 Futagami in January 2011 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1969-01-04)January 4, 1969 (age 56)[2] |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Sichuan Yuki Miyazaki Dark Mask Bolshoi Kyusei Ninja GAMI Mikiko Futagami Gami Metal GAMI Gami |
| Billed height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 73 kg (161 lb) |
| Debut | 1991 |
| Retired | 2013 (initially) 2017 |
Mikiko Futagami (二上美紀子,Futagami Mikiko) better known by her ring nameGami (stylized in capital letters asGAMI) is aJapanese retiredprofessional wrestler best known for her tenure with the JapanesepromotionsPro Wrestling Wave,Arsion andJWP Joshi Puroresu.[3]
Futagami made herprofessional wrestling debut atSeishin Kaikan The Premium, an event promoted by theJapanese independent scene on July 13, 1991 where she fell short to Hikari Fukuoka as a result of asingles match.[4]
As a freelancer, she is known for competing in various promotions. On the fifteenth night ofAll Japan Women's Pro Wrestling's 2002Japan Grand Prix from July 6, Futagami teamed up with Mika Akino in a losing effort against Kayo Noumi andYumiko Hotta.[5] AtBattle Zone 6-7, an event promoted byNew Japan Pro Wrestling on June 7, 2002, she teamed up with Bionic J,Faby Apache,Lioness Asuka andMika Akino in a losing effort against Ai Fujita, baby A, Mariko Yoshida,Michiko Omukai and Rie Tamada.[6] AtJaguar Yokota 30th Anniversary Convention, an event promoted by theJapanese independent scene on March 11, 2007, Futagami competed in a32-woman battle royal won byDevil Masami and also involvingMariko Yoshida,Yuki Miyazaki,Sachie Abe and many others.[7] AtSendai Girls Dantai Taikou Flash Tournament, an event promoted bySendai Girls' Pro Wrestling on November 15, 2011, she teamed up with Toshie Uematsu,Yumi Ohka,Shuu Shibutani, andMoeka Haruhi as "Team Wave" in a losing effort against Team JWP (Command Bolshoi,Kayoko Haruyama, Kaori Yoneyama,Leon, andHanako Nakamori) in a first-round match.[8] At ahouse show promoted byPro Wrestling Freedoms on April 25, 2012, Futagami teamed up with The Winger andToshie Uematsu in a losing effort againstGreat Kojika,Antonio Honda andKen Ohka.[9] AtNewIce Ribbon #518 on December 11, 2013, she teamed up withHamuko Hoshi to defeatRisa Sera and Rutsuko Yamaguchi.[10] AtBJW Osaka Surprise 12 ~ Thanksgiving Day, an event promoted byBig Japan Pro Wrestling on November 23, 2013, Futagami teamed up with Team Heavy Metal (Madoka andShinya Ishikawa) in a losing effort against Strong BJ (Daisuke Sekimoto andYuji Okabayashi) and Yumi Ohka.[11] AtDDT Never Mind 2013, an event promoted byDDT Pro Wrestling on December 23, Futagami teamed up withDaisuke Sasaki andAntonio Honda in a losing effort againstKudo,Saki Akai andYasu Urano.[12]
Futagami worked forOsaka Pro Wrestling as joshi talent. AtOsaka Pro Spring Samba Series on March 21, 2011, she teamed up withBlack Buffalo andTigers Mask to defeatEbessan, Ultimate Spider Jr. and Yutaka in asix-man tag team match.[13] She made her last appearance in the company on December 27, 2013 atOsaka Pro 4th Kanjyouro Matsuyama Produce Day where she defeatedMatsuyama in asingles match.[14]
Futagami is also known for competing inOz Academy. AtOZ Academy Rule Of Rose on November 4, 2011, she teamed up withCarlos Amano andManami Toyota to defeat Ozaki-gun (Chikayo Nagashima, Hiren andMayumi Ozaki).[15] She made her last appearance for the company on December 8, 2013 where she wrestledTomoka Nakagawa andYuu Yamagata in athree-way match.[16]
Futagami is one of the founders ofPro Wrestling Wave alongside Tatsuya Takeshi and Yumi Ohka, and has competed in the promotion for a long period of time.
She is known for competing in the promotion's signature events such as theCatch the Wave tournament in which she made her first appearance on the inaugural edition of 2009 where she placed herself in the "Comical" Block, scoring a total of tying-three points alongside Bullfight Sora,Ran Yu-Yu andCherry before wrestling them again in afour-way match to determine the advancing wrestler won by Sora.[17] She scored her best result at the2010 edition of the event, winning after competing in the "Visual Technical" Block where she scored a total of four points after fightingYumi Ohka,Kana,Toshie Uematsu andMio Shirai.[18] She re-entered the tournament after winning aloser revival battle royal by toppling Asami Kawasaki, Cherry,Io Shirai, Kana andMisaki Ohata, and then by defeating Yumi Ohka in thesemi-finals and capitalizing by picking a win overAyumi Kurihara in the finals.[19]
Another branch of events in which she worked is theDual Shock Wave, making her first appearance in the 2011 edition where she teamed up withTomoka Nakagawa, defeating Mio Shirai and Misaki Ohata in the first round,Ayako Hamada and Yumi Ohka in the quarter-finals, but falling short to Ayumi Kurihara and Kana in the semi-finals.[20]
AtWave's 5th Anniversary on August 26, 2012, Futagami competed in a28-person battle royal also involvingHikaru Shida,Sakura Hirota,Syuri,Aja Kong, Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru and others.[21] AtWAVE The Virgin Mary Reina De Reinas 2012, a cross-over event produced by Wave in partnership withLucha Libre AAA Worldwide on November 27, 2012, she and her "Yoko Hatanaka" tag partner Tomoka Nakagawa failed to defend theWave Tag Team Championship against Makkurokorosuke (Misaki Ohata andTsukasa Fujimoto).[22]
Futagami retired from professional wrestling on December 30, 2013 after winning a77-person battle royal atWAVE GAMI Libre - Lucky 7 which involved lots of notable opponents such asJun Akiyama,Danshoku Dino,Hibiscus Mii,Yapper Man #1,Yapper Man #2,Taka Michinoku,Meiko Satomura,Ray,Kintaro Kanemura and many others.[23]
Futagami came out of retirement to compete in several more matches. The first of them took place atWAVE Summer Fiesta 2015 ~ Ultra Show on August 28 where she competed in a11-person battle royal also involving Fairy Nihonbashi, Hiroe Nagahama, Mika Iida and others.[24] She competed in her last known match atManami Toyota's Retirement Show from November 3, 2017 promoted byOz Academy where she tagged withSakura Hirota in a2-on-1 handicap match against Toyota herself which ended in atime-limit draw.[25] Futagami has been inactive as a wrestler ever since.
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