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Osamu Abe (阿部脩) Profession: Wrestler, Referee Real name: Osamu Abe Professional names: not applicable Life: 5/6/1925-early 1980s Born: Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan Career: 1954-1958, 1966-1977 (as referee) Height/Weight: 172cm/100kg (5’8”/220lbs.) Signature moves: unknown Promotions: Japan Wrestling Association, Tokyo Pro Wrestling, International Wrestling Enterprise Titles: none Long after an unremarkable stint with the JWA, Osamu Abe returned to the business to become the IWE's head referee for most of its existence. Hokkaido native Osamu Abe played baseball in junior high, then entered sumo for an unspecified stable from 1940 to 1946. Und…
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Oscar Ichijou March 1957- May 1975 Debuted at age 17 and the first tragic death of an active joshi wrestler, (there had been rookies that had died before Oscar and before Plum Mariko in 1996). Oscar Ichijou's name and choice of formal attire represent a "what if" for women's wrestling as both foreshadow what would become the sport's popular image just a year after she suffers a fatal injury, (I've read neck injury but haven't found a source that isn't a fan's blog to confirm), while training at the AJW dojo. The January 1975 issue of Girl's Wrestling speaks of Oscar's increasing popularity and that she's flying higher on the wings of young power, a popular phr…
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