Japanese professional wrestler (born 2000)
Momo Watanabe
Watanabe in April 2024
Born (2000-03-22 ) March 22, 2000 (age 24)
Sagamihara ,
Kanagawa
Ring name(s)
Black Fuzzy Peach
Fuzzy Peach
Momo Watanabe
Billed height 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) Billed weight 55 kg (121 lb) Trained by
Fuka
[1] Debut November 16, 2014
[2]
Momo Watanabe (渡辺桃 , Watanabe Momo ) (born March 22, 2000)
[3] is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently signed to
World Wonder Ring Stardom , where she is a member of
Oedo Tai .
Since Watanabe made her Stardom debut on November 16, 2014, she became a three-time
Artist of Stardom Champion ,
[4]
[5] two-time
Goddesses of Stardom Champion
[6] and one-time
Wonder of Stardom Champion .
[7] Watanabe is the winner of the
2018 Cinderella Tournament and the
2018 and
2020 iterations of the
Goddesses of Stardom Tag League . Watanabe is also a former leader of
Queen's Quest .
Professional wrestling career
World Wonder Ring Stardom (2014-present)
Early career (2014–2016)
On November 16, 2014, Watanabe made her professional wrestling debut at
World Wonder Ring Stardom where she unsuccessfully challenged
Takumi Iroha .
[2] At Mask Fiesta 2015 on October 25, 2015, Watanabe, wrestling under the
ring name Fuzzy Peach , teamed up with
Starlight Kid in a loss to
Iotica and
Mini Iotica .
[8]
[9] On December 6, 2016, Watanabe received her first title match where she teamed with
Io Shirai and
Mayu Iwatani to challenge for the vacant
Artist of Stardom Championship , which was won by Hyper Destroyers (
Evie ,
Hiroyo Matsumoto and
Kellie Skater ) in a
three-way tag team match , which also involved Oedo Tai (
Act Yasukawa ,
Kris Wolf and
Kyoko Kimura ).
[10]
[11]
Entering 2016, Watanabe and
Jungle Kyona teamed together under the name JKGReeeeN.
[2] On January 10, JKGReeeeN challenged Thunder Rock (Io Shirai and Mayu Iwatani) for the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship , but were unsuccessful.
[12] JKGReeeeN continued to wrestle through 2016 and participated in the
2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League , in which they did not reach the finals.
[2]
Queen's Quest (2016–2021)
Shortly after the
2016 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League , Watanabe turned on
Jungle Kyona and joined
Queen's Quest .
[13]
On January 7, 2017, Watanabe, along with
HZK and Shirai, defeated
Kagetsu , Kyoko Kimura and
Viper , who replaced
Hana Kimura due to injury, to win the Artist of Stardom Championship.
[4] Later in January, Watanabe suffered an
ACL injury during training that forced her to go on a hiatus.
[14]
[2] On April 9, the Artist of Stardom Championship was vacated due to Watanabe being unable to perform because of her injury.
[15] After 10 months of injury, Watanabe returned on November 4, where she defeated
Kris Wolf .
[16]
On February 18, 2018, Watanabe challenged the leader of Queen's Quest Shirai for the
Wonder of Stardom Championship in the main event at the
Korakuen Hall , but was unsuccessful.
[17] On April 30, Watanabe won the
2018 Cinderella Tournament after defeating
Bea Priestley in the finals. She expressed her wish which was a match for the
Wonder of Stardom Championship against the then-time champion Io Shirai.
[18] On May 23, Watanabe defeated Shirai to win the Wonder title, becoming the youngest wrestler to hold the title at the age of 18.
[7]
During her leadership of
Queen's Quest , Watanabe was known for wearing the unit's usual mask which was inspired from
Tiger Mask . Her pieces were usually dark-blue coloured.
In June 2018, Watanabe became the leader of Queen's Quest following Io Shirai's departure from
Stardom .
[19] At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, Watanabe, under the
ring name Black Fuzzy Peach , donned a mask and teamed up with
Masked Wan-chan ,
Mini Iotica and
Red Snake to defeat
Fancy Maruyama ,
Natsuki Urabe ,
Reo Hazuki and
Yukari Ishino .
[20] On November 4, Watanabe and
Utami Hayashishita won the
2018 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League after defeating Bea Priestley and Chardonnay in the finals.
[21] On November 23, Hayashishita and Watanabe won the Goddesses of Stardom Championship by defeating J.A.N. (Jungle Kyona and
Natsuko Tora ).
[6]
On April 5, 2019, Watanabe participated in Stardom's first event at the
United States in
New York City , where she successfully defended the Wonder of Stardom Championship against her tag team partner Utami Hayashishita.
[22] At
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2019 on April 29, Watanabe fell short to Konami in the first rounds.
[23] On May 16, Watanabe lost the Wonder of Stardom Championship to
Arisa Hoshiki , ending her reign at 358 days, and setting a record with most successful title defenses, at 13.
[23] On July 15, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Tokyo Cyber Squad (Jungle Kyona and
Konami ).
[24] On November 23, Watanabe, along with AZM and Hayashishita, won the Artist of Stardom Championship after they defeated Andras Miyagi, Kagetsu and
Natsu Sumire .
[5]
On January 19, 2020, during the main event of Stardom 9th Anniversary , Watanabe challenged Iwatani for the
World of Stardom Championship , but was unsuccessful.
[25] On February 8,
AZM , Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to
Donna Del Mondo (
Giulia ,
Maika and
Syuri ).
[26] At
Stardom Yokohama Cinderella 2020 on October 3, she unsuccessfully challenged Bea Priestley for the
SWA World Championship .
[27] On November 8, Watanabe, along with AZM, won the
2020 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League when they defeated Giulia and Maika in the finals.
[28] After winning the Tag League, AZM and Watanabe challenged Hayashishita and
Saya Kamitani on November 14 for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship, but were unsuccessful.
[29] On December 20, Watanabe challenged Hayashishita for the World of Stardom Championship, but was unsuccessful.
[30] At
Stardom Osaka Dream Cinderella 2020 on December 20, Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Utami Hayashishita for the
World of Stardom Championship .
[31]
On January 30, 2021, she challenged Syuri for the
SWA World Championship , but was unsuccessful.
[32] At
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 , she Watanabe fell short to
Starlight Kid in the first rounds from April 10.
[33] At the
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021 , Watanabe fought in the "Red Goddess" block which she won with a total of 12 points. She then fell short to Syuri in the finals on September 25.
[34] At
Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021, Watanabe teamed up with Saya Kamitani and AZM to unsuccessfully challenge MaiHimePoi (Maika, Himeka and Natsupoi) for th
Artist of Stardom Championship .
[35] Watanabe had been the victim of
Starlight Kid 's mind games as the latter's strategy to gain more recruits into
Oedo Tai since Kawasaki Super Wars , the first event of the Stardom Super Wars trilogy which took place on November 3, 2021, Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid for the
High Speed Championship .
[36] At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, Watanabe teamed up with AZM to defeat
Unagi Sayaka and Lady C.
[37]
Oedo Tai (2021–present)
Watanabe and Kid's feud degenerated into an
eight-woman elimination tag team match in which both of them would be the captains of their respective teams. The loser captain would be forced to join the enemy unit and if Kid lost she would also have to unmask. The match took place on December 18, at Osaka Super Wars, the event which represented the last part of the "Super Wars" trilogy. With the match coming down to the wire and Queen's Quest holding a 2 to 1 advantage over Starlight Kid a shocking moment occurred when Watanabe betrayed her faction and hit her long-time tag team partner AZM over the head with a chair, handing the win to Oedo Tai and anointing herself the “Black Peach” of the group, turning heel in the process.
[38]
Watanabe on the second night of the
Stardom World Climax 2022 of March 27.
At
Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Watanabe and Starlight Kid battled Queens Quest's Utami Hayashishita and AZM in a winning effort as a result of a
grudge tag team match .
[39] On the first night of the
Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, Watanabe teamed up with Kid as "Black Desire" to defeat FWC (
Hazuki and Koguma) for the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship .
[40] At the
Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2022 , Watanabe fell short to AZM in the first rounds from April 3.
[41] At
Stardom Golden Week Fight Tour on May 5, 2022, she alongside Starlight Kid dropped back the
Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Hazuki and Koguma.
[42] At
Stardom Flashing Champions on May 28, 2022, she teamed up with Saki Kashima and Starlight Kid to defeat MaiHimePoi (Maika, Himeka and Natsupoi) for the
Artist of Stardom Championship .
[43] At
Stardom Fight in the Top on June 26, 2022, she alongside Kashima and Kid successfilly defended the artist titles against
God's Eye (Syuri,
Ami Sourei and
Mirai ) and Donna Del Mondo (Giulia, Maika and
Mai Sakurai ).
[44] At Mid Summer Champions in Tokyo , the first event of the
Stardom Mid Summer Champions which took place on July 9, 2022, Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the
World of Stardom Championship .
[45] At Mid Summer Champions in Osaka on July 24, she alongside Kid and Kashima defended the artist titles again against Giulia, Maika and Himeka.
[46] At the
Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2022 , Watanabe fought in the "Blue Stars" block, scoring a total of 12 points.
[47] At
Stardom x Stardom: Nagoya Midsummer Encounter on August 21, 2022, Watanabe, Kid and Kashima successfully defended the artist titles against
Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa, Unagi Sayaka and
Saki ).
[48]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2021)
Watanabe (right) and
Saya Kamitani (left) after their victory at
Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on September 4, 2021
Watanabe wrestled in exhibition matches scheduled by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling in order to promote joshi talent. On the first night of the
Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome from September 4, Watanabe teamed up with
Saya Kamitani to defeat with
Lady C and
Maika . On the second night from September 5, the two fell short to
Giulia and
Syuri
[49]
Championships and accomplishments
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