:Mima Shimoda

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|name = Mima Shimoda
下田美馬

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Mima Shimoda

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|weight = {{convert|65|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|12|23}}

|birth_place = Tokyo, Japan

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Akira Hokuto
Jaguar Yokota{{cite web |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/226302-cvc-jaguar-yokota-for-greatest-womens-champion |title=CvC: Jaguar Yokota for Greatest Women's Champion |last=Triggs |first=James |date=July 29, 2009 |website=Bleacher Report |access-date=October 20, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211126163521/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/226302-cvc-jaguar-yokota-for-greatest-womens-champion |archive-date=November 26, 2021}}

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|debut = {{dts|1987|8|5}}

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{{nihongo|Mima Shimoda|下田美馬|Shimoda Mima|born on December 23, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan}} is a Japanese professional wrestler, who is working for the Mexican professional wrestling promotion {{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} (CMLL) and Japanese promotion World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana. She is most well known for being half of Las Cachorras Orientales with Etsuko Mita.

Professional wrestling career

= All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (1987-1997) =

Shimoda debuted on August 5, 1987, against her future Las Cachorras Orientales partner, Etsuko Mita. Early on in her career, Shimoda formed the "Tokyo Sweethearts" with Manami Toyota.

On October 8, 1989, Shimoda won the AJW Junior Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/ajw-j.html|title=All Japan Junior Title|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=March 26, 2019}}

On August 19, 1990, Shimoda competed in a kickboxing match against Aja Kong. She lost several teeth during the match in defeat.

By 1991, the Tokyo Sweethearts had stopped teaming together regularly, however they would team off and on through the 1990s.

In 1992, Shimoda formed Las Cachorras Orientales (LCO) with Etsuko Mita and Akira Hokuto. While Hokuto was an original member, she did not stay on long as a regular with the team. The team mostly wrestled in the undercard until they captured both the JWP Tag Team Championship and the UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship in March 1994. The team held both sets of titles until January 8, 1995, when they lost their JWP Tag Team Championship to Hikari Fukuoka and Mayumi Ozaki. On September 2, 1995, they vacated their UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship after a successful defense against Lioness Asuka and Jaguar Yokota.

On May 11, 1996, the Tokyo Sweethearts teamed up again to take on "Double Inoue" of Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue. The match went 52 minutes with Double Inoue getting the win. On June 22, 1996, the teams re-matched with the Tokyo Sweethearts winning the WWWA World Tag Team Championship. They held the titles until January 20, 1997.

= Late career (1997-present) =

Shimoda left All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling with Mita in October 1997 as the promotion filed for bankruptcy for NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling. Between October 1997 and February 1998, the team made stops in Ladies Legend Pro-Wrestling, JDStar and Gaea Japan while creating a rivalry with Kyoko Inoue and Misae Genki in NEO. The team also stopped in JWP later that year.

The team became freelance in 1999. They wrestled multiple matches for Gaea Japan eventually joining the heel faction, SSU(Super Star Unit). The also started to appear in Arsion during Summer 1999, winning the Twin Stars of Arsion League in December 1999. They also returned to All Japan Women's during this time, capturing the WWWA Tag Titles on July 10, 1999.

On June 18, 1997, the team captured the WWWA World Tag Team Championship for the first time by defeating Tomoko Watanabe and Kumiko Maekawa, finally capturing the titles after 5 years as a team.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html|title=WORLD WOMEN'S WRESTLING ASSOCIATIONWORLD TAG TEAM TITLE|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com|accessdate=March 23, 2019}}

In 2003, Shimoda retired to work in a backstage role with AtoZ Pro-Wrestling. The retirement did not last long as by 2005, she was wrestling regularly again after AtoZ's closure.

In 2006 Shimoda moved to Mexico and began working regularly for {{lang|es|Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre|italic=no}} (CMLL) as well as making frequent trips to Japan to work with a number of Japanese women's promotions, often touring with other CMLL wrestlers.

On November 1, 2009, LCO teamed for the final time as Mita retired.{{cite web | url = https://npn.co.jp/article/detail/56944730/| title =女子プロ三田英津子の引退と"東洋の猛女たち"ラスカチョの軌跡 | date=September 14, 2009| accessdate=March 24, 2019 | work=NPN | language=Japanese}} They teamed against Kyoko Inoue and Nanae Takahashi. Mima continued to wrestle after.

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
AJW Championship (1 time){{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: All Japan Women Japanese Title|pages= 378–379|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
AJW Junior Championship (1 time){{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: All Japan Women Junior Title|pages=379–380|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
AJW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Etsuko Mita{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: All Japan Women Japanese Tag Team Title|pages=379|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
Tag League the Best (2000) – with Etsuko Mita{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/women/ajw/tag00.html#2000|title=The Best Tag Team League 2000|accessdate=March 28, 2013|publisher=Pro Wrestling History}}
Arsion
Queen of Arsion Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/arsion/arsion-s.html|title=Queen of ARISON|accessdate=November 6, 2012|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
Twin Star of Arsion Championship (2 times) – with Etsuko Mita (1), Michiko Omukai (1){{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/arsion/arsion-t.html|title=Twin Star of ARISON|accessdate=November 6, 2012|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
JWP Joshi Puroresu
JWP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Etsuko Mita{{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: JPW Tag Team Title|pages=381|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4}}
NEO Japan Ladies' Pro Wrestling
NWA Women's Pacific/NEO Single Championship (1 time){{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/neo/nwa-pac-wm.html|title=NWA Pacific Women's Title / NEO Singles Title|accessdate=November 6, 2012|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
Tokyo Sports
Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2000) – with Etsuko Mita{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/wrestling/wrestling_past4/|script-title=ja:東京スポーツプロレス大賞|accessdate=2014-01-20|work=Tokyo Sports|language=Japanese}}
Universal Woman's Pro Wrestling Reina
Reina World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Zeuxis{{cite web|url=http://battle-news.com/news/2012/05/001205.php|title=Reinaが5・27Reinaアリーナ大会の中止と、下田＆セウシス組がReina世界タッグ王座を返上することを発表！|date=May 14, 2012|accessdate=May 15, 2012|work=Battle News|language=Japanese}}
Universal Wrestling Association
UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Etsuko Mita{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/uwa-wt.html|title=UNIVERSAL WRESTLING ASSOCIATION WOMEN'S WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE|accessdate=November 6, 2012|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana
WWWD World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kaoru{{cite web|url=http://www-diana.com/2014/10/27/1026-2/|script-title=ja:10/26(日)ラゾーナ川崎大会試合結果|date=October 27, 2014|accessdate=October 27, 2014|work=World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana|language=Japanese}}
World Women's Wrestling Association
WWWA World Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Akira Hokuto (1), Manami Toyota (1), Takako Inoue (1) Etsuko Mita (4){{cite book|author=Royal Duncan & Gary Will|title=Wrestling Title Histories|publisher=Archeus Communications|chapter=Japan: All Japan Women WWWA Tag Team Title|pages=376–377|year=2000|isbn=0-9698161-5-4 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html|title=WORLD WOMEN'S WRESTLING ASSOCIATION WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE|accessdate=November 6, 2012|publisher=Wrestling-Titles.com}}