Stardom’s Arisa Hoshiki To Retire Due To Injuries

24-year-old Arisa Hoshiki has been forced to retire due to head and neck injuries. Hoshiki was a star in World Wonder Ring Stardom and was the promotion’s Wonder of Stardom champion. The title has been vacated with news of Hoshiki’s retirement.

The promotion posted an announcement from Hoshiki through their social media channels:

“Stardom Fans,

Long time no see, thank you for always showing me support. It’s Arisa Hoshiki.

After asking you to wait, I can now announce it.

I was absent from the Korakuen Hall show on March 8th due to head and neck issues. After discussions with doctors, Mr. Harada (President of Bushiroad Fight) and Mr. Ogawa (Rossy Ogawa/Stardom Executive Producer), I have decided that I will retire.

I’ve not been well for about a year, but I was able to continue because I enjoyed doing professional wrestling and my feelings helped me keep going.

However, since my physical condition has deteriorated this year and I have accumulated various injuries, I am out of balance mentally and physically, so I can’t continue.

At present, my neck has improved, but my head is still in a bad condition.

I wanted to return the Wonder of Stardom belt as soon as I got into such a state but I think that the timing was bad because of the coronavirus and so on.

I can’t settle in-ring issues with Natsuko Tora, Giulla and Tam Nakano. I wanted to fight against these three guys especially for my White Belt, but I couldn’t finish it because of my body and to all the fans who were looking forward to it, I’m sorry.

In the end, I wanted to tell the fans in the ring but we have this current world situation. I’m really sorry that the announcement was made while the Stardom shows aren’t happening.

In the future, I will continue to do work that I love, while watching my physical and mental conditions.

It was a short time that I came back to wrestling, but I would like to thank you all of your support.

Arisa Hoshiki.”

Hoshiki competed as a teenager with the promotion until leaving from 2012 until 2018. She won the Cinderella tournament in April of 2019 and then won the Wonder of Stardom championship the next month.