestling under thering nameMochi Natsumi, with Natsumi being her real surname.[21] AtGLEAT G PROWRESTLING Ver. 15, an event promoted byGleat on January 26, 2022, she teamed up with stablemates Akane Fujita and Suzu Suzuki to defeat Madeline, Michiko Miyagi and Yukari Hosokawa as a result of asix-man tag team match.[22]
Another promotion which Miyagi has competed in isPro Wrestling Wave. She made her first appearance atWAVE Young Oh! Oh! 14 on January 30, 2015, where she teamed up withSawako Shimono to defeat Fairy Nihonbashi and Yua Hayashi.[23] Miyagi participated in various of the promotion's signature events such as theCatch the Wave tournament. She made her first appearance at the 2017 edition of the event, placing herself in the "Other Than" Block and scoring a total of six points after going againstSareee,Rin Kadokura andSaki.[24]
Miyagi aligned herself withSuzu Suzuki,Risa Sera,Akane Fujita and Hiragi Kurumi in theProminence stable at the end of 2021 after their contract with Ice Ribbon expired, leaving as freelancers.[25] Miyagi and the others made their first appearance on 29 January 2022 inWorld Wonder Ring Stardom's firstpay-per-view of the year, theStardom Nagoya Supreme Fight from January 29 where they faced theDonna Del Mondo team.[26]
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