Yuna Manase

Yuna Manase
Manase in January 2023
Born (1987-11-11) November 11, 1987 (age 37)[1]
Chiba, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuna Manase
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight60 kg (132 lb)
Trained byFuka
Debut2014

Yuna Suzuki (鈴木友菜, Suzuki Yūna, born November 11, 1987), better know by her ring name Yuna Manase (まなせゆうな, Manase Yūna), is a Japanese professional wrestler, working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling.[3] She also works as a coach and trained various wrestlers such as Natsumi Maki, Tam Nakano and Saori Anou.[2]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2014–present)

Suzuki is known for briefly competing in various promotions. At CyberFight Festival 2021, an event promoted by CyberFight for its four brands, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah, Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling and Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling on July 6, 2021, Suzuki participated in a 15-person rumble rules match also involving Antonio Honda, Muhammad Yone, Shuhei Taniguchi, Yoshiaki Yatsu and others.[4]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2017–present)

Manase in August 2017

Suzuki usually works for the Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling branch of DDT, but made appearances in the signature events of the promotions such as the DDT Peter Pan.

At Ryōgoku Peter Pan 2017 on August 20, she participated in a Rumble rules match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship also involving Cherry, Yuu, Shoko Nakajima, Yuka Sakazaki and others.[5] She made another appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 from July 15 during the relationship between DDT and Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, event where she teamed up with Natsumi Maki and Himawari Unagi in a losing effort to Rika Tatsumi and The Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino).[6]

Another notable event where she competed is the DDT Ultimate Party. At Ultimate Party 2019 on November 3, she teamed up with Super Sasadango Machine, Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio, Hiroshi Yamato and Makoto Oishi falling short to Danshoku Dino, Asuka, Yuki Iino, Mizuki and Trans-Am★Hiroshi in a Ten-person tag team match for the KO-D 10-Man Tag Team Championship.[7]

At DDT Ganbare Pro Battle Runner on January 17, 2021, she teamed up with Kuuga and Yumehito Imanari to unsuccessfully challenge The Halfee (Katsuzaki Shunosuke, Moehiko Harumisawa and Shu Sakurai) for the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[8]

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2017–2022)

Suzuki's most notable work of her career took place in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. After resigning from Actwres girl'Z, she made her debut in the promotion on March 12, 2017, at TJPW At This Time, Get Excited In Nerima! where she picked up a victory over Nodoka-Oneesan.[9] At TJPW If You Get Lost You Just Go To Shin-Kiba! on February 18, 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Miyu Yamashita for the Princess of Princess Championship.[10] On November 4, 2018, at TJPW 5th Anniversary, Suzuki competed in a 12-woman gauntlet battel royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship and for the no.1 contendership for the Princess of Princess Championship won by Maki Itoh and also involving Miuzuki, Reika Saiki, Shoko Nakajima and others.[11] Her most notable victory took place at TJPW KFC 2Days '19 ~Desert Moon~ on September 16, 2019, where she defeated her own student Natsumi Maki for the International Princess Championship.[12]

World Wonder Ring Stardom

(2014–2015)

Suzuki made her professional wrestling debut at World Wonder Ring Stardom's Season 15 New Year Stars 2014 event from January 12, where she fell short to Kairi Hojo.[13] She continued making sporadic appearances, such as on the second night of the Stardom Grow Up Stars 2014 on March 30, where she competed in a 14-woman battle royal also involving Mayu Iwatani, Nanae Takahashi, Act Yasukawa, Alpha Female, Io Shirai, Natsuki Taiyo and others.[14] Suzuki resigned from the promotion on March 8, 2015, to start working for other companies.[15]

(2021–2022)

At Stardom's 10th Anniversary on March 3, 2021, Suzuki made a one-time return, participating in a 24-women Stardom All Star Rumble featuring wrestlers from the promotion's past such as Chigusa Nagayo, Kyoko Inoue, Mima Shimoda, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Emi Sakura, Yuzuki Aikawa, Yoko Bito and others.[16] At Stardom in Showcase vol.2 on September 25, 2022, Manase worked into a non-canon storyline where she and Nanae Takahashi teamed up as two masked reapers with Yuu and defeated Syuri, and Queen's Quest's Utami Hayashishita and Lady C who were billed as Rossy Ogawa's "Bodyguard Army". After the pay-per-view came to an end, Alpha Female reached out via taped video in which she teased the formation of the Neo Stardom Army unit alongside Takahashi, Yuu and Manase.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

In Ice Ribbon, Manase is a two-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion.

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yuna Manase • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yuna Manase/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Yuna Manase Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (June 6, 2021). "CyberFight Festival 2021". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  5. ^ Justin, Dylan (August 23, 2017). "DDT Peter Pan 2017 (August 20) Results & Review". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  6. ^ DDT Pro Wrestling (July 15, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" Wrestle Peter Pan 2019. ddtpro.com. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  7. ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling. "Ultimate Party 2019～DDTグループ大集合！～". ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  8. ^ DDT Ganbare Pro (January 17, 2021). "DDT ProWrestling" バトルランナー2021. ddtpro.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (March 12, 2017). "DDT ProWrestling" この際、練馬で盛り上がっちゃお！. ddtpro.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (February 18, 2018). "DDT ProWrestling" 行こう！行くべ！行けば！行く時！迷うなら新木場に行くだけさ！. ddtpro.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (November 4, 2018). "DDT ProWrestling" 東京女子プロレス誕生5周年記念新木場ツアー2018秋 Two. ddtpro.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  12. ^ a b DDT Pro-Wrestling (September 16, 2019). "DDT ProWrestling" KFC 2DAYS '19～Desert Moon～. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  13. ^ Purolove (January 12, 2014). "World Wonder Ring Stardom - "Season 15 ~ New Year Stars 2014" 12.01". purolove.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Purolove (March 30, 2014). "Stardom "Takumi Iroha Triumphant Return", 30.03.2014 Onojo Madokapia". purolove.com. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "2015年3月8日 Grows up stars2015 開幕戦". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 29, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  16. ^ Taigermen (March 3, 2021). "Risultati: Stardom 10th Anniversary – Hinamatsuri All-Star Dream Cinderella 03.03.2021". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  17. ^ Edwards, Scott (September 24, 2022). "Stardomin Showcase Vol. 2 Results (9/25/22): Starlight Kid vs. Suzu Suzuki, Giulia & Rina Yamashita Team, And More". fightful.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  18. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  19. ^ Internet Wrestling Database. "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 250 Female for 2024". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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