Crea (wrestler)
Crea | |
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Born | [1] Nagoya, Japan | May 18, 2000
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Kurea Tsukada Crea |
Billed height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2] |
Billed weight | 71 kg (157 lb) |
Trained by | Command Bolshoi |
Debut | 2019 |
Kurea Tsukada (田 久怜愛, Tsukada Kurea) better known mononymously by her ring name Crea is a Japanese professional wrestler currently performing in the Japanese promotion Pure-J where she is a former Princess of Pro-Wrestling Champion.[3]
Professional wrestling career
[edit]Independent scene (2019–present)
[edit]Due to partially working as a freelancer, Tsukada competed in several companies of the Japanese independent scene. At JTO Hatsu, an event promoted by Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out on January 14, 2020, Tsukada teamed up with May Lee in a losing effort against Tomoka Inaba and Akari.[4] At WAVE NAMI 1, an event promoted by Pro Wrestling Wave on September 1, 2021, Tsukada teamed up with Kaori Yoneyama in a losing effort against Itsuki Aoki and Rin Kadokura.[5] At Seadlinnng Shin-Kiba Night! on March 18, 2022, she teamed up with Ryo Mizunami and fell short to Ayame Sasamura and Makoto.[6] On the first night of the Korakuen Hall 60th Anniversary Festival from April 15, 2022, Tsukada teamed up with Asahi and Kaho Matsushita to defeat Kanon, Madeline and Nanami.[7] At a house show promoted by Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling on April 23, 2022, Tsukada teamed up with Asuka and Miyuki Takase in a losing effort against Saori Anou and Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto and Yuu) as a result of a six-woman tag tesm match.[8] At a house show promoted by World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana on August 13, 2022, she unsuccessfully challenged Ayako Sato for the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Championship.[9]
Pure-J (2019–present)
[edit]Tsukada made her professional wrestling debut in Pure-J at PURE-J/Leon Produce Lion Heart #7 on July 7, 2019, where she went into a time-limit draw against Rydeen Hagane in an exhibition match.[10] During her tenure with the company, she chased for various championships promoted by it. The first title she has ever challenged for was the Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship, which she won at PURE-J Rainbow Mountain 2022 August 11 by defeating Haruka Umesaki.[11] At PURE-J 5th Anniversary Osaka Festival on November 27, 2022, Tsukada teamed up with Akari and unsuccessfully challenged Rydeen Hagane and Saki for the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship.[12] She participated in various other match gimmicks. At PURE-J Pure Slam Vol. 10 on December 1, 2019, she competed in a costume battle royal won by Moeka Haruhi and also involving Hanako Nakamori, Kazuki, Manami Katsu, Leon, Mari Manji and others.[13]
Ice Ribbon (2020–present)
[edit]Due to Pure-J holding business partnerships with Ice Ribbon, Tsukada regularly competes in various of the latter promotion's events. She made her first appearance at Ice Ribbon P's Party #47 on June 24, 2020, where she teamed up with Tsukushi and went into a time-limit draw against Haruka Umesaki and Suzu Suzuki.[14] At Ice Ribbon Princess's Party #24 on April 5, 2023, she teamed up with Ibuki Hoshi to defeat Kaho Matsushita and Yuko Sakurai in tag team action.[15]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Pure-J
- Princess of Pro-Wrestling Championship (1 time)[16]
- Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Akari
- Pure-J Year-End Award (1 time)
- New Wave Award (2019)[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Crea • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Crea/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ JoshiCity. "Profiles/Wrestlers/Crea". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angelita (February 5, 2020). "JTO: "Hatsu" TAKA Michinoku y Taichi se reencuentran". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip (September 1, 2021). "WAVE NAMI 1". cagematch.net. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Seadlinnng (March 18, 2022). 2022年3月18日(金)18:30 START 18:00 OPEN 新木 1stRING「SEAdLINNNG~SHINKIBA NIGHT!~」観衆120人. seadlinnng.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Garza (April 15, 2022). "KORAKUEN HALL 60TH ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL ~ JOSHI PRO-WRESTLING DREAM FESTIVAL". thewrestlingrevolution.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (April 23, 2022). 宮城野区文化センター大会試合結果(2022年4月) 2022年04月23日(土曜日) 13:00 宮城野区文化センター. sendaigirls.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Diana (August 13, 2022). 【結果】8/13アミスタ大会Vol.13~シングル選手権試合~. diana.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Pure-J (July 7, 2019). 【試合結果】7月7日(日) 第35回亀アリーナマッチ~LEONプロデュース・ライオンハート7~ 13時. pure-j.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Daly, Wayne (August 11, 2022). "PURE-J Results: Rainbow Mountain 2022 – Tokyo, Japan (8/11)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Dark Angelita (December 7, 2022). "Pure-J: "5th Anniversary Osaka Festival"". superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Puroresu Today (December 1, 2019). 【PURE-J】12.1(日)「PURE-SLAMシリーズvol.10」対戦カード決定. proresu-today.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Iversen, Stuart (July 21, 2020). "Ice Ribbon P's Party 47 (24/6/20) Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Ice Ribbon (April 5, 2023). ◆2023年04月05日 開始時間 19時00分~ / 開場時刻 18時45分 Princess’s Party 第24戦. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ Wrestling Titles. "POP (Princess of Pro-Wrestling) Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- ^ "【情報】PURE-Jアワード2019決定". Pure-J (in Japanese). January 13, 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2023.