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. She formed a successful tag team with her partner

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as '' Las Cachorras Orientales'' (Spanish for "The Oriental Bitches"; which was originally a trio with Akira Hokuto) and Toshiyo Yamada as Dream Orca. She is credited as the innovator of the Death Valley Driver. Mita retired on November 1, 2009, defeating former tag team partner Makoto in her final singles match and teaming with Mima Shimoda in a loss against

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and

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in her final tag team match.

Career

Etsuko Mita debuted on July 31, 1987 against Chiaki Ishikawa and on August 5, 1987, she fought against her debuting future partner,

. She was part of the 1987

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debut class that included

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, Toshiyo Yamada and

. She teamed with Toshiyo Yamada early on, forming "Dream Orca". On June 14, 1989, Mita captured the

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with Toshiyo Yamada, but the team had to vacate the titles in March 1990 when Yamada was injured. On November 14, 1990 at Wrestle Marinepiad '90, Mita and Shimoda, prior to becoming LCO captured the

from the "Honey Wings" of Mika Takahashi and Kaoru. The reign lasted until April 21, 1991, when they were defeated by

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and Cynthia Moreno at AJW St. Battle Day Part 2. This was Mita and Shimoda's only

together. By 1991, Mita started teaming with

to form the "Mint Showers". While the team did not have much success in-ring, on November 21, 1991, they released a single together called, "TIME TO GO", which was on the same record as Takako Inoue's "Door of Miracle" song. The Mint Showers teamed up together for Tag League the Best 1991 in October 1991, but finished near the bottom of the standings.

Las Cachorras Orientales (1992–2009)

In 1992, Mita formed Las Cachorras Orientales (commonly known as LCO) with

and Akira Hokuto. While Hokuto was an original member, she did not stay on long as a regular with the team. The team mostly wrestled in the undercard until they captured both the

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and the UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship in March 1994. The team held both sets of titles until January 8, 1995, when they lost their

to Hikari Fukuoka and

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. On September 2, 1995, they vacated their UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship after a successful defense against

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. On June 18, 1997, the team captured the

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for the first time by defeating Tomoko Watanabe and Kumiko Maekawa, finally capturing the titles after 5 years as a team.

Post All Japan Women's career

Mita left

with Shimoda in October 1997 as the promotion filed for bankruptcy for NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. Between October 1997 and February 1998, the team made stops in

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and Gaea Japan while creating a rivalry with Kyoko Inoue and Misae Genki in NEO. The team also stopped in JWP later that year. The team became freelance in 1999. They wrestled multiple matches for Gaea Japan eventually joining the heel faction, SSU (Super Star Unit). The also started to appear in Arsion during Summer 1999, winning the Twin Stars of Arsion League in December 1999. They also returned to All Japan Women's during this time, capturing the WWWA Tag Titles on July 10, 1999. In 2003, Mita joined NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling full-time again. She spent the rest of her career wrestling both single and tag team matches. On November 1, 2009, LCO teamed for the final time as Mita retired. They teamed against Kyoko Inoue and Nanae Takahashi.

Championships and accomplishments

(

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) – with Toshiyo Yamada (1) and

(1) :*

( 5 times) – with Mima Shimoda (4) and

(1) :*

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(

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) – with Mima Shimoda *

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( 1 time) :* Jiyūgaoka 6-Person Tag Team Championship ( 1 time) – with Hero! and

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( 1 time) – with Makoto *

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( 1 time) – with Mima Shimoda * NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling :* NEO Single Championship ( 1 time) :* NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with

:*NEO Kitazawa Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kyoko Inoue :* NWA Women's Pacific Championship ( 1 time) :*NEO Hall of Fame (2010) *

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:* Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2000) – with Mima Shimoda *

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:* UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship – with Mima Shimoda

References

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