Etsuko Mita
Encyclopedia
Etsuko Mita is a retired Japan
ese professional wrestler
. She formed a successful tag team with her partner Mima Shimoda as Las Cachorras Orientales (which was originally a trio with Akira Hokuto) & and with Toshiyo Yamada
as Dream Orca. She is credited as the innovator of the Death Valley Driver.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. She formed a successful tag team with her partner Mima Shimoda as Las Cachorras Orientales (which was originally a trio with Akira Hokuto) & and with Toshiyo Yamada
Toshiyo Yamada
is a retired Japanese female professional wrestler. In the 1990s, Yamada wrestled for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion .-Career:A year after her professional wrestling debut in 1987, Toshiyo Yamada was awarded the AJW Junior Championship. She then formed the tag team "Dream Orca" with...
as Dream Orca. She is credited as the innovator of the Death Valley Driver.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Death Valley Driver (innovated)
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Women's Pro-WrestlingAll Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, nicknamed Zenjo was a joshi puroresu promotion established in 1968 by Takashi Matsunaga and his brothers. The group held their first card on June 4 of that year...
- AJW Tag Team Champion(2 timesAJW Tag Team ChampionshipThe AJW Tag Team Championship was the secondary tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. The title was introduced in 1986 and was retired in April 2005 when the promotion closed.-Title history:...
) with Toshiyo Yamada(1) and Mima Shimoda(1)
- AJW Tag Team Champion(2 times
- World Women's Wrestling Association
- WWWA World Tag Team Champion(5 timesWWWA World Tag Team ChampionshipThe World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Championship was the top doubles championship in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling from 1970 until it closed in 2005...
) with Mima Shimoda(4) and Nanae TakahashiNanae TakahashiNanae Takahashi is a Japanese professional wrestler from Japan. She has wrestled for prominent Japanese promotions All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling and Pro Wrestling SUN, and has held multiple world championships...
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- WWWA World Tag Team Champion(5 times
- JWP Women's Pro-Wrestling
- JWP Tag Team Champion(1 time) with Mima Shimoda
- NEO
- NEO Singles Champion(1 time)
- NEO Tag Team Champion(1 time) with Kyoko InoueKyoko Inoueis 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...
- NEO Kitazawa Tag Team Champion(1 time) with Kyoko Inoue
- National Wrestling AssociationNational Wrestling AssociationThe National Wrestling Association was an off-shoot of the National Boxing Association, formed to sanction professional wrestling. This NWA is not the same organization as the National Wrestling Alliance, which was formed in 1948....
- NWA Pacific Women's Champion(1 time)
- Ice RibbonIce Ribbonis a joshi puroresu promotion established in 2006 by Emi Sakura split with Gatokunyan.-History:Ice Ribbon was founded by Emi Sakura, a professional wrestler who was active with IWA Japan and FMW in 1990s as Emi Motokawa...
- Ice Ribbion International Ribbon Tag Team Champion(1 time) with MakotoMakoto-Given name:*Niwano Makoto , a Manga artist*Saito Makoto , Viscount*Tomioka Makoto , Terrorist*Makoto , drummer of Sharan Q*Makoto , a drum and bass artist*Makoto Hagiwara , a landscape designer...
- Ice Ribbion International Ribbon Tag Team Champion(1 time) with Makoto
- Dramatic Dream TeamDramatic Dream TeamDramatic Dream Team, better known by its initials DDT or its logo reading D2T, is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion founded in 1997 by Sanshiro Takagi...
- DDT Jiyugaoka 6 Person Tag Team Champion(1 timeDDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag Team ChampionshipThe DDT Jiyugaoka Six-Person Tag TeamChampionship is Six person tag team title in the Japanese professional wrestling promotion Dramatic Dream Team. The title was established in 2003.-Title history:...
) with Sanshiro TakagiSanshiro Takagiis a Japanese professional wrestler. Takagi plays a parody of Stone Cold Steve Austin of World Wrestling Federation fame.He is known in DDT and around the micro-indy scene for his hilarious promos and natural charisma as well as his extensive use of comedy in his matches.-Career:Sanshiro Takagi was...
& Hero! - DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion(1 time)
- DDT Jiyugaoka 6 Person Tag Team Champion(1 time