Hiroka Yaginuma
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Hiroka Yaginuma is a Japanese
born professional wrestler
. She is best known for her work in the Mexican
professional wrestling promotion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL). Yaginuma has worked under the ring name
s Hiroka Yaginuma and "Raven Hiroka" but is now billed simply as Hiroka. She is a former holder of the CMLL World Women's Championship
. Yaginuma is married to Mexican Mini-Estrella
Pequeño Damián 666
who also works for CMLL.
before her professional wrestling debut, and would later receive further training from Jose Luis Feliciano and El Hijo Del Gladiador
when she began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
(CMLL) in Mexico. Yaginuma made her debut on September 18, 2002 and initially worked in her native Japan. In 2005 she began working regularly for the Mexican wrestling promotion CMLL as she moved from Japan to Mexico to live. Initially she wrestled under her full name but later changed to "Raven Hiroka" and later on to simply "Hiroka". On June 9, 2006 Hiroka defeated Marcela
to win the CMLL World Women's Championship
in Mexico City
, D. F.. Over the next six months Hiroka would successfully defend the championship against Marcela on several occasions, India Sioux, Dark Angel and Lady Apache
. On October 13, 2006 Hiroka defeated Lady Apache in a Luchas de Apuestas (Spanish
for "Bet match"), forcing Lady Apache to have her hair shaved off after the match. Two months later, on December 25, 2006, Lady Apache gained a measure of revenge by winning the CMLL Women's title from Hiroka.
In September, 2009 Hiroka formed a group rudo
(villain) called Las Zorras ("The Foxes") along with Princesa Sugey and Princesa Blanca.
Pequeño Damián 666
who also works for CMLL. The couple openend up an exclusive pet shop in Mexico City in March, 2010. In June, 2010 Hiroka announced that she would be retiring from wrestling for a couple of years to focus on having a child.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
born professional wrestler
Professional wrestling
Professional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport...
. She is best known for her work in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
professional wrestling promotion
Professional wrestling promotion
A professional wrestling promotion is a company or business that regularly performs shows involving professional wrestling. Promotion also describes a role which entails management, advertising and logistics of running a wrestling event...
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL). Yaginuma has worked under the ring name
Ring name
A ring name is a stage name used by a professional wrestler, martial artist, or boxer. While some ring names may have a fictitious first name and surname, others may simply be a nickname, such as The Undertaker.-Wrestling:...
s Hiroka Yaginuma and "Raven Hiroka" but is now billed simply as Hiroka. She is a former holder of the CMLL World Women's Championship
CMLL World Women's Championship
The CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
. Yaginuma is married to Mexican Mini-Estrella
Mini-Estrella
The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...
Pequeño Damián 666
Pequeño Damián 666
Pequeño Damián 666 is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler. Pequeño Damián 666 is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". Pequeño Damián 666 ring character is a Mini-version of wrestler Damián 666...
who also works for CMLL.
Professional wrestling career
Hiroka Yaginuma trained under Mima Shimoda and Shinobu KandoriShinobu Kandori
is a retired Japanese wrestler and now politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet...
before her professional wrestling debut, and would later receive further training from Jose Luis Feliciano and El Hijo Del Gladiador
Arturo Beristain
Arturo Beristain is a retired Mexican professional wrestler, or Luchador in Spanish, who currently works as a wrestling trainer at the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's gym in Mexico City, Mexico...
when she began working for Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
(CMLL) in Mexico. Yaginuma made her debut on September 18, 2002 and initially worked in her native Japan. In 2005 she began working regularly for the Mexican wrestling promotion CMLL as she moved from Japan to Mexico to live. Initially she wrestled under her full name but later changed to "Raven Hiroka" and later on to simply "Hiroka". On June 9, 2006 Hiroka defeated Marcela
Marcela (wrestler)
María Elena Santamaría Gómez is a Mexican professional wrestler, known mainly for her work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre , where she works under the ring name Marcela...
to win the CMLL World Women's Championship
CMLL World Women's Championship
The CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, D. F.. Over the next six months Hiroka would successfully defend the championship against Marcela on several occasions, India Sioux, Dark Angel and Lady Apache
Lady Apache
Sandra González Calderón is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchadora, best known under the ring name Lady Apache. González's ring name comes from the "family name" of Mario Balbuena González who wrestles under the name Gran Apache; whom she was married to when she made her wrestling debut in...
. On October 13, 2006 Hiroka defeated Lady Apache in a Luchas de Apuestas (Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
for "Bet match"), forcing Lady Apache to have her hair shaved off after the match. Two months later, on December 25, 2006, Lady Apache gained a measure of revenge by winning the CMLL Women's title from Hiroka.
In September, 2009 Hiroka formed a group rudo
Heel (professional wrestling)
In professional wrestling, a heel is a villain character. In non-wrestling jargon, heels are the "bad guys" in professional wrestling; the term heel coming from the term take to you heels, which means to run away which heel champions tend to do to avoid losing their titles.storylines...
(villain) called Las Zorras ("The Foxes") along with Princesa Sugey and Princesa Blanca.
Personal life
Yaginuma is married to Mexican Mini-EstrellaMini-Estrella
The term Mini-Estrella is used in lucha libre to describe a division of short professional wrestlers or luchadors, some of whom have dwarfism. The Mexican Mini-Estrellas is comparable to Midget professional wrestling practiced around the world, but with the notable exception that some of the...
Pequeño Damián 666
Pequeño Damián 666
Pequeño Damián 666 is a Mexican luchador, or professional wrestler. Pequeño Damián 666 is a part of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre's Mini-Estrella, or "Mini". Pequeño Damián 666 ring character is a Mini-version of wrestler Damián 666...
who also works for CMLL. The couple openend up an exclusive pet shop in Mexico City in March, 2010. In June, 2010 Hiroka announced that she would be retiring from wrestling for a couple of years to focus on having a child.
In wrestling
- Finishing moves
- Fisherman's buster
- Iconoclasm
- Signature moves
- kick to the face
- Nicknames
- La Flor de Loto ("The Lotus Blossom)
Championships and accomplishments
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha LibreConsejo Mundial de Lucha Libre is a Lucha Libre-style professional wrestling promotion based in Mexico City while running cards in Guadalajara, Puebla and elsewhere in central and southern Mexico...
- CMLL World Women's ChampionshipCMLL World Women's ChampionshipThe CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
(1 timeCMLL World Women's ChampionshipThe CMLL World Women's Championship is the top female professional wrestling championship promoted by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre...
)
Lucha de Apuesta record
| Wager | Winner | Loser | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair | Hiroka | Lady Apache Lady Apache Sandra González Calderón is a Mexican professional wrestler or Luchadora, best known under the ring name Lady Apache. González's ring name comes from the "family name" of Mario Balbuena González who wrestles under the name Gran Apache; whom she was married to when she made her wrestling debut in... |
Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... |