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20 Facts About Shuu Shibutani

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Shuu Shibutani received her training in professional wrestling at the dojo of the JDStar promotion, being part of the last batch of women to go through the promotion's "Athtress" program, which aimed at building physically attractive women into not only professional wrestlers, but mainstream celebrities.

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Originally, Shuu Shibutani had unsuccessfully applied for a traineeship at the dojo of the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ promotion.

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Shuu Shibutani made her in-ring debut under the ring name Shuu Shibutani on September 19,2004, facing Akino at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo.

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Early on in her career, Shuu Shibutani earned praise for her talent and was put in a high-profile role, effectively replacing the injured Yumi Ohka.

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From April to June 2006, Shuu Shibutani took part in the first ever League Princess tournament, but was eliminated from her round-robin, following a loss to Fuka in her final match on June 18.

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Shuu Shibutani was however recognized as having the best match of the tournament with Ayumi Kurihara.

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At the final event, Shuu Shibutani first teamed with Misaki Ohata in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Fuka and Jaguar Yokota.

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Shuu Shibutani returned from Mexico on December 31,2007, to take part in JWP Joshi Puroresu's 5th Junior All Star event, where she, Asuka Ohki and Cherry defeated Kana, Misaki Ohata and Tomoka Nakagawa in a six-woman tag team match, with Shuu Shibutani pinning Ohata for the win.

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Four days later, Shuu Shibutani returned to Wave, when she teamed with Kaoru in a tag team match, where they were defeated by Bullfight Sora and noki-A.

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In May 2010, Shuu Shibutani entered the 2010 Catch the Wave tournament, but again failed to make it out of her round with a record of two wins and two losses.

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Shuu Shibutani finished off 2011 with a big singles win over Yumi Ohka on December 11 with her new finishing maneuver, later named Time Machine ni Notte.

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On January 4 at Wave's first event of 2012, Shuu Shibutani picked up another big singles win over Wave Tag Team Champion Ayumi Kurihara.

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On May 16, Shuu Shibutani entered the 2012 Catch the Wave tournament, taking part in a round-robin block made up members of White Tails.

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On September 23 at Ribbon no Kishitachi 2012, Shuu Shibutani took part in a three-way match, where Hailey Hatred defeated Neko Nitta to capture the Triangle Ribbon Championship.

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Two days later, Shuu Shibutani entered the 2012 Dual Shock Wave tournament alongside Syuri.

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From May to July 2013, Shuu Shibutani took part in the 2013 Catch the Wave tournament, where she finished her round-robin block with a record of three wins and three losses, advancing to the knockout stage after defeating Cherry, Hikaru Shida and Mio Shirai in a playoff match on June 28.

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On January 11,2014, Shuu Shibutani returned to Ice Ribbon, teaming with Tsukushi in a tag team main event, where they defeated Miyako Matsumoto and Tsukasa Fujimoto.

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On December 14, after she and Cherry had failed in their attempt to regain the Wave Tag Team Championship from Las Aventureras, Shuu Shibutani announced she would be retiring from professional wrestling on May 3,2015.

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On January 12,2015, Shuu Shibutani made an appearance for Reina Joshi Puroresu, unsuccessfully challenging Syuri for the CMLL World Women's Championship.

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Shuu Shibutani then started a retirement tour, which led to her making her final appearances for various promotions, including Ice Ribbon, JWP Joshi Puroresu, Oz Academy, and Union Pro Wrestling.