 Inaba in July 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2002-07-24)July 24, 2002 (age 23)[2] Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan |
| Family | Azusa Inaba (sister) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Stray Cat Tomoka Inaba |
| Billed height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Trained by | Taka Michinoku |
| Debut | 2019 |
Tomoka Inaba (稲葉ともか,Inaba Tomoka; born July 24, 2002) is a Japaneseprofessional wrestler. She is signed toProfessional Wrestling Just Tap Out, where she is one-half of the currentJTO Girls Tag Team Champions in her second reign.[3] She is also signed toWorld Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member ofGod's Eye. She is well known for working with other independent promotions such asSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling andPro Wrestling Wave.[4]
Inaba made herprofessional wrestling debut inProfessional Wrestling Just Tap Out (often known as JTO) as one ofTaka Michinoku's trainees on July 8, 2019, by teaming up withGiulia andKaori Yoneyama and defeatingSaori Anou, Rhythm and Koharu Hinata as a result of asix-man tag team match.[5] At CMLL Lady's Ring, an event promoted by JTO in partnership withConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre on September 17, 2019, Inaba teamed up withMima Shimoda to defeatMaika and Sonya.[6]
Inaba is known for working as a freelancer in theJapanese independent scene.
One of the other promotions in which she competed isPro Wrestling Wave. She made her first appearance at ahouse show from July 7, 2020, where she teamed up with Ayumi Hayashi andSuzu Suzuki to wrestleCrea, Haruka Umesaki andMikoto Shindo into a fifteen-minutetime-limit draw.[7] Inaba also participated in one of the promotion's signature events, theCatch the Wave tournament, making her first appearance at the 2021 edition, placing herself in the "Potential Block" and scoring a total of two points after going againstMiyuki Takase,Mio Momono andSakura Hirota.[8] She won the 2021 edition of the "Young Block Oh! Oh!", the rookie branch of the Catch the Wave tournament by winning the "Block A" with a total of five points, also involving Ami Miura, Ai Houzan and Shizuku Tsukata. Inaba defeatedChie Ozora in the finals from May 28.[9]
Inaba's first appearance into aWorld Wonder Ring Stardom ring occurred on March 11, 2022, atStardom New Blood 1, an event created to promote rookie talent, where she teamed up withAoi as team JTO in a losing effort againstStars stable membersSaya Iida andHanan.[10] She competed in aCinderella Rumble match on the second night of theStardom World Climax 2022 from March 27, match won byMei Suruga and also involving notable opponents such asUnagi Sayaka,Mina Shirakawa,Lady C,Saki Kashima and many others.[11] Inaba continued to perform mainly in theNew Blood series of events. AtStardom New Blood 2 on May 13, 2022, she teamed up with Aoi in a losing effort against Hanan andHina.[12] AtStardom New Blood 3 on July 8, 2022, Inaba teamed up with Aoi andMisa Kagura in a losing effort against Stars (Hanan,Momo Kohgo & Saya Iida).[13] AtStardom New Blood 4 on August 26, 2022, Inaba defeated Hina in the first match. The fifth match of the evening sawGod's Eye's (Mirai &Ami Sourei) defeatingStarlight Kid &Haruka Umesaki via disqualification when Umesaki assaulted Mirai with a steel chair in front of the referee. After the match,Oedo Tai attacks God's Eye until Inaba came to the ring for the save. Syuri and Inaba then shook hands as Inaba became the newest member of God's Eye.[14] AtStardom New Blood 5 on October 19, 2022, Inaba teamed up with Mirai and Nanami in a losing effort againstKarma andOedo Tai (Ruaka andStarlight Kid).[15] AtStardom Gold Rush on November 19, 2022, she teamed up with Ami Sourei and Mirai and fell short toStars (Hazuki,Koguma &Mayu Iwatani) in the first rounds of a "moneyball tournament".[16] Inaba made her first appearance in theGoddesses of Stardom Tag League at the 2022 edition where she teamed up with Syuri as "Karate Brave" and fought in the "Red Goddess Block" against the teams ofAphrOditE (Utami Hayashishita andSaya Kamitani),Mafia Bella (Giulia andThekla),meltear (Tam Nakano andNatsupoi),Black Desire (Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid),Peach☆Rock (Mayu Iwatani andMomo Kohgo),We Love Tokyo Sports (Saki Kashima andFukigen Death), and Mai Fair Lady (Mai Sakurai andLady C).[17]
