Kyoko Inoue (April 22, 1969) is a Japanese female professional wrestler. She has held the WWWA World Heavyweight 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. Kyoko Inoue was trained by famous Japanese wrestler, Jaguar Yokota.
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.
Personal life[]
On August 3, 2021, Inoue tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Japan.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Niagara Driver (Sitout one shoulder powerbomb) – innovated
- Victoria Driver (Inverted Death Valley driver) – innovated
- Lariat
- Signature moves
- Argentine backbreaker drop
- Backbreaker rack
- Big boot
- Boston crab
- Bow and arrow
- Camel clutch
- Catapult
- Cross-legged STF
- Dragon sleeper
- DDT, sometimes falling
- Diving back elbow drop
- Dropkick, sometimes running
- Elbow smash
- Falling powerbomb
- Fisherman suplex, while bridging
- German suplex, sometimes releasing or bridging
- Giant swing
- Hurricanrana pin
- Jackknife powerbomb
- Missile dropkick
- Modified Indian deathlock surfboard
- Overhead belly to belly suplex, sometimes from the top rope
- Powerbomb
- Rocking horse, while standing
- Romero Special (Surfboard, with chinlock)
- Standing scoop powerslam, sometimes from the top rope
- Snap fallaway slam
- Step up enzuigiri
- Single leg Boston crab
- Springboard back body splash
- Springboard back elbow
- Springboard dropkick
- Super frankensteiner
- Superplex
- Torture Crab (Elevated Boston crab with a knee to the back)
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- AJW Championship (1 time)
- IWA World Women's Championship (2 times)
- WWWA World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
- WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Takako Inoue
- Japan Grand Prix (1991)
- World Entertainment Wrestling
- WEW World Street Fight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Kodo Fuyuki and Chocoball Mukai
- WEW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Hiromichi Fuyuki
- JDStar
- TWF World Women's Championship (2 times)
- NEO Japan Ladies' Wrestling
- All Pacific Championship (2 times)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- 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 (1994) vs. Manami Toyota on August 24
- 5 Star Match (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7
- Match of the Year (1995) vs. Manami Toyota on May 7