Mach Fumiake was the first star in the history of women's wrestling in Japan. Then, in the next year of Mach's retirement the first and the biggest boom of women's pro-wrestling came true. Beauty Pair, a tag team of young girls suddenly made it.
Beauty Pair is a very memorable name for us, former PURORESU boys. Jacky Sato and Maki Ueda formed a tag team in 1976, and they instantly got a tag championship. They released a record and sang a song on the ring. Their song went up in a hit parade !! Many little girls went crazy for their fights and songs, and some girls truly became wrestlers and created a new boom in the 80's.
Jacky Sato was a very talented girl. Her moves were speedy and sharp like a boy's. Maki Ueda was a pretty and womanly girl. They say Beauty Pair was not good friends with each other. But certainly they are the best tag team. And a heel tag team, Black Pair supported them.
In 1976, Jacky defeated Maki in a single match, and Maki retired. It seems they became good friends afterwards. Jacky was active as a wrestler and a coach for a long time, and she died in 1999. I don't know about Maki's life, but it seems that she is managing a bar.
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