Mei Suruga

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Mei Suruga
Suruga in November 2020
Born (1999-05-30) May 30, 1999 (age 24)[1]
Kyoto, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mei Saint-Michel
Mei Suruga
Pink Menso-re
Billed height1.48 m (4 ft 10 in)[3]
Billed weight50 kg (110 lb)[2]
Trained byEmi Sakura
Debut2018[4]

Mei Suruga (駿河メイ, Suruga Mei, born May 30, 1999) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling.[2] She also works for Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling under the ring name Mei Saint-Michel.[5][6]

Suruga is a former one time Asia Dream Tag Team Champion and one-time Princess Tag Team Champion.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (2018–present)[edit]

Suruga debuted as a professional wrestler at Gatoh Move In Kitazawa Town Hall, an event promoted by Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling on May 27, 2018, where she fell short to her trainer, Emi Sakura.[7] At Gatoh Move ChocoPro #76 on December 31, 2020, Suruga teamed up with Baliyan Akki as Best Bros to defeat Reset (Emi Sakura and Kaori Yoneyama) for the Asia Dream Tag Team Championship.[8]

DDT Pro Wrestling (2018–present)[edit]

She participated at DDT Beer Garden Fight 2018, an event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling (DDT) on August 1, 2018, where she teamed up with Emi Sakura and Riho, falling short to NEO Biishiki-gun (Masahiro Takanashi, Yoshiko and Sakisama).[9] Suruga competed in another DDT event, titled Masa Takanashi Produce ~ Follow Me on September 15, 2019, where she teamed up with Saki Akai and participated in an eight-team gauntlet tag team match competing against the eventual winners Hoshitango and Seiya Morohashi, Mao and Yusuke Inokuma, Disaster Box (Kazuki Hirata and Toru Owashi), Antonio Honda and Riho, Cherry and Emi Sakura, Gota Ihashi and Shota, and Gorgeous Matsuno and Konosuke Takeshita.[10]

Independent circuit (2018–present)[edit]

Suruga competed in the EVE SHE-1 ~ Ace Of EVE 2019, a tournament promoted by Pro-Wrestling: EVE, in November 2019, where she placed herself in the Block C and competed against Jetta, Jazz, Rhia O'Reilly and Lulu Pencil, finishing with four points.[11] At AJPW GROWIN' UP Vol.24, an event produced by All Japan Pro Wrestling on February 26, 2020, Suruga teamed up with Black Menso～re under the ring name of Pink Menso～re to defeat Hikaru Sato and Sumire Natsu in an intergender tag team match.[12]

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2018–2020)[edit]

Suruga in April 2019

Suruga is also known for her tenure with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. On April 17, 2019, at a house show, she teamed up with Jordynne Grace and Sareee to defeat Chihiro Hashimoto, Killer Kelly and Mikoto Shindo in a six-woman tag team match.[13] One day earlier, on April 16, 2019, Suruga competed at another house show where she teamed up with Ryo Mizunami to defeat Kaoru and Mikoto Shindo.[14] At Sendai Girls Joshi Puroresu Big Show In Sendai on October 13, 2019, Suruga competed in a 8-woman battle royal against the winner Hikaru Shida, Jaguar Yokota, Kaoru, Sakura Hirota, Alex Lee, Ayame Sasamura and Aiger.[15]

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2020–present)[edit]

Suruga first appeared in Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling in a tag match with Moka Miyamoto at Wrestle Princess I[16] before beginning to appear regularly under her Mei Saint-Michel gimmick in December 2020.[17] Suruga won the "Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament on March 6, 2021, teaming with Sakisama as NEO Biishiki-gun, defeating Maki Itoh and Miyu Yamashita in the finals.[18] At Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling's TJPW Still Incomplete on April 17, 2021, Suruga and Sakisama defeated Bakurestu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) to win the Princess Tag Team Championship.[19] NEO Biishiki-gun lost the tag titles to the team of the Magical Sugar Rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki and Mizuki) at Wrestle Princess II on October 9, 2021.[20]

All Elite Wrestling (2021)[edit]

On February 3, 2021, at Beach Break, Suruga was announced as a participant in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament.[21] She lost to Yuka Sakazaki in the first round which aired on February 15.[22] On February 28, 2021, she teamed up with Hikaru Shida and Rin Kadokura to defeat Veny, Maki Itoh and Emi Sakura in a six-person tag team match.[23] In November and December 2021 Suruga returned to AEW, where she served primarily as a valet to Emi Sakura.[24]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ a b c 駿河メイ [MEI SURUGA]. Pro Wrestling Gatoh Move (in Japanese). Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Mei Suruga- Personal Data". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Joshi Wrestler Profiles/Mei Suruga". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ メイ・サン＝ミッシェル [MEI SAINT-MICHEL]. DDT Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). DDT Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Mei Suruga • Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Sutter, Robbie (February 21, 2020). "Joshi Watch: Mei Suruga". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ^ Sutter, Robbie (December 29, 2020). "Preview: Gatoh Move ChocoPro #76 – Reset vs. Best Bros (12/31/20)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Purolove (August 1, 2018). "DDT "FIGHTING BEER GARDEN 2018 ~ SHUTEN DOJI & HARASHIMA DAY", 01.08.2018 (DDT Universe) Shinjuku FACE". purolove.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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  12. ^ Daly, Wayne (February 27, 2020). "AJPW Results: Growin' Up Vol. 24 – Tokyo, Japan (2/26)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  13. ^ Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (April 17, 2019). "Nagoya Diamond Hall (April 2019)". sendaigirls.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  14. ^ Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (April 16, 2019). "Korakuen Hall Tournament (April 2019)". sendaigirls.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  15. ^ Daly, Wayne (October 14, 2019). "Sendai Girls Results: Joshi Puroresu Big Show In Sendai – Sendai, Japan (10/13)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "TJPW Results: Wrestle Princess 2020 – Tokyo, Japan (11/7)". www.wrestling-news.net. 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
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  18. ^ Harris, Bethany (March 7, 2021). "Sakisama and Mei-Saint Michel win Max Heart Tournament". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  19. ^ Harris, Bethany (April 16, 2021). "Preview: TJPW Still Incomplete (4/17/21)". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  20. ^ "10/9 TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLE PRINCESS II RESULTS | PWInsider.com". www.pwinsider.com. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  21. ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (February 4, 2021). "This February the #AEW Women's World Championship eliminator tournament begins! Here are your participants in this competition" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Powell, Jason (February 15, 2021). "2/15 AEW Women's Championship Eliminator tournament results: Powell's live review of Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga, Veny vs. Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami, and Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura in first round matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  23. ^ Boone, Matt (March 1, 2021). "AEW On Bleacher Report Results (2/28/2021): Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament". ewrestling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  24. ^ Sutter, Robbie (2021-11-07). "Mei Suruga Arrives: What to Know Before AEW Dark: Elevation". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  25. ^ Ross, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  26. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2021". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

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