Konami (wrestler)

Konami
Konami in April 2024
Birth nameKonami Takemoto (竹本 小波, Takemoto Konami)
Born (1996-07-15) July 15, 1996 (age 28)[1][2]
Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan[2]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Konami
Masked Wan-chan
Billed height156 cm (5 ft 1 in)[1][2]
Billed weight55 kg (121 lb)
Trained byKana
Minoru Tanaka
DebutOctober 7, 2014

Konami Takemoto (竹本 小波, Takemoto Konami, born July 15, 1996), known mononymously as Konami, is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom), where she is a member of the H.A.T.E. stable. In Stardom, she is a former two-time Artist of Stardom Champion, and former two-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion.

Takemoto was trained by Kana and Minoru Tanaka, making her debut in February 2015. Konami spent her early career competing for independent promotions such as Pro Wrestling Wave, Reina and JWP, eventually signing to Reina. After leaving the promotion in July 2016, she went on a short hiatus before returning to pro wrestling in November and debuting for World Wonder Ring Stardom in December 2016,[3][4] going on to become a regular in the promotion before signing full time in May 2018.

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  2. ^ a b c reserved, Copyright (c) 2014株式会社スターダム, All rights. "小波". Retrieved 17 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  4. ^ "Wild Hero 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net. Retrieved 17 June 2019.