Ryo Mizunami

Real Name: Ayane Mizumura
Height: 5’3″
Weight: 175 lbs.
Date of Birth: March 24, 1988
Hometown: Nagoya, Aichi Perfecture (Japan)
Pro Debut: November 3, 2004
Trained By: Meiko Satomura
Finishing Move: Diving Guillotine Leg Drop

Biography

– Mizunami began her career in the dying days of the GAEA promotion in her native Japan
– In her debut match on November 3, 2004, Mizunami was defeated by Carlos Amano
– Following the demise of GAEA in mid-2005, Mizunami would take time away from wrestling
– Mizunami (as Ayane Mizumura) returned to action for her trainer Meiko Satomura’s Sendai Girls promotion in July 2007
– By 2008, Mizunami was competing under her real name once more
– Mizunami won Sendai’s 2008 New Year One Night Tournament, defeating Sendai Sachiko in the final
– In April 2009, Mizunami began competing for Pro Wrestling WAVE alongside her Sendai commitments
– On December 20, 2009, Mizunami defeated Misaki Ohata to win the JWP Junior Title
– On January 31, 2010, Mizunami defeated Aya Yuuki to retain the JWP Junior Title
– On April 17, Mizunami defeated Kazumi Shimouma to retain the JWP Junior Title
– On November 13, Mizunami & Aya Yuuki defeated Ayumi Kurihara & Yoshiko Tamura to win the NEO Tag Team Titles
– On July 31, 2012, Mizunami & Mio Shirai defeated Gorgeous Matsuno & Rion Mizuki, Go Shiofuki & Kinteki Sakugaraoka and Batten Tamagawa & Naoshi Sano to win the DDT Iron Man Heavy Metal Title for Shirai
– Mizunami won the 2016 Catch the Wave Tournament, defeating Tsukasa Fujimoto in the final
– On August 7, 2016, Mizunami & Misaki Ohata defeated Ayako Hamada & Yuu Yamagata to win the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On October 9, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Hiragi Kurumi & Tsukushi to win the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On November 3, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera) to retain the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On December 18, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Natsu Sumire & Rina Yamashita to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On December 29, Mizunami defeated Yuu Yamagata to win the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On December 31, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi to retain the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On January 8, 2017, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Oedo Tai (Kyoko Kimura & Kagetsu) to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On February 11, Mizunami defeated Misaki Ohata to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On March 5, Mizunami defeated Moeka Haruhi to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On March 12, Mizunami & Ohata defeated Yuki Miyazaki & Yumi Ohka to retain the International Ribbon Tag Team Titles
– On April 19, Mizunami defeated Takumi Iroha to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On May 3, Mizunami defeated Fairy Nihonbashi to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On May 28, Mizunami defeated Yuki Miyazaki to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– Mizunami & Misaki Ohata won the 2018 WAVE Dual Shock Tournament, defeating Rin Kadokura & Takumi Iroha in the final
– On November 18, 2018, Mizunami won the Regina Di WAVE NEXT One Day Tournament, defeating Yumi Ohka in the final
– On December 15, Mizunami defeated ASUKA to win the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On February 16, 2019, Mizunami & Nanae Takahashi defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Risa Sera to win the Blast Queen Title for Takahashi
– Mizunami competed on the debut AEW PPV, Double or Nothing 2019, teaming with Hikaru Shida & Riho to defeat Emi Sakura, Aja Kong & Yuka Sakazaki
– Mizunami returned to AEW to compete in the Women’s World Title Eliminator Tournament. She would win the Japanese bracket, defeating Yuka Sakazaki in the final, before defeating Nyla Rose to win the overall tournament. Unfortunately, she fell short against champion Hikaru Shida at Revolution 2021
– Mizunami would remain with AEW until the end of April, competing on several Youtube shows
– On July 11, 2021, Mizunami defeated ASUKA to win the SEAdLINNNG Beyond The Sea Title
– On August 19, Mizunami defeated Arisa Nakajima to retain the SEAdLINNNG Beyond The Sea Title
– In October 2021, Mizunami returned to the US for another run on AEW’s Youtube show
– On March 12, 2023, Mizunami & Sonoko Kato defeated Team 200kg (Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu) to win the OZ Academy Tag Team Titles