| Dump Matsumoto | |
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 Matsumoto in December 2019 | |
| Birth name | Kaoru Matsumoto |
| Born | November 11, 1960 Kumagaya, Saitama, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Dump Matsumoto Kaoru Matsumoto |
| Billed height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Billed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Debut | 1980 |
Kaoru Matsumoto (松本 香, Matsumoto Kaoru), better known by her ring name Dump Matsumoto (ダンプ松本, Danpu Matsumoto, born November 11, 1960), is a Japanese professional wrestler. She came to prominence as one of the leading female wrestlers in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) during the 1980s. The longtime leader of the Atrocious Alliance stable, which included Crane Yu, Condor Saito and Bull Nakano, she was one of the main rivals of the popular tag team the Crush Gals. Their long-running feud would become extremely popular in Japan during the 1980s, with their televised matches resulting in some of the highest rated in Japanese television as well as the promotion regularly selling out arenas.[1]
- ^ "All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling". Puroresu Dojo. August 2001.