Yumiko Hotta
- January 4, 2024
- Wrestler
Quick Facts
Full Name | Yumiko Hotta |
Occupation | Wrestler |
Date Of Birth | Jan 10, 1967(1967-01-10) |
Age | 57 |
Birthplace | Kobe |
Country | Japan |
Birth City | Hyōgo Prefecture |
Horoscope | Capricorn |
Yumiko Hotta Biography
Name | Yumiko Hotta |
Birthday | Jan 10 |
Birth Year | 1967 |
Place Of Birth | Kobe |
Home Town | Hyōgo Prefecture |
Birth Country | Japan |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Yumiko Hotta is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on January 10, 1967 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Pro wrestler and MMA fighter, who has won numerous titles in the All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling league. From 1986 to 2001, she won three WWWA World tag team championships.
With tag team partner Chigusa Nakayo, she won the 1986 Tag League the Best Tournament.
With a sports background in karate, specifically in the Kyokushin kaikan style, Hotta was trained in professional wrestling at the All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) dojo. She was part of the 1985 AJW rookie class alongside Hisako Uno, Suzuka Minami and Mitsuko Nishiwaki. She made her debut on June 5, 1985, teaming with Megumi Nakamae in a tag team match, where they faced Fumie Kanzaki and Hisako Uno. Hotta gained attention early on for her unorthodox wrestling style. During her second year in AJW, Hotta was made the tag team partner of popular wrestler Chigusa Nagayo. On October 10, 1986, Hotta and Nagayo won the 1986 Tag League the Best tournament. She won her first title on April 15, 1987, when she and Hisako Uno defeated Judy Martin and Leilani Kai to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship. They would lose the title just twelve days later to the Red Typhoons (Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura). The following year, Hotta formed the Fire Jets tag team with Mitsuko Nishiwaki and together the two went on to become two-time WWWA World Tag Team Champions during the late 80s. On September 5, 1993, Hotta and Takako Inoue defeated Akira Hokuto, the former Hisako Uno, and Suzuka Minami to win the vacant UWA World Women’s Tag Team Championship, which they would hold for the next seven months. In mid-1994, Hotta won the annual Japan Grand Prix.
In 1994, Hotta began practising mixed martial arts and qualified for the Ultimate L-1 Tournament, held by joshi puroresu promotion Ladies Legend Pro- Wrestling (LLPW) on July 18, 1995. After defeating Mizuki Endo via technical knockout in her first round match, Hotta was submitted in the semifinals by Svetlana Goundarenko. On July 7, 1996, Hotta defeated Margot Neyhoft via submission at Vale Tudo Japan 1996. On August 13, Hotta entered an MMA tournament held by AJW. After submission wins over Valerie Wiet and Lioness Asuka, she was defeated in the finals via submission by Irina Rodina.
She is currently divorced.
Yumiko Hotta Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Wrestler |
House | Living in own house. |
Yumiko Hotta is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yumiko Hotta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She practiced Kyokushin kaikan karate before debuting as a professional wrestler in June 1985.
2008 Match of the Year: Kayoko Haruyama vs. her title fight for the JWP Openweight Championship.
Yumiko Hotta (堀田 祐美子 , Hotta Yumiko, born January 10, 1967) is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Hotta was trained by and started her career in the All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion in June 1985. She worked for the promotion until 2003, becoming a three-time WWWA World Single and WWWA World Tag Team Champion. In June 2003, Hotta took over the Hyper Visual Fighting Arsion promotion and renamed it Major Girl’s Fighting AtoZ. Under Hotta’s leadership, the promotion lasted only three years, before folding in 2006, after which Hotta became a freelancer. In January 2011, Hotta joined the new Universal Woman’s Pro Wrestling Reina promotion, but just sixteen months later she announced that the promotion was folding. Afterwards, she affiliated herself with the World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana promotion, becoming the leader of the villainous Bousou-gun stable. She resigned from Diana in July 2016 to once again become a freelancer. Since 1995, Hotta has also fought several mixed martial arts matches, mostly at events put together by joshi puroresu promotions.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Yumiko Hotta height 5 ft 6 in Yumiko weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yumiko Hotta Dating?
According to our records, Yumiko Hotta is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Yumiko Hotta’s is not dating anyone.
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In 2009, Hotta joined Nanae Takahashi’s Passion Red stable, adopting the ring name “Passion Hotty” in the process. She would mainly represent the stable in JWP and Passion Red’s self-produced independent events. Passion Red held its final event on November 27, 2010, after which the stable folded.
Facts & Trivia
Yumiko Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yumiko Hotta celebrates birthday on January 10 of every year.
In early 2011, Hotta joined the newly formed Universal Woman’s Pro Wrestling Reina promotion, which had a working relationship with the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotion. After several small pre-events, the promotion held its first official event on May 8, where Hotta and Manami Toyota defeated Hailey Hatred and Zeuxis in a tag team match. At the second event seven days later, Hotta and Zeuxis defeated Silueta and Tomoka Nakagawa in a tag team main event. During the third event on May 28, Hotta announced that she had injured the meniscus in her knee and would undergo surgery the following month, forcing her to take a break from in-ring action.