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Hana Kimura (pronunciation ⓘ) (木村花, Kimura Hana, September 3, 1997 – May 23, 2020) was a Japanese joshi puroresu professional wrestler.She worked for native companies in her country such as World Wonder Ring Stardom from 2016 to 2020, and Wrestle-1, in addition to having made appearances for foreign companies such as Ring of Honor, Pro-Wrestling: EVE, and some independent promotions ...
Mariko Umeda (梅田 麻里子, Umeda Mariko, November 1, 1967 – August 16, 1997), better known by her ring name Plum Mariko (プラム麻里子, Puramu Mariko), was a Japanese female professional wrestler who wrestled for Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling from 1986 to 1992 and then, JWP Joshi Puroresu from 1992 until her death in 1997.
Pages in category "Japanese female professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 273 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Emiko Kado (門 恵美子, Kado Emiko); January 28, 1976 – April 9, 1999) was a Japanese female professional wrestler. She died after a wrestling injury, only months into her professional career. Kado's wrestling-related ring death was the second to occur in Japan. (The first was fellow joshi wrestler Plum Mariko.)
The Hana Kimura Memorial Show 2 (木村花メモリアルマッチ『またね』, Kimura Hana Memoriaru Matchi "Matane" 2) was the second Japanese professional wrestling memorial show and pay-per-view event promoted by Kyoko Kimura to commemorate the second anniversary of the death of her daughter Hana Kimura, who committed suicide on May 23, 2020.
Kaoru Matsumoto (松本 香, Matsumoto Kaoru), better known by her ring name Dump Matsumoto (ダンプ松本, Danpu Matsumoto, born November 11, 1960), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She came to prominence as one of the leading female wrestlers in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) during the 1980s.
In 2017, Urai became the first Japanese wrestler to top Pro Wrestling Illustrated's annual PWI Female 50 list. [371] She is the first person in WWE history to win NXT Women's Championship, Raw Women's Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, Women's Tag Team Championship, Royal Rumble match, Money in the Bank match, and Elimination Chamber ...
The most notable annual events in AJW were the Japan Grand Prix and Tag League the Best.The Japan Grand Prix was held each summer, from 1985 to 2004, and was a tournament to determine the number one contender for the WWWA World Single Championship, similar to the G1 Climax or Champion Carnival seen in the men's promotions New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, respectively.