1. Chihiro Hashimoto is a Japanese professional wrestler currently signed to Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, where she is a former five time Sendai Girls World Champion.
13 Facts About Chihiro Hashimoto
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Since her debut, Chihiro Hashimoto has gone on to hold the Sendai Girls World Championship five times, and was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year by Tokyo Sports, making her only the second female to win the award.
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Chihiro Hashimoto initially took part in and passed a Sendai Girls tryout when she was 15 and still in junior high school she was deemed too young and advised by president Jinsei Shinzaki to take part in either amateur wrestling or judo until she had at least finished high school.
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Chihiro Hashimoto began competing in amateur wrestling immediately, and continued to do so in high school.
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Chihiro Hashimoto attended the Abe Gakuin High School in Tokyo, and won the Asian Junior Championship in her weight class when she was 18.
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Chihiro Hashimoto continued to pursue amateur wrestling into college, attending Nihon University where she placed third in the World Student Championship at the age of 20.
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Chihiro Hashimoto had hopes of competing in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but was unsuccessful in qualifying.
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Chihiro Hashimoto graduated from University in 2015, and after watching a match involving Meiko Satomura, decided to begin training as a wrestler .
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Chihiro Hashimoto was trained by Meiko Satomura and made her debut on October 11,2015, at Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, teaming with Shinobu Kandori to defeat Manami Toyota and Mika Iwata.
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Chihiro Hashimoto made one successful defence against Cassandra Miyagi before losing the title to Aja Kong on January 9,2017.
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Chihiro Hashimoto successfully defended the championship against Meiko Satomura and Cassandra Miyagi, before losing it to Ayako Hamada on April 19,2018.
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Shortly after Chihiro Hashimoto dropped the championship to Hamada, Hamada was stripped of the title after her arrest on drug charges.
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On June 24,2018, Chihiro Hashimoto won the title again, making her a four time champion.