Hikari Shimizu

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Hikari Shimizu
Shimizu in July 2019
Born (1993-04-22) April 22, 1993 (age 31)[1]
Uwajima, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Hikari Shimizu
Billed height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Billed weight51 kg (112 lb)
Debut2017

Hikari Shimizu (清水ひかり, Shimizu Hikari, born April 22, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for her tenure with the Japanese promotions Actwres girl'Z and Pro Wrestling Wave.[3][4]

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Independent circuit (2017–present)[edit]

As a freelancer, Shimizu is known for competing in various promotions. At AJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.3, an event promoted by All Japan Pro Wrestling on June 7, 2017, she teamed up with Natsumi Maki in a losing effort to Saori Anou and Miyuki Takase.[5] At DDT Ganbare Pro A Walk In The Park 2018, an event promoted by the GanPro branch of DDT Pro Wrestling on March 21, 2018, she faced Saki in a losing effort.[6] At Odate Wrestling Festival, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Freedoms on September 22, 2018, Shimizu teamed up with Nao Kakuta in a losing effort to Yuna Manase and Mari.[7] At SEAdLINNNG Sparkling-d!, an event promoted by Seadlinnng on December 13, 2018, she faced Asuka and Chikayo Nagashima in a three-way match.[8]

At Command Bolshoi Final Series Vol. 3 an event produced by Pure-J on February 17, 2019, she teamed up with Tae Honma and unsuccessfully challenged Wanted (Kazuki and Rydeen Hagane) for the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship.[9] At OZ Academy Come Back To Shima!, an event produced by Oz Academy on May 25, 2019, she competed in a 13-woman battle royal won by Itsuki Aoki and also involving Cherry, Himeka Arita, Mayumi Ozaki, Kaori Yoneyama, Rina Yamashita, Tsubasa Kuragaki and others. Later that night she unsuccessfully faced Yoshiko.[10] On June 30, 2019, at W-1 Wrestle-1 Tour Outbreak , Shimizu unsuccessfully competed against Reika Saiki.[11]

Actwres girl'Z (2017–present)[edit]

Shimizu made her professional wrestling debut at AgZ Act 16, an event promoted by Actwres girl'Z on March 5, 2017, where she fell short to Tam Nakano.[12] At Ice Ribbon & Actwres girl'Z Joint Show, a cross-over event produced in partnership with Ice Ribbon on November 16, 2020, Shimizu competed in a gauntlet tag team match in which she teamed up with Ami Miura, Kakeru Sekiguchi, Mari and Saki as "Team AWG" in a losing effort to Team Ice Ribbon (Hiragi Kurumi, Ibuki Hoshi, Matsuya Uno, Totoro Satsuki and Tsukushi Haruka).[13]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2022–present)[edit]

At Stardom New Blood 2 on May 13, 2022, after Shimizu's Color's unit stablemates Rina Amikura and Yuko Sakurai picked up a win over Stars members Saya Iida and Momo Kohgo, Tam Nakano rushed to the ring to confront the rest of the Color's members, They set a six-man tag team match for a show on June 5.[14] At Stardom in Korakuen Hall on June 5, 2022, Shimizu teamed up with her Color's stablemates Saki and Yuko Sakurai to fall short to Cosmic Angels' Unagi Sayaka, Tam Nakano and Mina Shirakawa in a loser joins enemy unit. Subsequently, Shimizu, Saki and Sakurai joined Cosmic Angels and announced that they will compete as a sub-unit in the future.[15]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Hikari Shimizu • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Hikari Shimizu/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Hikari Shimizu Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Shimizu Hikari". actwresgirlz.com (in Japanese).
  5. ^ Purolove (June 7, 2017). "AJPW "GROWIN' UP VOL. 3", 07.06.2017 Shin-Kiba 1st RING". purolove.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ^ DatPuro. "DDT Ganbare Pro "A Walk In The Park 2018"". suckmet.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ^ Pro Wrestling Freedoms (September 22, 2018). H30.9.22 秋田大館市民体育館大会 2018年09月22日 開始時刻：18時45分. freedoms.lolipop.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  8. ^ Seadlinnng (December 13, 2018). 「SEAdLINNNG～SPARKLING-d！2018～」★12月13日（木）東京・新宿FACE 観衆332人. seadlinnng.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Dark angel (February 25, 2019). "Pure-J: "Bolshoi Final Series Vol. 3" Command Bolshoi is a new queen". superluchas.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Oz Academy (May 25, 2019). OZアカデミー女子プロレス志摩大会～Come back to Shima！～. oz-academy.com (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Purolove (June 30, 2019). "WRESTLE-1, 30.06.2019 Ashikaga Citizen Plaza Small Hall". purolove.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (March 5, 2017). "Events Database » AgZ Act 16". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Iversen, Stuart (November 17, 2020). "Ice Ribbon & Actwres girl'Z Joint Show (16/11/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Tokyo Sports (May 13, 2022). 【スターダム】赤の王者・朱里が世羅の暴行でＫＯ 高笑いの世羅は「同じ目に合わせてやるからな！」. tokyo-sports.co.jp. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  15. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (June 5, 2022). コズエンとCOLOR'S合体で、スターダム最多人数のユニットに‼️. twitter.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  16. ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". wrestling-titles.com. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  17. ^ 「CATCH THE WAVE 2022～決勝戦～」. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). July 17, 2022. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

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