Momo Kohgo

Shieru Wakana (若菜空映, Wakana Shieru, born April 6, 1985), better known by her ring name Momo Kohgo (向後桃, Kohgo Momo), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars.

Momo Kohgo
Kohgo in March 2022
Born (1985-04-06) April 6, 1985[1]
Saitama, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Momo Kohgo
Billed height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Billed weight47 kg (104 lb)
Trained byYumiko Hotta
Yuji Nagata[4]
Hazuki
Debut2019

A former model and actress, Kohgo is also known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Actwres girl'Z.[5]

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2019–2021)

Beginning as a freelancer, Kohgo is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. She competed in one of Pro Wrestling Wave's signature events, the 2021 Young Block Oh! Oh! division of the Catch the Wave tournament where she competed in the "Block A", scoring a total of two points after going against Tomoka Inaba, Ami Miura and Shizuku Tsukata.[6] At New Ice Ribbon #1013 ~ RibbonMania 2019, an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on December 30, 2019, Kohgo competed in Tequila Saya's retirement 44-person gauntlet match which ended in a time-limit draw and also involved notable opponents such as Ken Ohka, Munenori Sawa, Manami Toyota, Ram Kaicho, Rina Shingaki, Matsuya Uno and many others.[7] She is also known for competing in the "P's Party" branch of events. At Ice Ribbon P's Party #75 on May 19, 2021, she fell short to Madeline in a number one contender's match for the IW19 Championship.[8]

Actwres girl'Z (2019–2021)

Kohgo made her professional wrestling debut on April 30, 2019, at Actwres girl'Z show AWG Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen where she fell short to Noa Igarashi.[9] During her time in the promotion, she challenged for various titles such as the AWG Tag Team Championship by teaming up with Momo Tani at AWG Act 54 on September 25, 2021, in a losing effort against Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono.[10]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2021)

In the autumn of 2021, Kohgo had an excursion to the Mexican independent scene as she competed in several events promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). She participated in the CMLL Women's Grand Prix, teaming up with Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi as "Team Japan" and competing against Team Mexico (Marcela, La Amapola, La Jarochita, Princesa Sugehit, Dark Silueta, Lluvia, and Reyna Isis) and Team World (Dalys la Caribeña, Avispa Dorada, Stephanie Vaquer and Sonya).[11]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2022–present)

At Stardom in Osaka event from January 23, 2022, Kohgo requested Stars members to let her join the unit which the latters accepted.[12] At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, 2022, Kohgo unsuccessfully challenged stablemate Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship.[13] At Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022, Kohgo unsuccessfully faced stablemate Mayu Iwatani in the first round matches from April 3.[14] At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo, the first event of the Stardom Mid Summer Champions series which took place on July 9, 2022, Kohgo unsuccessfully challenged AZM for the High Speed Championship.[15] Kohgo failed to qualify for the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 after she participated in a qualifier block where she scored a total of four points.[16]

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2023–present)

On April 27, 2023, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) announced that Kohgo would represent Stardom in a four-woman single-elimination tournament on May 21 at Resurgence to crown the inaugural Strong Women's Champion.[17] At Resurgence, Kohgo lost to Willow Nightingale during the semi-finals of the tournament.[18] On July 4, at the first night of Independence Day, Kohgo teamed up with Nightingale, who became the first Strong Women's Champion, to defeat Mafia Bella (Giulia and Thekla).[19]

Championships and accomplishments

References
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  2. "Momo Kohgo • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Rina/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 26, 2022). 【PPV情報ゼアッ！】4・29大田区大会のスペシャルゲスト解説に、新日本プロレス・永田裕志選手が降臨！. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  5. JoshiCity. "Profiles/Stardom/Momo Kohgo". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  6. Daly, Wayne (May 18, 2021). "WAVE Results: Catch The WAVE 2021 ~ Young Block – Saitama, Japan (5/18)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. Ice Ribbon (December 31, 2019). ◆2019年12月31日 開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 RIBBONMANIA2019. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. Ice Ribbon (May 19, 2021). ◆2021年05月19日 開始時間 19時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 19時15分 P’sParty 第75戦. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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  12. Richards, Alex (January 23, 2022). "Momo Kohgo Joins STARS". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
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  15. Edwards, Scott (July 9, 2022). "STARDOM MidSummer Champions Results (7/9/22) / Syuri vs. Momo Watanabe And More". fightful.com. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  16. Peterson, Karen (May 21, 2022). "Dream Slam Weekly: NOMADS' Freelance Summit, Stardom Five Star Grand Prix". postwrestling.com. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  17. "AEW, CMLL, STARDOM, NJPW in one night tournament for STRONG Women's gold! 【NJoA】". New Japan Pro Wrestling. April 28, 2023. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  18. Fritts, Chick (May 21, 2023). "NJPW Resurgence live results: Strong Women's title tournament". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  19. Lambert, Jeremy (July 4, 2023). "NJPW Strong Independence Day Night One Results (7/4): Jon Moxley, Jun Kasai, More In Action". Fightful. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  20. Thompson, Andrew (January 22, 2023). "STARDOM announces 2022 award winners". POST Wrestling. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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