Mayumi Ozaki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
female professional wrestler
.
in August, 1986. In her career, she held the WWWA tag titles
with Dynamite Kansai
from April 11, 1993 to December 6, 1993 (both winning from and losing to Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada
of All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
(AJW). She also held the UWA Junior and JWP Junior titles between 1988 and 1991, and teamed with Cuty Suzuki and Hikari Fukuoka to win the JWP Tag Titles a number of times between 1992 and 1995. Most recently, she held the AAAW Tag title with Aja Kong, beating GAEA's Sugar Sato and Chikayo Nagashima on August 23, 1998 in Tokyo
.
In 1995 Ozaki competed at the 1995 WCW World War 3
Pay Per View event where she teamed with Cutie Suzuki
against Bull Nakano
and Akira Hokuto where they lost. They also compete against the same team the very next night on WCW Monday Nitro
which they also lost.
Until recently, Ozaki usually wrestled in JWP (Japan Women's Project), but was also the leader of her own heel
stable called the Oz Academy, which freelanced in other women's promotions in Japan, such as AJW and GAEA
. In 1998 Ozaki became a true free agent, and began to promote her own shows using her Oz Academy wrestlers, looking for a niche in the fragmented women's puroresu scene. Ozaki made her mark mostly in tag team matches as she competed in four bouts that were among the greatest ever in women's tag team wrestling, having earned a 5-star rating each by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
female 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...
.
Career
Ozaki debuted in a tag matchTag team
Tag team professional wrestling is a variation in which matches are contested between teams of multiple wrestlers. A tag team may comprise two wrestlers who normally wrestle in singles competition, but more commonly are made of established teams who wrestle regularly as a unit and have a team name...
in August, 1986. In her career, she held the WWWA tag titles
WWWA World Tag Team Championship
The 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 Dynamite Kansai
Dynamite Kansai
Dynamite Kansai is a Japanese female professional wrestler.-Career:Chieko Suzuki was born on December 4, 1969, and was raised in Kyoto, Japan. In 1986 she auditioned for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , but was unsuccessful, and instead joined the first rookie class of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling...
from April 11, 1993 to December 6, 1993 (both winning from and losing to Manami Toyota and 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...
of All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
All 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). She also held the UWA Junior and JWP Junior titles between 1988 and 1991, and teamed with Cuty Suzuki and Hikari Fukuoka to win the JWP Tag Titles a number of times between 1992 and 1995. Most recently, she held the AAAW Tag title with Aja Kong, beating GAEA's Sugar Sato and Chikayo Nagashima on August 23, 1998 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
.
In 1995 Ozaki competed at the 1995 WCW World War 3
WCW World War 3
World War 3 was an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Championship Wrestling. The pay-per-view's title also was the name of its signature match, a three-ring, sixty-man battle royal which was their answer to the World Wrestling Federation's Royal Rumble. The event...
Pay Per View event where she teamed with Cutie Suzuki
Cutie Suzuki
Yumi Suzuki better known by her ring name Cuty Suzuki is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who mostly wrestled for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. In 1990 she was featured in a all female wrestling game based around her titled Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel. Outside of wrestling she also...
against Bull Nakano
Bull Nakano
Keiko Nakano , better known as Bull Nakano, is a professional golfer and former professional wrestler. She began competing in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling as a teenager under the ring name Bull Nakano. As a wrestler she was a villain, who often teamed with her mentor Dump Matsumoto...
and Akira Hokuto where they lost. They also compete against the same team the very next night on WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001...
which they also lost.
Until recently, Ozaki usually wrestled in JWP (Japan Women's Project), but was also the leader of her own heel
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
stable called the Oz Academy, which freelanced in other women's promotions in Japan, such as AJW and GAEA
GAEA Japan
Gaea Japan was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. Gaea Japan (trademarked as GAEA Japan) was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. Gaea Japan (trademarked as GAEA Japan) was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. (Japanese female professional...
. In 1998 Ozaki became a true free agent, and began to promote her own shows using her Oz Academy wrestlers, looking for a niche in the fragmented women's puroresu scene. Ozaki made her mark mostly in tag team matches as she competed in four bouts that were among the greatest ever in women's tag team wrestling, having earned a 5-star rating each by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Ozakick (Shining Yakuza Kick variations)
- Spinning backfist
- Tequila Sunrise (Three-quarter nelson suplex) - innovated
- Witchcraft' (Inverted Leg Hook Brainbuster)– used on rare occasions
- Signature moves
- Dragon sleeper
- German suplex
- Leg hook brainbuster
- Multiple powerbombPowerbombA powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
variations- High-angle sitout
- Straight jacket
- RunningPowerbombA powerbomb is a professional wrestling throw in which an opponent is lifted up and then slammed back-first down to the mat. The standard powerbomb sees an opponent first placed in a standing headscissors position...
- One shoulder
- Testicular claw
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...
- WWWA World Tag Team ChampionshipWWWA 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...
(1 time) - with Dynamite KansaiDynamite KansaiDynamite Kansai is a Japanese female professional wrestler.-Career:Chieko Suzuki was born on December 4, 1969, and was raised in Kyoto, Japan. In 1986 she auditioned for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , but was unsuccessful, and instead joined the first rookie class of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling...
- GAEA JapanGAEA JapanGaea Japan was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. Gaea Japan (trademarked as GAEA Japan) was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. Gaea Japan (trademarked as GAEA Japan) was a Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion. (Japanese female professional...
- AAAW Singles ChampionshipAAAW Singles ChampionshipThe GAEA AAAW Athletic Singles Championship or AAAW Championship was a championship belt contested in the Japanese women's professional wrestling promotion GAEA Japan The belt was abandoned in 2005, after GAEA was closed down.-History:...
(1 time) - AAAW Tag Team ChampionshipAAAW Tag Team ChampionshipThe AAAW Tag Team Championship was a title in the GAEA Japan promotion. The title was abandoned when GAEA closed in 2005.-Title history:-External links:*...
(3 times) - with Aja Kong (1), Akira Hokuto (1), and KAORU (1)
- Japan Women's Pro Wrestling
- JWP Junior Championship (3 times)
- UWA Junior Championship (1 time)
- JWP Project
- JWP Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Cutie Suzuki (2), and Hikari Fukuoka (1)
- OZ Academy
- OZ Academy Openweight Championship (2 times, current)
- OZ Academy Tag Team Championship (2 times)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Cutie Suzuki vs. 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...
and Takako InoueTakako Inoueis a Japanese professional wrestler. She wrestled primarily for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion, and held several championships, primarily in tag team wrestling...
on April 2 - 5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite KansaiDynamite KansaiDynamite Kansai is a Japanese female professional wrestler.-Career:Chieko Suzuki was born on December 4, 1969, and was raised in Kyoto, Japan. In 1986 she auditioned for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling , but was unsuccessful, and instead joined the first rookie class of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling...
vs. Manami ToyotaManami Toyotais a professional wrestler best known for her work with the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling wrestling promotion. Following AJW's closure she has continued to work in other joshi promotions such as GAEA and NEO...
and Toshiyo YamadaToshiyo Yamadais 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...
on April 11 - 5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite Kansai, Cutie Suzuki, and Hikari Fukuoka vs. Aja Kong, Sakie Hasegawa, Kyoko Inoue, and Takako Inoue on July 31
- 5 Star Match (1993) with Dynamite Kansai vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on December 6
- Match of the Year (1993) with Dynamite Kansai vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on April 11