Yukiko Tomoe (巴 ゆき子, Tomoe Yukiko, born November 1, 1935) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. She is a former holder of the now-defunct AJWP title and the NWA World Women's Championship. She has competed in both Japan and the United States.[3]
| Yukiko Tomoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 1, 1935 Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan[1] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Yukiko Tomoe |
| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Debut | 1955[1][2] |
| Retired | 1970[1] |
Yukiko Tomoe defeated The Fabulous Moolah for the NWA World Women's Championship in Japan on March 10, 1968. She lost the title to Moolah less than a month later, on April 2, 1968.[4][5][6]
Championships and accomplishments
edit- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- AGWA International Girls' Championship (1 time)[7]
- JWPA Japanese Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[8][9]
- AJW Hall of Fame[10]
- National Wrestling Alliance
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kreikenbohm, Philip. "Yukiko Tomoe". Cagematch.net. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
- ^ Saalbach, Axel. "Wrestlingdata.com - The World's Largest Wrestling Database".
- ^ James Phillips. "All Japan Women Hall of Fame". Japanese Womens Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
- ^ a b Laprade, Pat; Murphy, Dan (2017). Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling. ECW Press. p. 410. ISBN 978-1-77305-014-0.
- ^ a b Shoemaker, David (2013). The Squared Circle: Life, Death, and Professional Wrestling. Penguin Publishing Group. pp. 60–61. ISBN 978-1-101-60974-3.
- ^ Solomon, Brian (2010). WWE Legends. Simon and Schuster. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-4516-0450-4.
- ^ "American Girls' Wrestling Association International Girls' Title". wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
- ^ Phillips, James. "All Japan Women Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
- ^ "View from the Rising Sun by Masanori Horie--The Dawn Of Joshi Puroresu".
- ^ "All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame".
- ^ "NWA World Women's Title".
External links
edit- Yukiko Tomoe's profile at Cagematch.net
