Rina Yamashita Explained
is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her time in Pro Wrestling Wave.[4]
Professional wrestling career
Independent circuit (2013–present)
Pro Wrestling Wave (2013–2018)
Yamashita made her professional wrestling debut at Pro Wrestling Wave's WAVE GAMI Libre 6, a house show from November 4, 2013, where she fell short to Kana.[5] She continued to make notable appearances for the promotion such as at WAVE GAMI Libre - Lucky 7 from December 30, 2013, where she participated in a 77-person rumble match, competing against other popular superstars such as Danshoku Dino, Isami Kodaka, Minoru Suzuki, Sanshiro Takagi and others.[6]
Yamashita took part in various notable tournaments of the promotion. She started with Catch The Wave 2014 Young Block, where she competed against Kaho Kobayashi, Sumire Natsu, Risa Sera, Fairy Nipponbashi and Shiori Akiba, scoring a total of five points.[7] At the 2015 edition of seniors, Yamashita entered last as chosen by Mikiko Futagami and finished on the last position after competing against Kana, Hikaru Shida, Yumi Ohka, Ryo Mizunami, Misaki Ohata, Kaho Kobayashi, Maika Iida, Cherry and Sakura Hirota.[8] Her best result was at the 2018 editionwhere she placed herself in the Block A, competing against Nagisa Nozaki, Ryo Mizunami, Yumi Ohka, Asuka and Miyuki Takase, winning it with a total of nine points, and defeating Ayako Hamada in the finals to win the tournament.[9] She also competed in the 2014 Dual Shock Wave tournament where she teamed up with Sawako Shimono as Satsuma Kotsuji-gun, fighting Kyoko Kimura and Tomoka Nakagawa into a time-limit draw, succeeded by Yamashita falling short to Nakagawa in an overtime singles match.[10] At the 2015 edition, she teamed up with Kaho Kobayashi as Fafrotskies, falling short to Haru☆kura (Kayoko Haruyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki) in a first-round match on October 2.[11] At the 2016 edition, she scored her best performance, teaming up with Dynamite Kansai as GReeeeN, defeating Chōjin Shitei Konbi (Mika Iida and Yuki Miyazaki) in the first-round match,[12] fWo (Fairy Nipponbashi and Kyusei Sakura Hirota) in the second-round match,[13] obtaining a bye victory in the semi-finals, and finally picking up the decisive victory against Redbull (Chihiro Hashimoto and Ryo Mizunami) in the finals on October 10.[14]
Various promotions (2014–present)
Yamashita began working for other promotions such as Pro Wrestling Noah, where at SEMex In Shinjuku Vol. 3 on October 2, 2014, she fell short to Kana.[15] Another notable promotion for which she worked was JWP Joshi Puroresu, her best victory taking place at JWP Spring Hurricane In Osaka on April 26, 2015, where she defeated Rydeen Hagane to win both JWP Junior Championship and Princess of Pro Wrestling Championship.[16] On May 17, 2015, Yamashita competed for Oz Academy at OZ Academy Reincarnation, event where she teamed up with Kaori Yoneyama and Sakura Hirota, falling short to Manami Toyota, Aja Kong and Dynamite Kansai.[17] She worked a couple of matches for All Japan Pro Wrestling, at AJPW Starting Over 2017, where on November 6, she teamed up with Itsuki Aoki, first falling short to Fairy Nihonbashi and Saori Anou, but getting revenge in a second match against them pulling out a victory in less than 5 seconds.[18] At Seadlinnng Grow Together! 2021 on March 17, Yamashita fell short to Asuka, failing to win the vacant Beyond the Sea Single Championship.[19]
Ice Ribbon (2014–present)
Yamashita also works for Ice Ribbon, making sporadic appearances such as at Ice Ribbon #1117 from May 9, 2021, where she teamed up with fellow Rebel X Enemy stablemates Maika Ozaki and Ram Kaicho to defeat Banny Oikawa, Miku Aono and Hiroyo Matsumoto in a six-man tag team match.[20] At Ice Ribbon #1100 ~ RE:BORN 2021 on February 20, she unsuccessfully challenged Tsukasa Fujimoto for the ICE Cross Infinity Championship.[21]
Game Changer Wrestling (2022–present)
At GCW Homecoming: Part 1 on 13 August 2022, Yamashita defeated Alex Colon to win the GCW Ultraviolent Championship.[22]
Championships and accomplishments
- Catch the Wave (2018)
- Reina
Notes and References
- Web site: Rina Yamashita • General Information. wrestlingdata.com. Axel. Saalbach. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: Rina Yamashita/Career Data. cagematch.de. German. Philip. Kreikenbohm. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: Joshi Wrestler Profiles - Rina Yamashita. joshicity.com. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: Rina Yamashita Profile & Match Listing. Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). profightdb.com. March 3, 2021.
- Web site: "GAMI LIBRE 6", 04.11.2013 Osaka BODYMAKER COLOSSEUM #2. purolove.com. Purolove. November 4, 2013. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: WAVE GAMI*Libre LUCKY 7 GAMI Retirement Match DVD 12/30/13 Korakuen Hall. quebrada.net. Quebrada. December 30, 2013. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: いきなりフライデーナイト!vol.2 . June 29, 2014 . pro-w-wave.com. . Japanese.
- Web site: 8時だョ!全員集合!~Sakurasaku 3.6~ . April 5, 2015 . . Japanese.
- Web site: Catch the WAVE 2018~波女決勝戦~飯田美花引退「ごちそうさまでした!」 . May 4, 2018 . . Japanese . https://web.archive.org/web/20180821192121/http://pro-w-wave.com/archives/9768 . August 21, 2018 . dead .
- Web site: 小林香萌が飛鳥プロジェクトとWaveのダブル所属になることを発表!Dual Shock Wave 2014の組み合わせが決定! . September 17, 2014 . September 16, 2014 . Battle News . Japanese.
- Web site: いきなりフライデーナイト Oct.~ハルヒHappyBirthdayWave~ . October 3, 2015 . . Japanese.
- Web site: 9・22 Wave新木場大会 水波&橋本vs春日&長浜 フェアリー&乱丸vs桜花&夏 山縣&下野vs文子&朱崇花 山下&関西vs飯田&宮崎 . September 24, 2016 . September 24, 2016 . Battle News . Japanese.
- Web site: 大阪ラプソティー vol.31 . October 13, 2016 . . Japanese.
- Web site: 10・10 Wave後楽園大会 【Wave認定シングル】山縣vs米山 【Dual Shock Waveトーナメント決勝】関西&山下vs水波&橋本 . October 13, 2016 . October 13, 2016 . Battle News . Japanese.
- Web site: Pro Wrestling NOAH: Results «SEMex in Shinjuku Vol. 3» -02/10/2014. superluchas.com. Dark angel. October 3, 2014. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: RISULTATI: JWP SPRING HURRICANE IN OSAKA 26/04/2015. zonawrestling.net. Italian. Taigermen. April 28, 2015. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: RISULTATI: OZ ACADEMY REINCARNATION 17/05/2015. zonawrestling.net. Taigermen. Italian. May 18, 2015. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: AJPW: Resultados «Starting Over 2017» – Sigue el torneo junior en parejas. superluchas.com. Dark Angelita. Spanish. November 8, 2017. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: SEAdLINNNG: "Grow Together!" Couples tournament and new monarch. superluchas.com. Dark angel. March 22, 2021. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: https://iceribbon.com/event_detail.php?id=2792. ja:2021年05月09日 開始時間 12時00分~ / 開場時刻 11時30分 アイスリボン1117 in SKIPシティ. iceribbon.com. Japanese. Ice Ribbon. May 9, 2021. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: Ice Ribbon Results: New Ice Ribbon #1100 ~ Re:Born 2021 – Tokyo, Japan (2/20). wrestling-news.net. Wayne. Daly. February 20, 2021. May 13, 2021.
- Web site: New GCW Ultraviolent Champion Crowned At GCW Homecoming Part 1. Robert. Defelice. Fightful. August 13, 2022. August 14, 2022.
- Web site: Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan). wrestling-titles.com. April 25, 2021. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: FantastICE Championship. Philip. Kreikenbohm. Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. June 27, 2021. June 28, 2021.
- Samurai TV. samuraitv. 1344577194077536260. ja:2020年の「輝く!日本インディー大賞」の結果は以下となりました。. Here are the results of the 2020 Japan Indie Awards.. December 31, 2020. ja.
- Web site: JWP Junior Title (Japan). Wrestling Titles. wrestling-titles.com. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: OZ Academy Tag Team Title (Japan). Wrestling Titles. wrestling-titles.com. April 4, 2021. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: https://oz-academy.com/archives/21627. ja:OZアカデミー女子プロレス新宿大会 OZ 25th~春嵐強襲~. oz-academy.com. Oz Academy. May 9, 2021. May 9, 2021.
- Web site: OZ Academy Tag Team Championship « Titles Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database. Kreikenbohm. Philip. www.cagematch.net. 2018-09-20.
- Web site: POP (Princess of Pro-Wrestling) Title (Japan). Wrestling Titles. wrestling-titles.com. March 20, 2021. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Title (Japan). Wrestling Titles. wrestling-titles.com. August 10, 2020. May 12, 2021.
- Web site: http://pw-freedoms.co.jp/event_detail.php?id=1929 . ja:2021.2.9 東京・後楽園ホール . February 9, 2021. July 20, 2021 . pw-freedoms.co.jp . ja.
- Web site: Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed. aiptcomics.com. Patrick. Ross. October 27, 2022. October 27, 2022.
- Web site: Complete 2023 PWI 500 List Revealed, Top NJPW Star Absent. tjrwrestling.net. Sondra. Ruth. September 14, 2023. September 17, 2023.
- Web site: 2018年7月25日(水)東京・後楽園ホール . July 26, 2018 . . Japanese.