Dynamite Kansai

Dynamite Kansai
Born	December 4, 1969
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Dynamite Kansai Miss A
Billed height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Billed weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Debut	August 17, 1986

Dynamite Kansai (ダイナマイト関西, real name Chieko Suzuki) (born December 4, 1969) is a Japanese female professional wrestler.^[1][2]

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 (AJW), but was unsuccessful, and instead joined the first rookie class of Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling. She debuted on August 17, 1986 in Korakuen Hall, Tokyo under the ring name Miss A. When Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling was dissolved, Suzuki became part of the JWP Project. She wrestled in the United States for World Championship Wrestling, but returned to Japan in 1991, and changed her ring name to Dynamite Kansai. After leaving Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling in the mid-1990s, she joined a new wrestling promotion organisation, GAEA Japan. In 2006, she worked for Mayumi Ozaki's promotion, OZ Academy. In 2015, Kansai returned to the United States for the first time in twenty-four years, appearing for Shimmer Women Athletes alongside Aja Kong. In 2012, she was diagnosed with lung cancer and was declared cancer-free after a four-year battle. She is set to retire on December 11, 2016.^[3]

In wrestling

• Finishing moves
  • Splash Mountain (Sitout crucifix powerbomb, sometimes from the second rope)
• Signature moves
  • Body avalanche
  • Clawhold
• Entrance themes
  • "Night Danger" by Pretty Maids

Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
  • WWWA World Heavyweight Champion (1 time)
  • WWWA World Tag Team Champion (1 time) – with Mayumi Ozaki
• GAEA Japan
  • AAAW Single Championship (1 time)
• JWP Joshi Puroresu
  • JWP Openweight Championship (2 times)
  • JWP Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Devil Masami (1) and Cutie Suzuki (2)
• Oz Academy
  • Oz Academy Openweight Championship (1 time)
  • Oz Academy Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Carlos Amano
• Wrestling Observer Newsletter
  • 5 Star Match (1993) with Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on April 11
  • 5 Star Match (1993) with Cutie Suzuki, Mayumi Ozaki, and Hikari Fukuoka vs. Aja Kong, Sakie Hasegawa, Kyoko Inoue, and Takako Inoue on July 31
  • 5 Star Match (1993) with Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada on December 6
  • Match of the Year (1993) with Mayumi Ozaki vs. Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada

References

1. Look Japan 41. Look Japan, Ltd. 1995. pp. 40–.
2. "The law of diminishing returns - The state of Joshi Puroresu". Wrestling 101. 17 November 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
3. 【Ozアカデミー後楽園】ダイナマイト関西が年内引退　４年前に肺がん手術. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

External links

• Oz Academy profile