11 Facts About Etsuko Mita

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Etsuko Mita is a retired Japanese professional wrestler.

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Etsuko Mita formed a successful tag team with her partner Mima Shimoda as Las Cachorras Orientales and Toshiyo Yamada as Dream Orca.

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Etsuko Mita is credited as the innovator of the Death Valley Driver.

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Etsuko Mita debuted on July 31,1987 against Chiaki Ishikawa and on August 5,1987, she fought against her debuting future partner, Mima Shimoda.

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Etsuko Mita was part of the 1987 All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling debut class that included Manami Toyota, Toshiyo Yamada and Mima Shimoda.

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Etsuko Mita teamed with Toshiyo Yamada early on, forming "Dream Orca".

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On June 14,1989, Etsuko Mita captured the AJW Tag Team Championship with Toshiyo Yamada, but the team had to vacate the titles in March 1990 when Yamada was injured.

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In 1992, Etsuko Mita formed Las Cachorras Orientales with Mima Shimoda and Akira Hokuto.

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Etsuko Mita left All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with Shimoda in October 1997 as the promotion filed for bankruptcy for NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling.

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In 2003, Etsuko Mita joined NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling full-time again.

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Etsuko Mita spent the rest of her career wrestling both single and tag team matches.