Joshi Wrestling Roster Changes in 2020

What a tumultuous year 2020 was. Even looking just within the world of Joshi, a lot changed last year as wrestlers moved around at what felt like a higher rate than ever before. This was partially due to Bushiroad’s purchase of Stardom, giving the promotion more money and the ability to sign more wrestlers. With so much going on, I thought it would be helpful to recap all the Joshi wrestling roster changes for 2020. To visit the wrestler’s profile on Joshi City to learn more about them, just click on their names below.

Rookie Debuts:

• Sena Shiori (Tokyo Joshi Pro, January 2020)
• Black Changita (JTO, January 2020)
• Mai Sakurai (AgZ, February 2020)
• Natsuho Kaneko (Sendai Girls’, March 2020)
• Nao Ishikawa (Ice Ribbon, May 2020)
• Riko Kaiju (SEAdLINNNG, July 2020)
• Moka Miyamoto (Tokyo Joshi Pro, July 2020)
• Chie Ozora (PURE-J, August 2020)
• Yuki Mashiro (Ice Ribbon, August 2020)
• Ami Miura (AgZ, August 2020)
• Waka Tsukiyama (AgZ, August 2020)
• Black R (JTO, September 2020)
• Lady C (Stardom, November 2020)
• Sumikaba Yanagawa (JTO, November 2020)
• YuuRI (JTO, November 2020)
• Misa Kagura (JTO, November 2020)

Retirements:

• Leo Onozaki (February 16th, 2020)
• Kagetsu (February 24th, 2020)
• Arisa Hoshiki (May 20th, 2020)
• YUMI (July 24th, 2020)
• HIRO’e aka Hiroe Nagahama (September 18th, 2020)
• Itsuki Hoshino (September 28th, 2020)
• Mitsuru Konno (December 2020)

Passed On:

• Hana Kimura (May 23rd, 2020)

Major Moves:

• Andras Miyagi (left Stardom)
• Himeka (left Actwres girl’Z, joined Stardom)
• Maika (left JUST TAP OUT, joined Stardom)
• Manami Katsu (left PURE-J)
• Mari Manji (left PURE-J)
• Mina Shirakawa (left Tokyo Joshi Pro)
• Miyako Matsumoto (left Ice Ribbon)
• Natsumi Maki (left Tokyo Joshi Pro)
• Ryo Mizunami (left Pro Wrestling WAVE)
• Saori Anou (left Actwres girl’Z)
• Syuri (joined Stardom)
• Unagi Sayaka (left Tokyo Joshi Pro, joined Stardom)
• Yumiko Hotta (left Actwres girl’Z)
• Yuna Manase (left Tokyo Joshi Pro)