Wakana Uehara

Wakana Uehara
Uehara in February 2024
Born (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996[1]
Kanagawa, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Wakana Uehara
Billed height163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Trained byTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
Debut2022

Wakana Uehara (上原 わかな, Uehara Wakana) is a Japanese professional wrestler, former idol and tarento signed to Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW).[3]

Early life

Prior to her professional wrestling career, Uehara worked in the entertainment industry. In 2013, Uehara participated in CanCam's New Generation Model Audition and was selected as one of the 100 semi-finalists out of 21,608 applicants. In 2014, while attending a movie audition, she was scouted by a film staff member from One Eight Promotion Ltd. and began her entertainment career.[4]

On June 2, 2018, Uehara made her idol debut as the center of the girl group "99999" (Quintex) at the Grand Prix Final of "OTONOVA2018" held at Ex Theatre Roppongi.[5] On November 14, at the Mudia2019 Ambassador Championship Finals ( held at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo), Uehara's idol unit 99999 alongside TOYZ, who were produced through the 2017 Super Idol Audition (SIA) merged and made their major debut as the Advance Arc Harmony group.[6]

Professional wrestling career

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2022–present)

Uehara made her professional wrestling debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at TJPW Yume Pro Wrestling - Dream On The Ring on October 14, 2022, where she fell short to Shoko Nakajima in singles competition.[7] During her tenure with the promotion, she chased for various titles. At TJPW Live In Las Vegas on April 18, 2025, she teamed up with "Ober Eats" tag team partner Yuki Kamifuku to unsuccessfully challenge Kyoraku Kyomei (Hyper Misao and Shoko Nakajima) for the Princess Tag Team Championship.[8] At TJPW Yoshiko Hasegawa Graduation - NonfictioN on July 8, 2025, Uehara competed in a Best two out of three falls 27-on-1 handicap match, which represented Yoshiko Hasegawa's retirement match. The bout was also disputed for Hasegawa's Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship and also involved notable opponents from the time's roster such as Miu Watanabe, Mizuki, Rika Tatsumi and Yuki Aino.[9]

Uehara competed in various of the promotion's signature events. In the "Wrestle Princess" series, she made her first appearance at the fourth event from October 9, 2023, where she teamed up with Hyper Misao and Toga in a losing effort against Aja Kong, Raku and Shino Suzuki.[10] At Wrestle Princess V on September 22, 2024, she teamed up with Toga in a losing effort against Sho Sekiguchi and Mahiro Kiryu.[11]

In the Tokyo Princess Cup, Uehara made her first appearance at the 2024 edition where she fell short to Yuki Arai in the second rounds.[12]

Independent circuit (2023–present)

Uehara often competes in promotions from various independent scenes as developmental talent sent by TJPW. At Ultimate Party 2023, an event promoted by DDT Pro-Wrestling, she teamed up with Daisy Monkey (Suzume and Arisu Endo) in a losing effort against Yuki Arai, Moka Miyamoto and Shino Suzuki.[13] At Summer of the Beasts, an event promoted by Major League Wrestling on June 26, 2025, Uehara fell short to tag partner Yuki Kamifuku in singles competition.[14]

References

  1. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wakana Uehara • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  2. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Wakana Uehara/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Wakana Uehara Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ^ 「パンツを穿いたら、お尻のあたりが裂けちゃうんです」“ウエストより太い太もも”がコンプレックスだった上原わかな（29）が語る、プロレスを始めてひっくり返った“価値観” (in Japanese). Shūkan Bunshun. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ "TOYZ、99999がEX THEATER ROPPONGIにて堂々デビュー". BARKS (in Japanese). ジャパンミュージックネットワーク. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  6. ^ "μ's（ラブライブ!）などの曲を手がける高田 暁が初プロデュースするアイドル『アドモニ』が徳間ジャパンからデビュー" (in Japanese). MusicBank合同会社. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  7. ^ Morante, Francisco (14 October 2022). "Resultados TJPW Yume ProWrestling dream on the ring". planetawrestling.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ Zerepwrestling (18 April 2025). "TJPW 4/18/2025 TJPW LIVE in Las Vegas Results". pwponderings.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Yoshiko Hasegawa Concludes Career At TJPW NonfictioN". 411mania.com. 411Mania. 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ^ Brown, Jeff (9 October 2023). "TJPW Wrestle Princess IV Results and Review 10.9.23". monthlypuroresu.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. ^ Thompson, Andrew (22 September 2024). "TJPW Wrestle Princess 5 Results (9/22/24): Three title matches, Xia Zhao's debut". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  12. ^ Iversen, Stuart (3 August 2024). "Ryo Mizunami vs Haru Kazashiro, Princess Cup (3/8/24), TJPW Review". ramblingsaboutwrestling.com. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ^ Carey, Ian (12 November 2023). "Chris Jericho defeats Konosuke Takeshita at DDT Ultimate Party Chris Jericho wrestled Konosuke Takeshita on Sunday in Tokyo". F4WOnline.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
  14. ^ Vetter, Chris (27 June 2025). "MLW "Summer of the Beasts" results (6/26): Vetter's review of Matt Riddle vs. Kenta for the MLW Championship, Último Guerrero vs. Alex Hammerstone for the MLW National Openweight Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved 27 June 2025.


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