Career
All Japan Women"s Pro Wrestling (1986–1988)
Kudo practiced basketball during high school. When she was 16 she joined All Japan Women"s Pro-Wrestling but found little to no success there. She was released in March 1988 because she had not enhanced her wrestling ability enough.
Hiatus (1988–1990)
After being released from AJW in March 1988, she took a hiatus from pro wrestling and worked as a kindergarten teacher.
Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1990–1997)
However she still felt the desire for pro wrestling, and joined Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling in March 1990. She was quickly pushed to the top of the card, it is generally considered that this was because of her looks.
However she worked and trained hard, developing her skills significantly. She ended up being the top star of FMW"s women"s division, and one of the most recognised female wrestlers in Japan during her heyday.
In 1992 she released a music Civil Defense titled "Keep On Running".
That same year, she was the leading lady in the action film, A Human Murder Weapon. She had also released several modeling photobooks, which she poses foreign Kudo worked all kinds of matches, but she was mostly known for brutal death matches, where the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire.
Her notable feuds were against Shark Tsuchiya, Combat Toyoda and Sumie Sakai.
On April 29, 1997 she had her retirement match against Tsuchiya in a "Number ropes 200V double hell double barbed wire barricade double landmine glass crush death match". This refers to a match fought under hardcore rules wherein the ropes are removed and replaced by 200V electrified, double-layered barbed wire.
And the ring surrounded by double layers of landmines and broken glass. She vacated both of the titles she held in a retirement ceremony on June 13, 1997.
After retiring from professional wrestling Kudo has worked on various television programs, including as a color commentator for pro wrestling events.
She also hosts a weekly radio show in Japan. On July 12, 1998, Kudo married fellow wrestler Bad Boy Hido, whom she met in their FMW days. Finishing moves
Kudome Valentine – innovated
Signature moves
Thunder fire powerbomb
Kudome Driver (Kneeling head spike double underhook powerbomb)
Ganso Bomb
Sitout double underhook powerbomb
Dragon sleeper
Bridging Dragon suplex
Northern Lights suplex
Flying hip attack
DDT
Rear naked choke
Running elbow smash
Nicknames
"Evil Princess"
"Extreme Queen"
Entrance themes
"Keep On Running" (FMW, 1992–1995)
"One Way Heart" (FMW, 1995–1997)
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling.
