1. Shinobu Kandori is a Japanese politician, professional wrestler and retired judoka.
22 Facts About Shinobu Kandori
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Shinobu Kandori serves as a member of the House of Councillors, representing the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Shinobu Kandori held several championships, including the LLPW Singles Championship in 1993 and 1997, and the WWWA World Single Championship in 1998.
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On March 14,1997, Kandori had a bloody deathmatch, where the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire, against Megumi Kudo in FMW.
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Shinobu Kandori captured the bronze medal at the 1984 World Judo Championships.
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Shinobu Kandori later planned to compete at the 1988 Summer Olympics, but halfway to the Olympics she lost motivation for judo competition.
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Shinobu Kandori considered becoming a trainer, but she became interested in professional wrestling, and eventually retired from judo in order to pursue a pro wrestling career.
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Shinobu Kandori joined the recently established Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling in 1986.
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Shinobu Kandori ultimately debuted in JWP debut show on August 17,1986 against Jackie Sato.
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The situation finally exploded in an infamous incident on July 18,1987, when a mutually agreed-upon shoot wrestling match ended with Shinobu Kandori punching Sato several times and dominating her, inflicting injuries that led to Sato's retirement.
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Shinobu Kandori left the company after the incident and tried to join All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, having contacted with its main star Chigusa Nagayo, but was unable to do so due to contractual reasons.
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Shinobu Kandori made her debut for Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling on January 15,1993 by teaming up with Mikiko Futagami and losing to Eagle Sawai and Harley Saito.
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Shinobu Kandori defended the championship twice against Eagle Sawai and eventually lost it to Noriyo Tateno on September 23,1994.
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Shinobu Kandori continued to wrestle for LLPW for the next few years with nothing of any note happening until June 20,1996, when she teamed up with Karula and Rumi Kazama to lose to Carol Midori, Mikiko Futagami and Yasha Kurenai for the vacant LLPW Tag Team Championship.
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On November 8,1997, Shinobu Kandori defeated Eagle Sawai for her second LLPW Single Championship.
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On March 21,1998, Shinobu Kandori defeated Yumiko Hotta to become the WWWA World Single Champion and held the title for almost a year before losing it back to Hotta on March 10,1999.
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Later in the year, Shinobu Kandori lost the LLPW Single Championship to Harley Saito.
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In 2002, Shinobu Kandori became the president of Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling.
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Shinobu Kandori first faced kickboxer Liz Africano in the first round and defeated her with ease, taking her down and locking a rear naked choke on her overwhelmed opponent.
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In 1998, Shinobu Kandori fought a rematch against Goundarenko, again in a LLPW event.
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Shinobu Kandori was expected to face Gabi Garcia on December 31,2016, at Rizin Fighting Federation's year-end show in Saitama, Japan.
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Shinobu Kandori was set to face Garcia again on December 31,2017, but this time the fight was canceled due to Garcia missing weight by 28 pounds.