The Jumping Bomb Angels

The Jumping Bomb Angels
Tag team
Members Noriyo Tateno
Itsuki Yamazaki
Heights 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Tateno
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Yamazaki
Combined
weight		 130 kg (290 lb)
Debut 1981
Disbanded 1991
Years active 1981-1991
Promotions AJW
WWF

The Jumping Bomb Angels were a female Japanese professional wrestling tag team. The members were Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki (also billed as Itzuki Yamazaki).

History

Japan

Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki formed one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Woman's Wrestling circuit. On January 5, 1986, The Angels defeated Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship.[1] Then on March 20, 1986, Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo, the Crush Gals, defeated The Angels to capture the WWWA Tag Team titles.[1]

World Wrestling Federation

Tateno and Yamazaki entered the World Wrestling Federation in mid-1987 known as "The Jumping Bomb Angels".[2] At the Survivor Series 1987, The Jumping Bomb Angels were the sole survivors in a women's Survivor Series match.[2] On January 24, 1988 at the Royal Rumble, The Angels beat The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai and Judy Martin) in a two-out-of-three falls match to win the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.[3] On June 8, 1988, The Glamour Girls defeated The Angels to recapture the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.[4]

In wrestling

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. 1 2 3 "World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
  3. ↑ "Full Event Results – Royal Rumble 1988". WWE. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  4. ↑ "World Wrestling Federation World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-wt.html


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