Ayumi Kurihara
On May 27, Ohka entered the first ever Catch the Wave tournament, where she competed in the "Technical" block. After two wins and one loss, Ohka advanced to the semifinals on August 11, where she defeated Kana. Later that same day, Ohka defeated Ayumi Kurihara to win the 2009 Catch the Wave. During the tournament, Abe also debuted a new masked alter ego, Sakura Candle, a comedy character supposedly made of wax. Abe continues to make sporadic appearances under the character. On August 23 at Wave's second anniversary event, Ohka was defeated in the main event by Aja Kong. On February 13, 2010, Ohka wrestled in Wave's 100th match, where she and Kana defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto and Shuu Shibutani. On February 24, Ohka defeated Oz Academy representative Mayumi Ozaki in a high-profile main event. On May 30, Ohka entered the 2010 Catch the Wave, looking to successfully defend her crown. After two wins, one draw and one loss, Ohka was entered into a decision match on August 10, where she defeated Kana to advance to the semifinals. However, the following day, Ohka was defeated in her semifinal match by Gami. On October 3, Pro Wrestling Wave took a major step up in the world of "joshi puroresu", when the promotion held its first event in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. The main event of the evening saw Ohka, Ayumi Kurihara and Sawako Shimono wrestle Ayako Hamada, Meiko Satomura and Yoshiko Tamura to a thirty-minute time limit draw.