Tequila Saya

Tequila Saya
Saya in July 2019
Born (1984-01-19) January 19, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Hakodate, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Tequila Saya
Saya
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight50 kg (110 lb)
Trained byChiharu Ōno
Debut2016
Retired2019

Tequila Saya (テキーラさや, Tekira Saya) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Ice Ribbon and Oz Academy.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2016-2019)

As a freelancer, Saya was known for competing in various of the Japanese independent scene promotions. At WAVE Young OH! OH! The Final ~ Young All Stars Thanksgiving, an event promoted by pro Wrestling Wave on December 15, 2016, Saya participated in a nine-person battle royal also involving Asuka, Maika Ozaki, Konami, Mochi Miyagi and others.[4] At SKIP Beat Kawaguchi Vol. 3, an event promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling on May 7, 2017, Saya teamed up with Maruko Nagasaki in a losing effort against Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera).[5] At Manami Toyota's retirement show, an event promoted by Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, Saya participated in a gauntlet match in which Toyota faced 50 people. She was the first one to defeat the latter.[6] At ZERO1/Super Fireworks Hiroshima, an event produced by pro Wrestling Zero1 on November 18, 2018, she unsuccessfully challenged Risa Sera, Hide Kubota and Taru for the Blast Queen Championship.[7] Saya also participated in freelance shows, such as Gake No Fuchi Joshi Pro Wrestling on December 24, 2019, where she teamed up with DDT Pro-Wrestling founder Sanshiro Takagi to pick up a victory over Miyako Matsumoto and Jiro Kuroshio in a intergender tag team match.[8]

Ice Ribbon (2016-2019)

Saya worked most of her short-term career for Ice Ribbon. She made her professional wrestling debut at New Ice Ribbon #708, an event promoted on February 13, 2016, going into a time-limit draw against Yuuka as a result of an exhibition match.[9] She is known for teaming up with Giulia as Burning Raw. At New Ice Ribbon #971 on July 15, 2019, they defeated Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi and Risa Sera) to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Championship.[10] At New Ice Ribbon #1013 RibbonMania on December 31, 2019, Saya had her last match in the promotion, a retirement 45-person gauntlet match also involving notable opponents such as Akane Fujita, Cherry, Hamuko Hoshi, Banny Oikawa, Kaori Yoneyama, Ken Ohka, Itsuki Aoki, Matsuya Uno, Syuri, Miyako Matsumoto, Yuki Mashiro, Kyuri and many others.[11]

(2021)

Since her retirement, she has appeared in some matches held by the P's Party branch of Ice Ribbon. The most recent took place on November 17, 2021, where she competed in a 16-person gauntlet match won by Rina Yamashita and also involving Tsukushi Haruka, Totoro Satsuki, Chie Ozora and others.[12]

Big Japan Pro Wrestling (2016-2019)

Saya worked as a female talent in several events promoted by Big Japan Pro Wrestling. At BJW Beer Garden Match on October 22, 2019, she teamed up with Suzu Suzuki in a losing effort against Ayumi Hayashi and Tsukasa Fujimoto.[13]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Tequila Saya • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Tequila Saya/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Tequila Saya Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Purolove (December 15, 2016). "WAVE "YOUNG OH! OH! THE FINAL YOUNG ALL-STAR THANKSGIVING!", 15.12.2016 Shinjuku FACE". purolove.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. ^ Fanti, Lorenzo (May 7, 2017). "AJPW: I risultati di "Skip Beat Kawaguchi vol. 3"". wethewrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. ^ JoshiCity (November 23, 2017). "Manami Toyota Retirement Show on 11/3/17 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Pro Wrestling Zero1 (November 18, 2018). ZERO1岡山・広島豪雨チャリティープロレス「何度でも立ち上がる」天下一ジュニアトーナメント ZERO１・サポーターズクラブ広島後援会記念大会. z-1.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 24, 2019). "Gake No Fuchi Joshi Pro Wrestling". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  9. ^ Ice Ribbon (February 13, 2016). ◆2016年02月13日 開始時間 18時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 17時30分 アイスリボン708 18時00分開始. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  10. ^ Ice Ribbon (July 15, 2019). ◆2019年07月15日 開始時間 12時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 11時30分 横浜リボン2019・夏. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  11. ^ Ice Ribbon (December 31, 2019). ◆2019年12月31日 開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 RIBBONMANIA2019. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  12. ^ Ice Ribbon (November 17, 2021). ◆2021年11月17日 開始時間 19時00分～ ／ 開場時刻 18時45分 P’sParty 第93戦/進垣リナラストP’sParty 19時00分開始. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2021.
  13. ^ Daly, Wayne (October 23, 2019). "BJW Results: Beer Garden Match – Sapporo, Japan (10/22)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Ice Ribbon. Triangle Ribbon Championship History (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  15. ^ Ice Ribbon. International Ribbon Tag Team Championship History (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  16. ^ "【お知らせ】結果発表！｢アイスリボンアワード2018｣". Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). January 7, 2019. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  17. ^ "【お知らせ】結果発表！｢アイスリボンアワード2019｣". Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2023.