Yuka Sakazaki

Yuka Sakazaki (坂崎 ユカ, Sakazaki Yuka, born December 27) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, where she is a former Princess of Princess Champion and Tokyo Princess Tag Team Champion, and also makes appearances in All Elite Wrestling (AEW).

Yuka Sakazaki
Sakazaki in October 2018
Birth nameYuka Sakazaki (坂崎 ユカ, Sakazaki Yuka)
BornDecember 27
South Town, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yuka Sakazaki
Billed height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Billed fromSouth Town[2]
Trained byDDT Dojo
DebutDecember 1, 2013

Early life

She attended a training school with aspirations for comedy. She later switched to wrestling.

Career

Tokyo Joshi Pro (2013–present)

Sakazaki made her professional wrestling debut for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling, winning a tag team match on December 1, 2013.[3]

In the summer of 2014, Sakazaki participated in the first Tokyo Princess Cup, defeating Kanna in the first round before losing to eventual champion Nonoko in the semifinals.

On June 4, 2017, Sakazaki defeated Yuu to become the Tokyo Princess of Princess Champion for the first time.[4] In her first title defense, however, Sakazaki lost to Reika Saiki. Throughout September and October, Sakazaki and her tag team partner Shoko Nakajima participated in a tournament to crown new Tokyo Princess Tag Team Champions after the title was vacated in August by Marika Kobashi and Reika Saiki. The two won their first round and semifinal matches in the tournament and eventually defeated Maho Kurone and Rika Tatsumi in the finals to win the championship.[5] On February 3, 2018, Sakazaki and Nakajima lost the tag title to Neo Biishiki-gun (Azusa Christie and Sakisama). Later that year, Sakazaki again competed in the Tokyo Princess Cup, winning her first three matchups before losing to Yuu in the finals. On August 4, Sakazaki teamed with Mizuki in the one-day Yeah! Metcha Tag Tournament, which they won by defeating Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima, the latter of whom Sakazaki won the Tokyo Princess Tag Team Championship with. Three weeks later, Sakazaki and Mizuki defeated Maki Ito and Reika Saiki to win the vacant tag titles, marking Sakazaki's second reign as champion.[5] The two held the title for ten months until they were defeated by Neo Biishiki-gun.[5]

On November 3 at an event for DDT Pro-Wrestling, Sakazaki defeated Nakajima to claim her second Princess of Princess Championship.[6]

All Elite Wrestling (2019–present)

In 2019, All Elite Wrestling (AEW) announced that Yuka Sakazaki would wrestle at Double or Nothing,[7][8] competing in the six women tag-team match. She participated in a triple threat match at Fyter Fest on June 29, 2019, losing to Riho after Riho pinned Nyla Rose. On the February 5, 2020, Sakazaki made her debut on Dynamite defeating Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D. and being attacked by her after the match.

Championships and accomplishments

References
  1. "DDT ProWrestling". DDT ProWrestling.
  2. "Free Match - Riho vs Nyla Rose vs Yuka Sakazaki from AEW's Fyter Fest". YouTube.com. All Elite Wrestling. July 4, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. "Matches « Yuka Sakazaki « Wrestlers Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  4. "Princess Of Princess Championship". Dramatic DDT. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  5. "TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship". Dramatic DDT.
  6. "DDT Ultimate Party 2019 ~ DDT Group Big Set ~ « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  7. Pollock, John (February 8, 2019). "Kenny Omega joins AEW and lots of other announcements". Postwrestling. Archived from the original on 2019-02-09. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. Rose, Bryan (February 7, 2019). "AEW ANNOUNCES NEW TALENT FOR DOUBLE OR NOTHING". F4wonline. Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  9. "Princess of Princess Championship". CageMatch. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  10. 行こう！行くべ！行けば！行く時！迷うなら練馬に行くだけさ！. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). February 3, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  11. BRANDNEW WRESTLING 2～今、攻める時だ～. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). August 25, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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