| Josie Saito |
| Born Shiori Saito, Josie is the older sister of wrestler "Beauty Star" Angel Saito. The two girls were orphaned as children and adopted by a retired professional wrestler. He trained them both and taught them to love the sport. It wasn't long before they were making their pro wrestling debuts. Josie competed in various independent, Japanese promotions, wowing the fans with her mix of beauty and solid, wrestling ability. It wasn't long before the U.S. came calling. Changing her name to "Josie Saito", she traveled to the States and signed with the OLW where she was extremely popular. She was their last ever Empress champion and a multi-time six ladies tag champion. During her time in the States, the promotion began to capitalize on Josie's beauty, signing her to more and more risqu� competitions. Before long, the young woman was competing in evening gown matches and bikini battles. While this pleased the fans, Josie and her family were less than thrilled. Josie soon turned her back on the fans and quit the OLW. While away, she decided to change her look and attire drastically. Billing herself as "The Dangerous Beauty", Josie became a more serious competitor and entered NMW, where she was the first and only woman to hold the Telecontinental Title. It was here that she also met and befriended fellow wrestler Kevin Black. The lone female on the roster, Josie fought opponents two and three times her size, holding her own in many instances. Just as she was reaching success, a family emergency called her away from the ring. Months later, she returned to NMW, winning the Rampage title. She competed for another couple of months before dropping out of the fed again. She would next resurface in SWP, where she feuded with the massive Noize, a man that thought a woman couldn't compete with men. When that promotion folded, she toured with UWF Latino, teaming with Leanna Love as the tag team International Incident. After a few months in Latin America, Josie returned to the States and the reopened NMW. It was then that she would meet arguably her worst enemy, Rhett Moonstar. With the help of Darren James, Rhett tormented Josie relentlessly before eventually sending her from the ring with an injury. But her hiatus didn't last long as she returned to NMW, surprising Rhett and defeating him at their last PPV. During this time, the promotion was undergoing a face-lift and would become FPW. Josie was one of the wrestlers kept during the FPW changeover. When Kevin Black feuded with Josie's old enemy, Rhett, the true nature of Kevin and Josie's relationship was revealed. The two weren't just wrestlers that respected one another. They were dating! She was also the first ever champion in the new fed, winning the FPW Network championship from Christian Steele. From there, she and Steele engaged in a bitter feud that also included Jacen Cage and Johnny Scamp. The four competitors met in a violent match that left Josie bloody and titleless. It was soon after that she decided to leave the sport again to tend to her injuries. She returned to the ring once more, competing in the newly opened IWCW against many of her old enemies. She gained a number of impressive victories there, including a win over Scamp, finally settling the score. Just as she came close to winning championship gold, the promotion closed its doors, Josie again finding herself unemployed. She took a few months off before giving Akira Khan a call and signing with BLAZE. |
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| Name: Shiori "Yumi" Saito Birthplace: Believed to be Toride City, Japan Birthdate: Sept. 4, 1973 Height: 5'9 Weight: 145 lbs Favorite wrestling move: La Bombe Dangereuse (Northern Lights Bomb) Toughest opponents: "The Exotica" Sean Ryan, SLJ, Kevin Black Most hated opponents: Johnny Scamp, Jacen Cage, Rhett Moonstar, Darren James Titles won: OLW Empress, OLW Six ladies /w Pleasure's Promise, NMW Telecontinental Champion, NMW Rampage Champion, FPW Network Champion, BAJ Celestial Champion, KAWF Women's Champion, ICE Queen Champion Wrestling promotions worked for: OLW, NMW, FPW, IWWA, UWF Latino, IWCW, BLAZE, PCW, CCW, CSW, KAWF, BAJ, ICE Favorite food: Fish cake stew Favorite color: Purple Favorite movie: Run Lola Run Favorite singer: Annie Lennox Favorite book: "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu Favorite television shows: None * For more information about Josie, click here. |