Iwashigahama Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (鰯ヶ浜日本女子プロレス?), IJWPW for short, is a women’s only or “Joshi” professional wrestling organization headquartered in Iwashigahama, Japan.[1] KNOWN MEMBERS: -RAINBOW MIKA: Rainbow Mika (レインボー・ミカ Reinboo Mika?), real name Mika Nanakawa (七川 美華 Nanakawa Mika?), also known as R. Mika, is a video game character from the Street Fighter series, first appearing in Street Fighter Alpha 3. She is a Japanese professional wrestler from the Iwashigahama Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling organization, trained by the domineering Yoko Harmageddon. -YAMATO NADESHIKO: Yamato Nadeshiko (大和ナデシコ?) is a character in the Street Fighter series who first appeared on the cover of Capcom's Secret File from the arcade version of Street Fighter Alpha 3. Yamato's name is actually the Japanese phrase for the concept of the "perfect" or "ideal" woman. Yamato is a hot-blooded female wrestler from the IJWPW, and R. Mika's former tag team partner. She is also the sole daughter of a family that runs a long-established inn.Her hobbies include tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, and archery.
-SUNRISE NISHISENBA: Sunrise Nishisenba (サンライズ西船場 Sanraizu Nishisenba?) is an ace wrestler from IJWPW that Harmageddon had invited to join. She was notoriously clumsy in her debut. As her chokehold is weak, she prefers to use brute force and throwing techniques. Her special move is the Lariat Tequila Sunset (ラリアット・テキーラ・サンセット Rariatto Tekīra Sansetto?).
-MAPLE STORM: Maple Storm (メイプル・ストーム Meipuru Sutōmu?) is a IJWPW rookie. Despite being new to wrestling, she is a former athlete that was part of a women's football team in Canada and participated in the professional league, but the team was disbanded after a scandal with the coach. After watching a Japanese DVD with Harmageddon Yoko, she was impressed with her and decided to join the IJWPW. She is still studying Japanese and became good friends with Nadeshiko. Her special move is a strong tackle named Klondike Gold Rush (メイプル・ストーム Kurondaiku Gōrudo Rasshu?).
-RAIKA: Raika (雷華 Raika?, "Thunder Flower") is IJWPW's tag team champion, along with her sister Fuka; they are known as the Furai Shimai (風雷姉妹Furai Shimai?, "Wind-Thunder Sisters"). She has high stamina and jumping ability due to training at high altitudes. Raika can speak Japanese, English, Korean and Spanish, and has deep ties with South American and North American organizations. Her special moves are Denkō Enzuigiri (電光延髄斬り Denkō Enzuigiri?, "Lightning Medullary Slash") and Nadare-shiki Reverse DDT Raijū (雪崩式リバースDDT 雷獣 Nadare-shiki Ribāsu DDT Raijū?).FukaEdit
-FUKA: Fuka (風華 Fuka?, "Wind Flower") is IJWPW's tag team champion, along with her sister Raika. She trained in Mexico for six months and isn't good at learning other languages. Her special move is Chōjin Fūshagatame (超人風車固め Chōjin Fūshagatame?).
-VIVIAN NISHIKI: Vivian Nishiki (ビビアン西木 Bibian Nishiki?) is a remarkably conspicuous gimmick-based wrestler who likes strange things. Making full use of foul play and rough fighting, she defended her IJPWP championship three times. Despite her strangeness, she is quite popular. Her special move, 16 Knots (16ノット 16-Notto?) involves continuously hitting the opponent with a barbwired bat. Her father, SASA Nishiki, plays an active part in the CWA.
-PEPE ISHIWATA: Pepe Ishiwata (ペペ石渡 Pepe Ishiwatari?) is a masked and painted fighter that keeps her identity secret. She used to live with her Hawaii-born grandmother, but moved to Japan and joined IJWPW. Despite her short size and rudeness, she is a skilled wrestler with great wrestling techniques. Her special move is the drop kick Shock Cone (ショックコーン Shokku Kōn?). She also has a powerful back throw. -YOKO HARMAGEDDON: Yoko Harmageddon (ハルマゲドン陽子 Harumagedon Yōko?), real name Yoko Harumage (春髷 陽子 Harumage Yōko?), also known as Demon Coach Yoko (鬼コーチ陽子?), is IJWPW's representantive, a heavyset woman often seen carrying a shinai (bamboo training sword) who used to be a famous wrestler herself. She was forced to retire years ago due to hurting her neck and waist in a match against Black Widow (German Androgynous CWA fighter revealed to be female in Ring of Destruction: Slam Masters II). In Street Fighter Alpha 3, she appears in some of R. Mika's victory animations. Harmageddon also writes Mika a letter encouraging her to press on towards her wrestling career with confidence, enduring the hardships that continue to come her way just as Yoko did. Yoko reveals that she had a wrestling colleague who talked with the same brusque mannerisms as Mika, and only refers to said colleague by her nickname, "Frisky".Yoko's first name in kanji roughly means "bright child", and is cosmetically identical to the kanji combo for "proton", read as "yoshi" instead of "youko".
(To see a Glimpse of these ladies in action, don’t forget to pick up the Free Comic Book day 2017 Street Fighter V Wrestling Special if you already haven’t!)
