Jumping Bomb Angels
| Jumping Bomb Angels | |
|---|---|
| Tag team | |
| Members | Noriyo Tateno Itsuki Yamazaki |
| Billed heights | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Tateno 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Yamazaki |
| Combined billed weight | 130 kg (290 lb) |
| Billed from | Japan |
| Debut | 1981 |
| Disbanded | 1991 |
| Years active | 1981-1991 |
The Jumping Bomb Angels were a female Japanese professional wrestling tag team. The members were Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki.
History
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1982-1989)
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 (1987-1988)
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 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]
Championships and accomplishments
References
- ^ a b c "World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ a b c Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
- ^ "Full Event Results – Royal Rumble 1988". WWE. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "World Wrestling Federation World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
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