AZM (wrestler)

Besides Stardom, Azumi is known for her appearances in the independent circuit, working for different independent promotions. At the August 8, 2017 house show of the Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling promotion, Azumi teamed up with HZK to defeat New-Tra (Rin Kadokura and Takumi Iroha).[6] She competed at Kagetsu Retirement Show ~ Many Face, a freelance event which portraited the last match of Kagetsu from February 24, 2020, where she defeated Kaho Kobayashi and Mei Suruga in a three-way match.[7] At Estrella Executive Committee/Stardom/Tokyo Gurentai , a cross-over event produced by World Wonder Ring Stardom in partnership with Tokyo Gurentai on March 14, 2019, Azumi competed in a four-way elimination tag team match, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita as Queen's Quest, falling short to Oedo Tai (Andras Miyagi, Hazuki and Kagetsu), JAN (Jungle Kyona, Natsuko Tora and Saya Iida) and STARS (Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid and Tam Nakano).[8]

Azumi in February 2014, aged 12, five months after her professional wrestling debut

Azumi made her professional wrestling debut at the early age of 12, competing for World Wonder Ring Stardom, at Stardom Season 14 Goddesses In Stars 2013 on October 6, in a time limit draw against Natsuki Taiyo.[9] She competed in a 15-woman battle royal at STARDOM “NEW YEARS STARS 2016” on January 3, where she faced popular superstars which shared their time with the promotion such as Evie, Kellie Skater, Kris Wolf and Haruka Kato.[10] She spent most of her career working for Stardom where she won her first title on April 15, 2017 at Stardom Grows Up Stars 2017, the Artist of Stardom Championship, alongside HZK and Io Shirai as part of the Queen's Quest stable by defeating Oedo Tai's Hana Kimura, La Rosa Negra and Kagetsu.[11] She won the titles on two more occasions, first on Stardom Shining Stars 2017 on June 4, again with Io Shirai and HZK by defeating Hiromi Mimura, Kairi Hojo and Konami,[12] and secondly at Stardom Goddess Of Stars 2019 on November 23, where she teamed up with Momo Watanabe and Utami Hayashishita to defeat Oedo Tai's Andras Miyagi, Kagetsu and Natsu Sumire.[13]

AZM won the High Speed Championship on July 26, 2020 at Stardom Cinderella Summer In Tokyo, where she defeated Riho and Starlight Kid in a three-way match.[14] She defended the title four times successfully before losing it to Natsupoi at Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021.[15] Azumi participated in a Stardom rumble match on the tenth night of the Stardom New Year Stars 2021 from February 21, where she competed against the winner Ruaka, Bea Priestley, Mayu Iwatani, Unagi Sayaka, Natsuko Tora and others.[16] She unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the SWA World Championship at Stardom Go To BUDOKAN! Valentine Special on February 13, 2021.[17] On November 8, 2020, she teamed up with fellow Queen's Quest stable member Momo Watanabe as MOMOAZ to win the Goddesses of Stardom Tag League of 2020 by defeating Donna Del Mondo's Giulia and Maika in the finals.[18] On November 14, 2020, AZM and Watanabe lost to the Goddess of Stardom Champions and fellow Queen's Quest members Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita for the titles.[19]

On the pre-show of Stardom Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 on April 4, AZM unsuccessfully faced Lady C and Hina in a three-way match.[20] On the first night of the Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2021 from April 10, Azumi fell short to Rina in a Cinderella Tournament First-round match.[21] At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer from July 4, Azumi teamed up with Momo Watanabe to defeat Oedo Tai's Starlight Kid and Ruaka.[22] At the Stardom 5 Star Grand Prix 2021, Azumi competed in the "Blue Stars" Block and scored a total of eight points after going against Syuri, Saya Kamitani, Takumi Iroha, Konami, Tam Nakano, Utami Hayashishita, Maika, Unagi Sayaka and Ruaka.[23] At Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, 2021, teamed up with Momo Watanabe and Saya Kamitani to unsuccessfully challenge MaiHimePoi (Maika, Himeka and Natsupoi)for the Artist of Stardom Championship.[24] At Kawasaki Super Wars, the first event of the Stardom Super Wars which took place on November 3, 2021, Azumi unsuccessfully challenged Syuri for the SWA World Championship and World of Stardom Championship challenge rights certificate.[25] At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, she teamed up with her MOMOAZ tag partner Momo Watanabe to defeat Unagi Sayaka and Lady C.[26] At Osaka Super Wars on December 18, 2021, Azumi teamed up with her Queen's Quest stablemates Utami Hayashishita, Saya Kamitani and the team's captain Momo Watanabe to battle Oedo Tai's Starlight Kid, Saki Kashima, Konami and Ruaka in an elimination tag team match. While down to Kid versus Watanabe, the latter betrayed the stable and attacked AZM with a steel chair to get herself disqualified in a shocking manner to join the enemy team. The former Queen's Quest leader declared that she would be Oedo Tai's black peach (reference to her real Japanese name Momo (モモ) meaning peach).[27] At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29. 2021, she unsuccessfully challenged Starlight Kid and Koguma in a three-way match for the High Speed Championship.[28]

At Stardom Nagoya Supreme Fight on January 29, 2022, Azumi teamed up with Utami Hayashishita in a grudge match against Momo Watanabe and Starlight Kid which they lost.[29]

AZM worked in an exhibition match for New Japan Pro-Wrestling on the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15, where she teamed up with Saya Kamitani and Utami Hayashishita as Queen's Quest to defeat Donna Del Mondo's Maika, Himeka and Natsupoi in a six-person tag team match.[30]