| Toshie Uematsu | |
|---|---|
 Uematsu in 2010 | |
| Born | (1974-04-14)April 14, 1974 (age 50)[1] Fujinomiya, Shizuoka,Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Toshie Uematsu Tocchan-chan To-chan Toshi-A Super Heel Toshie Uematsu |
| Billed height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Billed weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[1] |
| Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
| Debut | April 15, 1995 |
| Retired | April 30, 2012[2] |
Toshie Uematsu (植松 寿絵,Uematsu Toshie, born April 14, 1974) is a femaleJapanese retiredprofessional wrestler best known for her popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. She was one of the members of the first class of wrestlers trained byChigusa Nagayo when Nagayo formed theGAEA Japan promotion. Uematsu finished her career in 2012, working for thePro Wrestling Wave promotion. After her retirement, Uematsu continued working as a trainer for Pro Wrestling Wave.
Toshie Uematsu debuted at the age of 21 on April 15, 1995, at Memorial First Gong, the first show of theGAEA Japan joshi puroresu promotion.[3] In 1997, several GAEA wrestlers, including Uematsu, appeared inWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW). Uematsu was entered in the inaugural tournament for the newly created women's cruiserweight title. She won the tournament, defeatingMalia Hosaka on April 7, 1997, in Hunstville, Alabama to become the first holder of theWCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship. Uematsu lost the belt toYoshiko Tamura on July 19, 1997, and the belt was abandoned soon afterwards. On February 17, 2004, Uematsu and her partner,Ran Yu-Yu won theAAAW Tag Team Championship for the first time when they beatChikayo Nagashima andMeiko Satomura by countout (in Japan, a title can change hands on a countout). Uematsu and Yu-Yu were a cunning combo, winning most of their matches by countout after luring their opponents as far away from the ring as they could. They won the belts for the second time on April 3, 2005, defeatingManami Toyota andCarlos Amano.[4] The championship was retired one week later when the GAEA promotion closed; Uematsu and Yu-Yu lost to Sugar Sato and Chikayo Nagashima in a non-title match on the final card. Uematsu has stayed busy since, wrestling as a free-lancer for several joshi promotions. Uematsu returned to theUnited States on March 12, 2011, when she defeatedMadison Eagles at an event promoted by theChikara promotion.[5] The following day she was defeated bySara Del Rey at another Chikara event.[5] Uematsu returned to Chikara on December 2, 2011, to take part in the specialJoshiMania weekend, losing toManami Toyota on night one.[6] The following day, Uematsu teamed with GAMI to defeat Cherry and Sawako Shimono in a tag team match.[7] On the third and final night of the tour, Uematsu teamed withThe Batiri (Kobald, Kodama and Obariyon) to defeat Cherry andThe Colony (Fire Ant, Green Ant and Soldier Ant) in an eight-person tag team match.[8] On April 30, 2012, Uematsu wrestled her retirement match at aPro Wrestling Wave event, where she and Ran Yu-Yu defeatedMoeka Haruhi andShuu Shibutani in a tag team match.[2] Uematsu made a one-night return to the ring on December 30, 2013, taking part in Gami's retirement match, a 70-personbattle royal.[9] Uematsu made another return on March 22, 2014, when she took part inKaoru's return match at an event produced byChigusa Nagayo.[10]
