Naoko Satō (佐藤尚子, Satō Naoko, October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999), better known as Jackie Sato (ジャッキー佐藤, Jakkī Satō), was a Japanese professional wrestler. In the 1970s, while wrestling for All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW), she formed the tag team, the Beauty Pair, with Maki Ueda. Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake, the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture of Japanese women's wrestling, attracting more female fans by becoming pop icons. In their mainstream success, Satō and Ueda paved the way for the Crush Gals of the 1980s.[1]
Sato became a professional wrestler after graduating from high school.
All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1975—1981)edit
Sato joined All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (AJW) in 1975 and was part of the 1975 AJW rookie class alongside Maki Ueda and Yumi Ikeshita. She had her debut match against her future tag team partner, Maki Ueda, on April 27 of that year. On February 24, 1976, the Beauty Pair was formed, and they won the WWWA World Tag Team Championship that night. During their championship reign throughout most of 1976, the Pair created excitement by using their top ten hit single to announce their entrance, and were regularly feted by their adoring fans who threw confetti and streamers into the ring.
Sato also had success as a singles wrestler. She won the WWWA World Single Championship on November 1, 1977, from Maki Ueda in a Beauty Pair showdown, and held it twice more during the late 1970s, defeating Monster Ripper and Nancy Kumi. She lost the title the final time to the younger Jaguar Yokota on February 25, 1981.[2] On February 27, 1979, Sato defeated her former partner, Ueda, in a "loser retires" match. Satō's own retirement ceremony was held on May 21, 1981.
Sato attended the AJW thirtieth anniversary show in 1998.
Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (1986—1988)edit
In 1986, inspired by the current boom in interest in women's wrestling in Japan due to the success of the Crush Gals, Sato, along with wrestler Nancy Kumi, boxer Rumi Kazama, and others, formed the first women's promotion to compete against the AJW monopoly, Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (JWP). Satō returned from retirement on JWP's first show on August 17, 1986, in a match against Shinobu Kandori. Sato was involved in an infamous incident on July 18, 1987, when a match involving her and Shinobu Kandori turned into a shoot match.[3] This incident led to her retiring for a second and final time on March 20, 1988. Under Sato's influence, JWP did not offer the "mandatory retirement" policy common in AJW, allowing female wrestlers to compete until they wished to retire, rather than until the promoters ordered them to retire.
Personal lifeedit
Sato played basketball in high school. Sato died on August 9, 1999, due to stomach cancer.
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^"神取忍 野生的な動き、技のキレ..." Middle-Edge (in Japanese). November 25, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Jackie Sato news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Naoko Satō 佐藤尚子 Satō Naoko October 30 1957 August 9 1999 better known as Jackie Sato ジャッキー佐藤 Jakki Satō was a Japanese professional wrestler In the 1970s while wrestling for All Japan Women s Pro Wrestling AJW she formed the tag team the Beauty Pair with Maki Ueda Following in the steps of Mach Fumiake the Beauty Pair was part of an important shift in the culture of Japanese women s wrestling attracting more female fans by becoming pop icons In their mainstream success Satō and Ueda paved the way for the Crush Gals of the 1980s 1 Jackie SatoBirth nameNaoko SatoBorn 1957 10 30 October 30 1957Yokohama Kanagawa JapanDiedAugust 9 1999 1999 08 09 aged 41 Professional wrestling careerRing name s Jackie SatōBilled height5 ft 8 in 173 cm DebutApril 27 1975RetiredMarch 20 1988 Contents 1 Professional wrestling career 1 1 All Japan Women s Pro Wrestling 1975 1981 1 2 Japan Women s Pro Wrestling 1986 1988 2 Personal life 3 Championships and accomplishments 4 See also 5 ReferencesProfessional wrestling career editSato became a professional wrestler after graduating from high school All Japan Women s Pro Wrestling 1975 1981 edit Sato joined All Japan Women s Pro Wrestling AJW in 1975 and was part of the 1975 AJW rookie class alongside Maki Ueda and Yumi Ikeshita She had her debut match against her future tag team partner Maki Ueda on April 27 of that year On February 24 1976 the Beauty Pair was formed and they won the WWWA World Tag Team Championship that night During their championship reign throughout most of 1976 the Pair created excitement by using their top ten hit single to announce their entrance and were regularly feted by their adoring fans who threw confetti and streamers into the ring Sato also had success as a singles wrestler She won the WWWA World Single Championship on November 1 1977 from Maki Ueda in a Beauty Pair showdown and held it twice more during the late 1970s defeating Monster Ripper and Nancy Kumi She lost the title the final time to the younger Jaguar Yokota on February 25 1981 2 On February 27 1979 Sato defeated her former partner Ueda in a loser retires match Satō s own retirement ceremony was held on May 21 1981 Sato attended the AJW thirtieth anniversary show in 1998 Japan Women s Pro Wrestling 1986 1988 edit In 1986 inspired by the current boom in interest in women s wrestling in Japan due to the success of the Crush Gals Sato along with wrestler Nancy Kumi boxer Rumi Kazama and others formed the first women s promotion to compete against the AJW monopoly Japan Women s Pro Wrestling JWP Satō returned from retirement on JWP s first show on August 17 1986 in a match against Shinobu Kandori Sato was involved in an infamous incident on July 18 1987 when a match involving her and Shinobu Kandori turned into a shoot match 3 This incident led to her retiring for a second and final time on March 20 1988 Under Sato s influence JWP did not offer the mandatory retirement policy common in AJW allowing female wrestlers to compete until they wished to retire rather than until the promoters ordered them to retire Personal life editSato played basketball in high school Sato died on August 9 1999 due to stomach cancer Championships and accomplishments editAll Japan Women s Pro WrestlingWWWA World Single Championship 3 times WWWA World Tag Team Championship 3 times with Maki Ueda 2 and Nancy Kumi 1 AJW Hall of Fame 1998 4 Tokyo SportsService Award 1999 Wrestling Observer NewsletterWrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 1996 individually 5 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame Class of 2023 with Maki Ueda 5 See also edit nbsp Japan portal nbsp Biography portalList of premature professional wrestling deathsReferences edit Takeshi Yanagisawa February 25 2015 The Furious Theater of Women s Professional Wrestling in Japan Nippon com Archived from the original on July 10 2022 Retrieved August 14 2023 Molinaro John 2002 Marek Jeff Meltzer Dave eds Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time Toronto Ontario Winding Stair Press p 166 ISBN 1 55366 305 5 神取忍 野生的な動き 技のキレ Middle Edge in Japanese November 25 2015 Retrieved March 22 2019 All Japan Women s Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame Puroresu Dojo 2003 Retrieved 2007 10 09 a b Richards Alex October 27 2023 The Beauty Pair Are Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers Voices of Wrestling Archived from the original on October 27 2023 Retrieved December 5 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jackie Sato amp oldid 1188436529, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
