Syuri Syuri Kondo ( February 8 , 1989 ) is a Japan ese professional wrestler , shoot boxer and kickboxer , better known simply as Syuri . She is currently wrestling for the Wrestling New Classic ( WNC ) promotion , where she is in her second reign as the WNC Women ' s Champion , and is also known for her work in its two predecessors , Smash , where she was the final Smash Diva Champion , and Hustle , where she started her career as KG ( Karate Girl ) . As a kickboxer , she is affiliated with the Krush promotion , where she represents the Vos Gym training camp and is the reigning Krush Women ' s Champion . Early life . Kondo was born to a Japanese father and a Filipino mother in Ebina , Kanagawa . She started practising karate in primary school , winning numerous titles , and also excelled in track and field sports in junior high school and tennis in high school . After graduation , she worked as a model for fashion magazines and as a movie extra , before passing an audition held by professional wrestling promotion Hustle . Professional wrestling career . Hustle ( 2008 – 2009 ) . On October 26 , 2008 , Kondo made her professional wrestling debut for Hustle in a match , where she , working under the ring name KG ( short for Karate Girl ) , teamed with HG and RG to defeat Big C , Onigumo and Piranha Monster . kg quickly joined Tajiri ' s Hustle Union Army stable , forming a tag team with stablemate Banzai Chie , and started an intergender rivalry with Rey Ohara . Kondo remained with the promotion until it ceased its operations in late 2009 . Smash ( 2009 – 2012 ) . In December 2009 , former Hustle performers Akira Shoji and Tajiri held a press conference announcing the formation of a new promotion , Smash . In addition to the two , former storyline rivals Kondo and Hajime Ohara were also present at the press conference and were named as part of the new promotion ' s roster . While in Hustle Kondo had wrestled almost exclusively against male wrestlers as a novelty due to the lack of other female wrestlers in the promotion , in Smash she was poised to become a more serious joshi wrestler . Kondo , now working under the ring name Syuri , made her Smash debut on March 26 , 2010 , at the promotion ' s first ever event , losing to Meiko Satomura . On April 23 at Smash . 2 , she teamed with Hajime Ohara in another loss to the team of Lin Byron and Kushida , dropping the pinfall to Byron . [ 13 ] On May 29 at Smash . 3 , Syuri suffered her third straight loss in the promotion , when she , Akira Shoji and Yusuke Kodama were defeated by Kim Nan Pun , Lin Byron and Mentallo in a six - person tag team match . After the match , Syuri had a heated confrontation , leading to a backstage brawl , with Kana , who was sitting in the audience , having earlier announced her arrival to Smash . This led to the main event of Smash . 4 on June 25 , where Syuri defeated Kana in a fourteen - minute - long match , ending her losing streak and picking up the biggest win of her career . However , Kana came back at Smash . 5 on July 24 , defeating Syuri via submission in a rematch in just three minutes . For the next several events , Syuri wrestled against female workers from other independent promotions , who were looking for regular spots on the Smash roster . On September 24 at Smash . 8 , Syuri was defeated in a hardcore match by freelancer Kaoru , after which Kana entered the ring , pushed Kaoru away and helped Syuri backstage . On November 22 at Smash . 10 , Syuri and Kana teamed together to defeat Ice Ribbon ' s Emi Sakura and JWP ' s Kaori Yoneyama in a tag team match . As a result , Syuri was granted a shot at Yoneyama ' s JWP Openweight Championship on December 24 in the main event of Happening Eve , but was unsuccessful in her attempt to win her first title . On January 29 , 2011 , at Smash . 12 , Syuri faced the debuting former WWE wrestler Serena in a losing effort . Syuri ' s streak of big matches and her growing popularity among fans , eventually led to fellow Smash Seikigun member Lin Byron growing jealous of her , turning heel and leaving the group to start a rivalry with her . This was followed by Byron picking up back - to - back tag team victories over Syuri at Smash . 13 and Live in Osaka , leading to a singles match on February 25 at Smash . 14 , where Syuri was victorious . At Smash . 15 , Syuri teamed with Tajiri and Sabu to defeat Byron , Gabriel Antonick and Michael Kovac in a six - person intergender hardcore match . On March 21 , 2011 , Syuri made her debut for Ice Ribbon in a losing effort against Hikaru Shida . The match eventually led to a partnership between the two and , after defeating Chii Tomiya and Makoto on April 16 , Syuri and Shida went on to unsuccessfully challenge Emi Sakura and Ray for the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship on May 5 . The partnership also carried over to Smash , where Syuri and Shida defeated Io and Mio Shirai in a tag team match on May 3 at Smash . 17 . On May 14 , Syuri , along with Tajiri and Hajime Ohara , traveled to Mexico to represent Smash at Toryumon Mexico ' s DragonMania VI event . Syuri teamed with Lluvia and Marcela to defeat La Comandante , Dalys la Caribeña and Mima Shimoda in a six - woman tag team match , submitting Dalys for the win . Upon returning to Japan , Syuri avenged her Ice Ribbon loss by defeating Hikaru Shida on June 9 at Smash . 18 in the first round of a tournament to determine the inaugural Smash Diva Champion . On August 11 at Smash . 20 , Syuri was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by Kana , who would go on to become the inaugural champion . On October 28 at Smash . 22 , Syuri failed to earn a shot at the Smash Diva Championship , when she was defeated in a four - way elimination number one contender ' s match by Tomoka Nakagawa . Also at Smash . 22 , Lin Byron made her return to Smash , after a four - month break during which she worked under her masked Ray alias , reigniting her rivalry with Syuri . On November 24 at Smash . 23 , Syuri defeated Byron in a hardcore match , after which the two made peace with each other . During the next two events , Syuri extended her winning streak , defeating Aki Shizuku in a singles match on December 30 at Smash . 24 and pinning Takuya Kito in a six - person tag team match on January 19 , 2012 , at We Are Smash , proceeding to then challenge Smash Diva Champion Kana to a title match , after she had regained the title from Tomoka Nakagawa . On February 10 , Smash announced that the promotion would be folding after its March 14 event , after which Syuri would become a free agent . On February 19 at Smash . 25 , Syuri defeated Kana to win the Smash Diva Championship for the first time , after which the two longtime rivals hugged and made peace with each other . In her final Smash appearance on March 14 at Smash . Final , Syuri teamed with Mentallo in a tag team match , where they were defeated by Kana and Último Dragón . After the match , Syuri officially retired the Smash Diva Championship . Wrestling New Classic ( 2012 – present ) . On April 5 , 2012 , Tajiri announced the follow - up promotion to Smash , Wrestling New Classic ( WNC ) , which would hold its first event on April 26 , and named Syuri as part of the promotion ' s roster . At the promotion ' s first event , Before the Dawn , Syuri teamed with Makoto in a tag team match , where they were defeated by Kana and Mio Shirai . On May 12 , Syuri returned to Mexico to take part in Toryumon Mexico ' s DragonMania VII event , where she was defeated by Kana . [ 48 ] On May 24 at WNC ' s second event , Starting Over , Syuri teamed with Kana in a tag team match , where they defeated Makoto and Riho . Three days later at Go ! Go ! West : Hiroshima , Syuri main evented her first WNC event , when she , Akira and Dave Finlay defeated Kana , Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri in a six - person tag team match . From May 29 to June 24 , Syuri took part in Pro Wrestling Wave ' s 2012 Catch the Wave tournament , where she wrestled in a round - robin block made up of members of the White Tails stable . After a victory over Mio Shirai , a loss against Kana and draws against Shuu Shibutani and Ayumi Kurihara , Syuri finished at four points and failed to advance to the semifinals of the tournament . Back in WNC , Syuri started portraying a villainous character , first announcing that she was tired of having to wrestle the same opponents all the time and then , after veteran freelancer Ayako Hamada was revealed as her next opponent , by claiming that she had never even heard of her . Syuri also began sympathising with Akira , who had recently turned on Tajiri , feeling disgruntled by the supposed changes that had taken place since the transition from Smash . The match took place on July 15 and saw Hamada pick up the win . Following the loss , Syuri attacked Kana , who tried to help her backstage , quit the WNC Seikigun and joined a new villainous stable formed by Akira and StarBuck . The three wrestled their first match as a unit on August 2 , defeating Hajime Ohara , Kana and Tajiri in a six - person tag team main event . The trio continued their winning ways during the following two days by first defeating the trio of Kana , Tajiri and Yusuke Kodama in a main event in Osaka and then the trio of Hanzo , Kana and Seiki in a semi - main event in Hiroshima . On August 30 , the trio main evented another WNC event in Korakuen Hall , defeating Kana , Mikey Whipwreck and Tajiri in a Barbed Wire Board Deathmatch , during which Syuri took a bump onto one of the barbed wire boards . Syuri , Akira and StarBuck were also victorious in a rematch the following day in Osaka . The trio ' s win streak ended on September 1 in Toyohashi , when Kana , Whipwreck and Tajiri were victorious in the third and final Barbed Wire Board Deathmatch between the two teams . In the main event of the following WNC event on September 17 , Syuri was defeated by Kana via submission in a tag team match , where she and Akira faced Kana and Tajiri . Three days later , Syuri was defeated by Tajiri in an intergender match at Korakuen Hall . On September 25 , Syuri returned to Pro Wrestling Wave , when she and Shuu Shibutan entered the 2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament , opening their round - robin block with a win over the team of Hikaru Shida and Yumi Ohka . After suffering a defeat against Kurigohan ( Ayumi Kurihara and Mika Iida ) , Syuri and Shibutani defeated 1st Impact ( Makoto and Moeka Haruhi ) in their final round - robin match to finish at the top of their block , tied with Shida and Ohka , forcing a decision match between the two teams . Syuri and Shibutani ended up winning the decision match , but were defeated in the finals of the tournament by the team of Misaki Ohata and Tsukasa Fujimoto . On October 24 , Syuri , Akira and StarBuck named their stable " Synapse " . Two days later , Syuri entered the WNC Women ' s Championship tournament , defeating Lin Byron in her first round match . On November 28 , Syuri defeated Jessica Love to advance to the finals of the tournament . On December 27 , Syuri defeated Nagisa Nozaki to win the tournament and become the inaugural WNC Women ' s Champion . Two days later , Syuri announced that she was going to produce her own event , titled Stimulus , on February 8 , 2013 , at Shinjuku Face . Syuri ' s first match as the WNC Women ' s Champion ended in defeat , when she , Akira and Synapse ' s newest member , Shinya Ishikawa , were defeated by Makoto , Mitoshichi Shinose and Tajiri in a six - person tag team main event on January 25 , 2013 , with Makoto pinning her for the win . Two days later , Syuri avenged the loss by defeating Makoto in a non - title singles match . On February 8 , Syuri and Hikaru Shida were defeated in the main event of Stimulus by the team of Meiko Satomura and Tomoka Nakagawa . On March 31 , Syuri lost the WNC Women ' s Championship to Makoto in her first defense . On April 14 , Syuri made an unadvertised debut for World Wonder Ring Stardom , taking part in a gauntlet match , where the soon - to - retire Yuzuki Aikawa faced every wrestler in the promotion . Syuri ' s participation in the match ended in a one - minute time limit draw with Aikawa . On April 25 at WNC ' s one year anniversary event , Syuri received a rematch for the WNC Women ' s Championship in a seven - way match , which also included Arisa Nakajima , Command Bolshoi , Kayoko Haruyama , Nikki Storm and Lin Byron , who pinned Makoto to win the title . On April 29 , Syuri returned to World Wonder Ring Stardom to take part in the promotion ' s big Ryōgoku Cinderella event at Ryōgoku Kokugikan , teaming with Hiroyo Matsumoto and Kaori Yoneyama in a six - woman tag team match , where they were defeated by Mika Nagano , Nanae Takahashi and Tsukasa Fujimoto . On May 15 , Syuri returned to Pro Wrestling Wave to take part in the 2013 Catch the Wave tournament . [ 103 ] She finished her round - robin block on June 19 with a record of three wins , two draws and one loss , winning her block and advancing to the semifinals . On July 14 , Syuri returned to Ice Ribbon for the first time in over two years , losing to Hikaru Shida in a singles match . The following day , Syuri was eliminated from the 2013 Catch the Wave tournament in the semifinals by JWP representative Arisa Nakajima . On August 7 , Syuri entered a three - woman round - robin tournament to determine the new WNC Women ' s Champion , defeating Makoto and earning a spot in the finals . In her second round - robin match on August 8 , Syuri was defeated by fellow finalist , Serena . In the finals of the tournament two days later , Syuri was again defeated by Serena . On September 18 , Syuri defeated Serena in a rematch to become the first two - time WNC Women ' s Champion . Two days later , Syuri defeated Zeuxis in a decision match at a Reina Joshi Puroresu event to become the second Reina World Women ' s Champion . The following day , Syuri made her debut for the Wrestle - 1 promotion , defeating Makoto in a singles match . Afterwards , Syuri was sidelined with lower back pain , but was still attacked at the September 29 WNC event by Yumiko Hotta , who had earlier laid claim to the Reina World Women ' s Championship . Syuri returned from her injury at a Reina event on October 4 , where she , La Vaquerita and Zeuxis defeated Hotta , Keiko Aono and Yuiga via disqualification . On October 17 , Syuri took part in a big generational eight - on - eight elimination match promoted by Sendai Girls ' Pro Wrestling , where she , Hikaru Shida , Kagetsu , Manami Katsu , Sareee , Takumi Iroha , Yoshiko and Yuhi defeated Aja Kong , Command Bolshoi , Dump Matsumoto , Dynamite Kansai , Kyoko Inoue , Manami Toyota , Meiko Satomura and Takako Inoue . Syuri was eliminated from the match after wrestling Kyoko Inoue to a ten - minute time limit draw . On October 31 , Syuri defeated Yumiko Hotta for her first successful defense of both the Reina World Women ' s Championship and the WNC Women ' s Championship . On November 18 , WNC and Reina held a press conference to announce that Syuri had signed a dual contract with the two promotions , making her the first female wrestler to hold such a contract . With Syuri ' s help Reina looked to establish a professional wrestling promotion in her mother ' s native country , the Philippines . On November 29 , Syuri made her second successful defense of the WNC Women ' s Championship against previous champion Lin Byron . On December 22 , Syuri won yet another title , when she defeated La Comandante in a decision match to become the new CMLL - Reina International Champion . On January 18 , 2014 , Syuri made a non - wrestling appearance at the New Japan Pro Wrestling ( NJPW ) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) co - produced Fantasticamania 2014 event in Korakuen Hall , handing a bouquet of flowers to Rey Cometa and Stuka , Jr . before their match . On January 25 , Syuri successfully defended the WNC Women ' s Championship , the CMLL - Reina International Championship and the Reina World Women ' s Championship against Mia Yim at a WNC - Reina event in Manila , Philippines . On February 16 at Reina ' s re - launch event , Syuri successfully defended her Triple Crown against Silueta . Syuri then started a storyline rivalry with Aki Shizuku , who was looking to take over her spot as the " ace " of Reina . On February 27 , Akira announced that the Synapse stable had decided to disband , emancipating Syuri who had not portrayed a villain for months . On March 9 , Syuri successfully defended the Reina World Women ' s Championship against Kyoko Kimura . On April 15 , Syuri returned to Mexico to work for CMLL . In her first match of the tour , Syuri teamed with Estrellita in a tag team match , where they were defeated by La Amapola and Dalys la Caribeña with La Amapola , the number one contender to the CMLL - Reina International Championship , pinning Syuri for the win . Shoot boxing kickboxing . Outside of professional wrestling Syuri competes in shoot boxing and kickboxing . She debuted in December 2009 and competes as a flyweight , fighting roughly around 112 lb ( 51 kg ) . Her styles include " Karate " and shoot boxing .