Kayoko Haruyama

Professional wrestling career

JWP Joshi Puroresu (1998–2015) Haruyama made her professional wrestling debut for the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion on January 23, 1998, facing Erika Watanabe at Korakuen Hall. she formed the tag team "Harukura" with former junior division rival Tsubasa Kuragaki. Harukura held the titles for another eleven-month reign from December 2010 to November 2011. In April 2012, Haruyama regained the JWP Openweight Championship from her tag team partner Tsubasa Kuragaki and held it for six months, before losing it to Emi Sakura. In January 2013, Harukura started their third reign as both the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team and JWP Tag Team Champions with a win over the team of Arisa Nakajima and Command Bolshoi. After a seven-month reign, they lost the titles to Heart Move (Hanako Nakamori and Morii). On October 14, 2013, Haruyama defeated Kuragaki, who was making her final appearance for JWP, before her resignation from the promotion. After a short-lived partnership with Manami Katsu, Haruyama found a new partner in Ice Ribbon wrestler Aoi Kizuki, with whom she won the 2015 Tag League the Best.

On April 5, 2015, Haruyama defeated Arisa Nakajima to capture the JWP Openweight Championship for the third time. She lost the title to Command Bolshoi on July 11. Following the loss, Haruyama announced she would retire from professional wrestling on December 27. As part of her road to retirement, Haruyama reunited with the now freelancer Tsubasa Kuragaki, but the two failed to capture the Daily Sports Women's Tag Team and JWP Tag Team Championships on September 22. In October, Haruyama and Kuragaki made it to the finals of Pro Wrestling Wave's 2015 Dual Shock Wave tournament, contested for the Wave Tag Team Championship, but were defeated there by Ayako Hamada and Yuu Yamagata. On December 27, Haruyama wrestled twice during her retirement event, first teaming with Tsubasa Kuragaki to defeat Command Bolshoi and Kaori Yoneyama in Harukura's final match together as a tag team and then defeating Kuragaki in the final match of her 18-year career.

Championships and accomplishments All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling AJW Championship (1 time) Ice Ribbon International Ribbon Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Aoi Kizuki JWP Joshi Puroresu Daily Sports Women's Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Tsubasa Kuragaki JWP Openweight Champion Next Challenger Determination 2Day Tournament (2013) JWP Tag League the Best (2011) – with Tsubasa Kuragaki JWP Tag League the Best (2015) – with Aoi Kizuki Blue Star Cup (1998) Best Bout Award (2008) vs. Yumiko Hotta on September 23 NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling Neo Japan Cup (2006)