born October 25, 1994 is a Japanese professional wrestler and former ring announcer working for the Japanese promotion Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling where she is a former Princess Tag Team Champion.
Professional wrestling career
Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2018–present)
After her time as a ring announcer, Aino made her professional wrestling debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at
TJPW Yes! Wonderland ~ Break Myself! ~ on May 3, 2018, where she teamed up with her "Bakuretsu Sisters" tag team partner and real-life sister Nodoka Tenma in a losing effort against
Hikari Noa and Yuu as a result of a tag team match.
At
TJPW 5th Anniversary on November 4, 2018, she competed in a gauntlet battle royal for both the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship and the number one contendership for the Princess of Princess Championship won by
Maki Itoh and also involving
Yuki Kamifuku,
Reika Saiki and others.
Aino made it to the finals of the "Tokyo Princess Cup 2021" where she fell short to Miu Watanabe.
At
Wrestle Princess I on November 7, 2020, Aino and Nodoka Tenma succeeded in winning the Princess Tag Team Championship from Hakuchuumu (Miu Watanabe and Rika Tatsumi).
One year later at
Wrestle Princess II on October 9, 2021, Aino unsuccessfully challenged Hikari Noa for the International Princess Championship.
On April 29, 2023, at TJPW Precious Time, Aino, along with Pom Harajuku and Raku won the Shinagawa Three Woman Festival.
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2018–present)
Due to being a TJPW wrestler, Aino is known for competing in sister-promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. She made appearances in several of the promotion's signature events such as the
DDT Judgement, marking her first performance at on February 17, she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and
Yuna Manase to defeat
Natsupoi,
Hikari Noa and
Miu Watanabe.
Another branch of events in which Aino has worked is DDT Peter Pan, making her first appearance at Wrestle Peter Pan 2019 on July 15, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and Rika Tatsumi to defeat
Natsumi Maki,
Yuna Manase and
Unagi Sayaka.
On the second night of Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 from June 7, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and Rika Tatsumi in a losing effort against MiraClians (
Yuka Sakazaki and
Shoko Nakajima) and
Miyu Yamashita.
As for the DDT Ultimate Party, Aino made her only appearance at the 2019 edition where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma and unsuccessfully competed in a
Gauntlet match won by Nautilus (
Yuki Ueno and
Naomi Yoshimura) and also involving
Yukio Naya and
Cody Hall,
Yukio Sakaguchi and
Ryota Nakatsu, Shuichiro Katsumura and
Kouki Iwasaki, and NEO Itoh Respect Army (
Maki Itoh and
Chris Brookes).
Pro Wrestling Noah (2021–present)
Due to TJPW being a promotion patroned by the
CyberFight company, Aino competed in cross-over events held between the three promotions owned by it, those being TJPW, DDT and Pro Wrestling Noah. The first event of such kind was the CyberFight Festival 2021 from June 6, where she teamed up with Nodoka Tenma in a losing effort against
Hyper Misao and
Shoko Nakajima, and Hakuchumu (Miu Watanabe and
Rika Tatsumi) in a three-way tag team match.
At CyberFight Festival 2022 on June 12, she teamed up with
Hyper Misao, Yuuri, Pom Harajuku and Haruna Neko in a losing effort against
Nao Kakuta, Mahiro Kiryu,
Moka Miyamoto, Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami.
Personal life
Aino is real life sisters with former "Bakuretsu Sisters" tag team partner
Nodoka Tenma.
She became sister-in-law with fellow professional wrestler
Ryuichi Sekine after Tenma married him in late 2022.
Championships and accomplishments
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated
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Ranked No. 198 of the top 250 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 250 in 2024
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Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling
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Princess Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Nodoka Tenma (1) and Ryo Mizunami (2)
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Shinagawa Three Woman Festival (2023) – with Pom Harajuku and Raku
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