Toshie Uematsu is a female Professional Wrestler best known for her popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. She was one of the members of the first class of wrestlers trained by Chigusa Nagayo when Nagayo formed the GAEA Japan promotion. Uematsu is currently a free-lancer.
| Toshie Uematsu | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1974 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Toshie Uematsu, To-chan, Toshi-A |
| Billed height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Billed weight | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
| Debut | April 15, 1995 |
Career
Toshie Uematsu debutted at the age of 21 on April 15, 1995 at the first show of the GAEA Japan joshi puroresu promotion. Early in her career, she was always clad in green, as each of the GAEA youngsters was strongly associated with a color. Unlike many of her classmates, Uematsu eventually stopped wearing her color and adopted a punk look with black leather and unusually spiked hair.
In 1997, several GAEA wrestlers, including Uematsu, appeared in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). Uematsu was entered in the inaugural tournament for the newly created women's cruiserweight title. She won the tournament, defeating Malia Hosaka on April 7, 1997 in Hunstville, Alabama to become the first holder of the WCW_Women's_Cruiserweight_Championship. The belt was only defended in Japan afterwards. Uematsu lost the belt to Yoshiko Tamura on July 19, 1997 and the belt was dropped
Uematsu wrestled mainly on the lower-card and in tag matches during the remainder of her GAEA career. Uematsu held the AAAW Tag Team championship twice with her partner Ran YuYu. Uematsu and YuYu won the belts for the second time on April 3, 1995, defeating Manami Toyota and Carlos Amano. The championship was retired one week later when the GAEA promotion closed. Uematsu has stayed busy since, wrestling as a free-lancer for several joshi promotions.
Championships and Accomplishments
- AAAW Tag Team Champion (2 times) - with Ran YuYu
- WCW Women's Cruiserweight Champion (1 time)