Yosuke Santa Maria

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Yosuke♡Santa Maria
Yosuke♡Santa Maria in November 2016
Birth nameYosuke Watanabe[1]
Born (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32)[1][2]
Itabashi, Japan[1][2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Former Super Shenlong III: Yosuke Watanabe[2]
Super Shenlong III[2]
Yosuke♡Santa Maria[2]
Yosuke Watanabe[2]
Billed height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Billed weight73 kg (161 lb)[1][2]
Trained byNex Wrestling School[1]
DebutMay 30, 2011[1]

Yosuke Watanabe (渡辺陽介, Watanabe Yōsuke, born December 14, 1991),

Dragon Gate. An exótico and referred to by using feminine pronouns, she is a former Open the Brave Gate Champion and Open the Owarai Gate Champion.[3]

Professional wrestling career

Dragon Gate

Early years (2011–2013)

Watanabe trained for his professional wrestling career in the

Eita Kobayashi. He later "graduated" to the main Dragon Gate shows as a low ranking rookie. On April 19, 2012, Watanabe would become the third incarnation of Super Shenlong, he would also form -akatsuki- along Chihiro Tominaga, Shingo Takagi and Yamato. On May 6, -akatsuki- defeated Mad Blankey in an eight-man tag team match.[4] Super Shenlong teamed up with Takagi and Yamato to participate in 2012's Summer Adventure Tag League with their only win going against Mad Blankey's Cyber Kong, Kzy and Mondai Ryu.[5] On August 1, 2013, -akatsuki- was forced to disband, after losing to Mad Blankey in a five-on-four tag team match.[6] Also part of the stipulation, Super Shenlong was forced to unmask revealing his true identity. During the Summer Adventure Tag League, Naruki Doi turned on Masato Yoshino, meaning that Watanabe would fill Doi's spot in the tournament.[7] Surprisingly, the team managed to defeat Don Fujii and Masaaki Mochizuki
.

Millennials (2014–2015)

No longer wanting to hide his true feelings, Watanabe joined the Millennials and renamed herself Yosuke♡Santa Maria (after the Japanese actor

Jimmy Kanda and via fan support won the Open the Owarai Gate Championship, his first professional wrestling title.[13] She lost the title to Akira Tozawa on March 29, 2015.[14] On August 6, 2015, Millennials lost a three-way match and were as a result forced to disband.[15] Despite this, Watanabe retained the Yosuke♥Santa Maria gimmick.[16]

Tribe Vanguard (2016–2019)

On March 5, 2016, Santa Maria defeated Kotoka to win the Open the Brave Gate Championship. On May 28, Santa Maria, along with BxB Hulk, Yamato, and Kzy, formed a new unit named Tribe Vanguard. On July 24, Santa Maria lost the Open the Brave Gate Championship to her former Millennials stablemate, Eita. In the latter half of 2016, Santa Maria began teaming with El Lindaman, with the duo beginning a kayfabe romance after Lindaman confessed that he liked Santa Maria and wanted "to fight with and protect her", the duo was officially named the Marilyns. After a poor showing in the 2016 Summer Adventure Tag League where the Marilyns tied for last place in their block with just two points,[17] Tribe Vanguard leader Yamato declared that Lindaman would not be allowed to join their unit and Santa Maria slapped Lindaman, officially breaking up the Marilyns. In March 2017, Santa Maria participated in a tournament to crown a new Open The Brave Gate Championship, she lost to Lindaman in the semi-finals.

Character and reception

Watanabe's gimmick is that of an

drag. In accordance with the gimmick, Watanabe has long, feminine like hair, and wears makeup and a skirt during matches. Watanabe is also exclusively referred to using feminine pronouns and considered a woman by the Dragon Gate roster. Since becoming Santa Maria in 2014, Watanabe's popularity has skyrocketed with fans, becoming one of the most popular acts in the company.[18]

Championships and accomplishments

See also

References

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  13. ^ "02/04 Truth Gate KickoffGate". iHeartDG. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
  14. Dragon Gate
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  15. ^ ドラゴンゲート8.6後楽園大会 ミレニアルズvs.ジミーズvs.MBの敗戦ユニット解散サバイバルイリミネーション6人タッグ3Wayマッチ. Battle News (in Japanese). August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  16. ^ "08/07 Gate of Generation Kickoff". IHeartDG. August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  17. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Dragon Gate Summer Tag League 2016 - Tag 14 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database".
  18. ^ "Yosuke♡Santa Maria - iHeartDG". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  19. ^ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2016". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved September 1, 2016.

External links

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