The Plum Mariko Memorial Show was an annual

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event held in 1997 and 1998 in memory of

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featuring representatives from joshi promotions All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, J'd, JWP Joshi Puroresu,

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and NEO as well as puroresu promotions Big Japan Pro Wrestling,

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and Yoshiaki Yatsu's Super Pro Wrestling Federation. The first show was held in

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at the Ota Ward Gym on October 30, 1997, and was attended by 2,500 fans. The main event featured

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and

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defeating Mayumi Ozaki in a "handicap" match. On the undercard, AJW's Kaoru Ito and Nanae Takahashi defeated

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and Momoe Nakanishi and FMW's Crusher Maedomari defeated Kaoru Nakayama. A second show was held the following year at the Ota Ward Gym on August 13, 1998, with 2,703 in attendance. Mayumi Ozaki and Devil Masami defeated

and

in the main event and, on the undercard, Manami Toyota and Kumiko Maekawa defeated Nanae Takahashi and Momoe Nakanishi and AJW's Hikari Fukuoka, Kanako Motoya and Harumi Yagi defeated

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, Tomoko Kuzumi and Tomoko Miyaguchi.

Show results

First Annual Plum Mariko Memorial Show

October 30, 1997 in

(Ota Ward Gym)

Second Annual Plum Mariko Memorial Show

August 13, 1998 in

(Ota Ward Gym)

References

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