is a retired
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
female
professional wrestler
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, better known by the
ring name
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.
Career
Chieko Suzuki was born on December 4, 1969, and was raised in
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
,
Japan
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. In 1986 she auditioned for
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
, nicknamed Zenjo (全女: 全 meaning "All", 女 meaning "Woman") was a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held the ...
(AJW), but was unsuccessful, and instead joined the first rookie class of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. She debuted on August 17, 1986 in
Korakuen Hall
is a sports arena in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan, which has hosted boxing, professional wrestling, kickboxing, mixed martial arts and Lethwei matches.
History
On April 16, 1962, the Korakuen Hall was officially opened with a capacity of approximat ...
,
Tokyo
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under the ring name ''Miss A''. When Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling was dissolved, Suzuki became part of the
JWP Project. She wrestled in the United States for
World Championship Wrestling
World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National W ...
, but returned to Japan in 1991, and changed her ring name to ''Dynamite Kansai''. After leaving Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling in the mid-1990s, she joined a new wrestling promotion organisation,
GAEA Japan. In 2006, she worked for
Mayumi Ozaki's promotion,
OZ Academy
is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is . In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top f ...
. In 2015, Kansai returned to the United States for the first time in twenty-four years, appearing for
Shimmer Women Athletes
Shimmer Women Athletes (often referred to and stylized as SHIMMER) was an American, Chicago-based independent women's professional wrestling promotion which held its first event on November 6, 2005. Established by Dave Prazak and run by both ...
alongside
Aja Kong. In 2012, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and was declared cancer-free after a four-year battle. Kansai ended her 30-year career on December 11, 2016, defeating Mayumi Ozaki in her retirement match.
Championships and accomplishments
*
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
, nicknamed Zenjo (全女: 全 meaning "All", 女 meaning "Woman") was a ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held the ...
**
WWWA World Single Championship (1 time)
**
WWWA World Tag Team Championship
The World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA) World Tag Team Championship was the top doubles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) from 1971 until it closed in 2005. During those years the title was held by many of the most famo ...
(1 time) – with
Mayumi Ozaki
*
Gaea Japan
**
AAAW Single Championship
The AAAW (All Asia Athlete Women's) Single Championship or AAAW Championship is a women's professional wrestling championship formerly contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion Gaea Japan until 2005 after the promotion wa ...
(
1 time)
*
JWP Joshi Puroresu
, also known as or simply JWP, was a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' (women's professional wrestling) professional wrestling promotion, promotion, founded in 1992 as a splinter promotion of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. Celebrating its 25th anniversa ...
**
JWP Openweight Championship (
2 times)
**
JWP Tag Team Championship
The JWP Tag Team Championship was a professional wrestling tag team championship owned by the JWP Joshi Puroresu promotion. The championship was introduced on August 9, 1992, when Cutie Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki defeated Dynamite Kansai and Sumiko ...
(
3 times) – with
Cutie Suzuki
(born October 22, 1969, as ), better known by her ring name , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler, actress, and model who is best known for her time in JWP Joshi Puroresu, where she is a 5-time JWP Tag Team Champion.
In 1990, she ...
(2) and
Devil Masami
Masami Yoshida (吉田 雅美,born January 7, 1962) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler best known for her appearances in All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling, GAEA Japan and JWP Joshi Puroresu under the name Devil Masami. She is a member ...
(1)
*
Oz Academy
is a Japanese '' joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling promotion founded by Mayumi Ozaki. The promotion's full official name is . In addition to the contracted members of the roster, Oz Academy has also employed some of the top f ...
**
Oz Academy Openweight Championship (1 time)
**
Oz Academy Tag Team Championship (
1 time) – with
Carlos Amano
*
Pro Wrestling Wave
is a women's professional wrestling, or Joshi Puroresu, promotion created in 2007 after the dissolution and closure of JDStar. The company was formed by Mikiko Futagami, or Mikiko Futagami, Gami, former JDStar wrestler Yumi Ohka, and former JDS ...
**
Dual Shock Wave (
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
) – with Rina Yamashita
* ''
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
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Founded in print in 1982 by Dave Meltzer, the ''Wrestling Observer'' website merged with Bryan Alvarez's ''Figure Four Wee ...
''
**
Match of the Year (1993)
with Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada
References
External links
Oz Academy profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kansai, Dynamite
1969 births
Living people
Japanese female professional wrestlers
Sportspeople from Kyoto
Professional wrestlers from Kyoto Prefecture
20th-century female professional wrestlers
20th-century Japanese professional wrestlers
21st-century female professional wrestlers
21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers
Oz Academy Openweight Champions
Oz Academy Tag Team Champions
AAAW Single Champions
JWP Openweight Champions
JWP Tag Team Champions
WWWA World Tag Team Champions
WWWA World Single Champions
Dual Shock Wave winners