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Eimi Gloria Matsudo (松戸グロリア英美, Matsudo Guroria Eimi; born February 21, 1994), better known by her ring name Giulia (ジュリア, Juria), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand. Eimi Gloria Matsudo 21 February 1994 (age 32) London, England Giulia Billed height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[1] Billed weight 55 kg (121 lb)[2] Billed from Tokyo, Japan Trained by Hideki Suzuki Mio Shirai Tsukasa Fujimoto Milano Collection A. T. Debut 29 October 2017 Giulia has taken part in exhibition matches organized by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, in relationship with World Wonder Ring Stardom, to promote female wrestlers.[67] On 4 January 2020, in her first match, Giulia teamed up with Hana Kimura in a losing effort to Mayu Iwatani and Arisa Hoshiki on the first night of Wrestle Kingdom 14.[68] On 5 January, the second night of Wrestle Kingdom 15, Giulia teamed up with fellow Donna Del Mondo's stable member Syuri to defeat Iwatani and Tam Nakano.[69][70] On the second night of the Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome on September 4, Giulia once again teamed up with Syuri to defeat Momo Watanabe and Saya Kamitani.[71] On 20 November 2022, at Historic X-Over, Giulia teamed up with Zack Sabre Jr. and defeated Syuri and Tom Lawlor in a mixed tag team match. On 5 July 2023, at NJPW Independence Day, Giulia defeated Willow Nightingale to become NJPW STRONG Women's Champion.[73][74] On 20 August, at Multiverse United 2, Giulia wrestled in the U.S. for the first time in her career, where she successfully defended the Strong Women's Championship against Deonna Purrazzo, Gisele Shaw, and Momo Kohgo.[75] Giulia lost the Strong Women's Championship to Stephanie Vaquer on Night 2 of Stardom Cinderella Tournament 2024, ending her reign at 249 daysAfter being spotted taking photos with fans at the WWE World at WrestleMania convention,[84] and appearing at NXT Stand & Deliver in the crowd, it was later reported that Giulia was on the verge of signing with WWE.[85] She made her official debut at NXT No Mercy, confronting NXT Women's Champion Roxanne Perez, establishing herself as a face in the process.[86] At Week 1 of NXT's CW premier on 1 October, Giulia failed to win the title from Perez after interference from the returning Cora Jade.[87] At NXT Deadline on 7 December, Giulia won the women's Iron Survivor Challenge to earn an NXT Women's Championship match at NXT: New Year's Evil,[88] where she defeated Perez to win the title.[89] She also participated in her first Royal Rumble match.[90] At NXT Roadblock on 11 March, Giulia lost the title to NXT Women's North American Champion Stephanie Vaquer in a Winner Takes All match, ending her reign at 63 days.[91] It was later reported that Giulia had suffered an injury prior to the match and would be taking time off to heal.[On April 21, Giulia made her first main roster appearance on the Raw after WrestleMania 41 alongside Roxanne Perez, interfering a match between Women's World Champion Iyo Sky and NXT Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer.[96] On the May 12 episode of Raw, Giulia and Roxanne lost to Sky and Rhea Ripley in a tag team match.[97] On the May 16 episode of SmackDown, Giulia was announced as the newest member of the SmackDown brand.[98] The following week, Giulia made her SmackDown debut, defeating Charlotte Flair and Women's United States Champion Zelina Vega in a triple threat match to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match at the namesake event by pinning Vega, but the match was won by Naomi.[99][100] On the June 27 episode of SmackDown, Giulia defeated Vega to win the Women's United States Championship.WWE Women's United States Championship (2 times) NXT Women's Championship (1 time) Women's Iron Survivor Challenge (2024)