Mayumi Ozaki

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Mayumi Ozaki
Ozaki in November 2019
Born (1968-10-28) October 28, 1968 (age 55)
Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Mayumi Ozaki
Mayumi Saita[1][2]
Pure Wild
Queen of the Street Fight
Billed height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Billed weight57 kg (126 lb)
Trained byKotetsu Yamamoto
DebutAugust 17, 1986

Mayumi Ozaki (尾崎 魔弓, Ozaki Mayumi) (born October 28, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestler. She is currently working for Oz Academy.

Professional wrestling career[edit]

Ozaki debuted in a tag team match in August, 1986. [3] In her career, she held the WWWA tag titles with Dynamite Kansai from April 11, 1993 to December 6, 1993 (both winning from and losing to Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada of All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, selected for "Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Match of the Year for 1993". They rematched in April 1993 and won at the Dreamslam II (and with it the titles); the first time a woman's match won the award. Their final match was at St. Battle Final in December. (AJW). [4] She also held the UWA Junior and JWP Junior titles between 1988 and 1991, and teamed with Cutie Suzuki and Hikari Fukuoka to win the JWP Tag Titles a number of times between 1992 and 1995. She held the AAAW Tag Team Championship with Aja Kong, beating GAEA's Sugar Sato and Chikayo Nagashima on August 23, 1998 in Tokyo.

In 1995 Ozaki competed at the 1995 World War 3 on pay-per-view[5] event where she teamed with Cutie Suzuki against Bull Nakano and Akira Hokuto where they lost.[5] They also competed against the same team the very next night on WCW Monday Nitro which they also lost.

Until recently, Ozaki usually wrestled in JWP Joshi Puroresu, but was also the leader of her own heel stable called the Oz Academy,[6] which freelanced in other women's promotions in Japan, such as AJW and GAEA. In 1998 Ozaki became a true free agent, and began to promote her own shows using her Oz Academy wrestlers, looking for a niche in the fragmented women's puroresu scene. Ozaki made her mark mostly in tag team matches as she competed in four bouts that were among the greatest ever in women's tag team wrestling, having earned a 5-star rating each by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter.[7]

In December 2011, Ozaki took part in American promotion Chikara's JoshiMania weekend, teaming with Mio Shirai in a losing effort against the team of Cherry and Ayako Hamada on night one on December 2.[8] The following day, Ozaki defeated Shirai in a singles match.[9] On the third and final night of the tour, Ozaki defeated Kaori Yoneyama in another singles match.[10]

Championships and accomplishments[edit]

  • Oldest (female) pair to win a professional tag team wrestling championship (2023) – with Jaguar Yokota[15]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Ozaki's first reign with the AAAW Single Championship was under the Gaea banner. Her second reign was at Marvelous.[12][13]

Publications[edit]

Books[edit]

  • Ozaki, Mayumi (1990). 悪役 (ザ・ヒール) ― 私はハードに生きたいの [A heel - hard and strong] (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. ASIN 4408100919.
  • Ozaki, Mayumi (2003). 悪玉―憎まれる生き方 [Rogue - life as a baddie] (in Japanese). Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha. ISBN 9784883382903.
  • Ozaki, Mayumi (2014). リングから見えた殺意――女子プロレスラー・鬼剣魔矢の推理 [Ringside detective Maya Kitsurugi, a female professional wrestler (mystery)] (in Japanese). Shodensha. ISBN 9784396615024.

Magazines[edit]

Manga[edit]

  • Ozaki, Mayumi (1992). ヒールのテキスト [Text for Heels] (in Japanese). Vol. 1. Toru Shinohara, cartoonist. リイド社. ISBN 9784845804955. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Ozaki, Mayumi (1992). ヒールのテキスト [Text for Heels] (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Toru Shinohara, cartoonist. リイド社. ISBN 9784845804962. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  • Ozaki, Mayumi (1992). ヒールのテキスト [Text for Heels] (in Japanese). Vol. 3. Toru Shinohara, cartoonist. リイド社. ISBN 978-4845804979. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

Videos[edit]

  • Mayumi Ozaki (player), Kyoko Inoue (player), Takako Inoue (player), Cutie Suzuki (player), Jet Link (producer) (2014). Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue vs Mayumi Ozaki, Cutie Suzuki (color, monoral, standard). All Star Dreamslam - 25th anniversary, All Japan Women’s pro wrestling. April 2nd, 1993, Yokohama. (DVD 395 minutes) (in Japanese). Vol. disk 3. Kanagawa, Japan: Pony Canyon. PCBE-63500. Retrieved 2016-09-27.

Music[edit]

  • Various artists (1994). Mayumi Ozaki - The Last Stand (original song) [Pure Heart - theme songs for JWP Women's Professional Wrestlers]. ピュア・ハート JWP女子プロレステーマ曲集. Compilation album. Tokyo, Japan: Vap. VPCC-81050.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "9月11日 M's STYLE" 2005 [M's STYLE, September 11th]. AyakoHamada.com (in Japanese). winner: Aja Kong&AKINO vs Mayumi Ozaki&Ayako Hamada. Uraken/ebigatame, 23 min. 46 sec. 1st RING, Shinkiba. 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: location (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ^ "4月3日 GAEA 旗揚げ10周年記念興行" 2005. AyakoHamada.com (in Japanese). ○浜田文子&尾崎真弓&A・コング(25分52秒APクロス > 体固め)×ダイナマイト・関西&×GAMI&AKINO. 横浜文化体育館. 2004. Archived from the original on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "Sword Huan Spring / Ozaki Mogong AV battle!". Nownews (in Chinese). Eastern Television. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c The Notorious Eddie Mac (2016-03-02). "This Day in Wrestling History (Mar. 2): Flying Angel". Cageside seats features - WWE. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  5. ^ a b It was the first World War 3 held and broadcast at the Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. The Notorious Eddie Mac (Nov 26, 2015). "This Day in Wrestling History (November 26): The Thanksgiving Night Wars". Cageside seats features - WWE. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. ^ "organizational outlines". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  7. ^ Ozaki visited the States to join tournament, and notably, the 2006 Queen of the Death Match Tournament. Barbed Wire Boards Match - Mayumi Ozaki b Sumie Sakai (quarters). A 2 Out of 3 Falls Log Cabin Match - Mayumi Ozaki b Sexxxy Eddy (semis); No Ropes Barbed Wire, Electrified Light Tubes Steel Cage Match - Mickie Knuckles b Maymi Ozaki (final) in Fans Bring the Weapons format. Ozaki ended up a finalist. David Buckler, Online World of Wrestling, ed. (2006-11-03). "IWA Mid South Wrestling – Queen of the Death Match Tournament at Plainfield, Indiana". Results, IWA Mid-South – 2006. Black Pants, Inc. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  8. ^ Martin, Adam (2011-12-03). "December 2nd Chikara Joshi Mania Night #1 results". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
  9. ^ Martin, Adam (2011-12-04). "December 3rd Chikara Joshi Mania Night #2 results". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  10. ^ Martin, Adam (2011-12-05). "Second report of Chikara JoshiMania Night #3". WrestleView. Archived from the original on 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  11. ^ "WWWA World Tag Team Championship". Osaka. 1993-04-11. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  12. ^ a b Black, Ethan (August 7, 2023). "Marvelous in Tokyo Results – August 7, 2023 (Korakuen Hall)". PWMania.com. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "AAAW Singles Title (Japan)". wrestling-titles.com.
  14. ^ "Press Release: Actress Sayuri Kokusho to second Mayumi Ozaki at Shinjuku Face". Oz Academy 史上最強! 女子プロレス軍団OZ Academy OZアカデミー参上!!. Interview with Mayumi Ozaki (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2007-05-18. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  15. ^ "Oldest pair to win a professional tag team wrestling championship (female)". Guinness World Records. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Mayumi Ozaki, Champion, October 24, 1987". Women's Junior Title, Japan Woman Pro-Wrestling (1987 -1989) and UWA & JWPW (1989 - 1992). 1987-10-24. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  17. ^ "OZ Academy Openweight Title #1 Contendership League". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  18. ^ "OZ Academy Openweight Title #1 Contendership Tournament". Cagematch.net. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  19. ^ "2013 the Best Wizard by Audience Poll". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Livedoor. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  20. ^ "OZアカデミー開幕戦超速報です!" (in Japanese). Ameba. January 7, 2018. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  21. ^ a b c 【2019 Best Wizard, Best Bout & ハプニング賞】1位以外も含めた結果を発表!. Oz Academy (in Japanese). January 7, 2020. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  22. ^ 【1/10新宿】試合結果速報~ベストバウト、MVP、さらにタッグ戦の行方は!?. Oz Academy (in Japanese). January 10, 2021. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  23. ^ "【22.1.9新宿】試合結果~2021MVPは雪妃魔矢!全試合くじ引きで決定するも、火災報知器作動にて大会中断". Oz Academy (in Japanese). January 1, 2022. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  24. ^ "【2023.1.8新宿】開幕戦全試合結果~全試合当日抽選の結末は!?" (in Japanese). Oz Academy. January 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  25. ^ "【24.1.7新宿】全試合結果~OZの至宝マーベラスに流出!トーナメントは尾崎・加藤が罰ゲーム決定!" (in Japanese). Oz Academy. January 4, 2024. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  26. ^ "2010 the Best Wizard". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  27. ^ a b "2011 Best Wizard by Audience Poll". Oz Academy (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  28. ^ Wave (2016-06-05). Catch the Wave 2016 波女決勝戦. Pro Wrestling Wave (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-06-06.

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