Japanese professional wrestler
Saori Anou
Anou in July 2022
Born (1991-02-01 ) February 1, 1991 (age 33)
[1]
Ōtsu ,
Shiga ,
Japan
Ring name(s) Black PotekoCountess Saori
[2] Saori Anou Billed height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
[3] Billed weight 56 kg (123 lb) Trained by
Yuna Manase Debut 2015
Saori Anou (安納サオリ , Anō Saori , born February 1, 1991) is a
Japanese
professional wrestler currently signed to
World Wonder Ring Stardom . She is best known for her tenure with the Japanese
promotion
Actwres girl'Z and her freelance appearances in promotions such as
Oz Academy and
Ice Ribbon .
[4] She is the former
ICE Cross Infinity Champion in
Ice Ribbon .
[5] In Stardom, she is a member of
Cosmic Angels and is the current
Wonder of Stardom Champion in her first reign.
Professional wrestling career
Actwres girl'Z (2015–2019)
Saori Anou debuted as a professional wrestler at the inaugural Actwres girl'Z show, AgZ Prologue on May 31, 2015. Until her departure from the company in December 2019, Anou was one of AgZ's biggest and most important stars for the promotion. On November 15, 2018, Anou defeated SAKI in the finals of the AgZ Title Tournament and became the promotion's first champion.
[6] Anou would go on to lose the title to Reika Saiki on August 19, 2019. Anou would make two appearances in AgZ in 2021, including
Act Yasukawa 's return match.
[7]
Independent circuit (2015–present)
Anou at a Nomad's event in April 2023
As a freelancer, Anou is known for competing in various promotions. At a
house show hosted by
Pure-J on October 9, 2017, she teamed up with
Natsumi Maki and unsuccessfully challenged
Command Bolshoi and
Leon for the
Daily Sports Tag Team Championship .
[8] At W-1 WRESTLE-1 Tour 2018 Autumn Bout , an event promoted by
Wrestle-1 on November 1, 2018, Anou teamed up with
Natsumi Maki in a losing effort to
Hana Kimura and
Asuka .
[9] At
Seadlinnng Shin-Kiba 11th NIGHT' on April 12, 2019, Anou teamed up with
Miyuki Takase and
Himeka Arita in a losing effort to
Hiroyo Matsumoto ,
Makoto and
Yoshiko .
[10] At Zero1 Super Fireworks , an event promoted by
Pro Wrestling Zero1 on February 24, 2020, she teamed up with
Mayumi Ozaki against
Aja Kong and
Hiroyo Matsumoto who was the
Blast Queen Champion in a
Super Plasma Blast Deathmatch which was also for the title but failed to capture it.
[11]
World Wonder Ring Stardom
(2015–2017)
Anou stepped into
World Wonder Ring Stardom for a brief period of time. She is known for competing in various events such as the
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League , making her first appearance at the
2016 edition where she teamed up with Hiromi Mimura, placing themselves in the Block A and scoring one point after facing the teams of Twisted Sisters (
Holidead and
Thunder Rosa ),
Chelsea Green and
Santana Garrett , and
Kairi Hojo and
Yoko Bito .
[12] At Stardom Year-End Climax 2016 on December 22, she teamed up with Kaori Yoneyama in a losing effort to
Natsuko Tora and
Jungle Kyona and
Oedo Tai (
Hana Kimura and
Kris Wolf ) as a result of a
three-way tag team match .
[13]
(2023–present)
Anou returned to Stardom in April 2023, agreeing to tag with
Kairi and
Natsupoi to take on
Prominence at
Stardom All Star Grand Queendom for the Artist of Stardom Championship. At the
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2023 before that, Anou joined
Cosmic Angels after
Mina Shirakawa and
Waka Tsukiyama left the group.
[14] On March 23, 2023, at
All Star Grand Queendom , Anou alongside Kairi and Natsupoi defeated Prominence (
Hiragi Kurumi ,
Risa Sera and
Suzu Suzuki ) to win the
Artist of Stardom Championship .
[15] On May 27, at
Flashing Champions , REStart lost their title to the
Baribari Bombers (
Giulia ,
Mai Sakurai and
Thekla ), ending their reign at 34 days.
[16] At
Stardom x Stardom: Osaka Summer Team on August 13, Anou and Natsupoi won the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating
Rose Gold .
[17] At
Dream Queendom 2023 , Anou won the
Wonder of Stardom Championship by defeating
Mirai .
[18]
DDT Pro Wrestling (2017–2018, 2020-present)
Anou has made sporadic appearances for
DDT Pro Wrestling during the years. Her first match took place at DDT YAROZ Part 4 on February 14, 2017, where she defeated
Tam Nakano .
[19] At DDT Live! Maji Manji #11 on July 10, 2018, she competed in an
7-person survival battle royal for the
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship also involving
Konosuke Takeshita ,
Kudo ,
Toru Owashi ,
Masahiro Takanashi ,
Nobuhiro Shimatani and
Saki Akai .
[20]
She also competed in signature events of the promotion such as
DDT Peter Pan . On the first night of
Wrestle Peter Pan 2020 on June 6, she teamed up with
Hiroshi Yamato to defeat
Haruka Kato and
Keisuke Ishii .
[21]
Ice Ribbon (2017–present)
Anou also made appearances for
Ice Ribbon . At New Ice Ribbon #974 on August 3, 2019, she teamed up with
Maika Ozaki and unsuccessfully challenged
Giulia and
Tequila Saya for the
International Ribbon Tag Team Championship .
[22] At New Ice Ribbon #1090 on December 31, 2020, Anou unsuccessfully challenged
Suzu Suzuki for the
ICE Cross Infinity Championship .
[23] On June 26, 2022, Anou defeated
Yuki Mashiro to win the vacant
ICE Cross Infinity Championship .
[5] At New Ice Ribbon #1267 on March 19, 2023, Anou dropped the title to
Satsuki Totoro , ending her reign at 266 days.
[24]
Oz Academy (2017–present)
Anou is known for competing in
Oz Academy . She made her first appearance in the promotion at OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku 2017 on August 20 where she teamed up with Command Bolshoi and
Aoi Kizuki in a losing effort to
Kaori Yoneyama ,
Rina Yamashita and
Sakura Hirota as a result of a
six-woman tag team match .
[25] When competing in the promotion, she is part of the Ozaki-gun stable. At OZ Academy You Might Think on October 7, 2018, she teamed up with stablemates Mayumi Ozaki and
Yumi Ohka in a losing effort to Borderless (Rina Yamashita and
Yoshiko ) and
Hikaru Shida .
[26] At Something is Happening Tonight on August 25, 2019, Anou teamed up with
Maya Yukihi and defeated Beast Friend (Hiroyo Matsumoto and Kaori Yoneyama) to win the
Oz Academy Tag Team Championship .
[27] At OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku 2020 ~ OZ No Kuni Buntai Final on August 28, 2020, she unsuccessfully challenged Mayumi Ozaki for the
Oz Academy Openweight Championship .
[28]
Championships and accomplishments
Anou is a former one-time
ICE Cross Infinity Champion
Notes
^ Anou's first reign was when the championship was called the AgZ Championship.
[29] During her reign, the title was re-named to the AWG Single Championship.
[30]
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