Cutie Suzuki
Birth nameYumi Suzuki
Born (1969-10-22) October 22, 1969[1]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Cuty Suzuki[2]
Cutie Suzuki
Debut1986
Retired1999

Yumi Harashima (原嶋 由美, Harashima Yumi) (born October 22, 1969, as Yumi Suzuki (鈴木 由美, Suzuki Yumi)), better known by her ring name Cutie Suzuki (キューティー鈴木, Kyūtī Suzuki), is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who mostly wrestled for JWP Joshi Puroresu. In 1990 she was featured in an all female wrestling game based on her titled Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel. Outside of wrestling she also took on numerous acting roles.

Professional wrestling career

On December 1, 1992, JWP Joshi Puroresu (JWP) introduced the JWP Openweight Championship, when Dynamite Kansai defeated Suzuki in a tournament final to become the inaugural champion.[3]

In November 1994, Suzuki competed at All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling event Big Egg Wrestling Universe. At the event, Megumi Kudo and Hikari Fukuoka defeated Suzuki and Takako Inoue.

In 1995 at World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s World War 3 pay-per-view, Suzuki and Mayumi Ozaki were defeated by Bull Nakano and Akira Hokuto (accompanied by Sonny Onoo) in a tag team match. The teams also competed the following night on Nitro.

Other media

Suzuki voiced the character Iczer-3 in the animated series Iczer Reborn. She also appeared in the films The Ninja Dragon and Battle Girl: The Living Dead in Tokyo Bay. The video game Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel for Sega Mega Drive is named after Suzuki.

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Cutie Suzuki". onlineworldofwrestling.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cuty Suzuki". puroresucentral.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Meltzer, Dave (December 14, 1992). "Dec. 14 1992 Observer Newsletter: Lawler shockingly signs with WWE, Misawa & Kawada, birth of Raw (back issue)". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 18. ISSN 1083-9593. Dynamite Kansai became the first JWP world champion beating Cutie Suzuki on 12/1 at Tokyo's Ota Ward Gym in the tournament final.
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