Kyoko Inoue
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| Kyoko Inoue | |
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| Birth name | Kyoko Inoue |
| Born | April 22, 1969[1] Nan'yō, Yamagata[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kyoko Inoue |
| Billed height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 108 kg (238 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Jaguar Yokota |
| Debut | 1988[1] |
Kyoko Inoue (井上 京子, Inoue Kyōko, born April 22, 1969)[1] is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Single Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan. She is also the founder of the joshi promotion NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling. After leaving NEO in May 2010, Inoue founded the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion in January 2011. Kyoko Inoue was trained by famous Japanese wrestler, Jaguar Yokota.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Niagara Driver (Sitout one shoulder powerbomb)[1]
- Victoria Driver (Inverted Death Valley driver)
- Signature moves
- Backbreaker rack
- Cloverleaf-style giant swing
- Diving back elbow drop
- Lariat
- Overhead belly to belly suplex, sometimes from the top rope
- Springboard back elbow
- Standing scoop powerslam, sometimes from the top rope
- Torture Crab (Elevated Boston crab with a knee to the back)
- Entrance themes
- "Ready to Fight?" by All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling[1]
Championships and accomplishments
- AJW Championship (1 time)[1]
- All Pacific Championship (2 times)[1]
- IWA World Women's Championship (2 times)[1]
- WWWA World Single Championship (3 times)[1]
- WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Takako Inoue[1]
- Japan Grand Prix (1991)
- Tag League the Best (1991) – with Toshiyo Yamada
- Tag League the Best (1992) – with Aja Kong
- Tag League the Best (1995) – with Tomoko Watanabe
- TWF World Women's Championship (2 times)[1]
- NEO Japan Ladies' Wrestling
- NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Hiroyo Matsumoto[1]
- NWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship (3 times)[1]
- NEO Mid-Summer Tag Tournament 7 (2008) - with Hiroyo Matsumoto
- Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (1996)[2]
- World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
- 5 Star Match (1992) vs. Manami Toyota on April 25
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Takako Inoue vs. Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki on April 2
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Takako Inoue, Aja Kong, and Sakie Hasegawa vs. Dynamite Kansai, Mayumi Ozaki, Hikari Fukuoka, and Cutie Suzuki on July 31
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Toshiyo Yamada vs. Akira Hokuto and Manami Toyota on December 10
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Toshiyo Yamada vs. Akira Hokuto and Manami Toyota on December 10
- 5 Star Match (1994) with Takako Inoue vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on October 9[8]
- 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7[8]
- 5 Star Match (1995) with Takako Inoue vs. Manami Toyota and Sakie Hasegawa on August 30
- Match of the Year (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r プロフィール. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ a b 3月3日（日）ラゾーナ川崎プラザソル 試合結果. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ タイトル名称変更. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). May 28, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ 9/16(水)新宿大会 試合結果. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). September 17, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ 12/15(日) 新宿大会 試合結果. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). December 15, 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 2013-12-15 suggested (help) - ^ 8/16(日)新宿大会 試合結果. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). August 16, 2015. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ a b The Notorious Eddie Mac (2016-03-02). "This Day in Wrestling History (Mar. 2): Flying Angel". Retrieved 2016-09-27.
External links
Championships taken from wrestling-titles.com
- Kyoko Inoue at IMDb