IMDB · Instagram · TheMovieDB.com · X (Twitter)

Actor

1998-09-14 · Amami, Kagoshima, Japan · Female

2 series in the catalog

Utami Hayashishita (林下詩美, Hayashishita Utami; born September 14, 1998) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she is a member of Stars.

She began her professional wrestling career in August 2018 with World Wonder Ring Stardom, where she became the leader of the Queen's Quest stable, a former three-time Goddesses of Stardom Champion, as well as Artist of Stardom Champion, Future of Stardom Champion and SWA World Champion. She won the 2020 5Star Grand Prix, the 2018 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League and the 2019 Trios Tag Team Tournament. Hayashishita is also a former one-time Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Champion. She departed Stardom in March 2024 to sign with Dream Star Fighting Marigold that April, where she became a one-time Marigold World Champion. She departed Marigold in May 2026 and returned to Stardom that same month.

A winner of a WON Women’s Wrestling MVP award, a Stardom MVP Award, and Tokyo Sports Women's Wrestling Grand Prize in 2021, she is recognized as one of the most popular wrestlers on the modern joshi professional wrestling scene.

Early life

From 2006 to 2013, Hayashishita was featured in a reality show that documented her 12-person family. Hayashishita reportedly first got interested in professional wrestling during her days in her third year of junior high school after watching Tajiri with her family when he was at WWE. After graduating high school, she would take auditions in the Stardom dojo while also paying school expenses for her sisters by working in a restaurant. Hayashishita practices judo and holds a black belt.

Professional wrestling career

World Wonder Ring Stardom (2018–2024)

Early career and championship reigns (2018–2021)

After attending Yoshihiro Tajiri's homecoming show, Hayashishita began to train at World Wonder Ring Stardom in March 2018. On August 12, 2018, Hayashishita made her debut in a match against Jungle Kyona, which ended in a time-limit draw and marked the beginning of a rivalry with Kyona. On August 18, Hayashishita entered the 2018 5Star Grand Prix, in which she lost in the finals to Mayu Iwatani. On August 26, Hayashishita and Momo Watanabe teamed up for the first time to win a four-way tag team match, after which Hayashishita would continue to frequently fight alongside members of Queen's Quest. At Mask Fiesta 2018 on October 28, Hayashishita, under the ring name Red Snake, donned a mask and teamed up with Black Fuzzy Peach, Masked Wan-chan and Mini Iotica to defeat Fancy Maruyama, Natsuki Urabe, Reo Hazuki and Yukari Ishino. On November 4, Hayashishita won the 2018 Goddesses of Stardom Tag League with Momo Watanabe. At Best of Goddesses 2018 on November 23, Hayashishita won her first title when she and Momo Watanabe defeated J.A.N. (Jungle Kyona and Natsuko Tora) to win the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. Afterwards, Hayashishita officially joined Queen's Quest. On December 2, Hayashishita won a four-woman gauntlet match to become the 2018 Rookie of Stardom. At the 2018 Stardom Awards on December 24, Hayashishita won the Outstanding Performance award, and Hayashishita and Momo Watanabe won the Best Tag Team award. Hayashishita was also given the 2018 Newcomer Award by Tokyo Sports.

On January 3, 2019, Hayashishita won the Future of Stardom Championship by defeating Starlight Kid. On January 5, Hayashishita, along with fellow Queen's Quest members Bea Priestley and Viper, won the one-day Trios Tag Team Tournament. At Stardom's 8th Anniversary show on January 14, Hayashishita defeated Viper to win the Pro-Wrestling: EVE International Championship and the SWA Undisputed World Women's Championship, making her a quadruple champion. On April 5, Hayashishita participated in Stardom's first event in the United States in New York City, where she unsuccessfully challenged her tag team partner Momo Watanabe for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. Following this match, Hayashishita went on a two month hiatus due to a hand injury. On July 15, Hayashishita and Watanabe lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Tokyo Cyber Squad (Konami and Jungle Kyona), ending their reign at 234 days with six successful title defenses. Hayashishita competed in the 2019 5Star Grand Prix, but exited the tournament early on September 7 after sustaining a finger injury. Hayashishita returned on November 15 where she teamed with Leo Onozaki in a loss to Oedo Tai (Hazuki and Natsuko Tora). On November 23, Hayashishita, Momo Watanabe and AZM won the Artist of Stardom Championship by defeating Oedo Tai (Andras Miyagi, Kagetsu and Natsu Sumire).

At Stardom's 9th Anniversary show on January 19, 2020, Hayashishita unsuccessfully challenged Arisa Hoshiki for the Wonder of Stardom Championship. On January 26, Hayashishita lost the SWA World Championship to Jamie Hayter. On February 8, Hayashishita, Momo Watanabe and AZM lost the Artist of Stardom Championship to Donna del Mondo (Giulia, Maika and Syuri). On February 16, Hayashishita successfully defended the Future of Stardom Championship against Saya Kamitani, then vacated the championship to focus on pursuing the Wonder of Stardom and World of Stardom championships. On March 3, Hayashishita and Momo Watanabe unsuccessfully challenged Oedo Tai (Jamie Hayter and Bea Priestley) for the Goddesses of Stardom Championship. At Cinderella Summer in Tokyo on July 26, Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani won the vacant Goddesses of Stardom Championship. On September 19, Hayashishita won the 2020 5Star Grand Prix after defeating Himeka in the finals. At Sendai Cinderella on November 15, Hayashishita won the World of Stardom Championship by defeating Mayu Iwatani. Hayashishita had her first successful title defense on December 20 at Osaka Dream Cinderella against fellow Queen's Quest member Momo Watanabe. On December 26, Hayashishita and Saya Kamitani lost the Goddesses of Stardom Championship to Konami and Bea Priestley, ending their reign at 153 days.

At All Star Dream Cinderella on March 3, 2021, she successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against her Queen's Quest stablemate Saya Kamitani. A month later at Yokohama Dream Cinderella on April 4, Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Bea Priestley in the latter's final Stardom match. On the first night of the 2021 Cinderella Tournament on April 10, she defeated Mina Shirakawa in a first-round match. On the second night on May 14, she fell short to Syuri in a second-round match. On the third night on June 12, Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Syuri two times after both competitors requested the restart of the match after it went into a 30-minute time-limit draw. This was sanctioned as only one valid defense for Hayashishita. The first match between Hayashishita and Syuri received a 5.5 stars rating from Dave Meltzer, making it the highest-rated match in the history of women's professional wrestling up to that date. At Yokohama Dream Cinderella 2021 in Summer on July 4, Hayashishita successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Natsuko Tora via doctor stoppage after Tora suffered a legitimate knee injury during the match. Hayashishita competed in the 2021 5Star Grand Prix between July 31 and September 25. She was placed in the Blue Stars Block, where she failed to reach the finals after scoring a total of 10 points. At Stardom 10th Anniversary Grand Final Osaka Dream Cinderella on October 9, she successfully defended the World of Stardom Championship against Takumi Iroha who competed as a guest from Marvelous That's Women Pro Wrestling. At Kawasaki Super Wars on November 3, Hayashishita defended the World of Stardom Championship against a returning Hazuki. At Tokyo Super Wars on November 27, she defended the title again successfully against Maika. At Stardom Dream Queendom on December 29, Hayashishita lost the World of Stardom Championship to Syuri in a winner-takes-all…