1. Saya Kamitani is a Japanese professional wrestler and former idol.
40 Facts About Saya Kamitani
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Saya Kamitani has briefly led the Queen's Quest stable between June and July 2024.
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Saya Kamitani had a couple of dancing roles in 2014 as a support dancer.
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Saya Kamitani passed the audition to become a member of the idol group AKB48 according to the group's website, she was never listed as a full-time member.
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Saya Kamitani debuted in World Wonder Ring Stardom in a non-wrestling role as part of the Stardom Idols, a dancing and singing group.
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Saya Kamitani made her wrestling debut on August 10,2019 at Korakuen Hall, where she unsuccessfully challenged Momo Watanabe.
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In early 2020, Saya Kamitani began to frequently wrestle alongside members of Stars.
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On February 16,2020, Saya Kamitani joined Queen's Quest after a loss to Utami Hayashishita.
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At the 2020 Cinderella Tournament on April 29, Saya Kamitani fell short to Natsuko Tora in the first round.
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Saya Kamitani won the 2021 Cinderella Tournament after defeating Maika in the finals.
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At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, Saya Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged Tam Nakano for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
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Saya Kamitani competed in the Blue Stars block of the 2021 5Star Grand Prix which took place from July 31 to September 25.
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Saya Kamitani scored a total of 11 points, which was not enough to advance to the finals.
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At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29,2022, Saya Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mirai.
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At Stardom Fight in the Top on June 26,2022, Saya Kamitani teamed up with AZM and Utami Hayashishita and competed one of Stardom's first steel cage matches, where they fell short to Stars.
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At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the Stardom Mid Summer Champions series which took place on July 9,2022, Saya Kamitani defended the "white belt" against Starlight Kid.
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Saya Kamitani was initially scheduled to defend against Kairi but the latter pulled out last minute due to COVID issues.
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At the 2022 edition of the 5 Star Grand Prix which took place between July 30 and October 1, Saya Kamitani competed in the "Blue Stars" block where she scored a total of 14 points.
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At Hiroshima Goddess Festival on November 3,2022, Saya Kamitani successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against Mina Shirakawa.
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At Stardom Gold Rush on November 19,2022, Saya Kamitani went into a time-limit draw against Kairi in a match disputed for the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
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At Historic X-Over, an event co-promoted alongside NJPW on November 20,2022, Saya Kamitani teamed up with stablemates AZM and Lady C to defeat Donna Del Mondo.
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At Stardom Dream Queendom 2022 on December 29, Saya Kamitani defeated Haruka Umesaki to retain the Wonder of Stardom Championship.
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At the Triangle Derby I, Saya Kamitani teamed up with stablemates Utami Hayashishita and AZM, scoring a total of nine points in the A block which was not enough to qualify to the finals.
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At Stardom Supreme Fight 2023 on February 4, Saya Kamitani scored another successful defense of the title, this time against Momo Watanabe.
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At the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023, Saya Kamitani drew against Mayu Iwatani in the first rounds.
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At Stardom Sunshine 2023 on June 25, Saya Kamitani teamed up with all the rest of Queen's Quest stablemates Utami Hayashishita, AZM, Miyu Amasaki, Lady C and Hina to defeat Oedo Tai's Natsuko Tora, Momo Watanabe, Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid, Ruaka and Rina in a Loser leaves unit steel cage match.
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Saya Kamitani competed in the 2023 5 Star Grand Prix, but withdrew from the tournament after she suffered a legitimate dislocated elbow during her first match of the tournament against Tam Nakano on July 23.
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At Stardom New Year Stars 2024 on January 3, Saya Kamitani teamed up with Hayashishita and AZM and drew against Suzu Suzuki, Megan Bayne and Mei Seira in the first rounds of the Triangle Derby II tournament.
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At Stardom Supreme Fight 2024 on February 4, Saya Kamitani unsuccessfully challenged Maika for the World of Stardom Championship.
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At Stardom Flashing Champions 2024 on May 18, Saya Kamitani successfully defended the high speed title against Kashima.
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At Stardom The Conversion on June 22,2024, Saya Kamitani teamed up with the rest of Queen's Quest's AZM, Lady C, Hina and Miyu Amasaki and fell short to Oedo Tai in a Ten-woman elimination tag team match.
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Per the stipulation, since Saya Kamitani was the last wrestler eliminated, AZM, Hina, Lady C, and Amasaki all had to leave Queen's Quest.
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Saya Kamitani declared Queen's Quest's dissolution, joining forces with Tora and the rest of the time's Oedo Tai members.
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On March 3 at Stardom Nighter, Saya Kamitani defeated Nakano, but would grant Nakano one last opportunity at the World of Stardom Championship at Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2025 on April 27 in a Career vs Career match.
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Saya Kamitani often competes in exhibition matches organized by NJPW in partnership with Stardom.
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At Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome, Saya Kamitani competed in both nights, first on September 4,2021, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe to defeat Lady C and Maika, and on September 5, where she teamed again with Watanabe, this time in a losing effort against Donna Del Mondo's Giulia and Syuri.
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Saya Kamitani competed in the 2024 edition of the Catch the Wave tournament, Pro Wrestling Wave's greatest annual competition, similar to Stardom's 5Star Grand Prix.
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Saya Kamitani topped the A Block with four points after competing against Risa Sera, Yuko Sakurai and Nanami.
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Saya Kamitani then won a tie-breaker match against Sera who finished the block with four points.
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Saya Kamitani defeated Itsuki Aoki in the semifinals and Kohaku in the finals to win the entire competition.