Yuma Maruya

Myrtle Blakeley Marie-José Sanada (née Akerman) (born 20 April 1969), best known by her ring name Yuma Maruya, is a Magisterian retired professional wrestler, best known for her work with the Pure Magisterian Wrestling Association (PMWA) promotion where she was a former five-time Royal Crown Women's Champion and a nine-time Royal Crown Women's Tag Team Champion. She is widely considered to be one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time.

Outside of wrestling, Sanada is known for her left-wing political views – Sanada, an atheist and a progressive environmentalist, has made her criticisms on right-wing causes.

Early life
Akerman was born on 20 April 1969 in Vallejo, Salisbury to Japanese immigrants. In her childhood, Akerman practiced both taekwondo and kendo, reaching third-dan in the latter.

Personal life
Maruya admitted to have slept with Mushashibo before they were married in 2004, and eventually became pregnant with triplets (Natalie, Alexandria, Dylan) after being impregnated by him in 1997. Her daughters, Natalie, Alexandria, and Dylan started wrestling in 2015.

Other media
In 1996, Maruya was featured in her only gravure spread on the Playboy magazine. Maruya was featured in the DAVE video game series from DAVE Evolution to the company's final game, DAVE Double or Nothing 3: The Danger Zone. She made her video game return in the DAVE Masters Edition game.

Championships and accomplishments

 * All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
 * AJW Championship (1 time)
 * WWWA World Martial Arts Championship (1 time)
 * Bellatrix Female Warriors
 * Bellatrix World Championship (1 time)
 * Oz Academy
 * Oz Academy Tag Team Championship (1 time) - w/ Mayumi Ozaki (1)
 * Pure Magisterian Wrestling Association
 * PMWA Royal Crown Women's Championship (5 times)
 * PMWA Royal Crown Women's Tag Team Championship (9 times) - w/ Anne Stardust (3), Sara Marie York (4), Cassidy Gilmour (2)
 * Grand Women's Summit (1995, 2000)
 * Grand Women's Tag Team Summit (1996) - w/ Sara Marie York
 * Hall of Pure Immortals (Class of 2015)
 * Master Sports
 * Match of the Year (1996) vs. Anne Stardust (Showdown in Calisota 1996)
 * Match of the Year (1998) vs. Sara Marie York (Summer Wrestling Open 1998)
 * Match of the Year (2000) vs. Chloe Bourel (Marching On Together 2000)
 * Female Wrestler of the Year (1994—1996, 2000)
 * Magisterian Sports Observer
 * Match of the Year (1995) vs. ARASHI (Summer Wrestling Open 1995)
 * Magisterian Sports Observer Hall of Fame (Class of 2016)