AKINO AKINO is a Japan ese Professional wrestler . Billed from Honshū , she started late in the sport and didn ' t debut until the age of 24 . Trained by Mariko Yoshida , she proved to have an innate ring presence and excelled at the sport . Career . Early career . AKINO debuted in the newly formed federation ARSION ( then run by Aja Kong ) as Mika Akino . In her first months she floated around and tagged with fellow rookie Ayako Hamada now and again . Her most notable match was for the Queen of Arsion Championship , against her mentor , Yoshida . This match is considered by some to be the quintessential rookie versus veteran match of the 1990s , and both women were praised for their performance . It wasn ' t long before Akino was repackaged as AKINO , and placed in the stable called " CAZAI " , or Girls with Attitude . Fellow members included tag team partner Hamada , Ai Fujita , and Candy Okutsu . The heel stable gain notoriety and popularity within ARSION . Hamada and AKINO eventually won the Twin Star of Arsion Championship , which set the stage for possibly both women ' s biggest match in 1999 . Wrestling as " HamaKINO " , the two champions entered a storyline with popular tag team " LCO " ( Las Cachorrus Orientales ) , made up of Mima Shimoda and Estuko Mita . The story culminated in a bloody brawl that was later considered one of the matches of the year . Held at the Carnival ' 99 show , the match skyrocketed the popularity of HamaKINO , and cemented the two women as draws for the promotion . The group split up later , and AKINO went on to win the Sky High of Arsion Championship from Chaparita ASARI . Kong left ARSION after disputes with Rossy Ogawa , and " joshi " legend Lioness Asuka took her place . Hamada left not long after , and AKINO stayed . While she never won the Queen of Arsion Championship , she was involved in several spotlight storylines and matches , including tagging with Asuka and competing against Michiko Ohmukai . Leaving ARSION . After Asuka left , wrestler Yumiko Hotta took over and renamed ARSION AtoZ . In 2003 , AKINO parted ways with the promotion , and declared herself a freelancer . Her mentor and friend Yoshida left AtoZ as well , as did wrestler Baby - M ( at that time billed as Baby - A ) . AKINO began performing with other promotions , like Jd ' and JWP . She also began training in mixed martial arts ( MMA ) , and competed at the " LoveImpact " show , on February 8 , 2004 . She KO ' d her opponent , a middle cup tournament winner , less than a minute into the match . She also competed at the " SmackGirl " show , on August 5 , 2004 , and went all three rounds against her opponent , winning by split decision . During this time AKINO wrestled primarily in Jd ' , JWP , and GAEA . Forming M ' s Style . After leaving AtoZ , AKINO joined with three other " joshi " wrestlers to form a new promotion . Her longtime friend Mariko Yoshida and fellow ARSION wrestler Michiko Ohmukai joined her , and rising star Momoe Nakanishi also jumped on board . The name of their promotion , M ' s Style , stemmed from the fact that all four women ' s first names started with the letter " M " . M ' s Style held its first show in April 2004 . At the time , the promotion was thought to be the future of " joshi puroresu " , and had been rumored to be working with " puroresu " powerhouse New Japan Pro Wrestling . Nothing came of the partnership , and the promotion suffered another blow . Momoe Nakanishi announced her retirement the same year , with nagging injuries being among the top reasons . Many in the " joshi " fan community considered this a death knell for M ' s Style , and expected the promotion to go under . It has stayed open . Running a show once a month , AKINO and Ohmukai still remain , with Yoshida occasionally wrestling , though she left to open Ibuki to train up the next generation of " joshi " wrestlers . Present . M ' s Style closed in the Fall of 2006 . After the final show , AKINO announced she would be taking some time off from wrestling to let a lingering neck injury heal up . While still teaching classes at U - FILE , she has scaled her wrestling appearances back dramatically , appearing in an OZ Academy show in January 2007 and in the Jaguar Yokota show on March 11 , 2007 . In the mean time , she has taken up golfing and currently travels with a female golfer , Sakura , acting as her caddy while competing in tournaments herself . One of her most notable students , who was also trained by Yoshida , is Ayumi Kurihara , who has tagged with AKINO several times and also wrestled in M ' s Style . AKINO has held tag championships with Ranmaru and Tsubasa Kuragaki , and has held many singles titles as both AKINO and her heel alter - ego noki - A . AKINO returned in mid - 2007 , working primarily with Oz Academy while freelancing with Pro Wrestling WAVE and performing in special shows held by Fuka . She is currently a member of Aja Kong ' s Jungle Jack 21 stable along with Hiroyo Matsumoto and Tomoka Nakagawa . On April 24 , 2013 , Akino defeated Chikayo Nagashima to win the Oz Academy Openweight Championship for the first time . After a record - breaking eighteen - month reign , she lost the title to Tsubasa Kuragaki on October 13 , 2014 . She regained the title on May 17 , 2015 , only to lose it to Mio Shirai on June 7 .