Japanese professional wrestler
"Asuka (wrestler, born 1998)" redirects here. Not to be confused with
Asuka (wrestler) .
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
professional wrestler in
Pro Wrestling Wave on August 9, 2015 in a losing effort to
Yuu Yamagata .
[4] She participated in the
Catch the Wave tournament in 2016, competing in the Mandarin Orange block against
Dash Chisako ,
Yuki Miyazaki and
Hibiscus Mii , finishing with two points.
[5] Veny competed at the Hana Kimura Produce HANA on August 7, 2016, where she teamed with
Masato Inaba and
Super Delfin to defeat
Abdullah Kobayashi , Hayate and
Kyoko Kimura in a
six-person tag team match .
[6] Veny participated in the Catch The Wave 2018 Tournament, competing in the Crazy Block against
Rina Yamashita ,
Nagisa Nozaki ,
Ryo Mizunami ,
Yumi Ohka and
Miyuki Takase , finishing with a total of three points, and receiving a technique award due to competing while injured.
[7] Veny won the
Wave Single Championship at WAVE Anivarsario WAVE 2018 on August 19, where she defeated
Takumi Iroha .
[8]
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
50-person gauntlet match at OZ Academy/Manami Toyota Produce Manami Toyota 30th Anniversary,
Manami Toyota 's retirement show produced by
Oz Academy on November 3, 2017, where she was the 19th person to get eliminated.
[11] She participated at ZERO1 Dream Series: Sozo no Jin, an event promoted by
Pro Wrestling Zero1 on March 4, 2018, where she teamed up with
Takuya Sugawara to unsuccessfully challenge
Masamune and
Sugi for the
NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship .
[12] At Grow Together! 2021, an event promoted by
Seadlinnng from March 17, Veny defeated
Rina Yamashita to win the vacant
Beyond the Sea Single Championship .
[13] At ZERO1 20th Anniversary Series: Believe 'Z' Road from February 7, Veny unsuccessfully challenged
El Lindaman for both
Zero1 World Junior Heavyweight Championship and
Zero1 International Junior Heavyweight Championship .
[14] Veny participated at WRESTLE-1 Tour 2019 W-Impact, an event produced by
Wrestle-1 on February 13, where she teamed up with
Hana Kimura as FloÜrish to defeat
Kaori Yoneyama and
Miyuki Takase .
[15]
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
transgender professional wrestler from
Japan . Firstly she
came out as
gay to her father at the age of 16 and later dropped out of high school to pursue a
professional wrestling career.
[23] Veny has been referred to with both
she/her and
they/them
gender pronouns .
Championships and accomplishments
Veny with a belt earned as a one-time
Sendai Girls World Champion
Veny with a belt earned as a
Independent World Junior Heavyweight Champion
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