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>Yuki Kamifuku, who transitioned from being a model to a professional wrestler, made her debut in the Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling ring eight years ago and is now entering her ninth year as a wrestler. She has even experienced overseas tours, mainly in Asia, and it seems her feelings toward Tokyo Joshi have evolved over time. In the second half of the interview, we talked with her about her thoughts on championship belts and why she continues to make donations to her hometown of Fujisawa.
>Despite having almost no athletic background — she could do a forward roll but not a handstand or even take a proper bump — Kamifuku somehow managed to debut after just four months of training. She made her pro wrestling debut on August 26, 2017, at Korakuen Hall.
>“It’s not like I was super passionate about wrestling or dying to debut, so I’m sure the company was really worried about me. I think it was after my third or fourth match that I realized, ‘Okay, I really have to give this my all.’ I couldn’t do anything back then, so I knew I had to train seriously or I’d be in trouble. But the reason I’ve been able to keep going is because it was Tokyo Joshi — and because I have a strong rebellious streak. I kept thinking, ‘I’ll work hard until I make even the quiet people in the audience clap,’ and because I had a lot of haters, I thought, ‘I’ll work hard until I shut them up.’ I also felt bad toward the senior wrestlers who were teaching me so much… and as I worked through those feelings one by one, it was like I had no choice but to keep going. I was able to push through because it was Tokyo Joshi, and now I feel like, even if I’m just a 'draw', I want to do it for Tokyo Joshi.”
>In recent years, Kamifuku has expanded her activities into Asia, becoming a singles champion in Vietnam and Singapore.
>“I think it’s good that I’ve built this image of being ‘a wrestler who tours Asia.’