Momo Kohgo

Momo Kohgo (向後桃, Kohgo Momo) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom. She is also known for her time in Ice Ribbon and Actwres girl'Z.[4]

Momo Kohgo
Kohgo in March 2022
BornSaitama, Japan[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Momo Kohgo
Billed height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Billed weight47 kg (104 lb)
Trained byYumiko Hotta
Yuji Nagata[3]
Hazuki
Debut2019

Professional wrestling career

Japanese independent circuit (2019–2021)

Beginning as a freelancer, Kohgo is known for competing in multiple promotions of the Japanese independent scene. She competed in one of Pro Wrestling Wave's signature events, the 2021 Young Block Oh! Oh! division of the Catch the Wave tournament where she competed in the "Block A", scoring a total of two points after going against Tomoka Inaba, Ami Miura and Shizuku Tsukata.[5] At New Ice Ribbon #1013 ~ RibbonMania 2019, an event promoted by Ice Ribbon on December 30, 2019, Kohgo competed in Tequila Saya's retirement 44-person gauntlet match which ended in a time-limit draw and also involved notable opponents such as Ken Ohka, Munenori Sawa, Manami Toyota, Ram Kaicho, Rina Shingaki, Matsuya Uno and many others.[6] She is also known for competing in the "P's Party" branch of events. At Ice Ribbon P's Party #75 on May 19, 2021, she fell short to Madeline in a number one contender's match for the IW19 Championship.[7]

Actwres girl'Z (2019–2021)

Kohgo made her professional wrestling debut on April 30, 2019, at Actwres girl'Z show AWG Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen where she fell short to Noa Igarashi.[8] During her time in the promotion, she challenged for various titles such as the AWG Tag Team Championship by teaming up with Momo Tani at AWG Act 54 on September 25, 2021, in a losing effort against Kakeru Sekiguchi and Miku Aono.[9]

Consejo Mundial de Luch Libre (2021)

In the autumn of 2021, Kohgo had an excursion to the Mexican independent scene as she competed in several events promoted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre. She participated in the CMLL Women's Grand Prix, teaming up with Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi as "Team Japan" and competing against Team Mexico (Marcela, La Amapola, La Jarochita, Princesa Sugehit, Dark Silueta, Lluvia, and Reyna Isis) and Team World (Dalys la Caribeña, Avispa Dorada, Stephanie Vaquer and Sonya).[10]

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2022–present)

At Stardom in Osaka event from January 23, 2022, Momo Kohgo requested Stars members to let her join the unit which the latters accepted.[11] At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Kohgo defeated Oedo Tai's Fukigen Death, Ruaka, Saki Kashima and Rina in an elimination five-way match.[12] At Stardom Cinderella Journey on February 23, 2022, Kohgo unsuccessfully challenged stablemate Hanan for the Future of Stardom Championship.[13] At Stardom New Blood 1 on March 11, 2022, Kohgo defeated Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling's Sayaka in a singles match.[14] On the first night of the Stardom World Climax 2022 from March 26, she teamed up with Cosmic Angels (Waka Tsukiyama and Mina Shirakawa) to compete in a six-woman tag team gauntlet match won by Donna Del Mondo (Himeka, Natsupoi, and Mai Sakurai) and also involving Queen's Quest (AZM, Lady C and Miyu Amasaki), and Oedo Tai (Saki Kashima, Ruaka and Rina).[15] On the second night from March 27, she participated in a 18-women Cinderella Rumble match won by Mei Suruga and also featuring various wrestlers who competed at New Blood 1 such as Haruka Umesaki, Nanami, Maria, Ai Houzan, and Yuna Mizumori, and many others.[16]

References
  1. Saalbach, Axel. "Rina • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  2. Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Rina/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  3. World Wonder Ring Stardom (April 26, 2022). 【PPV情報ゼアッ！】4・29大田区大会のスペシャルゲスト解説に、新日本プロレス・永田裕志選手が降臨！. wwr-stardom.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  4. JoshiCity. "Profiles/Stardom/Momo Kohgo". joshicity.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  5. Daly, Wayne (May 18, 2021). "WAVE Results: Catch The WAVE 2021 ~ Young Block – Saitama, Japan (5/18)". wrestling-news.net. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  6. Ice Ribbon (December 31, 2019). ◆2019年12月31日 　開始時間 11時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 10時45分 RIBBONMANIA2019. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. Ice Ribbon (May 19, 2021). ◆2021年05月19日 　開始時間 19時30分～ ／ 開場時刻 19時15分 P’sParty 第75戦. iceribbon.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  8. Kreikenbohm, Philip (April 30, 2019). "AWG Actwres girl'Z In Korakuen". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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  10. Manolo Has Pizzazz (October 8, 2021). "Lucha Libre Roundup: CMLL's first women's Grand Prix, AAA Héroes Inmortales XIV, more!". cagesideseats.com. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  11. Richards, Alex (January 23, 2022). "Momo Kohgo Joins STARS". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  12. WrestlingWithDemons (January 29, 2022). "1/29 STARDOM NAGOYA SUPREME FIGHT PPV REPORT". pwinsider.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  13. Wrestling With Demons (February 23, 2022). "STARDOM "CINDERELLA JOURNEY 2022 IN NAGAOKA" RESULTS 2/23/22: TITLE CHANGE!". wrestlingwithdemons.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  14. WrestlingwithDemons (March 11, 2022). "3/11 STARDOM NEW BLOOD 1 RESULTS FROM TOKYO, JAPAN". pwinsider.com. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  15. World Wonder Ring Stardom (March 26, 2022). 2022年3月26日　『LECクリンぱっ！Presents STARDOM WORLD CLIMAX 2022 ～The Best～』. stardom.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  16. Lambert, Jeremy (March 27, 2022). "STARDOM World Climax 2022: The Top Results (3/27): KAIRI vs. Starlight Kid, Syuri vs. Mayu Iwatani". fightful.com. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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