Ryo Mizunami Explained

Ryo Mizunami
Birth Name:Ayane Mizumura [1]
Birth Date:24 March 1988
Ring Names:Ayane Mizumura
Aya Mizunami
Ryo Mizunami
Height:5 ft 3 in (160cm)
Weight:147 lbs (67 kg)
Billed:Nagoya, Japan
Trainer:Meiko Satomura
Debut:November 3, 2004

,[1] better known by her ring name, is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist.[2] She is best known for her time in Pro Wrestling Wave. She is also known for her appearances in other Japanese promotions such as Big Japan Pro-Wrestling, Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, Ice Ribbon, Oz Academy and Seadlinnng amongst others, as well as American promotions like All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Shimmer Women Athletes, and Northern Championship Wrestling in Canada.

Professional wrestling career

Mizumura started her professional wrestling career in 2004 with Gaea Japan under her birth name. She made her in-ring debut on November 3 in which she lost to Carlos Amano.[3]

Pro Wrestling Wave (2009–2019)

Mizunami made her debut for Pro Wrestling Wave in April 2009 as part of a gauntlet battle royal for the DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship.[4]

All Elite Wrestling (2019, 2021–present)

In 2019, Mizunami made her debut for the newly formed American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) at their inaugural event Double or Nothing in Las Vegas in which Mizunami, Hikaru Shida and Riho defeated the team of Yuka Sakazaki, Aja Kong and Emi Sakura.[5] [6] Mizunami later revealed that she was considering retirement but changed her mind after her appearance at Double or Nothing.[7]

In 2021, Mizunami was announced as a participant in the AEW Women's Championship Eliminator Tournament as part of the Japanese bracket.[8] In the opening round of the Japanese side of the bracket, Mizunami defeated Maki Itoh via submission on February 15.[9] On February 22, Mizunami picked up a count-out victory over Aja Kong to advance to the Japanese finals. She won the Japanese bracket after defeating Yuka Sakazaki on an all-women's B/R Live special on February 28.[10] [11] On the March 3 edition of AEW Dynamite, Mizunami defeated Nyla Rose in the finals, winning the AEW Women's Championship Eliminator Tournament.[12] [13] For winning the tournament, Mizunami challenged Shida for the AEW Women's World Championship on March 7 at Revolution, but was unsuccessful.[14] On the March 10th episode of Dynamite, Mizunami teamed with Shida and Thunder Rosa where they defeated Nyla Rose, Maki Itoh and Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.[15]

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Seo Hee Ham| Submission (armbar)| Gladiator: Dream, Power and Hope| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:05| Sapporo, Japan[2] [16] | |-

Championships and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ryo Mizunami . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  2. Web site: RYO MIZUNAMI . ESPN . 4 February 2021.
  3. Web site: GAEA Iron Heart 2004 - Tag 1 . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  4. Web site: WAVE Golden Week Special . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  5. Web site: AEW Double Or Nothing 2019 . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  6. Web site: Powell . Jason . AEW Double Or Nothing results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Chris Jericho, The Young Bucks vs. Pentagon Jr. and Fenix for the AAA Tag Titles, Cody vs. Dustin Rhodes, Britt Baker vs. Nyla Rose vs. Kylie Rae . prowrestling.net . 4 February 2021 . May 25, 2019.
  7. Web site: Ounpraseuth. Jason. Ryo Mizunami Reveals AEW Convinced Her To Not Retire, Hikaru Shida Note. Wrestling Inc.. February 13, 2021. March 7, 2021.
  8. Web site: Nason . Josh . FULL AEW WOMEN'S TITLE ELIMINATOR TOURNAMENT FIELD ANNOUNCED . . 4 February 2021 . February 3, 2021.
  9. Web site: Powell. Jason. 2/15 AEW Women's Championship Eliminator tournament results: Powell's live review of Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga, Veny vs. Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami, and Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura in first round matches. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 15, 2021. February 23, 2021.
  10. Web site: AEW Women's Championship Eliminator Results (2/22): Japan Semifinals, Conti vs Rose. ProWrestling.com. February 22, 2021. February 23, 2021.
  11. Web site: Powell. Jason. 2/28 AEW Women's Championship Eliminator tournament results: Powell's live review of Yuka Sakazaki vs. Ryo Mizunami in the Japan bracket finals, Riho vs. Thunder Rosa in a U.S. bracket semifinal match, Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga, and Rin Kadokura vs. Emi Sakura, Veny, and Maki Itoh. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. February 28, 2021. March 1, 2021.
  12. Web site: AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament Results: Thunder Rosa Vs. Nyla Rose. Wrestling Inc.. Joshua Gagnon. March 1, 2021. March 1, 2021.
  13. Web site: Powell. Jason. 3/3 AEW Dynamite results: Powell's live review of Shaquille O'Neal and Jade Cargill vs. Cody Rhodes and Red Velvet, Paul Wight interview, Ryo Mizunami vs. Nyla Rose in the AEW Eliminator tournament final, Tully Blanchard and FTR vs. Jurassic Express, the final push for AEW Revolution. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 3, 2021. March 4, 2021.
  14. Web site: Powell. Jason. AEW Revolution results: Powell's live review of Kenny Omega vs. Jon Moxley in an Exploding Barbed Wire Death Match for the AEW Championship, Young Bucks vs. Chris Jericho and MJF for the AEW Tag Titles, surprise debut, Face of the Revolution ladder match for a TNT Title shot. Pro Wrestling Dot Net. March 7, 2021. March 7, 2021.
  15. Web site: AEW Dynamite #76 . Cagematch . 11 March 2021.
  16. Web site: RYO MIZUNAMI . Sherdog . 4 February 2021.
  17. Web site: Ryo Mizunami . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  18. Web site: Ryo Mizunami . Cagematch . 4 February 2021.
  19. Web site: 2013年7月15日・後楽園ホール Catch The Wave 2013・決勝戦 . July 16, 2013 . . Japanese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140207104413/http://www.pro-w-wave.com/Catch_The_WAVE/index.html . February 7, 2014.
  20. Web site: WAVE今年の波女は２度目の戴冠、桜花由美！ . July 28, 2023 . Weekly Fight Miruhon . Japanese . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220927083259/https://miruhon.net/26400 . September 27, 2022.
  21. Web site: Sendai Girls' World Tag Team Title. wrestling-titles.com. Wrestling Titles. April 11, 2023.

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