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Jumping Bomb Angels
Jumping Bomb Angels
Tag team
Members	Noriyo Tateno; Itsuki Yamazaki
Billed heights	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Tateno; 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) - Yamazaki
Combined; billed weight	130 kg (290 lb)
Billed from	Japan
Debut	1981
Disbanded	1991
Years active	1981-1991

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The Jumping Bomb Angels were a female Japanese professional wrestling tag team consisting of Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki. They competed primarily for the wrestling promotions AJW (All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling) and WWF (World Wrestling Federation), where they held each company’s main tag team championships. They are considered ground-breaking in their style and approach to wrestling, which includes their high-flying attacks and fast-paced, hard-hitting action.

History

All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1982–1989)

Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki attended the All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling Dojo, where they graduated as part of the 1981 class. They jointly received the AJW Rookie of the Year honors.

Before forming one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Women's Wrestling circuit, team both Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki competed in singles matches as well as tag & trios matches with the likes of, Chigusa Nagayo, Devil Masami, Jaguar Yokota, Mimi Hagiwara and even future rival, Judy Martin. Yamazaki would even win the AJW Championship against Tateno on February 28, 1984.

By late December 1984, Yamazaki & Tateno officially formed the Jumping Bomb Angels, aka J.B. Angels and would wrestle together more often than apart. They competed in the first AJW tag team tournament, Tag League The Best in 1985, finishing 2nd in points behind the Crush Gals, Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo. On January 5, 1986, the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Atrocious Alliance, Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship in a best two-out-of-three falls match. They later lost the titles on March 20, 1986, to the Crush Gals. The Jumping Bomb Angels would take an excursion to the United States during mid 1987 to 1988, They would return to Japan where they lost the WWF Ladies’s Tag Team Championships to The Glamour Girls, Judy Martin and Leilani Kai at an AJW event on June 8, 1988.

Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would continue to compete in AJW together and separately for the next year. On May 14th, 1989 when they faced off against each other in Itsuki Yamazaki’s AJW Retirement Match, which ended in a time limit draw.

World Wrestling Federation (1987–1988)

The Jumping Bomb Angels entered the World Wrestling Federation appearing on WWF Prime Time June 24th and July 16th, 1987 facing off against the Glamour Girls, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. The 2 tag teams would feud and have matches across the house show circuit for the next 6 months with the Glamour Girls, winning most of the encounters thanks to interference from their manager, Jimmy Hart.

At the very first WWF Survivor Series on Thanksgiving, November 26th 1987, the Jumping Bomb Angels teamed with the Fabulous Moolah, Velvet McIntire, & Rockin’ Robin to face the team of Sherri Martel, Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would go on to win the match as the sole survivors in the first ever women's Survivor Series match.

On January 24, 1988 at the inaugural Royal Rumble, the Jumping Bomb Angels beat The Glamour Girls (in a best two-out-of-three falls match) to win the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship. They would continue their feud at house shows throughout America with the Angels now winning all of the encounters. They would even have a singles match a piece, Yamzaki beating Judy Martin and Toteno defeating Leilani Kai. The Jumping Bomb Angels returned to Japan with their home promotion of All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling. It was there that they lost the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship, back to the Glamour Girls via countout on June 8, 1988.

Reunion (2008)

The Jumping Bomb Angels would reunite at Daily Sports’ 60th Anniversary event, Summer Dream on July 21st, 2008. They would take on the team of Jumbo Hori & Yukari Omori and on August 3rd they wrestled the Double Inoue team consisting of Kyoko & Takako Inoue. Both ending in time limit draws. The Jumping Bomb Angels would next compete for Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling-X, against old foes, Devil Masami & Jaguar Yokota at LLPW Revolution 16 on August 10th. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would conclude their reunion tour on August 16th at Pro Wrestling WAVE’s 1st Anniversary event, WAVE Sail A-Way 2. Their opponents were Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu. This was the Jumping Bomb Angels last match together.

Music Career

Much like AJW wrestlers before and after them, including the Beauty Pair and the Crush Gals, Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki embarked on a musical career as the J.B. Angels. They were signed to CBS/ Sony Records and released three, 7” singles in 1986: (Chance)³/ Stand In The Shadow Emblem of Youth/ Never Surrender ! Stardust Dance Heaven/ Get Wings/ Love Of My Life They later released a full length LP, First Flight in 1987.

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling
- WWWA World Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[1]
Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame
- Class of 2025^[2]
World Wrestling Federation
- WWF Women's Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[3]
Independent
- Women's World Tag Team Championship (1 time)^[4]

References

^ "World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
^ Waters, Heidi (September 12, 2024). "Jumping Bomb Angel's 2025 Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame". Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.
^ "World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.

[WWWAtagteam-1] "World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved January 24, 2012.

[2] Waters, Heidi (September 12, 2024). "Jumping Bomb Angel's 2025 Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame". Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[Encyclopedia-3] Shields, Brian; Sullivan, Kevin (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0.

[4] "World Women's Tag Team Title". Wrestling-Titles.com. Retrieved 2017-11-14.

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+The Jumping Bomb Angels were a female Japanese professional wrestling tag team consisting of Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki. They competed primarily for the wrestling promotions AJW (All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling) and WWF (World Wrestling Federation), where they held each company’s main tag team championships. They are considered ground-breaking in their style and approach to wrestling, which includes their high-flying attacks and fast-paced, hard-hitting action.
+== History ==
-'''The Jumping Bomb Angels''' were a female Japanese [[professional wrestling]] tag team. The members were '''[[Noriyo Tateno]]''' and '''[[Itzuki Yamazaki|Itsuki Yamazaki]]''' (also billed as '''Itzuki Yamazaki''').
+=== All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling (1982–1989) ===
+Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki attended the All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling Dojo, where they graduated as part of the 1981 class. They jointly received the AJW Rookie of the Year honors.
+Before forming one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Women's Wrestling circuit, team both Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki competed in singles matches as well as tag & trios matches with the likes of, Chigusa Nagayo, Devil Masami, Jaguar Yokota, Mimi Hagiwara and even future rival, Judy Martin. Yamazaki would even win the AJW Championship against  Tateno on February 28, 1984.
-==History==
-{{Expand section|An overview of their career.  According to the infobox, they had a career of approximately a decade, yet the text below is limited to describing five matches involving the pair over a {{nowrap|2 1/2-year}} period|date=September 2013}}
+By late December 1984, Yamazaki & Tateno officially formed the Jumping Bomb Angels, aka J.B. Angels and would wrestle together more often than apart. They competed in the first AJW tag team tournament, Tag League The Best in 1985, finishing 2nd in points behind the [[Crush Gals]], Lioness Asuka & Chigusa Nagayo. On January 5, 1986, the Jumping Bomb Angels defeated the Atrocious Alliance, Bull Nakano and Condor Saito to win the vacant WWWA World Tag Team Championship in a best two-out-of-three falls match. They later lost the titles on March 20, 1986, to the Crush Gals. The Jumping Bomb Angels would take an excursion to the United States during mid 1987 to 1988, They would return to Japan where they lost the WWF Ladies’s Tag Team Championships to The Glamour Girls, Judy Martin and Leilani Kai at an AJW event on June 8, 1988.
-===Japan===
-Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki formed one of the most well-known teams on the Japanese Woman's Wrestling circuit. On January 5, 1986, The Angels defeated [[Keiko Nakano|Bull Nakano]] and Condor Saito to win the vacant [[WWWA World Tag Team Championship]].<ref name=WWWAtagteam>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html|title=World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title|publisher=Wrestling-Titles|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref> Then on March 20, 1986, [[Lioness Asuka]] & [[Chigusa Nagayo]], the Crush Gals, defeated The Angels to capture the WWWA Tag Team titles.<ref name=WWWAtagteam/>
+Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would continue to compete in AJW together and separately for the next year. On May 14th, 1989 when they faced off against each other in Itsuki Yamazaki’s AJW Retirement Match, which ended in a time limit draw.
-===World Wrestling Federation===
-Tateno and Yamazaki entered the [[WWE|World Wrestling Federation]] in mid-1987 known as "The Jumping Bomb Angels".<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=164|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0}}</ref> At the [[Survivor Series (1987)|Survivor Series 1987]], The Jumping Bomb Angels were the sole survivors in a women's [[Professional wrestling match types#Basic elimination matches|Survivor Series match]].<ref name=Encyclopedia/> On January 24, 1988 at the [[Royal Rumble (1988)|Royal Rumble]], The Angels beat [[The Glamour Girls]] ([[Leilani Kai]] and [[Judy Martin (wrestler)|Judy Martin]]) in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Series variations|two-out-of-three falls match]] to win the [[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/results|title=Full Event Results – Royal Rumble 1988|publisher=[[WWE]]|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref> On June 8, 1988, The Glamour Girls defeated The Angels to recapture the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wt.html#wwf|title=World Wrestling Federation World Women's Tag Team Title|publisher=Wrestling-Titles|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref>
+=== World Wrestling Federation (1987–1988) ===
-==In wrestling==
+The Jumping Bomb Angels entered the World Wrestling Federation appearing on WWF Prime Time June 24th and July 16th, 1987 facing off against the Glamour Girls, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. The 2 tag teams would feud and have matches across the house show circuit for the next 6 months with the Glamour Girls, winning most of the encounters thanks to interference from their manager, Jimmy Hart.
-*'''Finishing moves'''
-**[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Double dropkick|Double dropkick]]
-*'''Signature moves'''
-**[[Professional wrestling double-team maneuvers#Double hip toss|Double hip toss]]
+At the very first WWF Survivor Series on Thanksgiving, November 26th 1987, the Jumping Bomb Angels teamed with the Fabulous Moolah, Velvet McIntire, & Rockin’ Robin to face the team of Sherri Martel, Dawn Marie, Donna Christianello, Judy Martin & Leilani Kai. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would go on to win the match as the sole survivors in the first ever women's Survivor Series match.
-==Championships and accomplishments==
-*'''[[All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling]]'''
-**[[WWWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=WWWAtagteam/>
-*'''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
-**[[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=Encyclopedia/>
-*'''Independent'''
-**[[Women's World Tag Team Championship]] (1 time)<ref>http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-wt.html</ref>
+On January 24, 1988 at the inaugural Royal Rumble, the Jumping Bomb Angels beat The Glamour Girls (in a best two-out-of-three falls match) to win the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship. They would continue their feud at house shows throughout America with the Angels now winning all of the encounters. They would even have a singles match a piece, Yamzaki beating Judy Martin and Toteno defeating Leilani Kai. The Jumping Bomb Angels returned to Japan with their home promotion of All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling. It was there that they lost the WWF Ladies Tag Team Championship, back to the Glamour Girls via countout on June 8, 1988.
-==References==
+=== Reunion (2008) ===
+The Jumping Bomb Angels would reunite at Daily Sports’ 60th Anniversary event, Summer Dream on July 21st, 2008. They would take on the team of Jumbo Hori & Yukari Omori and on August 3rd they wrestled the Double Inoue team consisting of Kyoko & Takako Inoue. Both ending in time limit draws. The Jumping Bomb Angels would next compete for Ladies Legend Pro Wrestling-X, against old foes, Devil Masami & Jaguar Yokota at LLPW Revolution 16 on August 10th. Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki would conclude their reunion tour on August 16th at Pro Wrestling WAVE’s 1st Anniversary event, WAVE Sail A-Way 2. Their opponents were Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu. This was the Jumping Bomb Angels last match together.
+=== Music Career ===
+Much like AJW wrestlers before and after them, including the Beauty Pair and the Crush Gals, Noriyo Tateno and Itsuki Yamazaki embarked on a musical career as the J.B. Angels. They  were signed to CBS/ Sony Records and released three, 7” singles in 1986:
+(Chance)³/ Stand In The Shadow
+Emblem of Youth/ Never Surrender !
+Stardust Dance Heaven/ Get Wings/ Love Of My Life
+They later released a full length LP, First Flight in 1987.
+== Championships and accomplishments ==
+* '''[[All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling]]'''
+** [[WWWA World Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWWA World Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=WWWAtagteam>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html|title=World Women's Wrestling Association World Tag Team Title|publisher=Wrestling-Titles|accessdate=January 24, 2012}}</ref>
+* '''[[Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame]]'''
+** Class of 2025<ref>{{cite web|url=https://womenswrestlinghalloffame.com/wwhof-news/f/jumping-bomb-angels-2025-womens-wrestling-hall-of-fame|title=Jumping Bomb Angel's 2025 Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame|work=Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame|first=Heidi|last=Waters|date=September 12, 2024|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>
+* '''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation]]'''
+** [[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship]] ([[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship#Title history|1 time]])<ref name=Encyclopedia>{{cite book|title=WWE Encyclopedia|last1=Shields|first1=Brian|last2=Sullivan|first2=Kevin|page=[https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/164 164]|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley|DK]]|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7566-4190-0|url=https://archive.org/details/wweencyclopediad0000shie/page/164}}</ref>
+* '''Independent'''
+** [[WWF Women's Tag Team Championship|Women's World Tag Team Championship]] (1 time)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrestling-titles.com/world/world-wt.html|title=World Women's Tag Team Title|website=Wrestling-Titles.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-14}}</ref>
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
-{{Portal|Japan|Professional wrestling}}
+{{Portal|Japan}}
-{{Commons category|The Jumping Bomb Angels}}
 {{Authority control}}
+{{Women's Wrestling Hall of Fame}}
+{{WWF Women's Tag Team Championship}}
+{{WWWA World Tag Team Championship}}
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+[[Category:All Japan Pro Wrestling teams and stables]]
 [[Category:Japanese promotions teams and stables]]
 [[Category:Women's wrestling teams and stables]]

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1980s	Lucy Kayama and Nancy Kumi Ayumi Hori and Rimi Yokota Ayumi Hori and Nancy Kumi Mimi Hagiwara and Yukari Omori Devil Masami and Tarantula Dynamite Girls (Jumbo Hori and Yukari Omori) Crush Gals (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka) Villainous Alliance (Crane Yu and Dump Matsumoto) Jumping Bomb Angels (Itsuki Yamazaki and Noriyo Tateno) Bull Nakano and Dump Matsumoto Hisako Uno and Yumiko Hotta Red Typhoons (Kazue Nagahori and Yumi Ogura) Bull Nakano and Condor Saito Bull Nakano and Grizzly Iwamoto Fire Jets (Mitsuko Nishiwaki and Yumiko Hotta) Calgary Typhoons (Mika Komatsu and Yumi Ogura) Marine Wolves (Akira Hokuto and Suzuka Minami) Aja Kong and Grizzly Iwamoto
1990s	Jungle Jack (Aja Kong and Bison Kimura) Manami Toyota and Toshiyo Yamada Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki Double Inoue (Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue) Akira Hokuto and Mima Shimoda Manami Toyota and Mima Shimoda Kumiko Maekawa and Tomoko Watanabe Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) Zaps (Zap I and Zap T)
2000s	Nana☆Momo☆ (Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi) Nanae Takahashi and Tomoko Watanabe Rumi Kazama and Takako Inoue Mima Shimoda and Takako Inoue Etsuko Mita and Nanae Takahashi Ayako Hamada and Nanae Takahashi Aja Kong and Amazing Kong