Hiroko Suzuki
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Ring name(s) | Hiroko |
Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Billed weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
Born | 1975 Aichi, Japan |
Billed from | "The Land of the Rising Sun" |
Debut | June 10, 2004 |
Hiroko Niizuma Suzuki (鈴木 浩子) (born 1975) is a Japanese professional wrestling valet and promoter best known in the United States for her work for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand under the ring name Hiroko.
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[edit] Career
[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment (2004-2005)
On June 10, 2004, Hiroko made her debut as Kenzo Suzuki's geisha valet and translator on World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s SmackDown! brand.
In November 2004, Hiroko began feuding with Torrie Wilson and numerous catfights took place between the two divas. On an episode of SmackDown! airing February 10, 2005, Torrie defeated Hiroko in a kimono match. Hiroko and Kenzo were traded to the RAW brand on June 30, 2005 at the end of the 2005 Draft Lottery. However, they were both released by the WWE on July 6, 2005 without ever appearing on RAW. The move was seen as cost-cutting since several other wrestlers were released at the same time, as well as over the course of several weeks.
[edit] HUSTLE (2005-present)
Hiroko and her husband have since returned to Japan, where she now competes for the off-beat HUSTLE promotion. In a match on December 25, 2005, both Hiroko & Kenzo were defeated by the team of Liosazer & Riser Glen.
In late 2005, Hiroko Suzuki became the General Manager for Japan's HUSTLE promotion. On March 5, 2006, during a match between Kenzo Suzuki and Toshiaki Kawada, Hiroko turned on Kenzo and slapped him in the face, causing him to lose the match.
[edit] In wrestling
- Wrestlers managed
- Entrance Music
- "Oriental Force"
[edit] Personal life
Some fans have mistaken Hiroko for a Japanese singer of the same name because she was never seen without makeup on television.
She is the real life wife of Kenzo Suzuki.