Arisa Hoshiki

Arisa Hoshiki
Hoshiki in 2019
Born (1995-10-13) October 13, 1995 (age 29)[1]
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Arisa Hoshiki[1]
Billed height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Billed weight52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Billed fromFunabashi, Chiba, Japan[1]
Trained byFuka[2]
DebutJanuary 23, 2011[1]
RetiredMay 20, 2020[3]

Arisa Hoshiki (星輝ありさ, Hoshiki Arisa) (born October 13, 1995) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, retired professional wrestler, and former shoot boxer. In professional wrestling, she worked in the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, where she was Wonder of Stardom Champion, the promotion's secondary title.[1][4] She vacated the championship on May 20, 2020, after she retired due to injury. Since 2018, Hoshiki had performed in the band Unlimited Dream Navigator, under the name Udon Sato (うどん佐藤), as part of which she performed her wrestling theme song.[5][6] The band disbanded in 2021.

Professional wrestling career

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2011–2012)

Hoshiki made her in-ring debut at World Wonder Ring Stardom on January 23, 2011, where she defeated Mayu Iwatani.[7] Hoshiki and Iwatani would later team together and wrestle under the name AMA.[5] During her time in Stardom, Hoshiki made it to the finals of Rookie of the Year tournament in 2011 where she lost to Yoshiko, and unsuccessfully challenged Yuzuki Aikawa for the Wonder of Stardom Championship in her first title match.[5] Hoshiki wrestled her last match on May 20, 2012, against Yuhi which ended with a time limit draw. Later on, Fuka announced that Arisa would be leaving Stardom, which afterwards got confirmed by Arisa on her blog.

Return to Stardom and wrestling (2018–2020)

Hoshiki made her return to wrestling, when she returned to Stardom on November 23, 2018, teaming with Mayu Iwatani against AZM and Konami of Queen's Quest in a winning effort, scoring the pin on AZM. Hoshiki was then invited into Iwatani's Stars unit that same day.

On February 17, 2019, AMA unsuccessfully challenged Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita for the Goddesses Of Stardom Championships.

On April 29, 2019, Hoshiki won the Cinderella Tournament, and challenged Momo Watanabe for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, also announcing that she signed with Stardom on a full time basis. On May 16, she defeated Watanabe to win the first ever championship in her professional wrestling career.[4] Her first defense came a month after on June 16, 2019, at Stardom's Shining Destiny event, defeating her rival & partner, Tam Nakano. Her second defense came later that month, in London, England, at Pro Wrestling: EVE's Wrestle Queendom 2 event, defeating Roxxy. Afterwards, she went on to defeat Hazuki, Jungle Kyona, Avary, Kagetsu, Jamie Hayter and Konami before having to vacate the championship.

On November 15, 2019, Nakano and Hoshiki, also known as DREAM☆SHiNE, defeated Bea Priestley and Jamie Hayter in the final of Stardom's Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, winning the tournament. Afterwards, on November 24, 2019, they unsuccessfully challenged Konami and Jungle Kyona for the Goddesses Of Stardom Championships.

On May 20, 2020, Arisa announced her retirement from professional wrestling due to injury, therefore vacating the Wonder of Stardom Championship ending her reign at 370 days with 10 defenses.[8] This makes her the 3rd longest reigning Wonder Of Stardom champion in history, behind first ever champion Yuzuki Aikawa & 16th champion Saya Kamitani, and has the 3rd most defenses in the title's history, tied with Io Shirai.

Music career

Arisa also had her own band called Unlimited Dream Navigator, in which she performed under the name Udon Sato. The band released two albums being World Peace and The Contrast of Static And Dynamic and also produced her wrestling theme song, "SHiNiNG STAR". She has named her favorite artists as being UVERworld, miwa, Acid Black Cherry, Dir En Grey and LiSA. Arisa also uploaded vocal covers to Youtube, including covers of LiSA. Unlimited Dream Navigator disbanded in 2021, with Arisa going solo. On November 20, 2021, Arisa announced an indefinite hiatus from all activities, including music, therefore she has not released any new music as of November 2022.

Acting career

Hoshiki made her acting debut in 2021, working together with the Action Ring Girl'Z division of Actwres girl'Z.[citation needed] She played the role of Arisa Hoshiki (星希アリサ) in a wrestling based show.[citation needed] Hoshiki had to withdraw from any Action Ring Girl'Z activities due to poor physical condition,[citation needed] and has not returned to acting since she is on an indefinite hiatus from all activities.

Championships and accomplishment

Shoot boxing record

Arisa Hoshiki Shoot boxing record
1 win, 1 loss
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2014-11-30 Loss Japan Akari Nakamura Shoot Boxing S-Cup World Tournament 2014[14] Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-08-02 Win Japan Maki Goto Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2014[15] Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punch consecutive hits) 2 0:53
Legend:   Win   Loss

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "星輝ありさ". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "History". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "We are saddened to report that due to neck and head injuries, Arisa Hoshiki has officially retired". We Are Stardom. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Michael, Casey. "New STARDOM Champions Crowned". Squared Circle Sirens. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Richards, Alex (July 7, 2019). "Star Gazing: "Shining Star" Arisa Hoshiki". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  6. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/we_are_stardom/status/1085882516169359360. Retrieved October 27, 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Stardom Birth Of Nova". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  8. ^ Richards, Alex (May 20, 2020). "Arisa Hoshiki Retires". Last Word on Sports. Archived from the original on May 20, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  9. ^ "The PWI Top 100 Female Wrestlers 2019: Full List". November 2019.
  10. ^ Richards, Alex (April 29, 2019). "Arisa Hoshiki Wins Cinderella Tournament". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  11. ^ Richards, Alex (November 15, 2019). "Winner Of The Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League (Spoiler)". Last Word on Pro Wrestling. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Best Match Award". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  13. ^ "Outstanding Performance Award". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database.
  14. ^ "Shoot Boxing S-Cup World Tournament 2014".
  15. ^ "Shoot Boxing Girls S-Cup 2014".