Hiroka Yaginuma

Hiroka Yaginuma
Born September 23, 1981[1]
Japan[1]
Resides Mexico City, Mexico
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s) Hiroka
Hiroka Yaginuma
Raven Hiroka
Billed height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Billed weight 45 kg (99 lb)[1]
Trained by Mima Shimoda[1]
Shinobu Kandori[1]
Jose Luis Feliciano[1]
El Hijo Del Gladiador[1]
Debut September 18, 2002[1]
Retired June 2010

Hiroka Yaginuma (born September 23, 1981) 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 names 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.

Professional wrestling career

Hiroka Yaginuma trained under Mima Shimoda and Shinobu Kandori 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.[1] Yaginuma made her debut on September 18, 2002 and initially worked in her native Japan.[1] In 2005 she began working regularly for the Mexican wrestling promotion CMLL as she moved from Japan to Mexico to live.[1] Initially she wrestled under her full name but later changed to "Raven Hiroka" and later on to simply "Hiroka".[2] On June 9, 2006 Hiroka defeated Marcela to win the CMLL World Women's Championship in Mexico City, D. F..[3] 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.[4] Two months later, on December 25, 2006, Lady Apache gained a measure of revenge by winning the CMLL Women's title from Hiroka.[3]

In September, 2009 Hiroka formed a group rudo (villain) called Las Zorras ("The Foxes") along with Princesa Sujei and Princesa Blanca.[5]

Personal life

Yaginuma is married to Mexican Mini-Estrella Pequeño Damián 666 who also works for CMLL. The couple opened up an exclusive pet shop in Mexico City in March, 2010. In June, 2010 Hiroka announced that she would be retiring from wrestling to focus on having a child.

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

Lucha de Apuesta record

Wager Winner Loser Location Date Notes
Hair Hiroka Lady Apache Mexico City, Mexico October 13, 2006 [1][4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Rudos - Hiroka". Fuego en el ring (in Spanish). Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  2. Madigan, Dan (2007). "Los Luchadoras". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 220–224. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.</
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Lo Mejor de la Lucha Libre Mexicana duranted el 2006". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). December 23, 2006. 192. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Ocampo, Ernesto (October 14, 2006). "Hiroka Rapo a Lady Apache". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). Retrieved August 14, 2009.
  5. Flores, Manuel (October 5, 2009). "Buen debut de Las Zorras". SuperLuchas (in Spanish). pp. 16–17. issue 344. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
  6. Madigan, Dan (2007). "what's in a name". Mondo Lucha Libre: the bizarre & honorable world of wild Mexican wrestling. HarperColins Publisher. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-0-06-085583-3.