Yoko Bito
Bito in 2011
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| Birth name | Yoko Arai |
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| Born |
December 13, 1986 Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Yoko Bito |
| Billed height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Billed weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Trained by | Fuka |
Yoko Arai (新井 陽子 Arai Yōko?, born December 13, 1986) is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name Yoko Bito (美闘 陽子 Bitō Yōko?). Bito initially made her in-ring debut in December 2010 for World Wonder Ring Stardom and quickly became one of the most popular wrestlers in the promotion, until announcing her retirement from in-ring competition in November 2012. Bito came out of retirement and returned to Stardom in April 2016, and returned to the ring in June of that year.
Bito entered Stardom's professional wrestling dojo in 2010 with a background in karate and handball. She, along with Mayu Iwatani and Kairi Hojo was a member of the first graduating class of Stardom's professional wrestling school. Trained by Fuka, she was recognised as the "ace" of the class, and made her debut on December 31, 2010, wrestling Eri Susa to a time limit draw. On January 21, 2011, in the main event of Stardom's first ever show, Bito defeated Yoshiko for her first professional win. Bito made Stardom her home promotion, and in July, she made it to the finals of the tournament to crown the first ever World of Stardom Champion, where she lost to Nanae Takahashi. In November, Bito teamed with Yuzuki Aikawa, her main rival, to take part in the tournament to crown the first ever winners of the Goddess of Stardom Championship. In the final, Bito and Aikawa defeated Yoshiko and Natsuki☆Taiyo to become the inaugural champions. Bito and Aikawa held on to the championships throughout the rest of 2011 and into 2012. In August 2012, Bito challenged Aikawa for the Wonder of Stardom Championship, where she was unsuccessful. This would turn out to be Bito's last match before announcing her retirement in November of that year, citing neck and back injuries as her reason and subsequently vacating the Goddess of Stardom Championship.
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