Mariko Yoshida

Mariko Yoshida is also the name of a Japanese idol singer and model. She should also not be confused with Mariko Yashida, the comic book character.

Mariko Yoshida
Mariko Yoshida. Jungle Jack 21 June 12, 2011, Tokyo, Japan.
Ring name(s)	Mariko Yoshida
Billed height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Billed weight	64 kg (140 lb)
Born	February 15, 1970 (1970-02-15) (age 41) Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan
Trained by	Jaguar Yokota
Debut	October 10, 1988 vs. Keiko Waki

Mariko Yoshida (吉田 万里子, Yoshida Mariko^?), (born February 15, 1970 in Onomichi, Hiroshima) is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her work with the ARSION wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer.

Professional wrestling career

Yoshida debuted for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW or Zenjo) on October 10, 1988 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall in a match against Keiko Waki. Before her neck injury in late 1992, which would cause her to miss two years of ring time, Yoshida was easily one of the best young stars in AJW, often showcasing beautiful Lucha Libre inspired aerial maneuvers to go along with her very good matwork skills.

In 1997, she left AJW to join Aja Kong's ARSION promotion, becoming their head trainer. There she was repackaged as a technical wrestling master, and was pushed as a major star. She has been nicknamed ARSION no Shinjutsu, or "ARSION True Heart". Forgoing the high-flying techniques of her run in Zenjo, her style in ARSION was centered around mat wrestling and submission holds derived from shoot wrestling, along with more elaborate lucha-inspired submissions.

In June 2005, she launched Ibuki, a bi-monthly event series, with her intention to provide opportunities for young, up and coming wrestlers from different promotions to compete with each other and to challenge senior wrestlers like Yoshida herself. Ibuki has now gained high reputation among joshi puroresu fans in Japan.

In 2006, Yoshida was presented with the Cauliflower Alley Club's Future Legend Award, becoming only the second female after Cheerleader Melissa, to win this award.

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Air Raid Crash – innovated
  • Spider Twist – innovated

• Signature moves
  • Arm wrench inside cradle^[1]
  • Crucifix armbar, sometimes proceeded by an Oklahoma roll
  • Lifting double underhook facebuster
  • Running big boot
  • Triangle choke

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
  • AJW Championship (1 time)
  • AJW Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Takako Inoue (2) and Rie Tamada (1)

• ARSION
  • Queen of ARSION (2 times)
  • Twin Star of ARSION (2 times) – with Aja Kong (1) and Lioness Asuka (1)

• Cauliflower Alley Club
  • Future Legend Award (2006)

• ChickFight
  • ChickFight II
  • ChickFight III

• Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
  • CMLL World Women's Championship (1 time)

References

1. ^ "Finishing Moves List". Other Arena. http://www.otherarena.com/nCo/finish/finish.html. Retrieved 2009-08-28. 

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Name	Yoshida, Mariko
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Date of birth	February 15, 1970
Place of birth	Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan
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