{"id":77054,"date":"2020-10-06T16:50:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T20:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=77054"},"modified":"2020-10-06T16:50:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T20:50:23","slug":"star-gazing-saya-kamitani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/10\/06\/star-gazing-saya-kamitani\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Gazing: Saya Kamitani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/search\/star+gazing\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Star Gazing<\/a>\u00a0is our series which will add to our already growing coverage of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stardom-world.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>World Wonder Ring Stardom\u00a0<\/b><\/a>(Also known simply as Stardom) and the Joshi scene where we will get you up to speed with members of the Stardom roster. Today we will be focusing on Saya Kamitani one of Stardom&#8217;s rising stars and a guaranteed future world champion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There aren&#8217;t many people who can have as big an impact in a short timeframe as Saya Kamitani.\u00a0 Since debuting in August of 2019 she has already become Goddesses Of Stardom Champion and won the Rookie Of The Year 2019 tournament despite debuting so late in the year.\u00a0 Kamitani&#8217;s career is young but the sky is seemingly the limit for the 23-year-old who Stardom has put a lot of stock into already.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Idol Background<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u672c\u65e5\u30df\u30b9\u3044\u3061\u3054\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u6700\u7d42\u65e5\u3067\u3059\ud83e\udd17\ud83c\udf53\ud83c\udf70 \u6b8b\u308a\u67a0\u2b50\ufe0e17:00\u9803\u301c20\u5206\u9593\u2b50\ufe0e\u307b\u3069\u306e\u30b2\u30ea\u30e9\u914d\u4fe1\u3068\u2b50\ufe0e23:00\u904e\u304e\u304b\u3089\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u2b50\ufe0e\u307e\u3067\u914d\u4fe1\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\ud83c\udf53\u266b \u8ffd\u3044\u4e0a\u3052\u3089\u308c\u3066\u304d\u3066\u30d4\u30f3\u30c1\u306a\u306e\u3067\u7686\u3055\u3093\u5fdc\u63f4\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u81f4\u3057\u307e\u3059\u266b\ud83c\udf53 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rfn3uNeo0f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Rfn3uNeo0f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u4e0a\u8c37\u6c99\u5f25 SAYA KAMITANI (@saya_h_a_t_e) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/saya_h_a_t_e\/status\/943373939517964289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 20, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kamitani&#8217;s background is in dancing.\u00a0 She has had a number of roles in the past dating back to 2014 when she was a support dancer.\u00a0 She even passed an audition to become a member of the long-running idol group AKB48; but based on the group&#8217;s website she never became a full member. She also has experience as a back up dancer in theater.\u00a0 Anyone who knows the standards of idol professions understands how difficult it is to make a career in that sector.\u00a0 The minor success Kamitani achieved shows her dedications and abilities.\u00a0 It also led her to the world of wrestling<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stardom Idols<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/fLnAt9i\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/fLnAt9i.jpg?1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Saya Kamitani joined Stardom Idols in October 2018.\u00a0 The short-lived project aimed to have <strong>Tam Nakano\u00a0<\/strong>train and run shows with talents like Kamitani who had idol backgrounds, similar to\u00a0<strong>Actwres girl&#8217;Z\u00a0<\/strong>training method.\u00a0 Kamitani technically made her wrestling debut with Stardom Idols in a 49-second defeat to <strong>Miss Monol\u00a0<\/strong>in a three on one handicap match in February 2019.\u00a0 When Idols didn&#8217;t work out Kamitani was one of the only members to transition to being a proper Stardom trainee.\u00a0 In July she passed her protest and debuted for Stardom proper in August against\u00a0<strong>Momo Watanabe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rookie Of The Year 2019<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/tzECmZx\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/tzECmZx.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take Saya Kamitani long to start winning matches against performers senior to her, specifically\u00a0<strong>Leo Onozaki\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Saya Iida<\/strong>, she even got a huge win over\u00a0<strong>Andras Miyagi\u00a0<\/strong>in the Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League with a running shooting star press that had fans wowed.\u00a0 If quickly became clear by the wins she was being given and the moves she was allowed to do that Saya Kamitani would be a big deal for Stardom.\u00a0 She solidified this by winning the Rooke Of The Year 2019.\u00a0 Saya Kamitani&#8217;s career trajectory was on the up, and then she made a decision that would define her career to date.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Queen&#8217;s Quest<a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/iU8jw5U\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/iU8jw5U.jpg?1\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>On February 16th Saya Kamitani was faced with a decision.\u00a0 Following a loss to\u00a0<strong>Utami Hayashishita, <\/strong>she was offered a spot in Queen&#8217;s Quest, a faction that has been at the top of Stardom for its entire existence.\u00a0 Kamitani joined QQ and this is a decision that has defined her run to date.\u00a0 She has slot perfectly into Queen&#8217;s Quest who&#8217;s current mantra is that they are the future of Stardom, something Kamitani represents more than any other member.\u00a0 It has allowed her to develop a personality that she wouldn&#8217;t have gotten in STARS or elsewhere and she is in there with some of the best wrestlers in Stardom which can only help her growth.\u00a0 In the biggest moment of her career, Kamitani won the Goddesses Of Stardom Championships alongside Utami Hayashishita, a huge accomplishment for a talent just a year into her career and another sign that Stardom sees potential in her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%80%E3%83%A0?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u30c0\u30e0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E4%B8%8A%E8%B0%B7%E6%B2%99%E5%BC%A5?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#\u4e0a\u8c37\u6c99\u5f25<\/a><br \/>\u4e0a\u8c37\u3055\u3093\u306e<\/p>\n<p>\u2728\u30d5\u30a7\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30b9\u30d7\u30e9\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u2728<\/p>\n<p>\u307e\u3041\u6700\u521d\u304b\u3089\u8272\u3005\u83ef\u306e\u3042\u308b\u6280\u51fa\u3059\u5b50\u3060\u3068\u306f\u611f\u3058\u3066\u305f\u304c\u307e\u3055\u304b\u30d5\u30a7\u30cb\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30b9\u30d7\u30e9\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u307e\u3067\u305f\u3069\u308a\u7740\u3044\u3066\u308b\u3068\u306f\u601d\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u305c\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>\u5f8c\u308d\u5411\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3064\u3044\u306b\u30e0\u30fc\u30f3\u30b5\u30eb\u30c8\u6765\u308b\u304b\u3068\u601d\u3063\u305f\u3089\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u5168\u308f\u3057\u304c\u9707\u3048\u305f((( \uff1b\uff9f\u0414\uff9f)))w <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HKtDHiyT2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/HKtDHiyT2f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u3044\u3093\u3060\u306d\u3001\u3084\u3063\u3061\u3083\u3063\u3066 (@QQ_ITIBAN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QQ_ITIBAN\/status\/1312374951240896512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 3, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In one of her last matches, Kamitani pulled out a Phoenix Splash to secure the win.\u00a0 The athletically gifted Kamitani continues to add to her repertoire of eye-catching moves and given she&#8217;s only 60 matches into her career it&#8217;s scary to think of hos good she will become.\u00a0 We don&#8217;t think we&#8217;re exaggerating when we say Saya Kamitani WILL be a World Of Stardom Champion some day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check Out Some Of Our Other Star Gazing Profiles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/01\/23\/star-gazing-the-icon-of-stardom-mayu-iwatani\/\" target=\"_self\">Mayu Iwatani<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/01\/18\/star-gazing-the-new-ace-momo-watanabe\/\" target=\"_self\">Momo Watanabe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/05\/25\/star-gazing-konami\/\" target=\"_self\">Konami<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/08\/16\/star-gazing-utami-hayashishita\/\" target=\"_self\">Utami Hayashishita<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/15\/shining-stardom-dream-tam-nakano\/\" target=\"_self\">Tam Nakano<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/01\/17\/star-gazing-jungle-kyona\/\" target=\"_self\">Jungle Kyona<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/03\/20\/oedo-tai-leader-natsuko-tora\/\" target=\"_self\">Natsuko Tora<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/07\/07\/shining-star-arisa-hoshiki\/\" target=\"_self\">Arisa Hoshiki (Retired)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/03\/03\/star-gazing-prime-minister-kagetsu\/\" target=\"_self\">Kagetsu (Retired)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/12\/03\/star-gazing-hana-kimura\/\" target=\"_self\">Hana Kimura (RIP)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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