Kyoko Inoue

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.

Kyoko Inoue
Inoue in January 2020
Birth nameKyoko Inoue
Born (1969-04-22) April 22, 1969[1]
Nan'yō, Yamagata[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Kyoko Inoue
Adamo Inoue
Madori Inoue
Billed height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Billed weight108 kg (238 lb)[1]
Trained byJaguar Yokota
Debut1988[1]

Inoue performed in the World Wrestling Federation at Survivor Series 1995 in an all-women's Survivor Series elimination match that included WWF Women's Champion Alundra Blayze, Bertha Faye and Aja Kong.

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.

Championships and accomplishments

  • TWF World Women's Championship (2 times)[1]
  • World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
  • WWWD Queen Championship / WWWD World Single Championship (3 times, current)[3][4][5]
  • WWWD World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Tomoko Watanabe (1)[6] and Yumiko Hotta (1)[7]
  • Queen Championship Tournament (2013)[3]
  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
  • Match of the Year (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7

References

  1. プロフィール. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). Retrieved March 3, 2013.
  2. 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. 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.
  4. タイトル名称変更. World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana (in Japanese). May 28, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
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