“No More Fun-Loving Fuwa-chan”: Fuwa-chan Opens Up About Life as a Pro Wrestler

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The story

Fuwa-chan, who joined the pro wrestling promotion Stardom after stepping back from entertainment, shared her feelings on her own X account by September 11. She spent this summer on an overseas excursion, and at the September 6 Korakuen Hall show she teamed up with Hazuki and Saori Anno to score her first win since returning to Japan, describing her state of mind with the distinctive phrase “Utterly — these are the eyes of a pro wrestler.” Reactions on 5channel were sharply split, ranging from blunt jabs like “Never found her fun to begin with” to praise for her toned physique, to comments bringing up the past behavior that led to her hiatus.

9/11 (Fri) 2:02 PM

Pro wrestler Fuwa-chan updated her own X account by the 11th, writing about her pride as a wrestler and sparking a wave of reactions.

Fuwa-chan joined Stardom and made her pro wrestling debut after a period away from public life. This summer she went on an overseas excursion to the United States. On the 6th, at “STARDOM in KORAKUEN 2026 Sep.” held at Korakuen Hall, she teamed with Hazuki and Saori Anno in a six-woman tag match against the trio of Waka Tsukiyama, HANAKO, and Lady C, picking up her first win since returning to Japan.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here

What people said

2AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:06
Never found her fun to begin with, over here.
4AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:06
Re: #2
I found her unpleasant.
7AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:08
Is Uetani the most popular one in Stardom right now, since she's always on TV?
9AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:08
Was about to post "never found her fun" but someone already beat me to it… (´・ω・`)
10AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:09
A-Masso's Kano: "Shut up, idiot (lol)" (Kano, of the comedy duo A-Masso)
18AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:11
She's had her ups and downs, but glad she found her true calling.
19AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:12
Her close friend Kano was plenty fun on TV though, lol
20AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:12
"Utterly" doesn't even make sense used that way (it normally means being completely crushed/defeated)
21AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:14
We'll be rooting for Fuwa-chan no matter what.
28AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:17
Never want to see her again, so do whatever you want.
30AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:19
Can't trust anyone who calls themselves "-chan," "-na," or "-chin."
31AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:21
So it went from "please die" to "I'll kill you," huh
Run! Seriously, run!
32AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:22
Hope she patches things up through wrestling
Though she might not be able to beat the Self-Defense Forces
33AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:22
I'd like an apology for all that outrageous behavior on the plane.
35AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:25
Her core muscles are really taking shape now.
36AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:26
I'll admit she's gotten toned
Her face looks sharper/tougher too.
42AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:28
She's got great bone structure
Not something Yasuko could pull off.
43AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:28
As a TV personality she used to joke about being lax and basically wetting herself all the time, but she doesn't seem to be doing that in wrestling — guess it was just an act.
45AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:37
Her radio show before the scandal was really bad
She was seriously full of herself and way too cocky
But she's still young
Maybe hitting rock bottom and seeing hell will straighten her out.
46AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:39
This thread is basically being carried by people correcting each other on "unpleasant" vs. "displeased."
48AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:42
No snark intended, but it's great she found her true calling.
50AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:43
"Bone-straight" body types are basically pro wrestler builds, huh (sighs while looking in the mirror) — referring to a popular Japanese body-shape classification system
53AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:45
Re: #1
She's getting bashed here, but honestly she's got the presence down and looks cool.
Doesn't seem like she's just filling the "pretty wrestler" slot.
55AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:46
Re: #53
Wait, is she even in the "pretty girl" slot though?
58AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:51
Re: #53
Everyone knows way too much about what she did before this.
54AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:45
Whatever happened to the whole "YouTuber" persona?
64AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:58
Feel bad for the wrestlers who are actually taking this seriously.
66AnonymousSep 11, 2026 16:59
Re: #64
Pretty much all of women's wrestling is like that though.

Background and Talking Points

Fuwa-chan went on hiatus after her conduct on an airplane, among other incidents, drew criticism, and later relaunched her career by joining the pro wrestling promotion Stardom. Opinions in the thread are split partly because there’s still no consensus on how to judge the past behavior that led to her hiatus, and partly because many pointed out that her phrase “kanpu naki made ni” (literally “utterly” or “thoroughly”) is normally used in a negative sense — to describe being completely crushed or defeated — making it an odd word choice for a declaration of resolve. At the same time, plenty of comments genuinely praised her performance at Korakuen Hall and her physical transformation, resulting in reactions too mixed to sum up as simple approval or disapproval.

※This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5channel (Geino/Sports News+) thread ““No More Fun-Loving Fuwa-chan”: Fuwa-chan’s Current Feelings — “Utterly, These Are the Eyes of a Pro Wrestler”.”

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