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{{Short description|Japanese professional wrestler}}
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{{Infobox professional wrestler
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{{nihongo|'''Naoko Satō'''|佐藤尚子|''Satō Naoko''|October 30, 1957 – August 9, 1999}}, better known as {{nihongo|'''Jackie Sato'''|ジャッキー佐藤|''Jakkī Satō''}}, was a Japanese [[professional wrestler
==Professional wrestling career==
Sato became a professional wrestler after graduating from high school.
=== All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1975—1981) ===
Sato also had success as a singles wrestler. She won the [[WWWA World Single Championship]] on November 1, 1977, from Maki Ueda in a Beauty Pair showdown, and held it twice more during the late 1970s, defeating [[Rhonda Singh|Monster Ripper]] and Nancy Kumi. She lost the title the final time to the younger [[Jaguar Yokota]] on February 25, 1981. On February 27, 1979, Sato defeated her former partner, Ueda, in a "loser retires" match. Satō's own retirement ceremony was held on May 21, 1981.▼
Sato joined [[All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling]] (AJW) in 1975 and was part of the 1975 AJW rookie class alongside {{ill|Maki Ueda (wrestler)|lt=Maki Ueda|ja|マキ上田}} and {{ill|Yumi Ikeshita|ja|池下ユミ}}. She had her debut match against her future tag team partner, Maki Ueda, on April 27 of that year. On February 24, 1976, the {{ill|Beauty Pair|ja|ビューティ・ペア}} was formed, and they won the [[WWWA World Tag Team Championship]] that night. At the peak of the Beauty Pair's popularity, AJW achieved a [[Audience measurement|television rating]] of over 20 percent.<ref>{{cite news |last=Abrams |first=James |date=October 7, 1977 |title=Lady wrestlers are teen-age hit |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-messenger-lady-wrestlers-are-teen-ag/113867475/ |url-status=live |work=The Messenger |location=Kyodo |publication-place=Madisonville, Kentucky |agency=Copley News Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212000703/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-messenger-lady-wrestlers-are-teen-ag/113867475/ |archive-date=February 12, 2024 |access-date=February 11, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
▲Sato also had success as a singles wrestler. She won the [[WWWA World Single Championship]] on November 1, 1977, from Maki Ueda in a Beauty Pair showdown, and held it twice more during the late 1970s, defeating [[Rhonda Singh|Monster Ripper]] and {{ill|Nancy Kumi|ja|ナンシー久美}}. She lost the title the final time to the younger [[Jaguar Yokota]] on February 25, 1981.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Molinaro |first1=John |editor-last1=Marek |editor-first1=Jeff |editor-link1=Jeff Marek |editor-last2=Meltzer |editor-first2=Dave |editor-link2=Dave Meltzer |year=2002 |title=Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time |publisher=Winding Stair Press |location=Toronto, Ontario |page=166 |isbn=1-55366-305-5}}</ref> On February 27, 1979, Sato defeated her former partner, Ueda, in a "loser retires" match. Satō's own retirement ceremony was held on May 21, 1981.
In 1986, inspired by the current boom in interest in women's wrestling in Japan due to the success of the Crush Gals, Sato, along with wrestler Nancy Kumi, [[Boxing|boxer]] Rumi Kazama, and others, formed the first women's [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] to compete against the AJW monopoly, [[Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling]] (JWP). Satō returned from retirement on JWP's first show on August 17, 1986 in a match against [[Shinobu Kandori]]. Sato was involved in an infamous incident on July 18, 1987 when a match involving her and [[Shinobu Kandori]] turned into a shoot match.<ref name=ME>{{cite web | url = https://middle-edge.jp/articles/rVAhn?page=2| title = 神取忍 野生的な動き、技のキレ...| date=November 25, 2015| access-date=March 22, 2019 | work=Middle-Edge| language=ja}}</ref> This incident led to her retiring for a second and final time on March 20, 1988. Under Sato's influence, JWP did not offer the "mandatory retirement" policy common in AJW, allowing female wrestlers to compete until they wished to retire, rather than until the promoters ordered them to retire. AJW eventually dropped the mandatory retirement policy in the 1990s.▼
Sato attended the AJW thirtieth anniversary show in 1998
=== Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (1986—1988) ===
▲In 1986, inspired by the current boom in interest in women's wrestling in Japan due to the success of the [[Crush Gals]], Sato, along with wrestler {{ill|Nancy Kumi|ja|ナンシー久美}}, [[Boxing|boxer]] [[Rumi Kazama]], and others, formed the first women's [[professional wrestling promotion|promotion]] to compete against the [[All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling|AJW]] monopoly, [[Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling]] (JWP). Satō returned from retirement on JWP's first show on August 17, 1986, in a match against [[Shinobu Kandori]]. Sato was involved in an infamous incident on July 18, 1987, when a match involving her and [[Shinobu Kandori]] turned into a shoot match.<ref name=ME>{{cite web | url = https://middle-edge.jp/articles/rVAhn?page=2| title = 神取忍 野生的な動き、技のキレ...| date=November 25, 2015| access-date=March 22, 2019 | work=Middle-Edge| language=ja}}</ref> This incident led to her retiring for a second and final time on March 20, 1988. Under Sato's influence, JWP did not offer the "mandatory retirement" policy common in AJW, allowing female wrestlers to compete until they wished to retire, rather than until the promoters ordered them to retire
== Personal life ==
Sato played [[basketball]] in [[high school]]. Sato died on August 9, 1999, due to stomach cancer.
==Championships and accomplishments==
*'''[[All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling]]'''
:*[[WWWA World Single Championship]] ([[WWWA World Single Championship#Title history|3 times]])
:*[[WWWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|3 times]]) — with {{ill|Maki Ueda (wrestler)|lt=Maki Ueda|ja|マキ上田}} (2) and {{ill|Nancy Kumi|ja|ナンシー久美}} (1)
:*AJW Hall of Fame (1998)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/hof.html |title=All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling Hall of Fame |access-date=2007-10-09 |year=2003 |publisher=Puroresu Dojo }}</ref>
*'''''[[Tokyo Sports]]'''''
:*[[Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards#Service Award|Service Award]] (1999)
*'''''[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'''''
:*[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] ([[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame#Inductees|Class of 1996]]) – individually<ref name="TBPHOF2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2023/10/27/the-beauty-pair-are-wrestling-observer-hall-of-famers/|title=The Beauty Pair Are Wrestling Observer Hall of Famers|work=Voices of Wrestling|first=Alex|last=Richards|date=October 27, 2023|access-date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027215221/https://www.voicesofwrestling.com/2023/10/27/the-beauty-pair-are-wrestling-observer-hall-of-famers/|archive-date=October 27, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
:*[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame]] (
==See also==
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==References==
'''General'''
*{{cite book |last=Laprade |first=Pat |last2=Murphy |first2=Dan |date=2016 |title=Sisterhood of the Squared Circle: The History and Rise of Women's Wrestling |location= |publisher=ECW Press |isbn=978-1-7730-5-014-0}}
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[[Category:Japanese female professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Yokohama]]
[[Category:Professional wrestlers from Kanagawa Prefecture]]
[[Category:Professional wrestling executives]]
[[Category:Deaths from stomach cancer in Japan]]
[[Category:20th-century female professional wrestlers]]
[[Category:WWWA World Tag Team Champions]]
[[Category:WWWA World Single Champions]]
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