Malia Hosaka
| Malia Hosaka | |
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Hosaka at an independent show in April 2016
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| Born |
October 7, 1969 Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Website | http://www.maliahosaka.com/ |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Malia Hosaka |
| Billed height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) |
| Billed from | Osaka, Japan |
| Trained by | Killer Kowalski |
| Debut | August 7, 1987 |
Malia Hosaka (born October 7, 1969), is an American professional wrestler. She is a former NWA World Women's Champion.
Malia Hosaka was trained by Killer Kowalski at the wrestling training camp run by Misty Blue Simmes. In her debut match, Hosaka (wearing a Mary Lou Retton-inspired gymnastics outfit and billed as "Malia Ho") teamed with Simmes against Mad Dog Debbie Irons and Linda Dallas.
In the early 1990s, Hosaka regularly wrestled for the Ladies Professional Wrestling Association. On February 13, 1992, she teamed with Bambi to challenge the LPWA Tag Team Champions The Glamour Girls on the LPWA Super Ladies Showdown pay-per-view. She also competed in the Ladies Major League Wrestling and Women's Pro Wrestling organizations in the early 1990s.
Hosaka debuted in Eastern Championship Wrestling at NWA Bloodfest on October 1, 1993 and defeated Molly McShane. She then substituted for Madusa at November to Remember on November 13, 1993, and wrestled against Sherri Martel.
Hosaka joined World Championship Wrestling in 1996 and competed in their newly formed women's division. She wrestled in the tournament to crown the first WCW Women's Champion, but was eliminated by Zero. During her tenure in WCW, she was managed by Sonny Onoo and frequently wrestled on WCW Monday Nitro and WCW Saturday Night against Madusa, Leilani Kai and WCW Women's Champion Akira Hokuto. In 1997, she competed in the WCW Women's Cruiserweight Championship tournament and was defeated in the finals by Toshie Uematsu. During March 1997, Malia Hosaka wrestled Madusa Miceli. During this memorable match, Madusa became extremely brutal with Malia. She grabbed her by the hair. Then she tossed her around the ring by the hair.
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