Yuki Aino

Yuki Aino
Aino in January 2024
Born (1994-10-25) October 25, 1994 (age 29)[1]
Okayama, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuki Aino
Billed height153 cm (5 ft 0 in)[2]
Debut2018

Yuki Aino (愛野ユキ, Aino Yuki, born October 25, 1994) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former ring announcer currently working for the Japanese promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling where she is a former Princess Tag Team Champion.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2018–present)

Aino in August 2017 during her ring announcing period.

After her time as a ring announcer, Aino made her professional wrestling debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at TJPW Yes! Wonderland ~ Break Myself! ~ on May 3, 2018, where she teamed up with her "Bakuretsu Sisters" tag team partner Nodoka Tenma in a losing effort against Hikari Noa and Yuu as a result of a tag team match.[4] At TJPW 5th Anniversary on November 4, 2018, she competed in a gauntlet battle royal for both the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship and the number one contendership for the Princess of Princess Championship won by Maki Itoh and also involving Yuki Kamifuku, Reika Saiki and others.[5] Aino made it to the finals of the "Tokyo Princess Cup 2021" where she fell short to Miu Watanabe.[6] At Wrestle Princess I on November 7, 2020, Aino and Nodoka Tenma succeeded in winning the Princess Tag Team Championship from Hakuchuumu (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi).[7] One year later at Wrestle Princess II on October 9, 2021, Aino unsuccessfully challenged Hikari Noa for the International Princess Championship.[8]

On April 29, 2023, at TJPW Precious Time, Aino, along with Pom Harajuku [ja] and Raku won the Shinagawa Three Woman Festival.[9][10]

DDT Pro-Wrestling (2018–present)

Due to being a TJPW wrestler, Aino is known for competing in sister-promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. She made appearances in several of the promotion's signature events such as the DDT Judgement, marking her first performance at Judgement 2019: DDT 22nd Anniversary on February 17, she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and Yuna Manase to defeat Natsupoi, Hikari Noa and Miu Watanabe.[11] Another branch of events in which Aino has worked is DDT Peter Pan, making her first appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and Rika Tatsumi to defeat Natsumi Maki, Yuna Manase and Himawari Unagi.[12] On the second night of Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 from June 7, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and Rika Tatsumi in a losing effort against MiraClians (Yuka Sakazaki and Shoko Nakajima) and Miyu Yamashita.[13] As for the DDT Ultimate Party, Aino made her only appearance at the 2019 edition where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and unsuccessfully competed in a Gauntlet tag team match won by Nautilus (Yuki Ueno and Naomi Yoshimura) and also involving Yukio Naya and Cody Hall, Yukio Sakaguchi and Ryota Nakatsu, Shuichiro Katsumura and Kouki Iwasaki, and NEO Itoh Respect Army (Maki Itoh and Chris Brookes).[14]

Pro Wrestling Noah (2021–present)

Due to TJPW being a promotion patroned by the CyberFight company, Aino competed in cross-over events held between the three promotions owned by it, those being TJPW, DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah. The first event of such kind was the CyberFight Festival 2021 from June 6, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma in a losing effort against Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima, and Hakuchumu (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi) in a three-way tag team match.[15] At CyberFight Festival 2022 on June 12, she teamed up with Hyper Misao, Yuuri, Pom Harajuku and Haruna Neko in a losing effort against Nao Kakuta, Mahiro Kiryu, Moka Miyamoto, Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami.[16]

Personal life

Aino is real life sisters with former "Bakuretsu Sisters" tag team partner Nodoka Tenma.[17] She became sister-in-law with fellow professional wrestler Ryuichi Sekine after Tenma married him in late 2022.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yuki Aino • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yuki Aino/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  3. ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Yuki Aino/Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (May 3, 2018). "DDT ProWrestling" YES! WONDERLAND 2018〜自分をブチ破れ！〜. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  5. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (November 4, 2018). "TOKYO JOSHI PRO "5th ANNIVERSARY SHINKIBA TOUR 2018 AUTUMN TWO" Results". dramaticddt.wordpress.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  6. ^ JoshiCity (July 24, 2021). "Tokyo Joshi Pro "Tokyo Princess Cup 2021" Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  7. ^ WRESTLE PRINCESS. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 7, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  8. ^ Iversen, Stuart (October 10, 2022). "TJPW Wrestle Princess III (9/10/22) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Peterson, Karen (April 29, 2023). "Dream Slam Monthly Vol. 4: Graduation Season". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Daly, Wayne (April 29, 2023). "TJPW Results: Precious Time – Tokyo, Japan (4/29)". Wrestling News Net. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023.
  11. ^ Fischbeck, Thomas (February 20, 2019). "DDT JUDGEMENT 2019 (FEBRUARY 17) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Fischbeck, Thomas (July 16, 2019). "DDT WRESTLE PETER PAN 2019 (JULY 15) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  13. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (June 7, 2020). "DDT ProWrestling" 「WRESTLE PETER PAN 2020【DAY2】」. ddtpro.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Voices of Wrestling Staff (November 3, 2019). "DDT ULTIMATE PARTY 2019! (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  15. ^ Voices Of Wrestling Stuff (June 6, 2021). "CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021 (JUNE 6) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  16. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (June 12, 2022). "CyberFight Festival 2022 Results (6/12): DDT, NOAH, TJPW, NJPW Talent In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  17. ^ JoshiCity. "Yuki Aino/Wrestler Profile". joshicity.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  18. ^ Ryuichi Sekine (December 12, 2022). 私からのお知らせです。詳しくは動画をご覧ください。. twitter.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.[self-published]
  19. ^ Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

External links

Media related to Yuki Aino at Wikimedia Commons

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