Carlos Amano
| Carlos Amano | |
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Amano in June 2010
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| Birth name | Rieko Amano |
| Born |
March 16, 1976 Shimizu, Shizuoka |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Carlos Amano Cutie Rieko Kamen Tenshi Freia Rieko Amano |
| Billed height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Debut | December 4, 1994 |
| Retired | August 17, 2014 |
Rieko Amano (天野 理恵子 Amano Rieko?, born March 16, 1976) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler better known by the ring name Carlos Amano (カルロス天野 Karurosu Amano?). Amano made her debut for JWP Joshi Puroresu in December 1994 and early on began also making appearances for the Gaea Japan promotion, where she most notably became one of the four founding members of the Oz Academy stable. Amano joined Gaea Japan full-time in 2002 and remained with the promotion until its folding in 2005, becoming a one-time AAAW Tag Team Champion. Afterwards, Amano began working for Oz Academy, now a full-time promotion, where she went on to become a two-time Oz Academy Openweight Champion and a three-time Oz Academy Tag Team Champion. Amano retired from professional wrestling in August 2014.
Amano made her debut under her real name for the JWP Joshi Puroresu on December 4, 1994, when she faced another debutante, Tomoko Miyaguchi, in a singles match. Early on in her career, Amano also began making regular appearances for the Gaea Japan promotion, where, during the summer of 1997, she, Mayumi Ozaki, Chikayo Nagashima and Sugar Sato formed a villainous stable named Oz Academy. On December 8, 1997, Amano also ventured into the world of mixed martial arts, when she took part in an event held by Central Martial Arts Association. Amano won her thus far only MMA fight, when her opponent, Yoko Takahashi, was disqualified for illegally kicking her in the head. Amano won her first championship back in her home promotion, when she and Command Bolshoi defeated Hikari Fukuoka and Tomoko Kuzumi for the JWP Tag Team Championship on January 15, 1999. During the reign, Amano began working under the new ring name "Carlos Amano". After a thirteen-month reign, they lost the title to ZAP I and ZAP T on February 10, 2000. Later that same year, Amano quit JWP to first become a freelancer, continuing to make appearances for Gaea Japan. In November 2002, Amano officially joined Gaea Japan, making the promotion her new home. Amano also made appearances for independent events held by Mayumi Ozaki under the Oz Academy banner, most notably winning the ¥10,000,000,000 Iron Woman Tournament on August 8, 2004, defeating Aja Kong in the finals. On September 20, 2004, Amano won her only title in Gaea Japan, when she and Manami Toyota defeated Aja Kong and Amazing Kong for the AAAW Tag Team Championship. After a six-month reign, they lost the title to Ran Yu-Yu, the former Tomoko Miyaguchi, and Toshie Uematsu, just days before the folding of Gaea Japan. At the promotion's final event on April 10, 2005, Amano was defeated by Aja Kong in a singles match.
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