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Justin Barrasso

A Women’s Wrestling Pioneer Makes a Rare Return to the Ring

Women’s wrestling continues to climb to new peaks in the United States.

Mercedes Varnado is wrestling for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Stardom. Trinity Fatu just appeared in Impact. AEW has a superb world champion in Jamie Hayter, as well as a secondary champ in Jade Cargill, and WWE is powered on a weekly basis by superstars like Becky Lynch, Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley and Bayley. Yet there is still exponential room for growth. Considering that independent wrestling is the heartbeat of the industry, it is only fitting that the next cutting-edge card is Queen of Indies.

Run by Pro Wrestling Revolution and West Coast Pro, the show will take place on Saturday in San Francisco. The card features Chigusa Nagayo, a women’s wrestling pioneer and true star of the industry. She will wrestle in a trios tag match with Takumi Iroha and Sandra Moone against Lady Apache, Nicole Savoy and Karisma, marking a rare chance to see Chigusa step back between the ropes.

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