Hamada In TNA So Far

The most popular topic on this blog by far last month was Ayako Hamada, or just "Hamada" as she's now known in TNA.

Hamada made her debut on TNA Impact! on August 27th when she battled another veteran female wrestler Daffney in a No Disqualification match.
Hamada came out on top and she seemed to be pushed as a face.

Then the next week she teamed with Sojo Bolt to go up against Tara and Christy Hemme (considering their old WWE feud, an unusual combination).
Hamada and Bolt lost, and afterwards, Hamada hit Sojo with the Hamada Driver (Sitout scoop slam piledriver) for losing.
So is Hamada a face or a heel?
Or will they pull a Stone Cold and have her as a tween that might give anyone the Hamada Driver if she gets angry?

In case you missed the match, you can see the whole thing on YouTube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikwmUMjIZKU

BTW, note the exchange between Hamada and Tara (my mark out moment) at the beginning that lead to a double kip up and applause from the TNA audience.
Applause during a female wrestling match?
Amazing.

Japanese Female Wrestling - Ladies of Hustle part 7 - Yinling

I said I could probably do a whole entry on just Yinling by herself and it's true.
And I doubt very seriously that I could cover everything here, but let's go.

Yingling was born on February 15, 1978 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Before joining the Japanese wrestling promotion Hustle, she was a swimsuit model and race queen.
She joined Hustle as Yinling, then became Newling-sama (Mistress Newling), then went back to being a heel after being shot by a laser beam by The Esperanza (a wrestling cyborg) during a wrestling match.
Did you think the Undertaker's lightning bolts were a stretch?

And then Yinling gave birth to 6'8, 500 pound sumo wrestler Monster Bono.
Oh yeah, he was hatched from an egg.
Remember what I said about the WWE on acid?

Yinling left Hustle and when she retired, her final match was against her "son" Monster Bono, who crushed her with a big splash.
Yeah, it killed her.
Not really though.

Here is one of Yinling's more bizarre incarnations in Hustle.....

posted to http://joshipuroresu.blogspot.com/ on Sept 3rd, 2009

Megumi Kudo

Megumi Takayama, better known under her stage name, which is also her maiden name, Megumi Kudo and by her nickname Kudome, is an entertainment personality, and was a professional wrestler who worked most of her career for Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling.

Kudo practiced basketball during high school. When she was 16 she joined All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling but found little to no success there. She was released after two years because she had not enhanced her wrestling ability enough, and worked as a kindergarten teacher for a while.

However she still felt the desire for pro wrestling, and joined Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in 1990. She was quickly pushed to the top of the card, it is generally considered that this was because of her looks. However she worked and trained hard, developing her skills significantly. She ended up being the top star of FMW's women's division, and the most recognised female wrestler in Japan.

Kudo worked all kinds of matches, but she was mostly known for brutal death matches, where the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire. Her notable feuds were against Shark Tsuchiya, Combat Toyoda and Sumie Sakai.

On April 29, 1997 she had her retirement match against Tsuchiya in a "No ropes, 200 volt double hell, double barbed wire barricade, double landmine glass crush death match". She vacated both of the titles she held in a retirement ceremony on June 13, 1997.

After retiring from professional wrestling Kudo has worked on various television programs, including as a commentator for pro wrestling events. She also hosts a weekly radio show in Japan.

In 1992 she released a music CD titled "Keep on running". She is married to fellow wrestler Hido, whom she met in their FMW days.



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Takako Inoue - Japanese Womens Wrestling

Takako Inoue

Height: 5' 4" (163cm)
Weight: 138.6lbs (63kg)
Date of Birth: November 7, 1969
Debut: October 10 1988 at Tokyo Korakuen Hall, against Kyoko Inoue ( no relation)
Promotions: AJW (1988-1999), Free (1999-)



She did three photo books,Vertige, Peak Blue and Body Oil.

If you really want to see what a spinning backfist can do, check Takako out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0vX1pr65WY


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Chikako Shiratori - Japanese Female Wrestling

Chikako Shiratori
Real name: Chikako Shiratori
Name History: Chikako Hasegawa, Chikako Shiratori
Family: Yutuka Fukuda (husband)
Born: June 25th, 1973 in Tokyo,Japan
Pro wrestling debut: October 4, 1991
Height: 5' 5"/165 cm
Weight: 128 lbs/58 kg
Signature moves: Uraken (Backfist) German Suplex, Moonsault Press, Swinging DDT, Aztecan Suplex
Wrestling Titles: CMLL Japan Women's Wrestling Championship (2)

August 25, 1993,Tokyo, Japan: Midori Endo, Yasha Kurenai, and Utako Hozumi defeated Chikako Shiratori, Numatchi, and Tomoko Watanabe (15:42) when Kurenai pinned Numatchi.
November 28, 1993,Osaka, Japan: Harley Saito pinned Chikako Shiratori (2:06).
December 6,1993,Tokyo, Japan: Leo Kitimura and Otaku Hozumi defeated Tomoko Watanabe and Chikako Shiratori
March 27, 1994 Yokohama, Japan: Megumi Kido and Nurse Nakamura defeated Suzuka Minami and Chikako Shiratori (16:32)
March 31, 1996,Yokohama, Japan: Chikako Shiratori, Bloody Phoenix, and Flor Metalica defeated Kumiko Maekawa, Yuka Shiina, and Tanny Mouse (17:56)
December 8, 1996,Tokyo, Japan: AJW Wrestling Title Match: Rie Tamada pinned Chikako Shiratori (10:27)
November 29, 1998,Yokohama, Japan:Chikako Shiratori and Zap Isozaki defeated Yuki Lee and Sachie Nishibori (7:27)

Azumi Hyuga - Japanese Women Wrestling

Wrestler Name: Azumi Hyuga
Real name: Tomoko Kuzumi
Nicknames: Silent Venus, Ku-Chan
Name history: Tomoko Kuzumi, Azumi Hyuga
Pro wrestling Training: Devil Masami
Born: January 6th, 1975 in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Pro wrestling debut: December 4th, 1994 in Tokyo, Japan at Korakuen Hall
Height: 5'3"/160 cms
Weight: 115 lbs/52 kg

Signature wrestling moves: Michinoku Driver II, Destiny Hammer, Locomotion German Suplex

Titles held: JWP Korakuen Tag Team Titles (twice, once with Yuki Miyazaki and once with Kanako Motoya), JWP Junior Title, JWP Tag Team Titles (five times, once with Kanako Motoya, once with Hikari Fukuoka, once with Commando Bolshoi, once with Kayoko Haruyama and once with Ran YuYu), AJW All Pacific Title, JWP Openweight Title (three times), NEO Title/NWA Pacific Women's Title

Chigusa Nagayo - Japanese Pro Wrestling

Name Chigusa Nagayo
Real name Chigusa Nagayo
Nicknames Chiko-Chan
Name history Chigusa Nagayo, ZERO
Birth date December 8, 1964 - Omura, Japan
Pro wrestling debut: August 8, 1980
Height 5'5"/165 cm
Weight 192 lb/87 kg
Titles: AAAW Singles Champion (3), AAAW Tag Team Champion (with Lioness Asuka), AJW Junior Wrestling Womens Wrestling Heavyweight Champion (2), IWA Singles Champion, WWWA All Pacific Champion (2), WWWA Singles Champion, WWWA World Tag Team Womens Wrestling Champion (4) (with Lioness Asuka)

Bull Nakano - Japanese Women Wrestling

Wrestler: Bull Nakano
Real name Keiko Nakano
Name history Keiko Nakano (Pro wrestling debut: - 85), Bull Nakano (85 - retirement)
Born: January 8, 1968 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Pro wrestling debut: September 23, 1983 in Toda, Saitama, Japan
Height 5'7"/170 cms
Weight 198 lbs/90 kg

Signature moves Diving Guillotine Drop, Rolling Guillotine Drop, Moonsault, Powerbomb, Lariat, Bull's Angelito Stretch, Pendulum Swing
Titles: AJW All Japan Junior Wrestling Title, AJW All-Japan Singles Wrestling title, WWWA World Tag Team Womens Wrestling titles (3, with Dump Matsumuto, Condor Saito, Grizzly Iwamoto), AJW All-Pacific Title, WWWA World Singles Wrestling title, CMLL World Women's Title, WWF World Women's Title

Bison Kimura - Japanese Pro Wrestling

Wrestler: Bison Kimura
Real name Nobuko Kimura
Name history Nobuko Kimura, Bison Kimura
Born: March 9th, 1967 in Tokyo, Japan
Pro wrestling debut: 1986
Height 5'6"
Weight 165 lbs
Signature moves Kesagiri Chop, Diving Headbutt, STF
Titles: AJW All Japan Womens Tag Team Title (with Aja Kong), AJW WWWA World Womens Tag Team Title (with Aja Kong),AJW All-Pacific Title

Manami Toyota vs. Bison Kimura

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Ai Fujita - Japanese Women Wrestling

Ai Fujita is a Japanese female wrestler.
She's 5' 3", and weighs 127.6lbs.
Ai was born February 15 1976.
Her Mexican Pro Wrestling Debut was July 18 1998 against La Amapola.
Ai's Japanese Pro Wrestling Debut was April 14 1999, with Candy Okutsu against Ayako Hamada and Mika Akino.
She worked for the Japanese wrestling promotion ARSION.

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Miyuki Fujii - Female Japanese Wrestlers

Miyuki Fuji is a Japanese female wrestler.
She was born on December 17th, 1977.

Miyuki made her pro wrestling debut on September 16 1996 against Momoe Nakanishi.
She has worked for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) wrestling promotion in Japan.

  Kaori Yoneyama vs. Miyuki Fujii

Saya Endo - Japanese Female Wrestling

Saya Endo
Saya Endo is a Japanese female wrestler
Height: 5' 5"(165cm)
Weight: 149.6lbs (68kg)
Born: April 22nd, 1973
Real Name: Nobue Endo

Nobue Endo changed her name to Saya Endo and dressed as a pea (Yes a pea. Saya Endo means Snow Pea) for a while in AJW, before turning heel.
She also wrestled for GAEA

 Saya Endo and Tomoko Miyaguchi vs Sonoko Kato and Meiko Satomura