Maki Itō

Professional wrestling career DDT Pro-Wrestling appearances (2013–2016) From 2013 to 2016, Itoh made sporadic appearances at DDT Pro-Wrestling shows. On December 15, 2013, at the World Third Total Hakata event, she teamed with Danshoku Dino and Makoto Oishi in a two-on-three handicap match, where they defeated Sanshiro Takagi and Toru Owashi.

On December 13, 2015, at Super Star Lanes 2015, Itoh took part in a battle royal for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, where she was the first eliminated.

Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling (2016–2025)

On December 11, 2016, at the DDT Pro-Wrestling event Road to SUPER SAND-Dramatic Dream Tonkotsu- in Fukuoka Hakata Star Lane, Itoh made her official DDT debut, where she was defeated by Miyu Yamashita.

On January 4, 2017, Itoh officially joined Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling. On March 13, 2017, at At This Time, Get Excited In Nerima! Itoh was defeated by Mil Clown in a three-way match also featuring Maho Kurone.

After her dismissal from the idol group LinQ, Itoh stopped using the group's song "Calorie Nante" as her entrance theme, instead choosing to perform an on-the-spot a cappella version of the Noriyuki Makihara song "Mou Koi Nante Shinai". This continued until the beginning of October 2017, when she began entering to "Setsunairo" by Tokiwoikiru.

In July, Itoh participated in the Tokyo Princess Cup held at Shinjuku Mura Studio. In the first round, she fought against Shoko Nakajima, but was eliminated.

Itoh made her US debut at DDT Coming to America where she wrestled Miyu Yamashita. The next day she appeared at Joey Ryan's Penis Party event organized by Joey Ryan where she fought in a multi-man match for the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, but was defeated by the champion Yoshihiko.

On October 2, 2018, at YES! Wonderland 2018, Itoh would face future AEW Women's World Champion and wrestling prodigy Riho - losing by double knee strike.

On October 10, 2019, Itoh would win her first title winning the TJPW International Princess Championship at My life; let's enjoy!!, defeating Yuna Manase by reversing a pin into the Itoh Special (Texas Cloverleaf).

In 2019, Itoh's long-standing tag team with her partner Mizuki, Itoh Respect Army, was officially disbanded after a singles match between the two. Itoh later recruited British wrestler Chris Brookes to replace Mizuki, renaming the team to NEO Itoh Respect Army. After leaving his tour of Japan and returning to the United Kingdom, Brookes continued to represent the NEO Itoh Respect Army by wearing the team's official T-shirt and using Itoh's trademark kokeshi headbutt during shows. Itoh and Brookes had their first match as a tag team on November 3 at DDT's Ultimate Party 2019, where they also teamed up with Bakuretsu Sisters (Nodoka Tenma and Yuki Aino) and lost to Nautilus (Yuki Ueno and Naomi Yoshimura), Yukio Naya and Cody Hall, Yukio Sakaguchi and Ryota Nakatsu, Shuichiro Katsumura and Kouki Iwasaki in a Gauntlet tag team match.

On January 5, 2019, Itoh would lose the International Princess Championship to Thunder Rosa, who also defeated Mizuki the day before on TJPW's signature January 4 show.

On September 22, 2024, Itoh won the Princess Tag Team Championship with Miyu Yamashita at Wrestle Princess V by defeating Daisy Monkey (Arisu Endo and Suzume).

On August 26, 2025, Itoh announced that her contract with TJPW had ended.

All Elite Wrestling (2021–2022) On the February 3, 2021, edition of AEW Dynamite, it was announced that Itoh would be participating in the AEW Women's World Title Eliminator tournament. She lost to Ryo Mizunami in the first round which aired on February 15. At Revolution, Itoh made a surprise appearance as Britt Baker's mystery partner, replacing Rebel. They were victorious over Thunder Rosa and Riho. Itoh appeared on the first episode of the web series AEW Dark: Elevation where she lost to Riho in the main event.

On the May 18, 2022, episode of Dynamite, she was revealed to be the "Joker" in the Owen Hart Cup, only to lose by submission to Britt Baker.

Freelancing (2025) On October 19, 2025, Itoh made her first appearance since leaving TJPW for Kyushu Pro-Wrestling, teaming with Tajiri and Charles Crowley to defeat Jet Wei, One Kyushu and Princess Pistachio at the Ogōri Citizens Festival.

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2026–present) After weeks of vignettes that teased an incoming talent, it was announced on January 10, 2026 that Itoh had signed with World Wonder Ring Stardom.

After entering World Wonder Ring Stardom, she won the Kawaii of Kawaii Championship, which she defended against Aya Sakura on July 2, 2026. After a long back-and-forth battle, Itoh forced Sakura to tap out with her trademark Itoh Special (Texas Cloverleaf) submission hold, and retained her championship belt.

Other media On September 8, 2022, Itoh announced the opening of her own OnlyFans page via a Twitter post. A picture posted on the same post teased that Itoh was posing either topless or fully nude, given the typical nature of most OnlyFans content providers. However, Itoh noted herself on her OnlyFans that she was only doing bikini and other non-nude shoots for the page.

Itoh's version of "Brooklyn The Hole" is featured in the video game AEW Fight Forever as a selectable track in the in-game jukebox.

Championships and accomplishments

DDT Pro-Wrestling Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (6 times) Game Changer Wrestling GCW Extreme Championship (1 time) Pro Wrestling Illustrated Ranked No. 37 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's 150 in 2022 Ranked No. 456 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2024 Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling International Princess Championship (2 times) Princess Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Miyu Yamashita Tokyo Princess Cup (2021) "Futari wa Princess" Max Heart Tournament (2023) – with Miyu Yamashita

Discography

Setsunairo (セツナイロ), released January 4, 2018. Setsunairo [セツナイロ, credited as Ito Respect Gundan; 伊藤リスペクト軍団] Muteki no Pathos (Maki Itoh ver.) [無敵のパトス（伊藤麻希ver.）] Setsunairo (instrumental) [セツナイロ (instrumental)] Brooklyn The Hole, released July 22, 2019. 1. Brooklyn The Hole (Maki Itoh ver.)

Filmography

ADA: Senritsu-hen ADA: Zetsubou-hen Obakeyashiki Retsuden: Senritsu Meikyuu MAX Minna Suitouto