1. Tomoka Nakagawa is a Japanese retired professional wrestler.
24 Facts About Tomoka Nakagawa
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Tomoka Nakagawa became a regular for American promotion SHIMMER Women Athletes.
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Tomoka Nakagawa made her professional wrestling debut for Taka Michinoku's Kaientai Dojo promotion on September 19,2004, when she, performing under the ring name Tomotsu-chan, teamed with Ofune to defeat Besu and Bochi in a tag team match.
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On January 23,2005, Tomoka Nakagawa made her first appearance under her real name, wrestling in a tag team match, where she and Yuu Yamagata were defeated by Michinoku and Ryota Chikuzen.
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Shortly after her departure from Kaientai Dojo, Tomoka Nakagawa joined Mariko Yoshida's Ibuki promotion, where she underwent further training under Yoshida.
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Tomoka Nakagawa remained affiliated with Ibuki's production company, S Ovation, through which she, Hiroyo Matsumoto and Misaki Ohata produced their own independent events under the banner of "Joshi 4 Hope".
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Tomoka Nakagawa made her debut for all-female promotion Oz Academy on March 9,2008, in a tag team match, where she and Manami Toyota were defeated by Akino and Ran Yu-Yu.
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Shortly afterwards Tomoka Nakagawa joined Mayumi Ozaki's villainous Ozaki-gun, before jumping to Aja Kong's Jungle Jack 21 stable on August 2,2009.
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In October 2009, Tomoka Nakagawa made her first tour of Mexico with International Wrestling Revolution Group as a member of Revolucion Amandla.
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Tomoka Nakagawa originally made her debut for Pro Wrestling Wave on September 3,2007, but did not start working regularly for the promotion until May 2010.
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On January 19,2012, at We Are Smash, Tomoka Nakagawa lost the title back to Kana in her first defense.
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On May 8,2011, Tomoka Nakagawa made her debut for the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, defeating Eri Susa.
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Tomoka Nakagawa returned to Stardom on March 11,2012, when she defeated Iwatani in a singles match.
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On January 14,2013, Tomoka Nakagawa led "Team Shimmer", which included Kellie Skater and Portia Perez, to the finals of the Artist of Stardom Championship tournament, where they were defeated by Kawasaki Katsushika Saikyou Densetsu Plus One.
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On May 24,2012, Tomoka Nakagawa made her debut for Wrestling New Classic, the follow-up promotion to Smash, teaming with Josh O'Brien and Yoshiaki Yago in a six-person tag team match, where they were defeated by Lin Byron, Ultimo Dragon and Yusuke Kodama.
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On June 4,2014, after unsuccessfully challenging Akino for the Oz Academy Openweight Championship, Tomoka Nakagawa announced she would be retiring from professional wrestling on December 4.
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Later that same day on Volume 30, Tomoka Nakagawa teamed with Daizee Haze to defeat the team of Jamilia Craft and Misaki Ohata.
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At the following day's tapings of Volumes 31 and 32, Tomoka Nakagawa was defeated by Mercedes Martinez and picked up a win over Jessie McKay, respectively.
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On March 26,2011, Tomoka Nakagawa returned for her third visit with Shimmer, losing to LuFisto on Volume 37 and defeating Jessica James on Volume 38.
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Later that same day on Volume 42, Tomoka Nakagawa picked up her biggest singles victory in SHIMMER by pinning former SHIMMER Champion MsChif to win a four-way match, which included Kellie Skater and LuFisto.
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Tomoka Nakagawa was forced to miss Shimmer's March 2012 tapings due to having prior commitments with Pro Wrestling Wave.
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Tomoka Nakagawa returned to SHIMMER on October 27,2012, defeating Davina Rose as part of Volume 49.
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Later that same night on Volume 50, Tomoka Nakagawa was defeated by Athena.
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Later that same day on Volume 70, Tomoka Nakagawa was scheduled to challenge Nicole Matthews for the Shimmer Championship, but the match, as well as a following Shimmer Tag Team Championship match between 3G and the Canadian NINJAs, ended in a disqualification due to outside interference.