Ayako Hamada

Real name: Ayako Valentina Hamada Villareal
Height: 5’4″
Weight: 143 lbs.
Date of birth: February 14, 1981
From: Mexico City, Mexico
Pro debut: August 9, 1998
Trained by: Gran Hamada
Finishing move: AP Cross

Biography

– Hamada is the real-life daughter of Japanese-born Mexican star Gran Hamada
– Hamada began her career in Japan’s AtoZ (or ARSION) promotion
– On June 30, 1999, Hamada & Mika Akino defeated Rie Tamada & Hiromi Yagi to win the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– On August 6, Hamada and the re-named AKINO defeated Mary Apache & Chaparita ASARI to retain the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– On December 11, Hamada & AKINO defeated Las Cachorras Orientales (Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita) to retain the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– On January 5, 2000, Hamada & AKINO defeated Ai Fujita & Candy Okutsu to retain the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– On January 30, Hamada & AKINO defeated Rie Tamada & Mikiko Futagami to retain the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– On July 16, Hamada defeated AKINO in the final of the Sky High of ARSION League
– On August 12, Hamada defeated Mary Apache to win the Sky High of ARSION Title
– Hamada won the 2000 ARSION ZION Tournament, defeating Mariko Yoshida in the final
– At AAA Verando de Escandalo 2000, Hamada, Alda Moreno & Lady Apache defeated Aja Kong, Miss Janeth & Tiffany
– On October 27, 2000, Hamada defeated Mary Apache to retain the Sky High of ARSION Title
– On October 29, Hamada and her real-life sister Xochitl defeated Michiko Omukai & Mima Shimoda in the final of the Twin Stars of ARSION League
– On November 1, Hamada defeated Chaparita ASARI to retain the Sky High of ARSION Title
– On November 9, Hamada fought AKINO to a time-limit draw to retain the Sky High of ARSION Title
– On December 3, Hamada defeated Aja Kong to win the Queen of ARSION Title
– On December 24, Hamada defeated Xochitl Hamada in a Hair vs. Hair Match to retain the Queen of ARSION Title
– On February 12, 2001, Hamada defeated Azumi Hyuga to retain the Queen of ARSION Title
– On April 21, Hamada defeated Mariko Yoshida to retain the Queen of ARSION Title
– On July 3, Hamada defeated Michiko Omukai to retain the Queen of ARSION Title
– On July 29, Hamada defeated GAMI to retain the Queen of ARSION Title
– On October 21, Hamada & Michiko Omukai defeated Lioness Asuka & Mariko Yoshida to win the Twin Stars of ARSION Titles
– Hamada left ARSION to join GAEA in early 2002
– On October 20, 2002, Hamada & Meiko Satomura defeated Mayumi Ozaki & KAORU to win the AAAW Tag Team Titles
– On November 10, Hamada & Satomura defeated Aja Kong & Manami Toyota to retain the AAAW Tag Team Titles
– On May 11, 2003, Hamada defeated Momoe Nakanishi to win the WWWA World Title
– On August 17, Hamada defeated Amazing Kong to retain the WWWA World Title
– On September 11, Hamada won an 8-Way Torneo Cibernetico Match to become the first IWRG Intercontinental Womens Champion
– Hamada won the 2003 GAEA High Spurt Tournament, defeating Chikayo Nagashima in the final
– Hamada teamed with Nanae Takahashi to win the 2003 AJW The Best Tag League, defeating Amazing Kong & Eagle Sawai in the final
– On January 3, 2004, Hamada & Takahashi defeated Double Inoue (Kyoko & Takako) to win the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On January 11, Hamada defeated Dynamite Kansai to win the AAAW Title
– On February 15, Hamada & Nanae Takahashi defeated Saki Maemura & Kumiko Maekawa to retain the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On February 17, Hamada defeated Aja Kong to retain the AAAW Title
– On March 28, Hamada & Nanae Takahashi defeated Princesa Sugey & Diana La Cazadora to retain the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On April 4, Hamada & Takahashi defeated Momoe Nakanishi & AKINO to retain the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On May 2, Hamada defeated Amazing Kong to win the WWWA World Title
– On May 16, Hamada & Nanae Takahashi defeated Kumiko Maekawa & Yumiko Hotta to retain the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On June 6, Hamada & Takahashi again defeated Maekawa & Hotta to retain the WWWA Tag Team Titles
– On August 29, Hamada defeated Kumiko Maekawa to retain the WWWA World Title
– In mid-2005, Hamada left GAEA and became a freelancer
– On June 1, 2007, Hamada won the Copa LLF Tournament, defeating Xochitl Hamada in the final
– On July 22, Hamada won the Sendai Girls Battlefield WAR Tournament, defeating Meiko Satomura in the final
– On July 29, Hamada & Kaoru Ito defeated Yoshiko Tamura & Emi Sakura to win the NEO Tag Team Titles
– In April 2009, Hamada announced that she had signed with TNA and would go on to debut on the August 27 episode of Impact
– On the January 4, 2010 episode of Impact, Hamada & Awesome Kong defeated Taylor Wilde & Sarita to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– Kong was released by TNA in March 2010 whilst still co-champion, leading to the team being stripped of the titles
– Hamada returned to TNA television on August 5, teaming with Taylor Wilde to defeat The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Lacey Von Erich) to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– On the September 16 episode of Impact, Hamada & Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Madison Rayne & Lacey Von Erich) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– A week later, Hamada & Wilde defeated The Beautiful People (Velvet Sky & Lacey Von Erich) to retain the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Titles
– In October 2010, Hamada requested her TNA release, which was granted in December
– Following her return to Japan, Hamada signed with the WAVE group
– At SHIMMER 41 Hamada & Ayumi Kurihara defeated Daizee Haze & Tomoka Nakagawa to win the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 42, Hamada & Kurihara defeated The Knight Dynasty (Britani & Saraya) to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 43, Hamada & Kurihara defeated Madison Eagles & Sara Del Rey to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 44, Hamada & Kurihara defeated The Canadian Ninjas (Portia Perez & Nicole Matthews) to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 45, Hamada & Kurihara defeated Regeneration X (Allison Danger & Leva Bates) to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 46, Hamada & Kurihara defeated Hailey Hatred & Kalamity to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– At SHIMMER 47, Hamada & Kurihara defeated Leon & Ray to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Titles
– On October 6, 2013, Hamada & Yuu Yamagata won the WAVE Dual Shock Wave Tournament, defeating Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto and Yumi Ohka & Kana in the 3-Way Final
– On October 30, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Shuu Shibutani & Cherry to win the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On December 15, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Tomoka Nakagawaw & GAMI to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On December 22, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Hibiscus Mei & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On January 25, 2014, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Sawako Shimono & Kagetsu to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On October 29, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Kyoko Kimura & Tomoka Nakagawa to regain the WAVE Tag Team Titles, having lost them in July
– On December 14, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Shuu Shibutani & Cherry to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On January 25, 2015, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Misaki Ohata & Mio Shirai to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On February 11, Hamada defeated Hikaru Shida to win the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On February 24, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Misaki Ohata & Mio Shirai to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On March 15, Hamada defeated Mio Shirai to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On April 19, Hamada defeated Meiko Satomura to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On August 9, Hamada defeated Yumi Ohka to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On September 23, Hamada defeated Chikayo Nagashima to retain the Regina Di WAVE Title
– On October 30, Hamada & Yuu Yamagata won the WAVE Dual Shock Tag Team Tournament, defeating Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki in the final, and won the vacant WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On December 23, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Misaki Ohata & Ryo Mizunami to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On April 17, 2016, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Aoi Kizuki & Moeka Haruhi to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– On July 10, Hamada & Yamagata defeated Kaori Yoneyama & Cherry to retain the WAVE Tag Team Titles
– At AAA Rey de Reyes 2017, Hamada defeated Taya to win the AAA Reina de Reinas Title, but would lose it back in a Street Fight a month later
– On April 19, 2018, Hamada defeated Chihiro Hashimoto to win the Sendai Girls World Title
– Hamada was arrested on May 13, 2018, for possession of methamphetamine. Her arrest resulted in Pro Wrestling Wave terminating her contract and Sendai Girls’ Pro Wrestling stripping her of the Sendai Girls World Championship.
– On July 18, 2018, she was given an 18-month prison sentence, suspended for three years. The same day, Hamada announced her retirement from pro wrestling, hoping to find work as an interpreter.
– Hamada returned to wrestling in Mexico on July 21, 2019, teaming with Chik Tormenta to defeat Taya Valkyrie & Star Fire at a PWM event in Monterrey
– On May 27, 2020, Hamada & El Divo defeated Baby Love & Escoria to win the vacant KAOZ Mixed Tag Team Titles