Kouki Amarei

Kouki Amarei
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Kouki
    Kouki Amarei
Billed height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Billed weight63 kg (139 lb)
Debut2022

Kouki Amarei (天麗皇希, Amarei Kouki) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Dream Star Fighting Marigold. She is previously known for her short tenure with Actwres girl'Z.[3][4]

Early life

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Amarei has studied classical ballet for 10 years during her childhood, aiming to become a ballerina since she was 5 years old. She gave up on ballet because there were few male partners she could find to match her height. In high school, she joined a music club. After graduation, she briefly attended a music college, but dropped out. After that, she went on to become a street dancer, a cross-dressing idol, and a stage actress, appearing in many productions. In 2021, Amarei was scouted by Actwres girl'Z. She was part of the artistic division of the company before transitionig to the professional wrestling part in early 2022.[5][6]

Professional wrestling career

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Actwres girl'Z (2022–2024)

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Amarei made her professional wrestling debut in Actwres girl'Z on February 13, 2022, at AWG ACTwrestling Hataage, where she teamed up with Wild Bunny in a losing effort against Mii and Sakura Mizushima in tag team competition.[7] She took part in a tournament for the vacant AWG Single Championship in which she defeated Ayano Irie in the first rounds, Misa Matsui in the second ones, then fell short to Miku Aono in the finals from AWG ACTwrestling In Korakuen Hall on March 12, 2023.[8][9] She wrestled her last match in the promotion on April 6, 2024, at AWG ACTwrestling In Osaka where she teamed up with her "The Royal" tag team partner Natsumi Sumikawa to defeat Miku Aono and Riko Fukunaga.[10]

Dream Star Fighting Marigold (2024–present)

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In April 2024, Goto was announced as part of the newly created promotion of Dream Star Fighting Marigold. At the inaugural event, the Fields Forever from May 20, she teamed up with Chika Goto to defeat Misa Matsui and Natsumi Showzuki.[11] At Marigold Summer Destiny on July 13, she teamed up again with Amarei, with whom she was already wrestling under the tag name of "tWin toWer" to go into a time-limit draw against Kizuna Tanaka and Victoria Yuzuki.[12] Amarei and Goto competed in the inaugural tournament for the Marigold Twin Star Championship in which they defeated Nanae Takahashi and Nao Ishikawa in the first rounds, then fell short to Miku Aono and Natsumi Showzuki in the second ones.[13]

At Summer Gold Shine on August 19, she unsuccessfully challenged Miku Aono for the Marigold United National Championship. The bout represented the first-ever title defense of any kind in Marigold since its creation.[14] She competed in the "Dream League" Block of the Dream★Star GP where she wrestled against NØRI, Utami Hayashishita, Natsumi Showzuki, Mirai, Chika Goto, Nagisa Nozaki and Victoria Yuzuki.[15]

Japanese independent circuit (2024–present)

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Amarei often competed in the Japanese independent scene as a joshi special talent. In All Japan Pro Wrestling, she made her first appearance on the second night of the AJPW New Year Giant Series 2024 from January 3, where she teamed up with Chika Goto to defeat Miku Aono and Natsuki.[16] On the finals night of the 2024 edition of Pro Wrestling Noah's N-1 Victory, Amarei teamed up with Kizuna Tanaka, Bozilla and Miku Aono in a losing effort against Great Sakuya, Miyuki Takase, Sandra Moone and Takumi Iroha.[17]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Kouki Amarei • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Kouki Amarei/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Kouki Amarei Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  4. ^ "天麗皇希". Dream Star Fighting Marigold (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "女子プロレス界に突如現れた彗星 男装アイドル→舞台女優…異色キャリアの天麗皇希がマリーゴールドに入団するまで". ENCOUNT (in Japanese). 7 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ "2021.02.07 / ACTRING「宇宙海賊シェルオル」". アクトレスガールズ公式サイト (in Japanese). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  7. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (13 February 2022). "AWG ACTwrestling Hataage". cagematch.net (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ 2023.03.12(日) / ACTwrestling 後楽園ホール公演. Actwres girl'Z (in Japanese). 12 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  9. ^ Brown, Jeff (13 March 2023). "AWG ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall Review – 03.12.23". monthlypuroresu.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  10. ^ Black, Ethan (6 April 2024). "AWG Act Wrestling In Osaka Results – April 6, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  11. ^ Carey, Ian (20 May 2024). "Marigold holds debut show, WWE wrestlers send flowers". F4WOnline. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  12. ^ Edwards, Scott (13 July 2024). "Marigold Summer Destiny 2024 Results (7/13/24): Utami vs. IYO SKY, Giulia vs. Sareee, More". Fightful. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  13. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (30 July 2024). "Marigold Summer Gold Shine - Tag 5". cagematch.net. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ Black, Ethan (19 August 2024). "Marigold Summer Gold Shine Night 10 Results (August 19th, 2024)". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  15. ^ Marigold [@Marigold_Joshi] (17 July 2024). "The DREAM✴︎STAR GP2024 round-robin tournament is coming!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2024 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ Black, Ethan (3 January 2024). "AJPW New Year Giant Series Night 2 Results – January 3, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  17. ^ Black, Ethan (1 September 2024). "Pro Wrestling Noah N1 Victory Night 9 Results – September 1, 2024". pwmania.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  18. ^ 【マリーゴールド】林下詩美がリーグ戦優勝　王者Sareeeに挑戦へ「完全復活を叫ばせてください」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 28 September 2024. Archived from the original on 28 September 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
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