Act Yasukawa

Act Yasukawa
Yasukawa in July 2024
Birth nameYuka Yasukawa
Born (1986-11-13) November 13, 1986 (age 38)[1][2]
Misawa, Aomori, Japan[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Act[4]
Act Ranger
Act Yasukawa[5]
Wild Bunny[5][4]
Billed height1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1]
Billed weight60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Trained byFuka Kakimoto[6]
DebutFebruary 5, 2012[1]

Yuka Yasukawa (安川結花, Yasukawa Yuka, born November 13, 1986),[1][2] better known by the ring name Act Yasukawa (安川惡斗, Yasukawa Akuto), and currently performing under the mononym Act (惡斗, Akuto), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She currently wrestles for Actwres girl'Z.[5]

Making her pro wrestling debut in 2012, she wrestled exclusively for the joshi puroresu promotion Stardom. Yasukawa's career ultimately ended in December 2015, 10 months after she participated in a match against Yoshiko for the World of Stardom Championship, wherein she was legitimately assaulted and injured by her opponent, suffering fractured cheek, nasal and orbital bones. The incident received mainstream attention in Japan and became known as the Seisan Matchi (凄惨マッチ, "Ghastly Match") in the aftermath.[7][8]

Yasukawa was known for temporarily incorporating the blindness in her right eye, an effect of Graves' Disease, into her persona by wearing an eyepatch. She was also known for commonly carrying a bottle of rum to the ring to spit at people as part of her performance.[3]

She returned to professional wrestling as a performer May 2021, working regularly for Actwres girl'Z sub-brand Action RING Girls as Hisen, before wrestling in Actwres girl'Z as Wild Bunny.[5] On October 3, 2022, Wild Bunny would "go on hiatus" when Yasukawa would return under the name ACT after Wild Bunny's mask was attempted to be ripped off by Naru, awakening ACT once again.[9]

  1. ^ a b c d e 安川惡斗 [Act Yasukawa]. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Gamushara Information". Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Act Yasukawa Story" (Interview). March 13, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AWGGuide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b c d Carlin, James (October 2, 2022). "Q&A with Act Yasukawa". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  6. ^ Fain, Thom (December 21, 2022). "Rossy Ogawa's Storied History, and the Revolution of Joshi Puroresu". Monthly Puroresu. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ スターダム安川は頬骨など骨折で手術へ. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  8. ^ 顔面骨折の惡斗が告白「凄惨ケンカマッチの真相」「元の顔に戻して復帰します」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. ^ Chowdhury, Abid (November 7, 2022). "ACTwrestling in Korakuen Hall Review - 10.30.22". Monthly Puroresu. Retrieved 2023-04-30.