Koguma

Japanese professional wrestler

Koguma

Koguma in March 2022

Born|  (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 (age 26)[1]
Fukuoka, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)| Koguma
Billed height| 150 cm (4 ft 11 in)[3]
Billed weight| 60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Trained by| Fuka Kakimoto[4]
Debut| November 4, 2013

Koguma (コグマ, Koguma, born (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently works for World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars.[5]

Koguma is a former two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, one-time Artist of Stardom Champion, and one-time High Speed Champion.[6] Koguma is one of the winners of the 2021 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League.

## Professional wrestling career

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### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2013-2015)

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Koguma in August 2014

Koguma made her professional wrestling debut at a World Wonder Ring Stardom event on the November 4, 2013, where she unsuccessfully challenged Natsuki Taiyo in a singles match.[7] Koguma got her first notable victory on March 30, 2014, where she won a 14-person battle royal.[8] At the 2014 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League, Koguma teamed up with Miho Wakizawa and fought in the Blue block, where they scored a total of two points.[9] Koguma lost the High Speed Championship to Star Fire on May 17, 2015, which was her last match before retiring from professional wrestling.[10]

### Independent circuit (2014)

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Koguma worked in a couple of matches for Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling, one of them taking place on April 18, 2014 at a house show of the promotion where she teamed up with Nanae Takahashi in a losing effort to Meiko Satomura and Sareee.[11]

### World Wonder Ring Stardom (2021-present)

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Koguma returned to professional wrestling after a six-year hiatus at All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021, where she participated in a 24-women Stardom All-Star rumble match.[12] On the second night of the 2021 Cinderella Tournament on May 14, Koguma saved Mayu Iwatani from an attack performed by Oedo Tai after Iwatani's match. Koguma was later revealed to have joined Iwatani's stable, Stars.[13] At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, Koguma teamed up with Mayu Iwatani and unsuccessfully challenged Alto Livello Kabaliwan for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[14] At the 2021 5 Star Grand Prix, Koguma fought in the Red Stars block and scored a total of 11 points.[15] At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Koguma unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid for the High Speed Championship.[16] At Osaka Super Wars on December 18, Koguma teamed up with Hazuki and Mayu Iwatani and took part in a ¥10 Million Unit tournament, which was also for the Artist of Stardom Championship. They reached the finals, where they lost to the Artist of Stardom champions, MaiHimePoi, in a six-woman tag team ladder match.[17] At Dream Queendom on December 29, Koguma unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid again for the High Speed Championship, this time in a three-way match also involving AZM.[18]

Koguma (left) facing AZM and Natsupoi on the second night of the Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 27.

On January 9, 2022, Koguma and Hazuki defeated Alto Livello Kabaliwan to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship.[19] At Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, Koguma and Hazuki scored their first successful Goddesses of Stardom defense against MaiHime.[20] At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, they defeated Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa and Unagi Sayaka) to retain the titles again.[21] On the first night of the Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, Hazuki and Koguma dropped the titles to Black Desire (Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe).[22] On the second night from March 27, Koguma competed in a three-way match for the High Speed Championship against the champion AZM and Natsupoi.[23] At the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022, Koguma fell short to Mirai in the finals from April 29.[24] At Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour in May 5, 2022, Hazuki and Koguma regained the Goddesses of Stardom Championship from Starlight Kid and Momo Watanabe.[25] At Stardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022, they defended the titles against Giulia and Mai Sakurai.[26] At Stardom Fight in the Top on June 26, 2022, Koguma teamed up with Mayu Iwatani and Hazuki to defeat (Utami Hayashishita, AZM and Saya Kamitani) in one of Stardom's first steel cage matches.[27] At Mid Summer Champions in Nagoya on July 24, Hazuki and Koguma defended the Goddesses of Stardom Championship against God's Eye (Ami Sourei and Mirai).[28] At Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022, Koguma fought in the "Red Goddess" block where she scored a total of 14 points.[29] At Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, Koguma and Hazuki dropped the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Tam Nakano and Natsupoi.[30]

## Championships and accomplishments

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* Pro Wrestling Illustrated
* Ranked No. 5 of the top 100 tag team in the PWI Tag Team 100 in 2022 with Hazuki[31]
* Ranked No. 91 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022[32]
* World Wonder Ring Stardom
* Artist of Stardom Championship (1 time) – with Chelsea and Kairi Hojo[33]
* Goddesses of Stardom Championship (3 times) – with Hazuki
* High Speed Championship (1 time)[34]
* Goddesses of Stardom Tag League (2021) – with Hazuki
* 5★Star GP Award (1 time)
* 5★Star GP Fighting Spirit Award (2014)[35]
* Stardom Year-End Award (3 times)
* Best Tag Team Award (2021) with Hazuki[36]
* Best Unit Award (2022) as part of Stars, shared with Hanan, Hazuki, Mayu Iwatani, Momo Kohgo and Saya Iida[37]
* Fighting Spirit Award (2014)[38]

## References

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1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Koguma • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
2. ^ a b コグマ [KOGUMA]. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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6. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Koguma Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
7. ^ スターダム100回記念大会のメインは激闘の末、イオが奈苗を残り1秒で下す！惡斗が白ベルト、モンスター軍が6人タッグ王座を奪取！. Battle News (in Japanese). November 4, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
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12. ^ Taigermen (March 3, 2021). "RISULTATI: STARDOM 10TH ANNIVERSARY – HINAMATSURI ALL-STAR DREAM CINDERELLA 03.03.2021". zonawrestling.net (in Italian). Retrieved March 3, 2021.
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16. ^ Peterson, Karen (November 27, 2021). "Stardom Tokyo Super Wars Report: Utami Hayashishita vs. Maika, Nakano vs. Shirakawa". postwrestling.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
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18. ^ Rose, Bryan (December 29, 2021). "NEW WORLD OF STARDOM CHAMPION CROWNED AT DREAM QUEENDOM". f4wonline.com. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
19. ^ World Wonder Ring Stardom (January 9, 2022). "New Goddesses of Stardom tag team champions, Fukuoka Double Crazy, Hazuki & Koguma!". twitter.com. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
20. ^ Summers, Adam (January 30, 2022). "Big Audio Nightmare: Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight review". f4wonline.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
21. ^ Peterson, Karen (February 23, 2022). "STARDOM Cinderella Journey Nagaoka: Saya Kamitani vs. Natsupoi, AZM vs. Starlight Kid". postwrestling.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
22. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (March 26, 2022). "STARDOM World Climax 2022: The Best Results (3/26): Kairi Sane (KAIRI) Returns To The Ring". fightful.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
23. ^ Edwards, Scott (March 28, 2022). "STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX ~ THE TOP ~ (MARCH 27) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
24. ^ Edwards, Scott (April 29, 2022). "Stardom News: MIRAI Wins Cinderella Tournament, Color's Arrives". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
25. ^ Peterson, Karen (May 5, 2022). "STARDOM Fukuoka Goddess Festival: Saya Kamitani vs. Maika, Goddesses of Stardom match". postwrestling.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
26. ^ Richards, Alex (May 28, 2022). "Stardom Flashing Champions 2022 News Round-Up". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
27. ^ Peterson, Karen (June 27, 2022). "Stardom Fight in the Top Report: Six-Woman Tag Cage Match, Tam Nakano vs. Natsupoi". postwrestling.com. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
28. ^ Edwards, Scott (July 24, 2022). "STARDOM MidSummer Champions 2022 In Nagoya Results (7/24/22) / Syuri vs. Tam Nakano, More". fightful.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
29. ^ Peterson, Karen (October 1, 2022). "STARDOM: 2022 FIVE STAR Winner Decided at Mushashino Forest Sports Center". postwrestling.com. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
30. ^ Dark Angel (August 26, 2022). "Stardom: «Stardom x Stardom 2022 Nagoya Midsummer Encouter [sic]» 5 titles at stake". superluchas.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
31. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (December 6, 2022). "The Usos Top 2022 PWI Tag Team 100". Fightful. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
32. ^ Ross, Patrick (October 27, 2022). "Full 2022 PWI Women's 150 list revealed". aiptcomics.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
33. ^ Wrestling Titles (December 16, 2020). "Artist of Stardom Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
34. ^ Wrestling Titles (March 3, 2021). "High Speed Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
35. ^ "2014年9月23日 5★Star GP2014 最終戦 後楽園ホール". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). September 23, 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
36. ^ Pollock, John (January 3, 2022). "STARDOM 2021 award winners". postwrestling.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
37. ^ Thompson, Andrew (January 22, 2023). "STARDOM announces 2022 award winners". POST Wrestling. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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