Veny
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![]() Veny in August 2023 | |
Born | Yokohama, Japan | October 27, 1998
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Billed height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 67 kg (148 lb)[2] |
Trained by | Ayako Hamada[2] |
Debut | August 9, 2015[2] |
Veny (stylized in all caps, born October 27, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for being with other wrestling promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave and Seadlinnng.[3] She is the first known transgender wrestler from Japan, having made her debut in 2015. She was formerly known as Asuka (朱崇花).
Professional wrestling career
Pro Wrestling Wave (2015–present)
Veny made her debut as a
On July 17, 2023, Veny won the annual Catch the Wave tournament.[9] She announced days later that she would be permanently changing her ring name to Veny.[10]
Independent circuit (2015–present)
Veny participated in a
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2019–2020)
At Sweet Dreams 2019 on January 27, she won the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship competing in a 8-man battle royal also involving Chinsuke Nakamura, Kazuki Hirata, Kazusada Higuchi, Keisuke Okuda, Kikutaro, Toru Owashi and Yuki Iino.[16] At the Ganbare Pro-Wrestling event Cliffhanger 2021 on February 21, Veny teamed up with Hagane Shinno and Shinichiro Tominaga to defeat Dreams Haru True (Keisuke Ishii, Kouki Iwasaki and Harukaze) for the GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[17] At Heaven's Door 2020 on August 22, Veny defeated Hagane Shinno to win the Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship.[18]
All Elite Wrestling (2021)
On February 3, 2021, at Beach Break, she was announced as a participant in the AEW Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament under the ring name Veny (stylized in all capital letters).[19][20] She lost to Emi Sakura in the first round which aired on February 15.[21] On February 28, 2021, she teamed up with Maki Itoh and Emi Sakura in a losing effort to Hikaru Shida, Mei Suruga and Rin Kadokura in a six-person tag team match.[22]
Personal life
Veny is the first known
Championships and accomplishments
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/20230416veny2.jpg/170px-20230416veny2.jpg)
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- GWC 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hagane Shinno and Shinichiro Tominaga
- Independent World Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[24]
- Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (3 times)[25]
- KO-D Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mao[27]
References
- ^ Sutter, Robbie (16 June 2020). "#PrideMonth ASUKA/VENY, the Genderless Artist". Last Word on Sports. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "VENY". Cagematch. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "ASUKA/General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Da Taigerman (August 11, 2015). "RISULTATI: WAVE HAPPY ANNIVERSARY WAVE.8 EAST 09/08/2015". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Catch The Wave 2016: Matches". Cagematch. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ Kevin (August 21, 2016). "Hana Kimura Produce "HANA" on 8/7/16 Review". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ "Catch the WAVE 2018~波女決勝戦~飯田美花引退「ごちそうさまでした!」". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ Pro Wrestling Wave (August 19, 2018). "Anivarsario Wave 2018". pro-w-wave.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ a b 『CATCH THE WAVE 2023~決勝戦~』. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). July 17, 2023. Archived from the original on July 28, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- VENY [@asuka10272140] (September 3, 2023). "The name Asuka ended yesterday. Now only VENY" (Tweet). Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ The Wrestling Revolution (November 3, 2017). "Manami Toyota Retired Last Night". thewrestlingrevolution.com. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
- ^ Caveman Hero (March 16, 2018). "ZERO1 Dream Series ~ Sozo No Jin (3.4) - Review 12". aminoapps.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart (March 18, 2021). "SEAdLINNNG Grow Together! (17/3/21) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (February 7, 2021). "ZERO1 Results: 20th Anniversary Series ~ Believe'z' Road – Tokyo, Japan (2/7)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ TJ Folk (February 27, 2019). "WRESTLE-1 TOUR 2019 W-IMPACT (FEBRUARY 13) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (January 28, 2019). "DDT Results: Sweet Dreams! 2019 – Tokyo, Japan (1/27)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ DDT Pro-Wrestling (February 21, 2021). "DDT ProWrestling" クリフハンガー2021. ddtpro.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ Captain Lou (August 29, 2020). "Captain Lou's Review: Ganbare Pro Heaven's Door 2020 (8/22/2020)". happywrestlingland.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ All Elite Wrestling [@AEW] (February 3, 2021). "This February the #AEW Women's World Championship eliminator tournament begins! Here are your participants in this competition" (Tweet). Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
- 朱崇花 VENY [@asuka10272140] (February 4, 2021). "VENY will finally start. #AEW" (Tweet). Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Powell, Jason (February 15, 2021). "2/15 AEW Women's Championship Eliminator tournament results: Powell's live review of Yuka Sakazaki vs. Mei Suruga, Veny vs. Emi Sakura, Maki Itoh vs. Ryo Mizunami, and Aja Kong vs. Rin Kadokura in first round matches". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ Boone, Matt (March 1, 2021). "AEW On Bleacher Report Results (2/28/2021): Women's World Championship Eliminator Tournament". ewrestling.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- ^ Stephanie (2017-12-27). "Transgender Japanese wrestler shares her story". Diva Dirt. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
- ^ "Independent World Junior Heavyweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "Ultimate Party 2019~DDTグループ大集合!~". DDT Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ "KO-D (King Of DDT) Tag Team Title". wrestling-titles.com. October 25, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
- ^ Dilta, Abhishek (September 16, 2022). "PWI 500 2022 List Rankings Full List Male And Female Wrestlers". thesportsgrail.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Ross, Patrick (October 19, 2023). "Full 2023 PWI Women's 250 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
- ^ "Regina Di WAVE Championship". cagematch.net. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "Catch the WAVE 2018~波女決勝戦~飯田美花引退「ごちそうさまでした!」". Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 21, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- ^ "SEAdLINNNG Grow Together!". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Seadlinnng (May 26, 2021). 2021年5月26日(水)※開催時間変更となりました「SEAdLINNNG~SHINKIBA NIGHT!~」. seadlinnng.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (December 4, 2022). "Sendai Girls Big Show In Osaka". cagematch.net. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ Richards, Alex (August 30, 2020). "#AndNEW: ASUKA/Veny Wins Diana Championship". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
External links
- Veny on Instagram(in Japanese)
- Veny on X(in Japanese)
- Veny's profile at Cagematch.net , Wrestlingdata.com , Internet Wrestling Database