Meiko Satomura | |
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![]() Satomura in September 2012 | |
Born | [1] Niigata, Japan[1] | November 17, 1979
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Meiko Satomura |
Billed height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] |
Billed weight | 68 kg (150 lb)[1] |
Billed from | Niigata, Japan |
Trained by | Chigusa Nagayo |
Debut | April 15, 1995[1] |
Retired | April 29, 2025 |
Meiko Satomura (里村 明衣子, Satomura Meiko, born November 17, 1979) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. She is known for her time in American promotion WWE and in Japanese promotion Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling. She is the former two-time Sendai Girls World Champion and a former one-time NXT UK Women's Champion. Known in Japan as the "Yokozuna of the Women's Wrestling World" (女子プロレス界の横綱, Joshi puroresu-kai no yokozuna) and also known as the "Final Boss" of women's wrestling, she is characterized by her hard-hitting, traditionalist style of wrestling, having been trained by Chigusa Nagayo.
Satomura wrestled for 30 years in Japan and internationally, competing in promotions such as World Championship Wrestling (WCW), World Wonder Ring Stardom, and Chikara. She retired on April 29, 2025 in Korakuen Hall.