:Momoe Nakanishi

After graduating from junior high school in 1996, Nakanishi, with a sports background in gymnastics, joined the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion for a career in professional wrestling. She made her in-ring debut later that same year on July 14 at the age of sixteen, facing fellow debutant Nanae Takahashi at an event in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall.{{cite web | url = http://wwr-stardom.p-kit.com/page0006.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103031933/http://wwr-stardom.p-kit.com/page0006.html | title = Stars | archivedate=November 3, 2012 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=World Wonder Ring Stardom | language=Japanese}} For the first months of her career, Nakanishi worked exclusively with other AJW rookies, winning her first title, the AJW Junior Championship on March 23, 1997.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/ajw-j.html | title = All Japan Junior Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} During the summer of 1997, Nakanishi was finally given her chance to break out, after several AJW veterans had quit the promotion,{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_888.shtml | title = 5 Yrs Ago: Zavisa - Women's scene in Japan overhauled | last=Zavisa | first=Chris | date=October 4, 1997 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} and despite her inexperience and small stature, began being recognized as one of the top workers in the promotion.{{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_2542.shtml | title = 5 Yrs Ago: Zavisa ranks the top Japanese promotions (part two) | last=Zavisa | first=Chris | date=January 31, 1998 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Her breakout match took place on October 18, when she and Kumiko Maekawa faced Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) in Yokohama. Maekawa's regular tag team partner Tomoko Watanabe was unable to attend the event and had to be replaced by Nakanishi. Though Nakanishi was pinned by Shimoda for the win, her performance was praised, with Chris Zavisa of the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter writing "[she] turned in a performance worthy of a five-year veteran ranked among the world's ten best workers" and "she has more talent than any new prospect this decade". Nakanishi finished off her 1997 by teaming with Takahashi to win the AJW Tag Team Championship on November 23 and finally winning the AJW Championship on December 12.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/ajw-t.html | title = All Japan Tag Team Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}}{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/ajw-s.html | title = All Japan Singles Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} At the end of her second year in professional wrestling, AJW named Nakanishi the promotion's MVP of 1997. The following year, Nakanishi won both the AJW Championship and AJW Tag Team Championship once more, before defeating Chaparita Asari on July 11, 1999, for her first World Women's Wrestling Association (WWWA) title, the World Super Lightweight Championship.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-sl.html | title = World Women's Wrestling Association World Super Lightweight Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}}

In 2000, Nakanishi and fellow AJW youngsters Nanae Takahashi and Miho Wakizawa formed an idol group named Kiss no Sekai. The group later recorded and released a music album together. Nakanishi and Takahashi continued teaming together in the ring and on July 16, 2000, won AJW's top tag team title, the WWWA World Tag Team Championship, for the first time by defeating Las Cachorras Orientales.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html | title = World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} After a six-month reign, the team, dubbed Nana☆Momo☆,{{cite web | url = http://www.jdstar.co.jp/jd_star/schedule_result/report/back_number/report_2003_0113.html | script-title=ja:2003.1.13 後楽園ホール | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=JDStar | language=Japanese}} lost the title back to LCO. During the summer of 2001, Nakanishi won the 2001 Japan Grand Prix,{{cite web | url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/women/ajw/prix00.html#2001 | title = Japan Grand Prix 2001 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling History}} after which she began chasing the All Pacific Championship, leading to her winning the title on February 24, 2002. On May 2, 2002, Nakanishi made a rare appearance for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), a male promotion, which normally did not hold any female wrestling matches, teaming with Kaoru Ito in a tag team match at the Tokyo Dome, where they defeated Manami Toyota and Yumiko Hotta.{{cite web | url = http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/2002/0502/0502_01.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20021221193857/http://www.so-net.ne.jp/njpw/result/2002/0502/0502_01.html | script-title=ja:5月2日(木) 東京ドーム | archivedate=December 21, 2002 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=New Japan Pro-Wrestling | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/ns/battle/2002/nj_0502.html | script-title=ja:闘魂記念日 | date=March 2, 2002 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/momoe-nakanishi-4723.html | title = Momoe Nakanishi | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Internet Wrestling Database}} The following July, Nana☆Momo☆ regained the WWWA World Tag Team Championship from Rumi Kazama and Takako Inoue. On September 8, 2002, Nakanishi vacated the All Pacific Championship in order to concentrate on winning AJW's top title, the WWWA World Single Championship. On October 20, 2002, she defeated the much larger Ito to win the WWWA World Single Championship and become the top wrestler in AJW.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-s.html | title = World Women's Wrestling Association World Singles Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} At the end of the year, the Tokyo Sports magazine named Nakanishi the 2002 joshi wrestler of the year. After a seven-month reign at the top of AJW, Nakanishi lost the WWWA World Single Championship to Ayako Hamada on May 11, 2003, in the main event of AJW's 35th anniversary event.{{cite web | url = http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200305/11/index_c.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030621071623/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200305/11/index_c.html | title = 全日本女子プロレス 『The Future 〜創立35周年記念大会〜』 | archivedate=June 21, 2003 | date=May 11, 2003 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=Japanese}} Just two months later, Nakanishi surprisingly announced that she was quitting AJW.

After leaving AJW, Nakanishi became a freelancer, working for promotions such as Gaea Japan,{{cite web | url = http://www.gaea-inc.com/gaeajapan/data/result/2004/1212.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070505004122/http://www.gaea-inc.com/gaeajapan/data/result/2004/1212.html | script-title=ja:山田敏代引退記念大会 | archivedate=May 5, 2007 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Gaea Japan | language=Japanese}} Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ, and NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling,{{cite web | url = http://neopro.ne07.jp/page/st_history_2.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101113044413/http://neopro.ne07.jp/page/st_history_2.html | title = NEO年代別ヒストリー 【ＮＷＡ認定女子パシフィック＆ＮＥＯ認定シングル選手権】 | archivedate=November 13, 2010 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling | language=Japanese}} while also forming the short-lived M's Style promotion with Mariko Yoshida, Michiko Ohmukai and Mika Akino.{{cite web | url = http://representingpuroresu.wordpress.com/joshi-puroresu/ms-style/ | title = M's Style | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Representin' | date = 7 September 2009 | publisher=WordPress}}{{cite web | url = http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200404/04/index.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040406220444/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200404/04/index.html | title = M's Style | archivedate=April 6, 2004 | date=April 4, 2004 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=Japanese}} During 2003, she also took part in the third Kunoichi (Women of Ninja Warrior) competition, where she made it past the first two stages.{{cite web | url = http://www.funnystrange.com/ninja-warrior/kunoichi-season-3/ | title = Kunoichi Season 3 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Ninja Warrior - Sasuke - Kunoichi | publisher=Movable Type}} In AtoZ, Nakanishi became the first AtoZ World Champion on November 9, 2003,{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/atoz/atoz-s.html | title = AtoZ World Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} while in NEO, she won the NEO Stage tournament on January 17, 2004.{{cite web | url = http://www.purolove.com/joshi/neo/results04.php | title = NEO Woman Pro-Wrestling Results: 2004 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Purolove | language=German}} Nakanishi followed up her NEO Stage win by defeating Yoshiko Tamura on March 12 to win the NEO Single and NWA Women's Pacific Championships.{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/neo/nwa-pac-wm.html | title = NWA Pacific Women's Title NEO Singles Title | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Dojo}} In May 2004, Nakanishi wrestled two matches for All Japan Pro Wrestling, another promotion mainly featuring male wrestlers. After two successful defenses, Nakanishi lost the NEO Single and NWA Women's Pacific Championships to Misae Genki on August 14, 2004. The following month, Nakanishi announced that she was retiring from professional wrestling. On January 7, 2005, Nakanishi produced her retirement event at Korakuen Hall.{{cite web | url = http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/index.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050109014637/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/index.html | script-title=ja:中西百重引退興行 「モモ☆ラッチファイナル」 | archivedate=January 9, 2005 | date=January 7, 2005 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=Japanese}} In the opening match of the event, she teamed with Kuishinbo Kamen in a comedy tag team match, where they defeated Ebessan and Ebekosan, who during the match unmasked as Nakanishi's old associate Ayako Hamada.{{cite web | url = http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/a01.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050109003911/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/a01.html | script-title=ja:中西百重引退興行 「モモ☆ラッチファイナル」 | archivedate=January 9, 2005 | date=January 7, 2005 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=Japanese}} Later, in the main event of the evening, Nakanishi was defeated in her retirement match by her longtime tag team partner Nanae Takahashi.{{cite web | url = http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/a04.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050109010953/http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/other/live/200501/07/a04.html | script-title=ja:中西百重引退興行 「モモ☆ラッチファイナル」 | archivedate=January 9, 2005 | date=January 7, 2005 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Sports Navi | publisher=Yahoo! | language=Japanese}}

On March 19, 2011, Nakanishi, billed under her married name Momoe Oe, made her first professional wrestling appearance in six years, when she appeared at an Ice Ribbon event, which led to the promotion's founder, Emi Sakura, challenging her to an exhibition match.{{cite web | url = http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/btext_6763.html | script-title=ja:【試合結果】19日わらび道場マッチ＆21日後楽園ホール対戦カード変更 | date=March 20, 2011 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=Japanese}} The match took place two days later at Ice Ribbon March 2011 in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall and ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web | url = http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_443.html | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110324125155/http://ice-ribbon.ne07.jp/page/resultData_443.html | script-title=ja:ｱｲｽﾘﾎﾞﾝ・ﾏｰﾁ2011 後楽園大会 | archivedate=March 24, 2011 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Ice Ribbon | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/f-bt-tp0-20110321-751327.html | script-title=ja:中西百重が１日限定復帰／アイスリボン | date=March 21, 2011 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=Japanese}} Originally billed as a three-minute exhibition match, the match ended up lasting closer to five minutes, with Oe winning the first fall with her signature finishing maneuver, the Momo☆Latch, before being pinned for the draw with a la magistral.{{cite web | url = http://battle-news.com/battle/2011/03/000391.php | title = 宮城県出身の藤本が震災後初の後楽園大会メインで勝利！志田vs.朱里は名勝負数え唄の予感！約6年ぶりに甦ったモモ☆ラッチ | date=March 21, 2011 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Battle News | language=Japanese}} After the time-limit had already expired, Nakanishi pinned Sakura for another three count with a bridging German suplex.

On May 8, 2014, it was announced that Oe would return to wrestle another exhibition match at Passion Red's May 24 event, where she and Nanae Takahashi would face Miho Wakizawa and Natsuki☆Taiyo.{{cite web | url=http://wwr-stardom.p-kit.com/NEWS.html | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014192618/http://wwr-stardom.p-kit.com/NEWS.html | script-title=ja:5・24パッション興行～6・1後楽園全カード発表！ | archivedate=October 14, 2013 | date=May 8, 2014 | accessdate=May 8, 2014 | work=World Wonder Ring Stardom | language=Japanese | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/womens_prores/264888/ | script-title=ja:元全女・中西百重一夜限りの復活 | date=May 10, 2014 | accessdate=May 10, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}} The match ended in a five-minute time limit draw.{{cite web | url=http://wwr-stardom.com/?new01=2014年5月24日　パッション・レッド興行詳細！ナナ☆ | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526012539/http://wwr-stardom.com/?new01=2014%e5%b9%b45%e6%9c%8824%e6%97%a5%e3%80%80%e3%83%91%e3%83%83%e3%82%b7%e3%83%a7%e3%83%b3%e3%83%bb%e3%83%ac%e3%83%83%e3%83%89%e8%88%88%e8%a1%8c%e8%a9%b3%e7%b4%b0%ef%bc%81%e3%83%8a%e3%83%8a%e2%98%86 | script-title=ja:2014年5月24日 パッション・レッド興行詳細！ナナ☆モモ一夜復活！夏樹の夢実る | archivedate=May 26, 2014 | date=May 24, 2014 | accessdate=May 24, 2014 | work=World Wonder Ring Stardom | language=Japanese | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/womens_prores/270135/ | script-title=ja:元全女・中西 一夜限りの復活で観客魅了 | date=May 25, 2014 | accessdate=May 25, 2014 | work=Tokyo Sports | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://www.daily.co.jp/ring/2014/05/25/0006990656.shtml | script-title=ja:中西百重が限定復活 夏樹「夢みたい」 | date=May 25, 2014 | accessdate=May 28, 2014 | work=Daily Sports Online | publisher=Kobe Shimbun | language=Japanese}}

Nakanishi's father, Shigezo, is also involved in professional wrestling as the owner of the Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 promotion.{{cite web | url = http://www.j2000.net/rinen.htm | script-title=ja:団体概要 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Japan Pro-Wrestling 2000 | language=Japanese}} On January 23, 2005, Nakanishi married Makoto Oe, a kickboxer, UWF International alum and a trainer at U.W.F. Snakepit, adopting his surname in the process.{{cite web | url = http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/news/f-bt-tp0-20110621-793548.html | script-title=ja:高橋奈苗と中西百重のナナモモ対談が実現 | date=June 21, 2011 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Nikkan Sports | language=Japanese}} The Oes have four children together: {{nihongo|Mai|まい|Mai|born January 5, 2006}},{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/momoracci/archives/50704285.html | script-title=ja:まいについて♪ | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=January 5, 2006 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}} {{nihongo|Mei|芽生|Mei|born June 18, 2008}},{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/oe_ke/archives/51197003.html | script-title=ja:大江 芽生(めい)誕生！！＼(≧▽≦)丿 | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=June 18, 2008 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}} {{nihongo|Mitsuki|みつき|Mitsuki|born June 8, 2010}},{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/oe_ke/archives/51624074.html | script-title=ja:産まれたよ～(^_^;) (ママ) | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=June 18, 2008 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/oe_ke/archives/51624152.html | script-title=ja:晄生(みつき)です☆ (ママ) | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=June 18, 2008 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}} and {{nihongo|Yūki|ゆうき|Yūki|born March 14, 2014}}.{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/oe_ke/archives/52065127.html | script-title=ja:はじめましてっ | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=March 19, 2014 | accessdate=May 10, 2014 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}} Momoe currently holds gymnastics classes at the U.W.F. Snakepit gym on Saturdays.

• All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
• AJW Championship (2 times){{cite web | url = http://www.puroresucentral.com/mnakanishi.html | title = Momoe Nakanishi | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Puroresu Central | language=Japanese}}{{cite web | url = http://blog.livedoor.jp/oe_ke/archives/50868688.html | script-title=ja:ママ（大江百重） | last=Oe | first=Momoe | date=July 7, 2005 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | publisher=Livedoor | language=Japanese}}
• AJW Junior Championship (1 time)
• AJW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Nanae Takahashi
• All Pacific Championship (1 time)
• WWWA World Single Championship (1 time)
• WWWA World Super Lightweight Championship (1 time)
• WWWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Nanae Takahashi
• 1996 Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament
• Japan Grand Prix (2001)
• Tag League the Best (1998) – with Nanae Takahashi{{cite web | url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/women/ajw/tag90.html#98 | title = The Best Tag Team League 1998 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling History}}
• Tag League the Best (2002) – with Kayo Noumi{{cite web | url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/women/ajw/tag00.html#2002 | title = The Best Tag Team League 2002 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling History}}
• MVP Award (1997){{cite web | url = http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Torch_Flashbacks_19/article_2180.shtml | title = 5 Yrs Ago: Zavisa finds hope for Japanese women's wrestling | last=Zavisa | first=Chris | date=December 27, 1997 | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}
• Major Girl's Fighting AtoZ
• AtoZ World Championship (1 time)
• AtoZ World Championship Tournament (2003)
• NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling
• NEO Single Championship (1 time)
• NWA Women's Pacific Championship (1 time)
• NEO Stage (2004)
• Tokyo Sports
• Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2002){{cite web | url = http://www.purolove.com/awards.php | title = Puroresu Awards | accessdate=March 15, 2013 | work=Purolove | language=German}}

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