(This article originally appeared in Japanese on Battle News under the headline “A singles match between Ram Kaicho, former elementary school heel, and ‘underclassman’ Tsukasa Fujimoto!”)
The Japanese indie promotion Pro-Wrestling Of Darkness 666 held their 90th event on June 6 at Shinkiba 1st Ring. This event, which celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of wrestler Shinobu’s debut, also featured wrestlers from 666’s Shinjuku Nichome Pro Wrestling sub-brand. The event came with a surprising announcement: 666 wrestler Ram Kaicho (“Chairperson Ram”) will soon have a singles match with Ice Ribbon‘s Tsukasa Fujimoto.
Ram made her wrestling debut in 2005 and, being in elementary school at the time, immediately captured media attention as the youngest wrestler in Japan. She’s been called “the O.G. child wrestler.” Despite her young age, Ram retired in 2009—but not before facing Riho, who made her own debut as an elementary schooler in 2006, in a famous match in Ice Ribbon.
After her retirement, Ram kept her distance from professional wrestling. That is, until 666 founder The Crazy SKB fell ill, and then-president Kana left the promotion to join WWE (where she now wrestles under the name Asuka). Seeing her home promotion in a pinch and hoping to help out, Ram returned to the ring in 2016.
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