Shuu Shibutani
Japanese female professional wrestler
Kana Shibutani (渋谷 佳奈, Shibutani Kana; born October 9, 1979) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Shuu Shibutani (渋谷 シュウ, Shibutani Shū). Having started her career in the JDStar promotion in September 2004, Shibutani remained with the promotion until it folded in July 2007, after which she affiliated herself with Pro Wrestling Wave. After becoming a one-time Wave Tag Team Champion, she retired from professional wrestling in May 2015.
Professional wrestling career
JDStar (2004–2007)
Shibutani received her training in professional wrestling at the dojo of the JDStar promotion, being part of the last batch of women to go through the promotion's "Athtress" program, which aimed at building physically attractive women into not only professional wrestlers, but also mainstream celebrities. Originally, Shibutani had unsuccessfully applied for a traineeship at the dojo of the Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ promotion. She made her in-ring debut under the ring name Shuu Shibutani on September 19, 2004, facing Akino at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Shibutani won her first title before the end of the year, when she and Athtress training partner Fuka defeated Gami and Drake Morimatsu for the TWF World Tag Team Championship on December 5. They, however, lost the title back to Gami and Morimatsu later that same day. Early on in her career, Shibutani earned praise for her talent and was put in a high-profile role, effectively replacing the injured Yumi Ohka. While working regularly for JDStar, she also made several appearances for the Ibuki promotion.
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