born March 17, 1995 is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, where she is a four-time Princess of Princess Champion and a two-time Princess Tag Team Champion. She also makes apperances for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and Ring of Honor (ROH).
Yamashita was trained by DDT Pro Wrestling's Kyohei Mikami, and made her debut in August 2013 as one of the first members of DDT's all female Tokyo Joshi Pro sister promotion. Yamashita was pushed as the top star of Tokyo Joshi Pro, and became the first ever Princess of Princess Champion on January 4, 2016.
Professional wrestling career
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2013–present)
Yamashita trained in
Kyokushin Karate and
Catch Wrestling from a young age and originally had hopes of being an
Japanese idol, and took part in many auditions for idol groups, though she struggled to get anywhere. She was eventually introduced to professional wrestler
Kyohei Mikami, who asked if she would be interested in training to join Dramatic Dream Team's new sister promotion, Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). Yamashita accepted the offer and moved to
Tokyo at age 17 to begin training under Mikami shortly after.
In TJP's early years, it was a small promotion that mainly ran shows alongside live music and other live performances. Despite being a small promotion, Yamashita was still being pushed as the future top star of the promotion, and when TJP finally started to run their own full shows, Yamashita took her position at the top of the card. She became known for her strong kicks and karate based offence, earning the nickname "
Pink Striker".
On January 4, 2016, at TJP's biggest show to date, Yamashita defeated longtime rival Shoko Nakajima to become the first ever Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion.
On August 13, 2023, Yamashita won the Tokyo Princess Cup after defeating Yuki Kamifuku in the finals.
All Elite Wrestling / Ring of Honor (2022–present)
Yamashita made her All Elite Wrestling (AEW) on the June 6, 2022 episode of
, teaming with
Skye Blue in a losing effort against
Nyla Rose and
Serena Deeb.
On July 9 at TJPW's event Summer Sun Princess. Yamashita defeated
Thunder Rosa in an AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator match, earning a future title match against Rosa.
On July 27 at , Yamashita failed to win the title from Rosa.
On the March 30, 2023 episode of
ROH Honor Club TV, Yamashita made her debut for AEW's sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH) with a victory over Shazza McKenzie.
The following week, she fought Athena for the ROH Women's World Championship in a losing effort.
On the April 30, 2025 episode of
Dynamite, Yamashita returned to AEW, where she faced regining AEW Women's World Champion "Timeless" Toni Storm in another title eliminator match, but was defeated.
On July 11, 2025, Yamashita returned to ROH at Supercard of Honor, competing in a Worldwide Women's Wild Card four-way match for the interim ROH Women's World Television Championship, but was pinned by
Mina Shirakawa.
Impact Wrestling / Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2023–2024)
On March 30, 2023 (which was taped on March 25), Yamashita made her
Impact Wrestling debut with a victory over
Killer Kelly.
That same day at Multiverse United, she competed in a
four-way match where the winner will be added to the Impact Knockouts World Championship match at Rebellion, which was won by
Deonna Purrazzo.
On April 25, 2024 (which was taped on April 21), Yamashita made her return to TNA, confronting Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace after it was announced her match next week will be for the title.
Other ventures
Yamashita has appeared on two TV programs, the 2019 miniseries
Prescription Police and the 2020 episode "Ekitai Rashku" of
SWAT.
Championships and accomplishments
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Capital Championship Wrestling
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CCW Championship (1 time)
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CCW Network Championship (1 time)
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DDT Pro-Wrestling
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DDT Universal Championship (1 time)
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Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (4 times)
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Ranked No. 12 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022
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Shine Wrestling
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Shine Championship (1 time)
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Spark Joshi Puroresu of America
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Spark Joshi World Championship (1 time, inaugural)
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Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
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Princess of Princess Championship (4 times)
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Princess Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Maki Itoh
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"Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament (2023) – with Maki Itoh
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Tokyo Princess Cup (2023)
Footnotes
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