Kyoko Inoue (井上 京子, Inoue Kyōko, born April 22, 1969)[1] is a Japanese female professional wrestler currently signed to World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana.[5] She has held the WWWA World Single Championship three times, and is the first woman to win a men's title in Japan.
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| Birth name | Kyoko Inoue |
| Born | April 22, 1969[1] Nan'yō, Yamagata, Japan[1] |
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| Billed height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[2] |
| Billed weight | 108 kg (238 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Jaguar Yokota[3][4] |
| Debut | October 10, 1988[1] |
Inoue is the founder of NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. After leaving NEO in May 2010, Inoue founded World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana in January 2011.
Professional wrestling career
editEarly career (1988–1994)
editInoue was trained by famous Japanese wrestler, Jaguar Yokota. Inoue made her debut on October 11, 1988. From 1991 to 1992 she worked for CMLL in Mexico.
World Wrestling Federation (1994; 1995)
editOn May 11, 1994, Inoue made her first appearance on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) during a live event in Japan, where she unsuccessfully challenged Alundra Blayze for the WWF Women's Championship.[6] On November 19, 1995, at Survivor Series, Inoue joined the team of Blayze in the traditional Survivor Series elimination match. Blayze's team lost, as Aja Kong remained the sole survivor of the opposing team. On the November 27th episode of Monday Night Raw, Inoue alongside Blayze lost to Kong and Tomoko Watanabe.[7]
Late career (1995–present)
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On March 26, 1995, as part of AJW's Wrestling Queendom Victory event, Inoue challenged Bull Nakano for her WWF Women's Championship - who had held it since Big Egg Wrestling Universe in November 1994.[8][9] Nakano retained at the 17:05 mark ahead of her anticipated title match with Alundra Blayze at Wrestlemania XI (it would instead happen on the April 3rd edition of Raw).
She has worked for many women's promotions in Japan.
Championships and accomplishments
edit- AJW Championship (1 time)[1]
- All Pacific Championship (3 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 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
- WWWD Queen Elizabeth Championship (3 times, current
- WWWD Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Tomoko Watanabe (1),[11] Yumiko Hotta (1),[12] Kaoru Ito (1) and Takako Inoue (1)
- WWWD World Championship (4 times, inaugural)[13][14][15]
- Queen Championship Tournament (2013)[13]
- Match of the Year (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o プロフィール. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Kyoko Inoue". World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ Molinaro, John (2002). Marek, Jeff; Meltzer, Dave (eds.). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Toronto, Ontario: Winding Stair Press. p. 167. ISBN 1-55366-305-5.
- ^ Triggs, James (July 29, 2009). "CvC: Jaguar Yokota for Greatest Women's Champion". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ 選手紹介. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). 8 May 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "WWF Mania Tour Tag 4: Sapporo Mania". Cagematch - The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "What the World Was Watching: Monday Night RAW – November 27, 1995". Scott's Blog of Doom. June 8, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ^ "Joshi Spotlight- AJW Wrestling Queendom- VICTORY - Scott's Blog of Doom!". 18 November 2019.
- ^ https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=38454 [bare URL]
- ^ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-20.
- ^ 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 2013-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
- ^ "8/16(日)新宿大会 試合結果". World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). August 16, 2015. Archived from the original on April 7, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links
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- Kyoko Inoue at IMDb
- Kyoko Inoue's profile at Cagematch.net , Internet Wrestling Database
