Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Sakura Hirota to return to wrestling

Sakura Hirota announced yesterday that she is returning to wrestling after a four year absence. The announcement was made at DDT's Shin-kiba 1st Ring show. I didn't notice a return date. Of course Sakura worked for GAEA from 1996 and retired when GAEA closed in April 2005. Though Sakura is a trained wrestler, she was used for most of her career as comedy relief. But unlike most wrestlers, she was really good at comedy and had a significant fan following. They don't usually have joshi wrestlers in DDT but her comedy shtick will fit right in at that place. Since her retirement, Sakura has been working an office job during the day and acting on the stage at night.

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