Giulia (wrestler)

Giulia
Giulia in August 2018
Birth nameEimi Gloria Matsudo
Born (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)
London, England
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Giulia
Billed height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Billed weight55 kg (121 lb)[2]
Trained byHideki Suzuki[3]
Milano Collection A. T.[3]
Mio Shirai[3]
Tsukasa Fujimoto[3]
Debut29 October 2017

Eimi Gloria Matsudo (松戸グロリア英美, Matsudo Guroria Eimi, born February 21, 1994), better known by her ring name Giulia (ジュリア, Juria), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand. She is best known for her time in Stardom from 2019 to 2024, where she became a one-time World of Stardom Champion, one-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, and two-time Artist of Stardom Champion. She is also known for her tenure in NJPW from 2020 to 2024.[4]

Matsudo has also wrestled for Marigold and Ice Ribbon, becoming a one-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion (alongside Tequila Saya) in the latter. She was the winner of the 2020 Cinderella Tournament and the 2022 5 Star Grand Prix, the founder and leader of the Stardom-based faction Donna Del Mondo, and the recipient of the 2020 Tokyo Sports Women's Wrestling Grand Prize.[5]

  1. ^ ジュリア [GIULIA]. Ice Ribbon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ ジュリア [GIULIA]. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Q&A with Joshi Superstar Giulia". Monthly Puroresu. September 11, 2022. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "WRESTLER". World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. ^ 内藤哲也が東スポプロレス大賞でも2冠 MVP&ベストバウト（オカダ戦）. kakutolog.info (in Japanese). December 15, 2020. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved December 15, 2020.