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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). Along with long-time tag team partner Chigusa Nagayo she formed Crush Gals, known for their mainstream popularity in the 1980s, and for being one of the most successful women's tag teams of all time.
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Lioness Asuka | |
Lioness Asuka in 2006 | |
Birth name | Tomoko Kitamura |
Born | July 28, 1963 (age 59) Tokyo, Japan |
Ring name(s) | Lioness Asuka Tomoko Kitamura Zone |
Trained by | All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling |
Debut | May 10, 1980 |
Retired | April 3, 2005 |
Championships and accomplishments
- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- AJW Championship (2 times)
- AJW Junior Championship (1 time)
- Unified Global Championship (1 time)
- WWWA World Single Championship (2 times)
- WWWA World Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Chigusa Nagayo
- Japan Grand Prix (1985)
- Tag League the Best (1987) – with Chigusa Nagayo
- AJW Hall of Fame (Class of 1998)[2]
- Arsion
- Queen of Arsion Championship (1 time)
- Twin Star of Arsion Championship (3 times) – with Mariko Yoshida (1) and GAMI (2)
- GAEA Japan
- AAAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Chigusa Nagayo
- JDStar
- TWF World Women's Championship (4 times)
- Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling
- LLPW Six Woman Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Eagle Sawai and Shark Tsuchiya (2)
- NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling
- NWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship (1 time)
- Tokyo Sports
- Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (1997)[3]
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)