Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel
With women’s wrestling (called joshi puroresu in Japan) reaching unprecedented popularity in the mid-1980’s, the promotion Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (ジャパン女子プロレス) formed in March 1986 and then-17-year-old Yumi Suzuki joined as part of the initial roster, receiving the ring name “Cutie” Suzuki. When the agency that owned the promotion needed to garner more nationwide attention, they decided to push Cutie, who became the first “idol wrestler” and went from an unknown and ‘weak’ talent to a national sensation after appearing on the cover of Weekly Young Jump in 1989. Cutie would go on to become a singer, model, actress, and celebrity, so naturally this boom of popularity would lead to a video game appearance as well.
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