Meiko Satomura

Meiko Satomura
Satomura in September 2012.
Born	November 17, 1979 [1] Niigata, Niigata[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Meiko Satomura Meiko Satomura Deluxe[2] Meiko Satomura DX[3]
Billed height	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Billed weight	68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Trained by	Chigusa Nagayo
Debut	April 15, 1995[1]

Meiko Satomura (里村 明衣子 Satomura Meiko) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling.

Gaea Japan (1995-2005)

Satomura made her professional wrestling debut for all female promotion Gaea Japan on April 15, 2005. At her first match, she defeated Sonoko Kato.^[4]

On September 23, 29, Satumora participated in the Splash J & Running G tournament along with Kaoru and Tomoko Kuzumi. at the Semi Final Satumora team defeated the team of Dynamite Kansai, Makie Numao and Yasuko Kuragaki to advance to the final. Satumora team at the final defeated the team of Hikari Fukuoka, Kanako Motoya and Sonoko Kato to win the Splash J & Running G tournament.^[5]

Media

Satomura appeared in the 2000 documentary Gaea Girls made for the BBC by Kim Longinotto and Jano Williams.

In wrestling

Satomura performing a Death Valley Bomb on Emi Sakura.

• Finishing moves
  • Death Valley Bomb^[1]
  • Scorpio Rising (Axe kick to a kneeling opponent while using their knee for leverage)^[1]
• Signature moves
  • Arm trap crossface
  • Cartwheel knee drop
  • Chickenwing
  • Fujiwara armbar
  • Juji-gatame
  • Overhead kick^[1]
  • Shoot kick

Championships and accomplishments

• Chikara

• King of Trios (2016) – with Cassandra Miyagi and Dash Chisako^[6]

• Gaea Japan

• AAAW Single Championship (2 times)
• AAAW Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship / AAAW Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Sonoko Kato (1), Ayako Hamada (1) and Chikayo Nagashima (1)
• Hustling Cup (1996) ^[7]
• High Spurt 600 (1998, 2001) ^[8][9]
• Splash J & Running G (1995) – with Kaoru and Tomoko Kuzumi ^[10]

• Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling

• Sendai Girls World Championship (1 time)^[11]
• Joshi Puroresu Dantai Taikou Flash Tournament (2011) - with Dash Chisako, Hiren, Kagetsu, Miyako Morino, Ryo Mizunami and Sendai Sachiko^[12]

• Tokyo Sports

• Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2013)^[13]

• World Wonder Ring Stardom

• World of Stardom Championship (1 time)^[14]
• Best Match Award (2015) vs. Io Shirai on December 23^[15]

References

1. "Satomura's Official SENDAI Girls Website Profile". SENDAI Girls' Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2007-06-10.
2. 【結果】Ｒａｙ自主興行９・25新宿. Ringstars (in Japanese). Ameba. 2014-09-28. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
3. [結果]10・19ボリショイ25周年記念〜世界仮面武道晩餐会〜17:30. JWP Joshi Puroresu (in Japanese). FC2. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
4. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=141383
5. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=12814
6. Cardoza, Adam (September 4, 2016). "9/4 Chikara King of Trios tournament final live report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
7. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=512
8. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=3615
9. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=507
10. http://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=511
11. インフォメーション. Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). October 12, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
12. "Result". Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved December 29, 2011.
13. "オカダが2年連続でプロレス大賞MVPを受賞！史上4人目の快挙だが、本人は「当たり前の結果」". Battle News (in Japanese). 2013-12-10. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
14. 里村明衣子が赤いベルトを奪取！. Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Kobe Shimbun. 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
15. 2015年12月26日　スターダム・アワード2015発表会＆安川惡斗引退記念パーティーが開かれました. World Wonder Ring Stardom (in Japanese). 2015-12-27. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2015-12-26.

External links

• Meiko Satomura at the official Chikara website