is a retired Japanese

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known as . She worked most of her career for

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Career

After dropping out of high school, Rie Nakamura joined the

Dojo, where she was trained by

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and

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. She debuted on December 22, 1990, on FMW's first all-female show, losing to Keiko Iwami, who also made her debut. After paying her dues for over two years, she finally began to move up the ranks. In August 1993, she became known as Nurse Nakamura, portraying a sweet registered nurse. She was initially paired with former IWE veteran Mr. Chin, who was periodically wrestling comedy matches for FMW, due to his diabetes. She would (kayfabe) help examine Chin's condition. In February 1995, Nakamura joined

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's Mad Dog Military, turning heel, and became Bad Nurse Nakamura (the name was influenced by

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). Upon turning heel, she adopted kumadori paint and wearing a short

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. On March 30, 1995, she defeated Megumi Kudo in a decision match to win the unified

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. She would hold onto the titles for over a month, before losing them to Kudo on May 5. After a year and a half feuding with Kudo, she quit the Mad Dog Military in August 1996, turned face, and changed her name to simply Rie (stylized in all capital letters). She did not have much of an impact since turning, so in 1998, she left FMW after nearly eight years with the company. After leaving FMW, she became a freelancer, alternating between her Bad Nurse Nakamura and Rie personas as she choose. She would wrestle for Gaea Japan,

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, NEO Ladies, and Onita Pro. However, a back injury forced Nakamura to retire in June 2000.

Retirement

After retiring, Nakamura remained active in pro wrestling. In 2001, she was a part-time trainer for Oz Academy. In 2004, she was an assistant manager for Kensuke Office. She was also a coach for Osaka Joshi

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, most notably training

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. Outside of pro wrestling, Nakamura has been running a hotel in Osaka since April 2008.

Championships and accomplishments

** WWA World Women's Championship (1 time) ** FMW Independent World Women's Championship (1 time)

References

External links

Bad Nurse Nakamura's Profile at Joshiresu
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