1. Maki Narumiya is a retired Japanese professional wrestler.
17 Facts About Maki Narumiya
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Former dancer and alum of Ochanomizu University, Maki Narumiya began training for a career in professional wrestling under Emi Sakura, who gave her the ring name "Maki Narumiya" after the Chronicles of Narnia films.
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Maki Narumiya made her debut on March 19,2011, working for Sakura's Ice Ribbon promotion, losing to Mochi Miyagi.
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Just two days later Maki Narumiya wrestled at her first major Ice Ribbon event, Ice Ribbon March 2011, where she, Riho and Tamako faced Hikari Minami, Kurumi and Tsukushi in a six-woman elimination tag team match.
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Maki Narumiya was eliminated from the match by Minami, after which her team was defeated, when Tsukushi pinned Riho.
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Maki Narumiya then teamed with Matsumoto at her second major event, Golden Ribbon 2011 on May 5, where the two defeated Hamuko Hoshi and Mochi Miyagi, with Maki Narumiya pinning Hoshi for the win.
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Maki Narumiya's following months consisted mainly of losses, with her picking up her only wins against fellow newcomer Dorami Nagano.
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On March 20 at Ice Ribbon March 2012, Maki Narumiya teamed with joshi veteran Toshie Uematsu, in Uematsu's final Ice Ribbon appearance before her retirement, to defeat Hikari Minami and Riho in a tag team match.
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Later that same day, Maki Narumiya joined Leon's Shishi no Ana stable, becoming a regular member of JWP's roster.
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Back in Ice Ribbon later that same day, Maki Narumiya teamed with Meari Naito to unsuccessfully challenge Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto for the Reina World Tag Team Championship.
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Maki Narumiya wrestled her first match since her title win on January 5,2013, pinning Hikaru Shida in a tag team main event, where she and Hamuko Hoshi faced Shida and Oz Academy representative Aja Kong.
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Maki Narumiya had earlier claimed that the move had caused her spinal cord injury a year earlier.
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Maki Narumiya announced that she was moving to Reina largely in order to be able to return to CMLL.
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On May 25,2014, Maki Narumiya made an appearance for the Reina Joshi Puroresu promotion, unsuccessfully challenging La Amapola for the CMLL-Reina International Championship.
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Maki Narumiya held the title for three weeks, before losing it back to Silueta in her first title defense.
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On March 25,2015, Maki Narumiya defeated La Amapola to win the CMLL-Reina International Championship for the first time.
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On January 17,2016, Maki Narumiya announced she was getting married and retiring from professional wrestling on March 25.