Malia Hosaka

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Malia Hosaka
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Ring name(s)	Malia Hosaka
Billed height	5 ft 4 in
Billed weight	125 lbs
Born	October 7, 1969 (1969-10-07) (age 38) Honolulu, Hawaii
Trained by	Killer Kowalski
Debut	August 7, 1987

Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969) is a professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.

1 Career
2 In wrestling
3 Championships and accomplishments
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] Career

[edit] Ladies Professional Wrestling Association

Malia Hosaka regularly wrestled for the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association. On February 13, 1992, she teamed with Bambi to challenge the LPWA Tag Team Champions The Glamour Girls on the LPWA Super Ladies Showdown pay-per-view.^[1]

[edit] Extreme Championship Wrestling

She then substituted for Madusa at Extreme Championship Wrestling's November to Remember event on November 13, 1993, and wrestled against Sherri Martel.^[2]

[edit] World Championship Wrestling

Hosaka joined World Championship Wrestling in 1996 and competed in their newly formed women's division. She wrestled in the tournament to crown the first WCW Women's Champion, but was eliminated by Zero. During her tenure in WCW, she was managed by Sonny Onoo and frequently wrestled on WCW Monday Nitro and WCW Saturday Night against Madusa, Leilani Kai and WCW Women's Champion Akira Hokuto.^[3] ^[4] In 1997, she competed in the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship tournament and was defeated in the finals by Toshie Uematsu.

In 1998, Hosaka became a two-time New Dimension Wrestling Women's Champion^[5] ^[6]. She defeated Debbie Combs for the belt on August 7th, but lost it to Starla Saxton two weeks later.^[6] The next night, Hosaka defeated Saxton to once again become champion.^[6] She held the belt for approximately a month and a half until she lost it to The Foxy Lady on November 9th, 1998.^[6] Hosaka wrestled against Saxton in matches taped for WCW Pro on May 16, 1998^[7] and WCW WorldWide on September 19, 1998 and December 26, 1998. ^[8]

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

In 1999 she appeared on Raw Is War as a fan answering Ivory's challenge for her WWF Women's Championship but was instead attacked by Nicole Bass and Ivory until WWF head of security Jim Dotson stopped them. Since she was instantly recognized from her WCW appearances the “Rocky Balboa” idea for Malia fell to the way-side. WWF kept her under contract for a year before releasing her due to an internal lack of character idea development.

[edit] Total Nonstop Action Wrestling

On June 18, 2003, Hosaka competed in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and was defeated by Trinity.^[9]

[edit] Independent circuit

On August 28, 1998, Hosaka faced a young rookie talent named Starla Saxton, who would later be known as Molly Holly in the WWE, at a match in a Florida bar. The match was for the New Dimension Wrestling Women's Title which Hosaka lost to Saxton the day before.^[10]

In 1999, Hosaka took on longtime rival Brandi Alexander in a non-title match in Tulelake, California, for Rob Russen's IWA Florida promotion. She was billed as IWA Women's World Champion, but did not have the belt with her. Her match now appears on YouTube and MySpaceTV.

In 2005, Hosaka appeared at "Wrestle Reunion" in an 8-woman tag team match teaming with Wendi Richter, Bambi, and Jenny Taylor against Sherri Martel, Peggy Lee Leather, Krissy Vaine, and Amber O'Neal.^[11]

August 7, 2007 marked Malia's 20th Year in wrestling. Still going strong, Malia is part of SHIMMER as well as being the "Queen of PMA" for Team PMA along with Syren and Evil Zebra.