Rie Tamada

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Real Name - Rie Tamada
Birthdate - 3/16/73
5'2" 132 lbs. - Yuuki County, Japan

Aliases - none

Athletic background - Handball, Karate

Teachers - (AJW Dojo)

Professional background - AJW(`91-`97), ARSION(`97-)

Groups - RE*Drug

Peak Years - `95-`98

Career Highlights -
- Wins her first gold, the AJW Junior title, from Akemi Tarisu
- Teams with Mariko Yoshida to defeat Carol Midori & Michiko Omukai for the AJW Tag belts
- Tags up with Yumi Fukawa (TamaFuka) to win the AJW Tag titles from Saya Endo & Misae Genki
- Teams with Hiromi Yagi to beat Ayako Hamada & Tiger Dream to become the first Twinstar of ARISON champions
- Makes it to the finals of the 2002 Tournament ARS losing to Lioness Asuka

Finisher(s) -
- Dragon Suplex
- Missile Dropkick
- Rolling Elbow

Favorites -
- Rolling Cradle
- Swinging DDT
- German Suplex
- Abdominal Stretch
- Seated Dropkick

Ringwork Rating -
move set - 7
science - 3
aerial - 3
power - 6
strikes - 6

Intangible Rating -
entertainment - 5
selling - 5
bumping - 6
carrying - 5
heat - 5
legacy - 4

Place in History - Rie Tamada was breaking in with Zenjo during the interpromotional peak, however it wasn't a great thing for her. She and tag partner Yumi Fukawa were a wildly popular team with Yumi as the cute girl and Tamada as the carrier. Anyone could have predicted bigger things for Tamada and when she left for ARISON, she seemed destined to be a top star. Like a cross between Manami Toyota and Masato Tanaka, she had a great style that could take her to the top. It was not to be. She settled in with TamaFuka, cut corners and got by and put on weight.