ASUKA

ASUKA in in September 2019

###

Yokohama, Japan

**Asuka** (朱崇花, *Asuka*), born October 27, 1998), sometimes stylized as **ASUKA** (stylized in capital letters), is the ring name of a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with Pro Wrestling Wave.

In the United States, she is best known as **Veny**, where she worked for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW)'s partner promotion, All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

## Professional wrestling career

### Freelancing (2015-present)

ASUKA participated in a 50-women gauntlet match at *OZ Academy/Manami Toyota Produce Manami Toyota 30th Anniversary*, Manami Toyota's retirement show produced by Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, where she is the 19th person to get eliminated. She participated at *ZERO1 Dream Series ~ Sozo no Jin*, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Zero1 on March 4, 2018, where she teamed up with Takuya Sugawara to unsuccessfully challenge Masamune and Sugi for the NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship. At *SEADLINNNG Grow Together! 2021*, an event promoted by SEADLINNNG from March 17, ASUKA defeated Rina Yamashita to win the vacant Beyond the Sea Single Championship. At *ZERO1 20th Anniversary Series ~ Believe 'Z' Road* from February 7, ASUKA unsuccessfully challenged El Lindaman for both Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and the International Junior Heavyweight Championship. ASUKA participated at *W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 W-Impact*, an event produced by Wrestle-1 on February 13, where she teamed up with Hana Kimura as FloÜrish to defeat Kaori Yoneyama and Miyuki Takase.

### DDT Pro Wrestlinng (2019-present)

At *DDT Sweet Dreams 2019* on January 27, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship competing in a 8-man battle royal also involving Chinsuke Nakamura, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Keisuke Okuda, Kikutaro, Toru Owashi and Yuki Iino. At *Ganbare Pro Cliffhanger 2021* on February 21, ASUKA teamed up with Haganne Shinou and Shinichiro Tominaga to defeat Dreams Haru True (Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki and Harukaze) for the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship. At *Ganbare Pro Heaven's Door 2020* on August 22, ASUKA defeated Haganne Shinou to win the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship. On May 22, 2022, ASUKA and MAO defeated Chris Brookes and Masahiro Takanashi to win KO-D Tag Team Championships. On July 24, ASUKA and MAO lost the KO-D Tag Team Championships to Kazusada Higuchi and Naomi Yoshimura.

### Pro Wrestling Wave (2015-2018)

ASUKA made her debut as a professional wrestler in Pro Wrestling Wave on August 9, 2015 in a losing effort to Yuu Yamagata. is known for her long tenure with the promotion, and further participated in the Catch The Wave 2016 Tournament, where at *WAVE Hakata WAVE ~Bari-Chiro 4~* from April 17, 2016, thaey battled Yuki Miyazaki in a losing effort. ASUKA participated in the Catch the Wave tournament in 2016, where she placed herself in the Orange block, competing against DASH Chisako, Yuki Miyazaki and Hibiscus Mii, finishing with two points. ASUKA competed at *Hana Kimura Memorial Show* on August 7, 2016, where she teamed up with Masato Inaba and Super Delfin to defeat Abdullah Kobayashi, Hayate and Kyoko Kimura in a six-man tag team match. ASUKA participated in the Catch The Wave 2018 Tournament, where she placed herself in the Crazy Block, competing against Rina Yamashita, Nagisa Nozaki, Ryo Mizunami, Yumi Ohka and Miyuki Takase, finishing with a total of three points, and receiving a technique award due to competing while injured. ASUKA won the Wave Single Championship at *WAVE Anivarsario WAVE 2018* on August 19, where she defeated Takumi Iroha.

## Personal life

ASUKA is the first ever transgender professional wrestler from Japan. Firstly she came out as gay to her father at the age of 16 and later dropped out of high school to pursue a professional wrestling career.

## **In wrestling**

* **Finishing moves**
	+ *Kurebana Goromo* (Leg hook scoop brainbuster)
	+ *Merry-go-round-on* (Spinning sitout one-handed chokebomb)
	+ Moonsault
	+ Shooting star press
* **Signature moves**
	+ *Asuka Fantasy* (Double wristlock rolled into a cross-armed rana pin)
	+ Big boot
	+ Chokeslam
	+ Diving crossbody
	+ Diving moonsault to the outside of the ring
	+ Fujiwara armbar
	+ Hurricanrana
	+ Multiple kick variations
		- Drop, sometimes while springboarding
		- High-speed roundhouse to the head of a seated opponent
		- Missile drop, sometimes to the outside of the ring - adopted from Manami Toyota
		- Reverse roundhouse
		- Single leg drop
		- Spinning heel
		- Super
	+ Running shooting star press
	+ Sitout powerbomb
	+ Springboard moonsault
* **Nicknames**
	+ "Japan's First Genderless Pro-Wrestler"
	+ "Genderless Artist"
	+ "Gender & Sugarless"
* **Entrance themes**
	+ "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyonce
	+ "Bad Buy" by Billie Eilish
	+ "Policia" by Inside Tracks
	+ "Zankyosanka" by Aimer
	+ “Hīru de Niōdachi (Heels)” by Yayoi Daimon (used as part of FloÜrish, with Hana Kimura)
	+ “Telephone” by Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé (used as part of VenYu, with Yuki Kamifuku)

## Championships and accomplishments

* **Ganbare☆Wrestling**
	+ GWC Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hagane Shinno and Shinichiro Tominaga
	+ Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

* **DDT Pro-Wrestling**
	+ KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Danshoku Dino, MIZUKI, Trans-Am★Hiroshi, and Yuki Iino
	+ KO-D Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with MAO
	+ Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)

* **Pro Wrestling Wave**
	+ Wave Single Championship (1 time)
	+ Catch the Wave 2018 Technique Award
* **SEAdLINNNG**
	+ Beyond the Sea Single Championship (1 time)
	+ Beyond the Sea Tag Team Championship (2 times, current) - with Makoto

* **World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana**
	+ World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Championship (1 time)

* **Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling**
	+ Sendai Girls World Championship (1 time)