(born December 1, 1965) is a retired

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who is best known as one half of the tag team

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with

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. She worked in

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, WWF and has been working in

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since 1992, until her retirement in 2010.

Professional wrestling career

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling

Tateno competed in

in the 1980s. On August 10, 1982, she defeated

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to win the

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, which she held until January 8, 1984 when she lost it to Nagayo. On February 28, 1984, she was defeated by future partner

for the

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. Tateno also held the

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in All Japan. She defeated

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for the title on November 13, 1989 and held it until April 30, 1990, when she was defeated by

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The Jumping Bomb Angels

Tateno teamed with

to form a tag team that initially competed in Japan. On January 5, 1986, The Angels defeated

and Condor Saito to win the vacant

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. Then on March 20, 1986, The Crush Gals (

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and

) defeated The Angels to capture the WWWA Tag Team titles. The Angels entered the

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in mid-1987 known as "The Jumping Bomb Angels". At the first ever

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, The Jumping Bomb Angels were the sole survivors in a women's

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. During the match, they received large cheers from the audience and praise from commentators

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and

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especially after they dropkicked

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off the turnbuckle at the match's climax. On January 24, 1988 at the inaugural

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, they beat

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(

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and Judy Martin) in a

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to win the

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. The Angels would reign for 136 days until June 8, 1988 when The Glamour Girls defeated The Angels to recapture the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.

Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling

From 1992 until her retirement in 2010, Tateno competed in

Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

( 1 time) - with

** LLPW Singles Championship (1 time) ** LLPW Six-Woman Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Rumi Kazama and Yasha Kurenai (1) and Keiko Aono and Harley Saito (1) ** LLPW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eagle Sawai *

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** LPWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Eagle Sawai *

( 1 time) - with Itsuki Yamazaki

References

External links

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