Ayumi Kurihara
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| Birth name | Ayumi Kurihara |
| Born |
July 13, 1984 Mitaka, Tokyo |
| Spouse(s) | Yoshi-Hashi |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Ayumi Kurihara Ayumi A☆YU☆MI A★YU★MI |
| Billed height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Billed weight | 57 kg (126 lb) |
| Trained by |
Mariko Yoshida Akino Michiko Ohmukai Gami |
| Debut | April 24, 2005 |
| Retired | August 4, 2013 |
Ayumi Kurihara (栗原 亜弓 Kurihara Ayumi?, ring name: 栗原 あゆみ) is a retired joshi puroresu wrestler who grew up around pro wrestling. Her parents' Tokyo yakiniku () barbecue restaurant, the "Three Jewels" () was not only a place where wrestlers often ate, but is also a sponsor of pro wrestling events. Because of this involvement, Kurihara has had to work twice as hard training and in the ring to avoid the stigma of being a sponsor's daughter.
Kurihara played basketball in high school in Tokyo, and after graduation, she went to work at her family's restaurant.
Kurihara entered training with the women's pro wrestling promotion AtoZ and then transferred to M's Style, where she learned the craft from well-known Japanese female wrestlers Gami, Mariko Yoshida, Akino, and Michiko Ohmukai. Kurihara debuted in 2005, at the age of 20. She is viewed as one of the future stars of joshi puroresu in Japan as she has a hunger and desire second to none in the younger class. In a "1 Day Tournament" Kurihara had her pro debut and defeated Gami in her debut match in 9:08 when she reversed a pin attempt into a roll-up. She then lost her following tournament match in 6:54 when Toshie Uematsu beat her with a flying body press. M's Style closed in the fall of 2006. The final match was a six-person tag match, pitting Tojuki Leon, Bullfight Sora and Kurihara against Akino, Ohmukai and Yoshida. The younger generation won the match. Since then, Kurihara has wrestled as a freelancer, in Neo, JWP, Jd', Ibuki and Pro Wrestling Sun. Near the end of her tenure in M's Style, Kurihara incorporated a stronger finishing move to her moveset. Ohmukai was shown teaching her how to perform a uranage, which she then went on to use in a tag victory with Ohmukai against Ayako Hamada and Cherry. In December 2006, Kurihara wrestled Shuu Shibutani in a special show geared toward the upcoming generation of wrestlers. The fans voted the match the best of the night and both women received trophies.
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