Asuka (wrestler, born 1998)

Asuka (朱崇花, Asuka, born October 27, 1998), sometimes stylized as ASUKA, is the ring name of a Japanese professional wrestler. They are currently working as a freelancer and is best known for their tenure with Pro Wrestling Wave.[2]

Not to be confused with Asuka (wrestler).
Asuka
Asuka in December 2020
Born (1998-10-27) October 27, 1998
Yokohama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Asuka
Veny
Billed height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Billed weight67 kg (148 lb)[1]
Trained byAyako Hamada[1]
DebutAugust 9, 2015[1]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2015–present)

Asuka participated in a 50-person gauntlet match at OZ Academy/Manami Toyota Produce Manami Toyota 30th Anniversary, Manami Toyota's retirement show produced by Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, where they were the 19th person to get eliminated.[3] They participated at ZERO1 Dream Series ~ Sozo no Jin, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on March 4, 2018, where they teamed up with Takuya Sugawara to unsuccessfully challenge Masamune and Sugi for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship.[4] At SEAdLINNNG Grow Together! 2021, an event promoted by Seadlinnng from March 17, Asuka defeated Rina Yamashita to win the vacant Beyond the Sea Single Championship.[5] At ZERO1 20th Anniversary Series ~ Believe 'Z' Road from February 7, Asuka unsuccessfully challenged El Lindaman for both Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship.[6] Asuka participated at W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 W-Impact, an event produced by Wrestle-1 on February 13, where they teamed up with Hana Kimura as FloÜrish to defeat Kaori Yoneyama and Miyuki Takase.[7]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2019–2020)

At DDT Sweet Dreams 2019 on January 27, they won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship competing in a 8-man battle royal also involving Chinsuke Nakamura, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Keisuke Okuda, Kikutaro, Toru Owashi and Yuki Iino.[8] At DDT Ganbare Pro Cliffhanger 2021 on February 21, Asuka teamed up with Hagane Shinno and Shinichiro Tominaga to defeat Dreams Haru True (Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki and Harukaze) for the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[9] At DDT Ganbare Pro Heaven's Door 2020 on August 22, Asuka defeated Hagane Shinno to win the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[10]

Pro Wrestling Wave (2015–2018)

Asuka made their debut as a professional wrestler in Pro Wrestling Wave on August 9, 2015 in a losing effort to Yuu Yamagata.[11] They participated in the Catch the Wave tournament in 2016, competing in the Mandarin Orange block against Dash Chisako, Yuki Miyazaki and Hibiscus Mii, finishing with two points.[12] Asuka competed at Hana Kimura Memorial Produce HANA on August 7, 2016, where they teamed with Masato Inaba and Super Delfin to defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Hayate and Kyoko Kimura in a six-person tag team match.[13] Asuka participated in the Catch The Wave 2018 Tournament, competing in the Crazy Block against Rina Yamashita, Nagisa Nozaki, Ryo Mizunami, Yumi Ohka and Miyuki Takase, finishing with a total of three points, and receiving a technique award due to competing while injured.[14] Asuka won the Wave Single Championship at WAVE Anivarsario WAVE 2018 on August 19, where they defeated Takumi Iroha.[15]

All Elite Wrestling (2021–present)

On February 3, 2021, at Beach Break, they were announced as a participant in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament under the ring name Veny (stylized in all capital letters).[16][17] They lost to Emi Sakura in the first round which aired on February 15.[18] On February 28, 2021, Asuka teamed up with Maki Itoh and Emi Sakura in a losing effort to Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga and Rin Kadokura in a six-person tag team match.[19]

Personal life

Asuka is the first known transgender professional wrestler from Japan. Firstly they came out as gay to their father at the age of 16 and later dropped out of highschool to pursue a professional wrestling career. They identify as non-binary, self-fashioned as "genderless", and prefer neutral (they/them) pronouns.[20]

Championships and accomplishments
  • World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
  • World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Championship (1 time)[28]

References
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  21. "Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～". DDT Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  22. "Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  23. "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
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