X-Ray

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Introducing LAW Magazine's X-Ray - a regular feature in which we ask the biggest stars in wrestling for their thoughts on the up-and-coming talent of tomorrow! Each article features a panel of veteran wrestlers giving their perspectives on a newcomer to the sport - for good or ill.

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Ichika Rei
Arma-Gil-O
Skylar Jones
Nashi Dragneel

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Ichika Rei



One could say Ichika was born into this colorful yet competitive world of wrestling. That her soul is one with the sport and that her heart beats for the ring and the ring alone. Being the daughter of the most iconic wrestler of her time and arguably in history, Ichika has had the exposure to this sport only few in this world could ever have. She viewed it under the spotlight of her mother’s success and had this world at her cusp. And it was in that position that dipping her toes in this cruel canvas and continuing her mother’s success not only became a possibility but destiny. A prophecy. Good thing is, Ichika liked the idea of it too! Moonsaults, camel clutches and suplexes became the wonders of this prodigy’s childhood. After being trained and nurtured by Asai, and creating ripples that snagged the world’s attention in the indies, the new generation has come to the big leagues to show what she got!

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Dana Ashford



"One thing I can say about Ichika Rei is that she's young, but there's nothing wrong with being young. At some point, all legends out there started out young, and I can safely say that Ichika can achieve that legendary status with time and effort, if she so desires, of course. I knew her mother back in the day, and while I don't expect her to be a perfect carbon copy of Asai, I want to see if she can live up to her mother's name. Whether she can measure up to her mother's legacy or simply crumble under pressure, I'll be watching her with great interest, and if necessary, I can even be a 'villain' in her hero's journey."

Dana Ashford held the Slamazon World Title three times during her storied and illustrious career. Despite already being in her fifties this year, she is still very much active in the ring and hasn't shown any sign of retiring as of yet.

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Akira Koizumi



"Let me make one thing perfectly clear: Asai Rei and I go back a long time. We worked together when we were still cutting our teeth in the ring, and we learned a lot from each other. Fact of the matter is, I never could beat her, and I don't know if I could now, either. Ichika...is not her mother. All she has going for her is her family name, and she's proven that can't back up her making an ass of herself in the ring. If she thinks that being a Rei is all it takes, she needs a good wakeup call - and if Rose Gold can't do the trick, I don't know what can. She needs to rethink her life and get some serious training, or all she'll be good for is being an embarrassing stain on her mother's legacy."

Akira Koizumi is a veteran of the joshi puroresu circuit, participating in numerous promotions and winning several championships both in Japan and overseas. Since retiring from competition, she now works as a trainer, opening a wrestling school in Shiroishi.

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Karen Starring



"Maybe if Ichika stopped treating the majority of her matches as if they were on the frontpage of Pornhub, she'd perform better. I might at a push even admit she has talent, a sort of 'jill of all trades' good-at-everything vibe, but until she stops putting focus on entertaining the crowd over actually winning, she's nothing but meat for the grinder. If Ichika was to take anything from this advice, it's that she should stop trying to be the next Tracy Canon. We already have one, and we don't need that to begin with. Try to be the next Lillian Byrne. She's a bitch, but there's a reason she's champion."

Karen Starring is one of LAW's Heavyweight mainstays. Active from day one, the raven-haired powerhouse’s infamous reputation is known from locker-room to the nosebleeds.

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Aella Midori



"I've been keeping an eye on young miss Rei's career with a vested interest. Asai’s always been a dream opponent for me and I’ll list Ichika as a dream opponent as well. That girl has every bit of fire her mother had, not to mention an indelible love for this industry that I can’t help but appreciate. But naturally we can’t talk about Ichika’s career without getting into her...less than stellar record. Her ring skills aren’t bad, but I believe there are two core problems that have contributed to her unfortunate record. Number one, I believe Ichika has a tendency to bite off more than she can chew. By her third match here, she was fighting Rose Gold. Secondly, the girl is far too immature. For a rookie her skill belies her experience and age, but it doesn’t take much to turn her emotions against her. If Ichika happens to see this, let me impress this advice to her: Thicken your skin, girl. If you’re beaten mentally then you may as well consider yourself beaten in the ring. Once Ichika masters her emotions in a match, I’m sure we’ll all be seeing a great turn-around.”

Aella Midori, D.O., is a long time veteran and follower of the industry. Primarily wrestling in Mexico and the southern United States, she has held multiple regional, national and tag team titles, as well as being an accomplished doctor and a mother to rising star Alizeh Midori.

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Cyber Widow



"What do I think of Ichika?. She is just like her mother but more of a pain in the neck compared to how her mother was. Asai was like this figure in the business, she was the monster you had to beat to reach the top of the mountain. She was the original gatekeeper in the Joshi scene. And when I look at Ichika, she’s a lot bigger than Asai, but she doesn't have the skill or drive like her mother did. That's just my two cents on the matter. She’s good, but nowhere near the level that her mother was at.”

Theresia Niedermeyer, otherwise known as Cyber Widow, is a former CWA Heavyweight Champion, the first woman to hold the position. Her feud with Ichika's mother Asai Rei was held as a groundbreaking moment in the history of womens' wrestling.

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Aurora Lund



“Ichika Rei. Can't rightly say a bad word about her. She reminds me a lot of Asai, from all the times we faced each other in the ring. Only time will tell if she can live up to her mother's legacy...but I feel like she's someone to keep your eyes on.”

Aurora is a well accomplished wrestler, having traveled across the worlds as she has held various championships form multiple circuits over the past two decades. Such titles as the World title of E.W.O (European Wrestling Union) and also titles in America such as the USWW (United States Womens Wrestling) America Championship. Along with tag titles such as JWW (Japan Women Wrestling) Tag Championship alongside Asai Rei.

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Arma-Gil-O



Gil wasn't born into greatness, or a situation where being a wrestler seemed like the most likely outcome, she paved that way for herself, and made a much larger impact than she could have ever dreamed of making! She started her career in a small promotion in the US, where she quickly developed a style of smothers and humiliation, finding the balance between softness and sensuality! After a short while, she made her way to the biggest stage there was; LAW! Once there, she never threw in the towel, despite her many struggles and constant short-comings, her determination kept her getting back up, brushing-off the dust, and heading right back into the storm for another go...!

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Ayane Yamamoto



“What do you expect me to think of the goat girl? I suppose she's done a good job of making a name for herself in the short time she's been here, but in the world of smothers she's not the biggest hitter and it shows. Maybe that's her appeal but for me is how can you translate what your doing into wins? Seeing as how she made a big deal about smothering but spends so much time with someone smothering her out I question how much is it her pushing ahead of her limits or enjoying herself too much on getting beaten. She had some potential but I think she lives too much into her gimmicks and her own fun over dedicating herself into perfecting the craft in front of her, which makes it hard to see just how big that star of hers would shine. Anything of note on her would be her legs, hockey did wonders for her ability to get flattened, recover, and keep moving on top of being incredibly fast. If she ever needs advice I would recommend seeing that reach it's full potential and turn herself into foe who can't be hit often to wear down her prey."

Ayane Yamamoto was a former three-time world champion in JCCW and TCF respectively, the latter of which she carried for two and half years in her first reign and defended in Japan, America, the UK, and Mexico. Now a retired manager, she looks to keep her way of wrestling alive either through her family or her students.

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Kanata Yamamoto



"Gil... Well, not too much that I can say on her. But to see a sunshine in the locker room of angsty younger generations is quite a change of pace. She may not be the best in the business but she sure knows how to make friends in her short time in the company. Not a big fan of her more butt based offense, you better talk nee-san about it instead than me. I personally see her being a great kicker if she changed her style to my liking. All in all, if her passion is more on another sport then what can you do about it. Hope she makes it big wherever she goes."

Kanata Yamamoto known back in the days as the Roughhouse Yamato is a veteran in the deathmatch circuit in Japan, fighting against men and women without any mercy and making a bloody show of it back in the days, accumulating titles and scars throughout various deathmatch circuits. She along with her sister Haruna Yamamoto co-founded Platinum Sky to train eager young talents who found themselves contracted to LAW.

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Brynhild Ederne



'What do I think about Gil?. Hmm well, I will say that the smaller girl has a lot of spunk in her. The little scrappy goat has proven herself in the ring that she is never out of a match, going up against stronger in-ring wrestlers like Rose Gold, or taking on heavyweights. Whoever you send out to face that girl, she will always find a way to put on a show for the crowd, and win or lose she is becoming a famous wrestler to the fans by becoming a big-name draw in such a short time.

Brynhild Ederne is a former USWW American Champion, known for her legendary battles against a young Alaina Sanders, and Aurora Lund.

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Cynara Morgan



"Listen up, I know this is going to ruffle a few feathers, because I know how LAW fans feel about their little golden girl, but I never got to be where I was at the peak of my career by mincing words. Gil's got a long ways to go before she'll be ready to handle herself in anything resembling a real fight. Not only is she too soft to hold up to a truly merciless opponent who won't put up with her games, but she's already been humiliated more times than I can count against big names like Rose Gold and Karla Reinhardt. Some would say that's proof of her tenacity if she's capable to get back up and keep going - but to me, if she isn't getting any better it's a sign that she doesn't know she needs to either lose the cutesy stuff or get out of the business before people get tired of the act.

Cynara Morgan was the inaugural Apartment House Wrestling United States Champion, and boasts a nearly undefeated record in her career. Even after losing her title and retiring young, she was still hailed by many as the Queen of Apartment Wrestling.

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Adelaide Reinhardt



“Ah, The Great Arma-Gil-O. I had the pleasure of meeting the young woman once before, and I watched her match with my niece before that. She’s quite interesting. Horns, the skirt, and her unorthodox style is compounded by the fact she’s relatively thin for the usual women who partake in the ludicrous usage of their assets. Still, it appears to me she makes effective use of them, with five victories to tell for it. Seventeen losses, in contrast, is rather extreme, but I believe it’s inexperience and the total lack of malice that hinders her. I haven’t seen this girl use a maneuver more violent than a pillow smack… She’s suffered plenty because of that. Yet she comes back. And I find that the most intriguing. When her days in this industry are done, I think she’ll be remembered as that girl whose smile on TV fixed your bad day. A ray of lightheartedness against the degeneracy and drama. Your Arma-Gil-O, with a rear to be spanked and a heart to be hugged. I am almost inspired by it. And so should you. So should everyone.”

Adelaide Reinhardt, better known by her ring name “Adela,” is an accomplished veteran who has held three national titles on three continents and a small hodgepodge of lesser titles in a ten-year career. She was denoted by her eerie presence, opportunism, and apathetic ruthlessness that unnerved opponents and fans alike. Injuries always stymied her career, leading to her retirement at 33, but her return with the House of Hegemony six years later has surfaced rumours that she may be cleared to compete once again.

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Raposa Faisca



“I admire Gil’s fighting style and wish to smother her myself! I still have much to learn and even though she hasn't been here too long, she has an impressive run. We both had a run-in with that butt-eating wolf, Fenrir, and both lost. I shall learn from Gil’s matches, and smother that silver-haired girl next week! If she’d like me to smother her anytime, I’m there!

P.S. Wouldn’t mind “Smelling the Roses” myself.~”

Raposa’s a butt-obsessed wrestler herself, but her win/loss record hasn’t been favorable. Along with her high-flying and dance-fighting skills, perhaps learning from the GOAT will improve her chances.

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Skylar Jones



Skylar Jones is known for two things: Sex and violence. Since her debut in 2018, she's built a reputation as a near-psychopathic hardcore brawler who's not afraid to put someone in the ground. She's wrestled in numerous indie promotions, and was first introduced to big promotions through her time in SWF. Now that she's in LAW, she's set on building a legacy that will be remembered for decades to come.

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Katherine Hart



"Skylar Jones.....man, there's quite a lot that can be said about that kid. I know there's a lot of.... charged opinions on her. But I do know that Skylar values my opinion. Skylar, when you read my words, please know even though we don't know each other intimately, I've watched a lot of your work and your matches. I've seen you promo, I've heard the rumors and the murmurs backstage. Here's what I'd like from you: make better decisions for yourself. I know enough about Skylar Jones to be able to say with confidence that there is greatness in her. Undeniably so. But the thing about that girl is that she's capable of doing great good and great evil. I'll say it point blank here or anywhere and I'll address it directly to Sky: I don't wanna see you saying stuff along the lines of you taking pride or solace in being a bad person. No, I wanna see a Skylar that is proud of the things she's said and the things she's done to pave the way to where she is today and to where she's going tomorrow. I think we all wanna see a Skylar that's unapologetically proud of who she is and deep down, I think Skylar wants that too. You don't need to do the self-loathing thing. It doesn't look good on anyone. If you hate something about yourself, change it. If you've done something you regret, atone for it and move on. I see a lot of potential in you, Sky. I see someone that can make a big impact someday later down the line. But I also see someone that doesn't know whether or not her star is gonna outshine everyone else's or if she'll burn out spectacularly in a blaze of glory. I'm very curious to see where she'll be in a few years from now."

Katherine Hart has competed in several major promotions in the US and Mexico throughout most of her twenties, honing her craft and her "Super Kitty" gimmick and winning several singles and tag team championships across many promotions. In LAW, she has been a finalist in the Inaugural Last Woman Standing Tournament, formed the SWAT Cats alongside her tag partners Tracy Canon and Aurora Estrella and gone on to become an Inaugural Tag Team Champion with them, and Main Evented multiple major PPV shows.

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Jonathan Steele



“We can probably say all we want about Skylar Jones, but she’s definitely has enthusiasm for hardcore. I’ve heard that this girl can take it to pretty extreme levels to get to where she wants and doesn’t have a hesitation in the world to make anything into her new play thing. I’ve definitely seen the pleasure take over her personality in which she loves inflicting pain as she has chairs, kendo sticks, even a freaking weed whacker to exploit! Despite all of that enthusiasm, I do think she can be strategic, but she can also be overly cocky. Getting ahead of herself will only prove to slow down Skylar and it’s only more of a manipulative maneuver for her opponents. She’s got Cecilia to help her with strategy in tag team matches, but needs to be capable of thinking on her own two feet when it’s just her. That “never say die” attitude won’t go far into championship territory.”

Jonathan Steele is a visiting professional wrestler from America. Currently in his mid-30s, he has managed to win multiple world title and tag team gold from promotions in the United States alone. Jonathan took a 7-year hiatus back in 2011 to live a normal life before resuming his career in 2018 on the independent circuit starting in a high school gym in Detroit, Michigan. In USPW, he currently competes as part of a tag team with William Ashworth.

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Drasna Selinofoto



“Hm Skylar Jones eh? Honestly… I don’t like her much. The girl is tenacious I’ll give her rhat hit she’s so… unpolished and unbalanced. She gets things done at least, but I can’t say I approve of how she does or, her motivations. I think she needs to reevaluate what she wants in this business and how to achieve those things… or maybe some counseling sessions If Law will pay for them.”

Drasna Selinofoto has a long tenured career in pro wrestling, competing all throughout Europe, America and Japan with some of the most well known faces in LAW. Holding many championships from across the European circuit she retired for a time before eventually stepping back into the ring at the same time as her daughter's debut in the same company.

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Hitomi Rodouko



"Well....Skylar is that kind of person who leads their life as they want, and in the ring she doesn't break that way of life. Aggressive, direct, and violent, that's the way I could describe Skylar. Talking about the case against Fenrir would be stirring already calm waters, but if I have something to mention in her theme of revenge, it's that at least she gets to do them quite more than necessary...In my opinion, it's nice to see that style of people, it reminds a lot of some fighters that made a name for themselves by a way of fighting and acting that was different from the others. Just like Skylar now - a free girl, with no chains and no limits to reach her goals."

Hitomi Rodouko is a former heavyweight wrestling champion, a keijo expert, and the founder of the Rodouko Gym, which has raised many of LAW's up-and-coming stars including Fenrir, Nadia Fortune, and her own daughter Jenny. Now retired, she remains dedicated to ensuring that her spirit lives on in those who follow in her footsteps.

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Athena Wonder



"We all know that wrestling and violence are inseparable, and I've been in this industry for as long as many of these girls have been alive. I've had a few shares of hardcore matches and deathmatches under my belt, but when I see Skylar Jones, I see a bright supernova. Burning hot and embroiled in violence. Viciousness and savagery that only a few can match. But her brand of violence is something that may shorten her career, if not her life. I know it's her life and she's free to do whatever she wants with it, but it is a fact that the brightest stars are always the first ones to fade away."

Having started out her wrestling career at the age of nineteen, Athena Wonder has wrestled for more than two decades, becoming a wrestling icon in North America. She has held various prestigious titles over the years of her illustrious career, with North American World Heavyweight Championship and Queendom World Championship being the most prominent ones. She has joined LAW in mid-2020, hoping to expand her career even further in Japan.

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Jonathan Walker



"Skylar is the kind of hardcore wrestler that any company that focuses a lot on violence likes, but I think sometimes she goes way too far when she's in a match like this. Everyone remembers what she did with Fenrir, my girlfriend, right? I just say that at some point, the situation will change and she will be sent to the hospital. Besides that, even though I joined LAW last year, I already know how things are, and I know someone else thinks like me here, Anyway, I have just this to say."

Jonathan is a British boy who is still starting his career in the wrestling world. Although he is still young, the boy is already looking for great rivalries and victories in this world.

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Nashi Dragneel



The Fiery Idol, Nashi Dragneel, might have gotten her start as a popular pop star, but she's still the daughter of a famed wrestler - and she decided it was high time she wore it on her sleeve, training in the grappling arts to follow in her father's footsteps. Since coming to LAW, she's seen her former duo, the Idol Dragons, rise to tag-team stardom, and she's made it known that fame and adoration is only the beginning of her aspirations. But does she have what it takes to realize her dreams?

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Cyber Widow



"Nashi... That girl has the nerve to act like she is some shining bright star in this company, going around acting like she is this more hot shot coming in and taking stuff from more deserving girls who bust their asses off day and night. So no, next time we have a match, I am going to do what I always do and take her out.”

Theresia Niedermeyer, otherwise known as Cyber Widow, is a former CWA Heavyweight Champion, the first woman to hold the position. Her reign of terror in the ring has made wrestling history in LAW and beyond.

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Alaina Sanders



“She comes from a wrestling family, and has shown a lot of progress in the ring so far. She has a lot of upside for sure and is in a really good spot for someone who has been around less than a year. She does need to keep things from getting to her head though. She came in with fame and popularity women like me had to grind for and work for over the course of years of in-ring work. If she thinks things come automatically and without setback she is in trouble. Her in-ring work is improving all the time and if she can keep in a good mindset she could keep rising up the ranks."

Alaina Sanders was a member of the LAW roster from day one, and boasts one of the most impressive lists of achievements of any woman in professional wrestling, main-eventing in multiple promotions and holding a grand total of 15 championships in her 26-year-and-counting tenure.

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Astrid Ostberg



"My father had a lot of stories to tell about Natsu Dragneel, and now, I've had the pleasure to welcome his daughter to LAW, and to the greater wrestling world. I was her first opponent, and admittedly, she had a rough start - but I could see she had the same drive in her to succeed that I always did, and when it came time for our rematch I was happy to see her put her money where her mouth was. At the same time, Nashi still has a way to go before she's at her father's level. She had the basics down, and no one can deny her technical knowledge, but she'll need to keep a hang on her temper and learn not to bite off more than she can chew if she wants to keep making her way to the top."

Astrid Ostberg has held many championships over her career - including the LAW Heavyweight Championship. Through her involvement in the Young Lioness Program, she has put in the work to help many of LAW's up and coming rookies carve out a place for themselves in the wrestling landscape.

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Ayane Yamamoto



"I wouldn't dismiss her for being an idol, but I do question the choices she's made as a wrestler; she picks fights with wrestlers well above her station as if she's desperate for attention. That can either be her best asset or her downfall when she's tested by the best early. The only thing that stands out is a few of the submissions she's tried that she should stick to and start forcing some limbs to bend or break if she wants to start proving she's more than another cute name looking for attention."

Ayane Yamamoto was a former three-time world champion in JCCW and TCF respectively, the latter of which she carried for two and half years in her first reign and defended in Japan, America, the UK, and Mexico. Now a retired manager, she looks to keep her way of wrestling alive either through her family or her students.

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Honie B. Bea



"Buzz? I'm I considered a veteran wrestler qualified to speak here? Well I've been fighting in LAW for a little over two years now. And I've had a good deal of matches, as well as been in Apex. So I guess that's good enough! Anyway, what do I think about Nashi Dragneel: The Fiery Idol? Love her 'Fire Dragon Hip' finisher for one. Hips attacks are always excellent, so she's already a woman of culture. And a speedy one to boot!"

"I also saw her Apex Match against Yukino Fuyumi. And it was really something else! No dishonor, no toxicity, just a fun back & forth between two BEST FRIENDS FOR BUZZING LIFE! Seeing Nashi and Yukino give the crowd a show, throw everything they had at each other, and proclaim their friendship over and over again made be feel so buzzing giddy! Teehee! One of my favorite parts was when Nashi declared that tapping out before she tried everything possible to escape one of Yukino's moves would be both an insult to Yukino as her friend and as a wrestler. Nashi may not have won that match, but she showed resolve, respect, and commitment! Love to buzzing see it!"

"She also went the distance against Astrid Ostberg (who was heavyweight champion at the time) in a Cage Challenge Match! Seeing how long she could last with the Norsewoman not holding back and whatnot, even drawing blood from her! Nashi may not have won that particular match either, but she's emerged the victor a number of other times. And even when she loses, she always seem to learn and grow! I'm sure Nashi's on a the path to becoming a major LAW star, so make sure ya'll try to keep up with her wrestling journey! THAT DOES NOT MEAN GO AMBUSH HER BACKSTAGE! My compoundeyes are WATCHING all ya'll motherbuzzers... Okay! Byeeeeeeee!"

Honie B. Bea, the Heroine of the Beehive, has established herself as an icon of LAW both through her accomplishments in the ring - including competing against Anastasia Akira at LAW Apex and teaming up with Tracy Canon at We Are LAW 5 - and her dedication to advancing the next generation of LAW wrestlers through serving as an inspiration to the promotion's rising stars.

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Yoko Kitsune



“What? I dunno that loser, what did she do?! Lost at Apex? How about you get lost yourself?”

Yoko has competed in promotions across the globe, boasting 20 successful title defenses in her two-year reign as Rising Sun Puroresu Women's World Champion and competing against fellow veterans like Lyanna Eon and Akira Koizumi.