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Japanese professional wrestler
Not to be confused with Asuka, born in 1981 or 1998.
Lioness Asuka
Lioness Asuka in 2006
Birth name
Tomoko Kitamura
Born
(1963-07-28) July 28, 1963 (age 60) Tokyo, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Lioness Asuka Tomoko Kitamura Zone
Trained by
All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
Debut
May 10, 1980
Retired
April 3, 2005
Tomoko Kitamura (北村 智子, Kitamura Tomoko, born July 28, 1963) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by her ring name Lioness Asuka (ライオネス 飛鳥, Raionesu Asuka). She was one half of the Crush Gals, along with Chigusa Nagayo, who are known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and for being one of the most successful women's tag teams of all time.
retired professional wrestler better known by her ring name LionessAsuka (ライオネス 飛鳥, Raionesu Asuka). She was one half of the Crush Gals, along with Chigusa...
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1980s as a member of the Crush Gals with long-time tag team partner LionessAsuka. In 1995 she founded GAEA Japan and in 2014 created its successor Marvelous...
defeated LionessAsuka for the AJW Championship on January 8 and held the title for almost six months before losing the title back to Asuka on June 1...
formed a tag team called W Kong. The duo defeated Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka for the AAAW Tag Team Championship on May 5. The team defended the championship...
Tiger Mask 85 Gekitoh! Exciting Wars Night 14 5 6 August 22, 1985 LionessAsuka vs. Jaguar Yokota AJW Summer Night Festival in Budokan 5 7 January 28...
the acts that Ogawa managed was the Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka), two of the biggest stars of 1980s AJW. The trio would witness an explosion...
Twin Star of Arsion Championship (2 times) – with Aja Kong (1) and LionessAsuka (1) Zion '98 BattlARTS King And Queens Tournament (2000) – with Alexander...
Wrestling Federation. In 1999, she suffered a broken leg while wrestling LionessAsuka. While rehabilitating, Sakai became enamored of American professional...
second world title run, she had very notable feuds with Devil Masami and LionessAsuka. On September 17, 1984, Yokota won the UWA World Women's Championship...
(Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) and the Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka). The WWWA Tag Team belt succeeded AJW's original tag belt, the American...
generation. That decade would later see the rise of Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka, known as the "Crush Gals", who as a tag team achieved a level of unprecedented...
World Tag Team Championship. Then on March 20, 1986, The Crush Gals (LionessAsuka and Chigusa Nagayo) defeated The Angels to capture the WWWA Tag Team...
the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship. Then on March 20, 1986, LionessAsuka & Chigusa Nagayo, the Crush Gals, defeated The Angels to capture the...
wrestler who achieved huge success in the 1980s with her tag team partner, LionessAsuka, as the Crush Gals. GAEA's formation was first announced at a press...
v t e AJW Champions 1980s Rimi Yokota Devil Masami LionessAsuka Kaoru Matsumoto Itsuki Yamazaki Bull Nakano Yumi Ogura Mika Komatsu Erika Shishido Reibun...
events. Kong's departure was followed by Ogawa signing LionessAsuka as the promotion's new booker. Asuka proceeded to push herself, Etsuko Mita, Gami and Mima...
enormous popularity of tag team the Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka), and was responsible for organizing the Bull Nakano fanclub. She joined...
v t e AJW Champions 1980s Rimi Yokota Devil Masami LionessAsuka Kaoru Matsumoto Itsuki Yamazaki Bull Nakano Yumi Ogura Mika Komatsu Erika Shishido Reibun...
is the longest at 518 days, while The Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and LionessAsuka)'s reign is the shortest at five days. Nagashima is the oldest champion...
Statistics First champion(s) Jane O'Brien Final champion(s) LionessAsuka Most reigns Kumiko Maekawa Kyoko Inoue Suzuka Minami Tomoko Watanabe/Zap T (4...
defeating LionessAsuka, Shark Tsuchiya and Eagle Sawai. They would hold onto the titles until September 1998, losing the belts back to Asuka, Tsuchiya...
v t e AJW Champions 1980s Rimi Yokota Devil Masami LionessAsuka Kaoru Matsumoto Itsuki Yamazaki Bull Nakano Yumi Ogura Mika Komatsu Erika Shishido Reibun...
World Women's Tag Team Championship after a successful defense against LionessAsuka and Jaguar Yokota. On May 11, 1996, the Tokyo Sweethearts teamed up...
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