
Emi Motokawa
Emi Motokawa (born October 4, 1976), better known by her ring name Emi Sakura, is a Japanese professional wrestler. She has owned and operated the Japanese promotion ChocoPro (formerally Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling) since 2012, and makes occasional appearances for American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and across the Japanese independent scene. After starting her career in the International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan), Sakura worked for several promotions across the country, before founding her own promotion, Ice Ribbon. She went on to become a two-time ICE×60 Champion and a then-record five-time International Ribbon Tag Team Champion, and was the promotion's primary trainer of new talent, before leaving in 2011. Sakura also held top singles and tag team championships in JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling (NEO), which lead her to winning the 2009 Tokyo Sports Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize.
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23 Credits
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
as Emi Sakura
2019

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
2019

Stardom on Stardom World
as Emi Sakura
2011

AEW Dark
as Emi Sakura
2019

All Elite Wrestling: Collision
as Emi Sakura
2023

Hey! (EW)
as Emi Sakura
2022

AEW Dark: Elevation
as Emi Sakura
2021

AEW Dark: Elevation
as Emi Sakmura
2021

ChocoPro Wrestling
as Emi Sakura
2020

AEW All Out 2021
as Emi Sakura
2021

AEW Double or Nothing 2019
as Emi Sakura
2019

EVE Dangerous Women
as Emi Sakura
2017