Ayako Valentina Hamada Villarreal (アヤコ・バレンティナ・ハマダ・ビジャレアル, Ayako Barentina Hamada Bijarearu, ring name: 浜田 文子; born February 14, 1981) is a Mexican professional wrestler. During her 20-year career, Hamada wrestled for various promotions, including All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling, Gaea Japan and Pro Wrestling Wave in Japan, Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) and Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide in Mexico and Shimmer Women Athletes and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the United States. She is the daughter of Gran Hamada and the younger sister of Xóchitl Hamada.
Hamada has won several titles in women's pro wrestling, including the WWWA World Single Championship and the AAAW Single Championship during the early 2000s and the TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship two times during her time with TNA. She is also a former AAA Reina de Reinas Champion.
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- AP Cross (Fisherman driver)
- AP Cross Diamond (Samoan driver)
- Hama-chan Cutter (Elevated cutter) – adopted from her father
- Hamada Driver (Leg hook sitout scoop slam piledriver)
- La Ayakita (Wrist-lock with neckscissors)
- La Ayakita 2000 (Catapult transitioned into an Indian deathlock surfboard)
- Signature moves
- Backhand chop
- Headbutt
- High-angle belly-to-back suplex
- Hurricanrana pin
- Iconoclasm
- Jumping DDT
- Leg-feed enzuigiri
- Moonsault, sometimes while springboarding to the outside or onto a standing opponent
- Multiple kick variations
- Jumping spinning crescent
- Missile drop
- Spin
- Super
- Yakuza
- Multiple powerbomb variations
- Pyramid Driver (Sitout straight jacket)
- Spiral Bomb (Spinning)
- Sunset flip
- Thunder fire
- Running somersault senton onto a standing opponent outside the ring
- Super hurricanrana
- Tornado DDT, sometimes while diving
- Entrance themes
- Arison
- "Cruz" by Club ARSION
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- "Spybreak (Short One)" by Propellerheads
- "Mex Storm -Hamada's Tune" (w/ Spanish Quote Intro) by GAEA Band
- "Ebessan Theme" by Kyoko Takagi
- "Take Off" by Kyoko Takagi
- "Legend of Miracle" by Kenichi Arakaw
- "The Tactical Violence" by Shinj
- "Agaru" by Ketsumeishi
- "Mo Rock" by Dale Oliver
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- "Mo Rock" by Dale Oliver
- "Hamada" by Dale Oliver
- "Empire March" by Dale Oliver (used while teaming with Awesome Kong)
- "Poison" by Dale Oliver (used while teaming with Taylor Wilde)
- Independent circuit
- "Mex Storm" by GAEA Band
- "Agaru" by Ketsumeishi
- Arison
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- WWWA World Single Championship (2 times)
- WWWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Nanae Takahashi
- Tag League the Best (2003) – with Nanae Takahashi
- Arsion
- Queen of Arsion Championship (1 time)
- Sky High of Arsion Championship (1 time)
- Twin Star of Arsion Championship (2 times) – with Mika Akino (1), Michiko Omukai (1)
- P*Mix Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Gran Hamada
- Gaea Japan
- AAAW Single Championship (1 time)
- AAAW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Meiko Satomura
- Azteca Karate Extremo
- AKE Women's Championship (1 time, current)
- International Wrestling Revolution Group
- IWRG Intercontinental Women's Championship (1 time)
- Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
- AAA Reina de Reinas Championship (1 time)
- NEO Japan Ladies Pro Wrestling
- NEO Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kaoru Ito
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Ranked #18 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in the PWI Female 50 in 2011
- Pro Wrestling Wave
- Wave Single Championship (1 time)
- Wave Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Yuu Yamagata
- Dual Shock Wave (2013, 2015) – with Yuu Yamagata
- Catch the Wave Best Bout Award (2013) vs. Ryo Mizunami on May 26
- Catch the Wave Best Performance Award (2015) As part of the Wonderful World Fairy Family
- Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
- Sendai Girls World Championship (1 time)
- Battlefield War Tournament (2007)
- SHIMMER Women Athletes
- SHIMMER Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Ayumi Kurihara
- Tokyo Sports
- Joshi Puroresu Grand Prize (2003)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- TNA Knockouts Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Awesome Kong (1) and Taylor Wilde (1)
- Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA World Women's Championship (1 time)
- World Wrestling Association
- WWA World Women's Championship (1 time)
Luchas de Apuestas record[]
| Winner
(Wager) |
Loser
(Wager) |
Location | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayako Hamada
(Hair) |
Xóchitl Hamada
(Hair) |
Tokyo, Japan | Live event | December 24, 2000 |