Yurika Oka

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Yurika Oka
Oka in May 2023
Born (2003-10-23) October 23, 2003 (age 20)[1]
Hirakata, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Yurika Oka
Billed height154 cm (5 ft 1 in)[2]
Billed weight54 kg (119 lb)
Trained byMeiko Satomura
Chihiro Hashimoto
Dash Chisako
Debut2019

Yurika Oka (岡優里佳, Oka Yurika) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing the Japanese promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling where she is a former Sendai Girls Junior Champion.[3][4]

Professional wrestling career

Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (2019–present)

Oka as the Sendai Girls Junior Champion in January 2022

Oka is best known for her tenure with Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. She made her professional wrestling debut at a house show promoted on September 28, 2019, where she fell short to one of her coaches, Dash Chisako in singles competition. During her tenure with the company, she chased for various championships promoted by it. The first one was the Sendai Girls Junior Championship, title which she won for the first time at Big Show 2021 In Niigata on June 27 by defeating Mei Hoshizuki.[5] Oka competed in one of the promotion's signature events, the Royal Tag Tournament, making her only appearance at the 2019 edition where she teamed up with Jaguar Yokota and fell short to Chikayo Nagashima and Kaoru in the second rounds from November 12.[6] Another event in which she participated was the "Jaja Uma", a singles tournament in which she scored her best result at the 2021 edition where she defeated Madeline in the first rounds, Riko Kaiju in the semifinals but fell short to Haruka Umesaki in the finals which took place on January 9, 2022.[7]

She also took part in many match gimmicks. At Sendai Girls Step And Go! on January 9, 2021, she competed in a battle royal won by Mika Iwata and also involving Chihiro Hashimoto, Dash Chisako, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Kanon, Manami, Mei Hoshizuki, Natsuho Kaneko and Sakura Hirota.[8] At Sendai Girls Road To GAEAism on October 1, 2021, she competed in a tag team gauntlet match in which she teamed up with Chihiro Hashimoto, Dash Chisako, Kanon, Mika Iwata, Natsuho Kaneko as "Team Sendai" in a losing effort against "Team Marvelous" (Hibiki, Maria, Masha Slamovich, Mei Hoshizuki, Mikoto Shindo, Mio Momono and Rin Kadokura).[9]

Independent scene (2019–present)

Due to partially working as a freelancer, Oka competed in several companies of the Japanese independent scene, mainly due to Sendai Girls' partnerships. At WAVE NAMI 1, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on September 1, 2021, she teamed up with Haruka Umesaki and Yako in a losing effort against Ozaki-gun (Maya Yukihi, Mayumi Ozaki and Yumi Ohka).[10] At GLEAT G PROWRESTLING Ver. 18, an event promoted by Gleat on February 22, 2022, Oka teamed up with Dash Chisako to defeat Michiko Miyagi and Yukari Hosokawa.[11] At Seadlinnng October Fist! on October 19, 2022, she competed in a three-way match won by Kaori Yoneyama and also involving Kakeru Sekiguchi.[12] At Tenryu Project Tenryu Festival on February 12, 2023, Oka teamed up with Kohei Sato to defeat Mika Iwata and Sushi in a mixed tag team match.[13]

Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling (2021–present)

Oka in 2023

Oka often competed in matches promoted by Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. She made her first appearance atMarvelous Road To GAEAism on January 12, 2021, where she teamed up with Manami and Natsuho Kaneko to defeat Hibiki, Maria and Mikoto Shindo in a six-woman tag team match.[14] She participated in one of the promotion's signature events, a one-day tag team tournament from October 27, 2021, in which she teamed up with Ai Houzan and went into a time-limit draw against Nagisa Nozaki and Takumi Iroha, just to lose against them in a rematch later the same night.[15] Oka teamed up with Houzan in a league to determinate the next champions of the reactivated AAAW Tag Team Championship. They scored a total of two points after drawing up against Riko Kawahata and Yuki Miyazaki, and then falling short to Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Yurika Oka • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yurika Oka/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ^ InternetWrestling Database (IWD). "Yurika Oka/Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ JoshiCity. "Profiles/Wrestlers/Yurika Oka". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Daly, Wayne (June 27, 2021). "Sendai Girls Results: Big Show In Niigata ~ Meiko Satomura Farewell Special Match – Niigata, Japan (6/27)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Daly, Wayne (November 13, 2019). "Sendai Girls Results: Royal Tag Tournament 2019 – Tokyo, Japan (11/12)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Dark Angelita (November 29, 2021). "Sendai Girls: Comienza la competencia "Jaja Uma Tournament"". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (January 9, 2021). 宮城野区文化センター大会(2021年1月) 2021年01月09日(土曜日) 13:00試合開始(12:30開場) 宮城野区文化センター. sendaigirls.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ^ Daly, Wayne (January 10, 2021). "Sendai Girls Results: Road To GAEAISM – Tokyo, Japan (1/10)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  10. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 1, 2021). "WAVE NAMI 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Pro Wrestling News And Results (February 28, 2022). "#NEWS: JAPAN, #RESULTS, GLEAT "G PROWRESTLING Ver. 18 (22/2/2022)" (@LIDET_ENT)". hashtagwrest.com. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  12. ^ "SEAdLINNNG October Fist 2022 Review". December 3, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  13. ^ Daly, Wayne (February 13, 2023). "Tenryu Project Results: Tenryu Festival Genichiro Tenryu Aid Show #2 – Tokyo, Japan (2/12)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  14. ^ Marvelous (January 12, 2021). １月１２日新木場大会全カード決定！. marvelcompany.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  15. ^ Marvelous (October 27, 2021). 10.27後楽園ホール大会情報 1dayタッグトーナメント 秋の大収穫祭 天国と地獄. marvelcompany.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  16. ^ Iversen, Stuart (May 2, 2022). "Marvelous 6th Anniversary Show (1/5/22) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  17. ^ Wrestling Titles. "Sendai Girls' World Junior Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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