Haruna Neko

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Haruna Neko
Neko in March 2019
Personal information
Born (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 26)[2]
Yamanashi, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name
  • Haruna Neko
    Mil Nekocaras
Billed height143 cm (4 ft 8 in)[1]
Trained byTokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling
Debut2018
Retired2025

Haruna Neko (猫はるな, Neko Haruna) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure with Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW) and for competing in various promotions from the Japanese independent scene.[3]

Professional wrestling career

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Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (2018–2025)

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Neko made her professional wrestling debut in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling at TJPW 5th Anniversary on November 17, 2018, where she fell short to Shoko Nakajima in singles competition.[4]

Neko competed in various signature events of the promotion. In the Tokyo Princess Cup, she made her debut at the 2020 edition where she fell short to Suzume in the first rounds.[5] At the 2021 edition, she fell short to Yuki Aino in the second rounds.[6] Neko made her last appearance in the tournament at the 2022 edition where she fell short to Shoko Nakajima in the first rounds.[7]

In the Wrestle Princess series of events, Kiryu made her first appearance at the first-ever event from November 7, 2020, where she teamed up with Marika Kobashi in a losing effort against Mahiro Kiryu and Pom Harajuku.[8] At Wrestle Princess II on October 9, 2021, she teamed up with Mahiro Kiryu and Kaya Toribami in a losing effort against Ram Kaicho, Raku and Pom Harajuku.[9] She made her last appearance ar Wrestle Princess III on October 9, 2022, where she teamed up with Toyo Mates (Mahiro Kiryu and Yuki Kamifuku) in a losing effort against Nao Kakuta, Yoshiko Hasegawa and Yuna Manase.[10]

Injuries and retirement

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Between September 2023 and October 2024, Neko took a long absence from in-ring competition as she was sidelined with a knee injury which required surgery.[11] She recovered and eventually returned to the ring at TJPW Live Tour 2024 Autumn on October 27.[12] In June 2025, Neko suffered a torn ACL which forced her to retire from in-ring competition.[13] She had her last match at TJPW Autumn Victory In Shin-Kiba on September 27, 2025, where she defeated Mahiro Kiryu to briefly win the Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship before losing it back to the latter.[14]

Independent circuit (2019–2022)

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Neko often competed in promotions from various independent scenes as developmental talent sent by TJPW. She made her first appearance in the CyberFight Festival series of events co-promoted by TJPW, DDT and Noah at the first-ever pay-per-view of its kind from June 6, 2021, where she teamed up with BeeStar (Mirai Maiumi and Suzume), Moka Miyamoto and Arisu Endo to defeat Nao Kakuta, Raku, Pom Harajuku and Kaya Toribami.[15] At CyberFight Festival 2022 on June 12, she teamed up with Hyper Misao, Yuki Aino, Yuuri and Pom Harajuku to defeat Nao Kakuta, Moka Miyamoto, Arisu Endo and Kaya Toribami.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Haruna Neko/Career Data". cagematch.de (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Haruna Neko • General Information". wrestlingdata.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  3. ^ Internet Wrestling Database (IWD). "Haruna Neko Profile & Match Listing". profightdb.com. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling 5th Anniversary Shinkiba Tour 2018 Autumn Three". wrestle-universe.com. Wrestle Universe. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  5. ^ Dark Angelita (12 August 2020). "TJP: «Tokyo Princess» Comienzan las eliminatorias". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  6. ^ Dark Angelita (28 July 2021). "TJPW: «Tokyo Princess Cup 2021» Inicia la batalla". Superluchas.com (in Spanish).
  7. ^ Dark Angelita (15 July 2022). "TJPW: Calendario de encuentros del torneo «Tokyo Princess Cup 2022»". Superluchas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. ^ Voices of Wrestling Staff (9 November 2020). "TOKYO JOSHI PRO WRESTLING WRESTLE PRINCESS (NOVEMBER 7) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  9. ^ Buckledee, Mark (9 October 2021). "Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling's Wrestle Princess II: Miyu Yamashita vs. Maki Itoh". Post Wrestling. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  10. ^ Gramajo, Tomas (9 October 2022). "TJPW WRESTLE PRINCESS III – Full Results". Wrestling Republic. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  11. ^ "5月13日アクトシティ浜松大会全カード決定". 東京女子プロレス公式サイト (in Japanese). 株式会社CyberFight. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  12. ^ Thompson, Andrew (6 October 2024). "TJPW's Haruna Neko returning to in-ring action for first time since September 2023". POSTWrestling. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  13. ^ "TJPW Announces Knee Injury for Haruna Neko, Suffers Torn ACL". 411mania.com. 411Mania. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  14. ^ Gagliardi, Rachel (8 September 2025). "Haruna Neko retires from professional wrestling in TJPW". donnetralecorde.it. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  15. ^ Voices Of Wrestling Stuff (6 June 2021). "CYBERFIGHT FESTIVAL 2021 (JUNE 6) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  16. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (12 June 2022). "CyberFight Festival 2022 Results (6/12): DDT, NOAH, TJPW, NJPW Talent In Action". fightful.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  17. ^ Wrestling Titles (14 March 2021). "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved 15 March 2021.