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A press conference was held today at the SMASH office to announce that SMASH joshi wrestler Syuri will make her kickboxing debut in 2012 for Krush. Syuri was in attendance along with SMASH president TAJIRI and Krush president Mitsuru Miyata. Syuri made her pro wrestling debut in 2008 as Karate Girl in HUSTLE. And she came to SMASH when HUSTLE closed and TAJIRI started SMASH in Dec. 2009. Though Syuri did train in karate as a child, she was a dancer before she became a pro wrestler. She doesn't have an extensive martial arts background though sometimes angles have tried to portray otherwise. She won both her matches in Shoot Boxing but that's a hybrid of kickboxing with judo throws and standing submissions. It was announced that Syuri will make her kickboxing debut on Krush's Jan. 9 Korakuen Hall show. Krush has been around for three years. Miyata said they have had women's matches on shows every few months. But with the upcoming match between Erika Kamimura and RENA generating a lot of buzz, he decided to get more into women's kickboxing. And obviously Syuri is thought to be very marketable because of her looks. There's no shortage of women's kickboxing in Japan. J-Girls seems to run a tournament every other month. And considering that Syuri has no experience, Krush is taking a shot in the dark hoping she'll be decent. Miyata said if this works out, he will consider a women's division with a championship. Syuri says she is training three to four hours daily to prepare for her kickboxing debut. And she will continue in SMASH as a pro wrestler. It's one thing to be a pro wrestler trying to look like a kickboxer. Actually being a kickboxer is a completely different thing. Her opponent will be announced at a later date.
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