Two days after the WWE announced that Paul Heyman would be entering the WWE Hall of Fame, the second entrant, former WWE Women’s Champion Bull Nakano, has been announced.
Nakano began wrestling in her native Japan at the age of 15 and was a natural. She would shortly join Dump Matsumoto and begin a reign of terror throughout All-Japan Women’s Wrestling. Adopting a gigantic hairstyle and adding girth, Nakano was a beast of the division, and by 1990, became the face of the company and their top singles champion for over two years. After she lost the title to Aja Kong, she was phased out, and she departed for CMLL in Mexico, where she became their first Women’s Champion. A year later, she was signed by the WWE to work with their champion, Alundra Blayze.
Nakano came into the WWE and unsuccessfully challenged Blayze at Summer Slam 1994. She would beat Blayze for the belt at the Tokyo Egg Dome and held it until she lost the title back to Blayze the bight after Wrestlemania XI. That would be her last night in the WWE. Nakano would later compete in WCW, again wrestling Blayze (who had reverted back to her Madusa moniker). Nakano retired shortly after, hanging up the tights in 1997, and she went on to enjoy a career in ladies' golf.
The WWE roster has never had a greater contingent of Japanese female wrestling talent with Asuka, Iyo Sky and Kairi Sane under contract. We imagine that this combination will be the co-presenters for this induction.
Nakano was ranked #75 on our Notinhalloffame list of those to consider for the WWE Hall of Fame. Notably, we will work to revise that list following Wrestlemania, and Nakano will be one of the names removed.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Bull Nakano for her impending honor.
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