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THE QUEEN OF VILLAINS Review: A Fascinating Trip to the 80´s Japanese Pro Wrestling Scene

The Queen of Villains is a ticket to the past that gives the viewer the opportunity to delve into the Japanese pro wrestling scene of the eighties, hand in hand with the greatest villain who back then sowed fear in the AJW rings, in brutal confrontations against what is possibly the most famous female tag team in the history of Japanese wrestling, The Crush Gals. During five exciting episodes, we discover the ins and outs behind the AJW wrestling promotion, while we accompany a young Kaoru Matsumoto in her transformation into the fearsome Dump Matsumoto, genuinely embodied by Yuriyan Retriever, her uncanny performance is just a gift for the audience. However, the series is not limited to simply recounting Dump Matsumoto‘s journey to stardom, but becomes a thorough recreation of that unforgettable era of wrestling in Japan, being also a perfect portrait of the reign of the Crush Gals, a […]

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THE QUEEN OF VILLAINS Trailer: Get to know Dump Matsumoto, the greatest villainess in the Japanese Pro-Wrestling scene

Mike Garcia

Kaoru Matsumoto, later known with her Ring stage name , Dump Matsumoto, was the biggest villainess in the Japanese pro-wrestling scene from the 80´s. Her ruthless extravagant personality and feuds over the rings with other wrestling personalities, turned her a sensation that sold-out arenas and skyrocketed the audience of her televised wrestling matches. Her venture into Proffessional Wrestling played an important part in the boom of Female Pro-Wrestling in the country of the rising sun, but there´s never a great story if it lacks of a great villain, and Matsumoto took that role with overwhelming personality, and knack for cajoling the public with her chaotic character in the ring. The Queen of Villains lands in Netflix as a semi-autobiographical 5-episodes series, that explores the journey that Kaoru Matsumoto experienced until becoming a cult personality into the rising scene of female proffessional wrestling in the 80´s. The Series starts streaming worldwide […]

THE QUEEN OF VILLAINS Teaser Reveals Yuriyan Retriever’s Anti-Heroic Rise To The Throne!

Lee B. Golden III

The Queen of Villains unveils the untold story of Dump Matsumoto, a professional wrestler who ignited a boom in women’s wrestling in the 1980s with her cult-like following. Unlike the iconic “Crush Gals” duo, Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka, Matsumoto made her mark as the most famous heel. Dominating television screens, they became a cultural phenomenon, captivating Japan. That’s the wind up and the pitch that now comes in hand with the first teaser for period wrestling series drama, The Queen Of Villains. The five-part series is supervized by Kazuya Shiraishi from a script Junya Ikegami, and Osamu Suzuki who also developed and produced the series. Shiraishi directed the first three episodes with the latter two from director Katsuhito Mogi. The Queen of Villains stars Yuriyan Retriever, Erika Karata, Ayame Goriki, Ebi-chan (of comedy duo Marie Marie), Kyoka Sumida, Elina Mizuno, Ryoka Neya, Eri Kamataki, Urara Aryu, Momoko Hori, Sayaka […]