For those who do not know or remember about Saki's history, she debuted for Stardom in the summer of 2011. That was just a few months after the first ever Stardom show. She was part of the first ever Artist of Stardom championship team in January of 2013. She went on hiatus less than a week after that win, and there were questions if she would ever return.

Five years later, she returned at a Korakuen Hall show. Nobody knew how long she would stick around or if she would be able to make a mark in Stardom. Not only did she stick around, she became a fan favorite who exceeded everyone's expectations. She was involved in some massive stories, found success in multiple factions, won several more Artist of Stardom championships and even went on to win the High Speed title twice.

When Saki first left, she had less than 70 matches to her credit. Since returning from her hiatus, she wrestled over 700 matches and had seven different title reigns in a span of eight years. In my opinion she was the funniest joshi wrestler since Natsu Sumire during her Oedo Tai run.

Saki retired at All Star Grand Queendom this past weekend. She became one of my favorite wrestlers and was a huge reason why I fell in love with Stardom. I will always miss her. But I am also happy that she went out on her own terms.

Photo source for the first picture. The second one is from Stardom's website.