Kaoru (wrestler)
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Kaoru Maeda (前田 薫, Maeda Kaoru, born February 9, 1969)[1][2][3] is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name KAORU (stylized in all capital letters). Billed as the "Original Hardcore Queen", Kaoru is known for her wrestling style, which combines high-flying with hardcore wrestling. Trained by the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) promotion, Maeda worked in both Japan and Mexico in the late 80s and early 90s, before making her breakthrough in the Gaea Japan promotion, where she most notably was a founding member of the D-Fix stable. After the folding of Gaea Japan in 2005, Maeda became a freelancer, though closely affiliating herself with the Oz Academy promotion. After returning from a three-year-long injury break in March 2014, Maeda resumed working as a freelancer, before signing with the new Marvelous promotion in January 2015.
Kaoru | |
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Birth name | Kaoru Maeda[1][2][3] |
Born | (1969-02-09) February 9, 1969 (age 55)[1][2][3] Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan[1][2] |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Dara[4] Infernal Kaoru[1] Kaoru[1] Kaoru Maeda[1] |
Billed height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[2][3] |
Billed weight | 63 kg (139 lb)[2] |
Trained by | Jaguar Yokota[5][6] |
Debut | August 8, 1986[1][2][3] |
Retired | August 8, 2022 |