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15. Ayako Hamada (August 9, 1998-December 3, 2000): 847 days (Queen of ARSION)

16. Fuka Kakimoto (February 29, 2004-June 24, 2006): 845 days (Princess of Pro-Wrestling, JD Stars)

17. Utami Hayashishita (August 12, 2018-November 15, 2020): 826 days (World of STARDOM)

18. Tomoka Inaba (July 8, 2019-July 7, 2021): 730 days (Queen of JTO)

19. Maki Narumiya (March 19, 2011-December 31, 2012): 653 days (ICEx60)

20. Miyako Matsumoto (July 23, 2008-March 21, 2010): 600 days (ICEx60)

21. Suzu Suzuki (December 31, 2018-August 9, 2020): 587 days (ICEx60) *completely forgot about her

22. Arisa Nakajima (January 3, 2006-June 17, 2007): 530 days (Princess of Pro-Wrestling)

23. Reika Saiki (March 30, 2016-August 26, 2017): 514 days (Princess of Princess, TJPW)

24. Tsukasa Fujimoto (August 23, 2018-January 4, 2010): 499 days (ICEx60)

25. Maki Ueda (March 19, 1975-June 8, 1976): 447 days (WWWA World Single)

26. Amazing Kong (October 20, 2002-January 4, 2004): 441 days (WWWA World Single)

27. Chihiro Hashimoto (October 11, 2015-October 16, 2016): 371 days (Sendai Girls World)

28. Yuu (January 4, 2016-September 22, 2016): 262 days (Princess of Princess)

29. Rhonda Sing/Monster Ripper (January 4, 1979-July 31, 1979): 208 days (WWWA World Single)

Plans for the Future

"Actually, I think a lot of fans might be expecting me to go freelance. While part of me wants to meet those expectations, I'm the kind of person who can only remember her schedule one day at a time, so I'd definitely mess it up (laughs). That's why I feel like being a freelancer just wouldn't suit my personality."

"Right now, I'm actually in really high demand (laughs). If I were to sign with a promotion, I'd have to think about which one is the best place to entrust with 'Utami Hayashishita.' But since I have no idea whether it would turn out to be a blessing or a curse, my feeling right now is kind of like... 'Hmm, what should I do about joining a company?'"

"Up until now, I’ve been constantly saying, 'There’s no way I can go abroad.' I don’t speak English, and I don't have any family over there. But when I went on an overseas tour, I realized that even if you can’t speak the language, you can somehow make it work. Plus, I absolutely love wrestling overseas. If I get the chance, I’d love to go again—to the point where I’m actually envious of the Marigold wrestlers who get to perform at SUKEBAN."https://encount.press/archives/999855/

Monday Night Messiah Hanan when?

Kurara winning at All Star Grand Queendom was a great moment. The underdog story worked, the crowd reaction was real, and it instantly made people care about her more. But honestly, I still think she’s too inexperienced right now to fully carry the role of Stardom’s ace.

A shocking first defense loss could actually help both wrestlers long term.

For Maki, it would immediately establish her as a legitimate Stardom main eventer instead of feeling like a special attraction crossing over from outside the company. And realistically, Maki as red belt champion for even a short run is money.

For Kurara, losing early opens the door for a much deeper character story. You could do so much with her relationship with Aya Sakura, her connection with Natsupoi, the pressure of failing after such a huge emotional win, and the idea that her first title reign happened before she was truly ready.

Then later, when she wins the red belt again, it doesn’t feel like a surprise Cinderella run anymore. It feels earned. Not an underdog miracle, but a fully realized main event wrestler finally reaching that level for real.

I was going through my deep-dive on ARSION in 2001, trying to find sources about what happened there, and I suddenly found out about Makiko Ida and her work in Joshi wrestling in 1990. She wrote a book about it, about Joshi pro-wrestling scene, its social context, the personal identities of the wrestlers of the 80s boom, and the "why" behind choosing a pro wrestling career despite social taboos, and she even managed to get interviews with Chigusa Nagayo and Shinobu Kandori (she always tried to keep an outsider perspective, unlike a lot of journalists who prided on being an insider)

This book is a gem, considering how rare we get to see such detailed insight about the reality of Joshi wrestling (even if it's in 1990). Has anyone here managed to get lucky finding this book?

With the new MLW x Stardom partnership officially announced, it’s great to see talent like Saya Kamitani and Rina coming to the East Coast. I just picked up tickets for the Philadelphia show at the legendary 2300 Arena (ECW arena), and I’m stoked to finally see Saya Kamitani and Rina live. Anyone else thinking about going to either the NYC or Philly shows?

Couldn’t find the gif I wanted so here’s Tam Nakano blowing up Sumire Natsu instead

Happy May 19th IYKYK

Kurara’s May 19 is April 27