Giulia

Jan 23, 2020 - by Jamie Cruickshank

Real Name: Eimi Matsudo
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 121 lbs.
Date of Birth: February 21, 1994
From: London, England
Resides: Chiba, Japan
Pro Debut: October 29, 2017
Trained By: Mio Shirai
Finishing Move: Diving Crossbody

Biography

– Giulia was born in England to a Japanese mother and Italian father. The family moved back to Japan when Giulia was one year old
– Giulia applied to, and was accepted into, the Ice Ribbon Dojo in 2017
– Giulia wrestled her first match on October 29, 2017, teaming with Takako Inoue in a loss to Totoro Satsuki & Nao DATE
– Giulia entered the 2017 Young Ice Tournament, but lost in the first round to Satsuki
– In the summer of 2018, Giulia made her first appearances outside of Ice Ribbon, competing for Big Japan, OZ, PURE-J and WAVE
– On July 15, 2019, Giulia & Tequila Saya defeated Azure Revolution (Risa Sera & Maya Yukihi) to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On August 3, Giulia & Saya defeated Saori Anou & Maika Ozaki to retain the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On September 14, Giulia & Saya defeated Hamuko & Ibuki Hoshi to retain the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– In October 2019, Giulia left Ice Ribbon and would sign with Stardom before the year was out
– Giulia debuted for Stardom on December 8, 2019, defeating Hazuki by referee stoppage
– Giulia wrestled a dark match prior to Wrestle Kingdom 14
– In mid-January 2020, Giulia formed her own stable, Donna Del Mondo, initially recruiting Syuri & Maika
– On February 8, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Maika & Syuri) defeated Queen’s Quest (Utami Hayashishita, Momo Watanabe & AZM) to win the Artist of Stardom Titles
– Giulia won the 2020 Cinderella Tournament, defeating Natsuko Tora in the final
– On July 23, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Maika & Syuri) defeated Oedo Tai (Saki Kashima, Natsuko Tora & Natsu Sumire) to retain the Artist of Stardom Titles
– On July 26, Giulia defeated Tam Nakano in the final of a tournament to win the vacant Wonder of Stardom Title
– On September 22, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Maika & Syuri) defeated STARS (Tam Nakano, Starlight Kid & Mayu Iwatani) to retain the Artist of Stardom Titles
– At the 2020 Yokohama Cinderella event, Giulia defeated Tam Nakano to retain the Wonder Of Stardom Title
– At the 2020 Sendai Cinderella event, Giulia defeated Konami to retain the Wonder Of Stardom Title
– At the 2020 Osaka Cinderella event, Giulia fought Syuri to a time-limit draw. As a result, Giulia retained her Wonder of Stardom Title, whilst Syuri retained her SWA World Title
– In a dark match prior to Wrestle Kingdom 15, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia & Syuri) defeated Mayu Iwatani & Tam Nakano
– On January 17, 2021, Giulia defeated Natsuko Tora in a No Rules Match to retain the Wonder of Stardom Title
– On February 13, Giulia defeated Starlight Kid to retain the Wonder Of Stardom Title
– At Stardom’s 10th Anniversary Show, Giulia lost a Hair vs. Hair Match to Tam Nakano
– On April 4, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia & Syuri) defeated Donna Del Mondo (Maika & Himeka) to win the Goddesses of Stardom Titles
– On May 2, Donna Del Mondo defeated Queen’s Quest (Momo Watanabe & AZM) to retain the Goddesses of Stardom Titles
– On May 15, Donna Del Mondo defeated STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Starlight Kid) to retain the Goddesses of Stardom Titles
– On July 4, Donna Del Mondo defeated STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Koguma) to retain the Goddesses of Stardom Titles
– On July 22, Donna Del Mondo defeated Queen’s Quest (Utami Hayashishita & Saya Kamitani) to retain the Goddesses of Stardom Titles
– On the Wrestle Grand Slam 2021 pre-show, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia & Syuri) defeated Queen’s Quest (Saya Kamitani & Momo Watanabe)
– At the 2021 Dream Queendom event, Giulia defeated Konami
– Giulia won the 2022 5STAR Grand Prix, defeating Tam Nakano in the final
– At the NJPW/Stardom X-Over event, Giulia & Zack Sabre Jr defeated Tom Lawlor & Syuri
– At Dream Queendom 2022, Giulia defeated Syuri to win the World Of Stardom Title
– At Stardom’s 12th Anniversary Show, Giulia defeated Suzu Suzuki to retain the World Of Stardom Title
– On March 4, 2023, Giulia fought Maya Yukihi to a double countout draw to retain the World Of Stardom Title
– On May 27, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai) defeated REstart (Saori Anou, Natsupoi & KAIRI) to win the Artist of Stardom Titles
– On June 25, Donna Del Mondo defeated STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Hazuki & Koguma) in a Cage Match to retain the Artist of Stardom Titles
– At Independence Day 2023, Giulia defeated Willow Nightingale to win the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On August 13, Giulia defeated Yuu to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– At NJPW/IMPACT Multiverse United 2, Giulia defeated Gisele Shaw, Momo Kohgo & Deonna Purrazzo to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On September 3, Giulia defeated Risa Sera to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On October 1, Giulia defeated Ami Sourei to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On October 9, Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Thekla & Mai Sakurai) defeated Megan Bayne, Suzu Suzuki & Maika to retain the Artist of Stardom Titles
– On November 18, Donna Del Mondo defeated STARS (Saya Iida, Hazuki & Hanan) to win the Moneyball Tournament and retain the Artist of Stardom Titles
– On December 2, Giulia defeated AZM to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– At Dream Queendom 2023, Giulia defeated Megan Bayne by TKO to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On January 4, 2024, amid rumours of her upcoming contract expiry, Giulia announced the dissolution of her Donna Del Mondo stable
– At Battle In The Valley 2024, Giulia defeated Trish Adora to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– On February 17, 2024, Giulia defeated Natsuko Tora in a No-DQ Match to retain the NJPW STRONG Womens Title
– In early April 2024, it was reported that Giulia had signed with WWE. She was later shown on camera at that month’s NXT Stand & Deliver event
– In May 2024, Giulia left Stardom to join the upstart Marigold promotion
– Giulia made her official WWE debut at the 2024 No Mercy event, confronting NXT Womens Champion Roxanne Perez
– Giulia made her NXT in ring debut on the September 10 event, defeating Chelsea Green
– At Halloween Havoc 2024, Giulia & Stephanie Vaquer defeated Roxanne Perez & Cora Jade

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