Moeka Haruhi Moeka Haruhi is a Japanese professional wrestler . Starting her career in the Gatokunyan promotion in 2005 , Haruhi remained with the promotion for two years , before transferring over to Pro Wrestling Wave in 2008 . While in the promotion , she has become a one - time holder of the Asia Pacific Women ' s , Garter Match and TLW World Young Women ' s Tag Team Championships and a two - time holder of the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship , a title owned by the Dramatic Dream Team ( DDT ) promotion . None of the three other titles are major titles , often remaining inactive for months or even years . " Moeka Haruhi " is not her real name , but rather a stage name highlighting her cutesy , cosplaying persona . Professional wrestling career . Gatokunyan ( 2005 – 2007 ) . After a career modeling in Japanese teen fashion magazines , Haruhi decided to find a new career in professional wrestling . After a stint training under Taka Michinoku at his Kaientai Dojo promotion , Haruhi entered the Gatokunyan promotion , where she was trained by Emi Sakura . She eventually made her debut on February 13 , 2005 , in a match against Rika Takahashi in Itabashi , Tokyo . Haruhi ' s wrestling character was based on her real - life love of cosplaying . Continuing to work for Gatokunyan , Haruhi quickly went on to form a tag team with Mai Ichii , while also continuing to model , releasing a photobook . On March 13 , Haruhi made her debut for NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling , losing to Ichii in a " Gatokunyan Showcase " match . The following September , Haruhi was appointed the head of the Gatokunyan ' s public relations . In mid - 2006 , when Emi Sakura left Gatokunyan to form Ice Ribbon , taking many of her trainees with her , Haruhi remained affiliated with Gatokunyan , but also made several appearances for Ice Ribbon , including working the promotion ' s second ever show on June 20 , 2006 , during which she was defeated by Kaoru Ito . On July 30 , 2006 , Haruhi earned the first win of her career by pinning Sakura at a Gatokunyan event . During 2006 , Haruhi also made several appearances for the JDStar promotion , including taking part in the 2006 League Princess tournament . Haruhi remained with Gatokunyan until January 2007 , when she left the struggling promotion , which folded shortly afterwards . Pro Wrestling Wave ( 2008 – present ) . After leaving Gatokunyan , Haruhi remained inactive from in - ring competition for over a year , while she underwent further training under veteran wrestler Toshie Uematsu . Having signed an exclusive contract with Pro Wrestling Wave , the promotion announced on February 25 , 2008 , that Haruhi was ready to make her return to wrestling . The return match took place on March 12 , 2008 , and saw Haruhi and Uematsu lose to the JWP Joshi Puroresu team of Azumi Hyuga and Mayuka Niizeki in a tag team match . During the following months , Haruhi lost what were billed as " Idol Wave " matches against the likes of Arisa Nakajima , Ran Yu - Yu , Tomoka Nakagawa , Misaki Ohata , Kana , Yumi Ohka , Gami , and fellow Gatokunyan alum Ray , while also producing her own birthday event on October 8 , which saw her lose to Tomoko Morii in the opener and to Misae Genki in the main event . Finally , on November 23 , 2008 , Haruhi picked up her first win in Wave , when she submitted Mio Shirai in a six - woman tag team match , where she , Kyoko Kimura and Tomoka Nakagawa faced Mio Shirai , Io Shirai and Cherry . Haruhi continued wrestling against the Shirai sisters for the early part of 2009 . On March 15 , Haruhi wrestled her first anniversary match in Wave , a main event singles match , where she was defeated by Azumi Hyuga . Five days later , Haruhi and Tomoka Nakagawa entered a tag team tournament to determine the inaugural TLW ( Totally Lethal Wrestling ) World Young Women ' s Tag Team Champions , defeating Haru and Kayo Fujimori in their first round match . On March 25 , the two continued their tournament by defeating Ayumi Kurihara and Shuu Shibutani in the semifinals . On April 4 , Haruhi won a nine - woman battle royal to capture Dramatic Dream Team ' s ( DDT ) Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship from Bullfight Sora . She made her first successful defense of the title on April 15 against Sora , however , immediately afterwards , Sora took advantage of a rule , where the champion could be challenged for the title anytime and anywhere and pinned her to regain the title . On April 29 , Haruhi and Nakagawa were defeated in the finals of the TLW World Young Women ' s Tag Team Championship tournament by the Shirai sisters . On May 27 , Haruhi entered the 2009 Catch the Wave tournament , defeating Pinky Mayuka in her opening round - robin match . On June 20 , Haruhi regained the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship from Cherry , only to lose it to Kaoru immediately afterwards . In her two remaining Catch the Wave matches on June 28 and July 5 , Haruhi was defeated by Ayumi Kurihara and Ryo Mizunami , respectively , leading to her being eliminated from the tournament . On August 29 , Haruhi defeated Shuu Shibutani during the Oi Festa / Oi Dontaku Festival to become the inaugural Asia Pacific Women ' s Champion . On August 10 and September 6 , 2009 , Haruhi was defeated in singles matches by Misaki Ohata . Afterwards , the two wrestlers formed a partnership , which eventually led to them defeating the Shirai sisters for the TLW World Young Women ' s Tag Team Championship on December 23 . On January 4 , 2010 , Haruhi earned one of the biggest wins of her career , when she pinned Toshie Uematsu in a tag team match , where she and Aja Kong faced Uematsu and Ran Yu - Yu . On February 13 at Wave ' s hundredth event , Haruhi defeated Shuu Shibutani and Cherry in a four - woman single - elimination tournament to become the inaugural Garter Match Champion . On April 4 , Haruhi and Ohata made their first successful defense of the TLW World Young Women ' s Tag Team Championship against the Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling team of Kagetsu and Ryo Mizunami . On May 30 , Haruhi entered the 2010 Catch the Wave tournament , losing to Shuu Shibutani in her opening round - robin match . After a loss to Asami Kawasaki on June 20 and a time limit draw with Cherry on July 13 , she finished her tournament on August 10 with a loss against Ayumi Kurihara , failing to advance from the block . During the tournament on July 4 , Haruhi and Ohata lost the TLW World Young Women ' s Tag Team Championship to Bambi and Basara . During late 2010 , Haruhi started a rivalry with Hiren , which built to a singles match on October 3 , where Hiren was victorious . On December 19 , Haruhi and Misaki Ohata defeated Hiren ' s stablemates Bambi and Yumi Ohka in a tag team match . However , after the match , Ohata turned on Haruhi and aligned herself with Bambi , Hiren and Ohka , becoming the leader of the villainous Black Dahlia stable . On January 4 , 2011 , Haruhi was pinned by Ohata in an eight - woman tag team match , where she , Ayumi Kurihara , Cherry and Ryo Mizunami faced the entire Black Dahlia stable . The rivalry between Haruhi and Hiren also led to a match in Hiren ' s home promotion , Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling , on January 23 , where Hiren again was victorious . Haruhi continued working against Black Dahlia for the next months and , on March 20 , earned a measure of revenge on Ohata by defeating her in a singles match . On April 10 , Haruhi also pinned Hiren in a six - woman tag team match , where she , Ayumi Kurihara and Syuri faced Hiren , Bambi and Ohata . On August 28 at Wave ' s fourth anniversary event , Haruhi teamed with Black Dahlia ' s newest member Cherry in a tag team match , where they defeated Aya Yuki and Ryo Mizunami . For the match , Haruhi wore a black attire , but made clear that even though she liked Cherry , she still hated Black Dahlia and was not affiliated with them . On September 4 , Haruhi was teamed with rival Hiren in the 2011 Dual Shock Wave tournament to determine the inaugural Wave Tag Team Champions . The team was eliminated in their first round match by Yuki and Mizunami . On October 9 , Haruhi was defeated by Mayumi Ozaki in her annual birthday match . On October 27 , Haruhi represented Wave in Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling ' s Joshi Puroresu Dantai Taikou Flash tournament , a single - elimination tournament , where different " joshi " promotions battled each other . In their first round match , Team Wave , which also Gami , Shuu Shibutani , Toshie Uematsu and Yumi Ohka , was defeated by Team JWP of Command Bolshoi , Hanako Nakamori , Kaori Yoneyama , Kayoko Haruyama and Leon . Haruhi started her 2012 in a six - woman tag team match on January 4 , where she , Leon and Yuu Yamagata were defeated by Misaki Ohata , Cherry and Yumi Ohka , with Ohata pinning her former tag team partner for the win . On March 25 , Haruhi made her debut for Oz Academy with a win over Nao Komatsu . On April 8 , 2012 , Haruhi was defeated in a singles match by her surprise opponent , Wrestling New Classic ( WNC ) representative and former Gatokunyan training partner Makoto . Haruhi and Makoto had their second encounter on April 18 , when Makoto and Gami defeated Haruhi and Yuu Yamagata in a tag team match . On April 30 , Haruhi took part in her trainer Toshie Uematsu ' s retirement match , where she and Shuu Shibutani were defeated by Uematsu and Ran Yu - Yu . Afterwards , Haruhi was sidelined for five weeks with an elbow injury . On July 16 , Haruhi and Yuu Yamagata unsuccessfully challenged Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa for the Wave Tag Team Championship in a three - way match , which also included the team of Mio Shirai and Shuu Shibutani . On August 7 , Haruhi defeated Mio Shirai for the first successful defense of the Garter Match Championship , nearly two and a half years after she had won the title . On September 3 , it was announced that Haruhi and the returning Makoto had earned themselves a wild card entry into the 2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament . Despite initially opposing the partnership with Makoto , the team , dubbed " 1st Impact " , opened their tournament on September 25 with a win over Ayumi Kurihara and Mika Iida , after which Haruhi embraced the new partnership . However , the team went on to lose the following matches against Hikaru Shida and Yumi Ohka , and Shuu Shibutani and Syuri , and were , as a result , eliminated from the tournament . On November 27 , Haruhi reunited with Makoto in a five - way tag team match , where they defeated Aya Yuki and Sawako Shimono , Cherry and Shuu Shibutani , Hikaru Shida and Nagisa Nozaki , and Ryo Mizunami and Yuu Yamagata to become the number one contenders to the Wave Tag Team Championship . 1st Impact received their title shot on December 16 , but were defeated by the defending champions , Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto . On December 24 , Haruhi made her debut for JWP , taking part in an eleven - woman Santa Cosplay Battle Royal , which was won by Nana Kawasa . On June 10 , 2013 , Haruhi made her debut for Wrestling New Classic , teaming with Gami in a " Wave offer match " , where they defeated Shuu Shibutani and Yuu Yamagata . From May 6 to June 28 , Haruhi took part in the 2013 Catch the Wave tournament . Despite opening with a win over Mio Shirai and later drawing with JWP Openweight Champion Arisa Nakajima , Haruhi lost her other four matches in the tournament and finished last in her round - robin block . On September 1 , Haruhi entered the 2013 Dual Shock Wave tournament , teaming with Tomoka Nakagawa . Though the team managed to pick up big wins over Kana and Yumi Ohka , and Mio Shirai and Misaki Ohata , they were eliminated per pre - tournament stipulations after suffering their third loss in their fifth match on September 29 and not allowed to finish the tournament . Personal life . Haruhi ' s hobbies include cosplay , which she exhibits in her in - ring attires . She also frequently writes about other interests , including anime and video games , on her blog . She is a fan of " Neon Genesis Evangelion " and named her tag team with Makoto after the series . In November 2009 , Haruhi was involved in an incident , where a male fan approached her at a fan meeting and asked if he could touch her chest . After being denied , the man , during the following months , went on to send hundreds of e - mails and text messages to Haruhi , threatening to kill her , leading to her hiring a security team to keep her safe at events . On May 9 , 2011 , the man , 34 - year old Naoki Kobayashi , was arrested by the Japanese police .