Hikaru Shida is a Japanese professional wrestler, martial artist, actress, and model.
37 Facts About Hikaru Shida
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Hikaru Shida is signed to All Elite Wrestling, and works for the Makai company, and makes appearances for the Oz Academy and Pro Wrestling Wave promotions.
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Hikaru Shida remained with the promotion until 2014, becoming a one-time ICE Cross Infinity Champion and five-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion.
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Hikaru Shida has held the Wave Single Championship, the Oz Academy Tag Team Championship, and the Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship.
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Hikaru Shida joined AEW as one of its original female wrestlers in April 2019, and went on to win the AEW Women's World Championship once.
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Hikaru Shida holds the record for the title's longest reign at 372 days, which was the longest overall championship reign in AEW until January 2023.
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In 2009, Hikaru Shida was cast in the leading role in a film titled Three Count, set in the world of professional wrestling and starring veteran professional wrestlers Emi Sakura, Kyoko Inoue and Yoshiko Tamura.
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Hikaru Shida made her debut for Ice Ribbon on July 20,2008, losing to Kazumi Shimouma.
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In March 2009, Hikaru Shida finally started picking up victories more regularly, starting a partnership, and later a feud, with Makoto.
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On September 13,2009, Hikaru Shida ventured into the world of mixed martial arts, when she took part in a grappling match at the Jewels promotion's 5th Ring event.
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Hikaru Shida lost the match, after submitting to Ayaka Hamasaki's armlock in 38 seconds.
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Back in Ice Ribbon, Hikaru Shida wrestled the biggest match of her career, up to that point, when she unsuccessfully challenged Yoshiko Tamura for the NEO Single and NWA Women's Pacific Championships on December 26 at Ribbon Mania 2010.
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On January 8,2012, Hikaru Shida main evented Bull Nakano's retirement show, losing to World Wonder Ring Stardom wrestler and Wonder of Stardom Champion Yuzuki Aikawa.
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On May 5 at Golden Ribbon 2012, Hikaru Shida was defeated by Kana in a non-title singles match.
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On September 25, Hikaru Shida entered Pro Wrestling Wave's 2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament as Yumi Ohka's partner.
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Hikaru Shida continued using the shinai in her matches for the next month.
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From May 15 to June 28, Hikaru Shida took part in Pro Wrestling Wave's 2013 Catch the Wave tournament, finishing with a record of two wins, two draws and two losses and failing to advance from her round-robin block.
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Back in Ice Ribbon, Hikaru Shida earned a big win on July 14 by defeating Syuri, who was making her first appearance for the promotion in over two years and with whom she had wrestled to a time limit draw during the 2013 Catch the Wave.
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Four days later, Hikaru Shida lost the Wave Tag Team Championship, when she and Ohka were defeated by Nakagawa and Gami.
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Hikaru Shida teamed with Hiroshi Fukuda and Yoshiko in a six-person tag team match, where they were defeated by Akai, Cherry and Masa Takanashi.
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Hikaru Shida eliminated Bolshoi from the match, before being eliminated herself by Toyota.
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Later that same day on Volume 59, Hikaru Shida was defeated by Nicole Matthews, after being hit with her own shinai.
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Hikaru Shida finished her weekend and first American visit, losing to Madison Eagles on Volume 61 in a three-way match, which included Kana.
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Hikaru Shida worked her first event as a freelancer on April 1,2014, for Miyako Matsumoto's Gake no Fuchi Puroresu.
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From May 5 to June 22, Hikaru Shida took part in the round-robin portion of the 2014 Catch the Wave tournament, finishing with a record of four wins and two draws and winning her block.
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On July 27, Hikaru Shida first defeated Tomoka Nakagawa in the semifinals and then Misaki Ohata in the finals to win the 2014 Catch the Wave.
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Three days later, Hikaru Shida made her first successful defense of the Wave Single Championship against Mika Iida.
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Four days later, Hikaru Shida lost the Wave Single Championship to Ayako Hamada.
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Also in July, Hikaru Shida made it to the semifinals of the 2015 Catch the Wave tournament, but was defeated there by Mika Iida.
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In February 2017, Hikaru Shida ended her freelancing days by signing with the Makai company, which presents shows combining music, theater and wrestling.
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Hikaru Shida had worked for the company since October 2014, performing under the name Tsuruhime.
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At Bash at the Beach, Hikaru Shida teamed with Kris Statlander, defeating Brandi Rhodes and Melanie Cruise.
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On January 6,2021, edition of Dynamite, Hikaru Shida retained her title against Abadon.
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Hikaru Shida held the title for 372 days, which is the current record for the title, and at the time, it made her the longest-reigning overall champion in AEW history.
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At Holiday Bash Hikaru Shida faced Hayter for the championship in a losing effort.
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Hikaru Shida is an avid cosplayer and she incorporates aspects of her cosplay attire into her wrestling gear.
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From June 20 to 22,2014, Hikaru Shida was a part of stage acting group Mizuiro Kakumei, working three performances in Tokyo.