History Wrestling / AjaKong

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: She ended Bull "boss of the world" Nakano's ''three year reign'' as the WWWA world heavy weight champion (though she had to lose a couple times first). Later defeating Aja Kong herself would be considered this trope (unless you were Bull Nakano, presumably)

** Won the WWWA Tag Team Titles with Grizzly Iwamoto, AAAW's with Mayumi Ozaki, then with Devil Masami, the OZ Academy Tag Team Titles with Hiroyo Matsumoto, then with Kaoru Ito, then Sonoko Kato, then Hikaru Shida, both Daily Sport and JPW's with Sachie Abe and Twin Star of ARSION with Mariko Yoshida.

* BaldWomen: After Bull Nakano and Kyoko Inoue defeated Jungle Jack in a hair vs. hair match on January 11, 1991.

* MixedAncestry: Where her tightly curled do comes from. Her mother is Japanese and her father was an African-American serviceman. This qualifies her as a [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Woman]].

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aja_Kong The Other Wiki]].

* FoeTossingCharge: At ''[[Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1 ZERO1]] Celebration Return in Zeros'', when Nanae Takahashi and Hikaru started getting the advantage on and double teaming Amazing Kong, Aja Kong ran in the ring and proceeded to destroy Team SUN. The first move Aja Kong actually sold was a drop kick Toshie Uematsu, one of her own partners, accidentally hit her with.

Erika Shishido (born September 25, 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese-[[UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates American]] {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Aja Kong.''' She started her career in 1986 at the age of 16 under her own name, becoming Aja Kong in 1988. She was a long-time regular in Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling and helped establish the [=ARSION=] promotion as one of the top monster heels. Among her achievements, she is a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html AJW WWWA World Tag Team Champion]], holding the belts 1x w[=/=]Grizzly Iwamoto, 2x w[=/=]Bison Kimura as the TagTeam Jungle Jack and 1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/KiaStevens Amazing Kong]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-s.html AJW WWWA World Singles Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/arsion/arsion-s.html Queen of [=ARSION=]]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/hustle/hustle-t.html HUSTLE Super Tag Team Champion]] as Erica w[=/=][[Wrestling/KiaStevens Margarete (Awesome Kong)]]. She made her [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WWE}} Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 95.'' Kong has also competed for Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/DragonGate, and many other promotions. She was inducted into the AJW Hall of Fame in 1998 and the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2006.

* TheCalvery: She arrived in Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling at ''Fight For The Fallen'' to save Allie from Awesome Kong, who had been sicked on Allie by Brandi Rhodes. Dealing with Rhodes was still something Allie had to do for herself and there was no further conflict between the two Kongs after that(not in AEW anyway).
* TheRival
** Aja Kong has backhanded Toshiyo Yamada to into submission ''a lot''. Yamada has been able to beat Kong when it ''really'' mattered though, often while teaming with Kong's own somewhat regular partner Kyoko Inoue or arch nemesis Manami Toyota. Aja Kong and Toshiyo Yamada made a decent team too.
** Kyoko Inoue and Aja Kong were almost the same size (Kong being a little bigger) and had a similar look (light hair, facial markings) that putting them against each other just seemed natural. Kyoko also happened to be half of the responsible pair who shaved Aja Kong and Bison Kimura, so that helped too. Oh and Double Kong, that name wasn't chosen by coincidence as "Double Inoue" had long been running. For most of the same reasons that pitting against them seemed natural also worked for teaming them together. They do have a lot in common but not to the extent people are ever going to confuse which is which.
** While they haven't teamed or even fought as many times as the others, Aja Kong has always been a fan of Ayako Hamada. Erica had some issues with those two no goods Arizin Z and Dokron Z, [[PaperThinDisguise who remind us of Hamda for some reason we can't quite put a finger on.]]
** In tag team action, Nanae Takahashi slowly but surely shaped up to be one, as Aja Kong on more than one occasion came to Amazing Kong's aid and reformed W Kong in response to some group activity of Takahashi, mostly notably in Zero 1\Sun and [=SEAdLINNNG=].

* AuthorAvatar: In the now defunct Arsion promotion, where she booked herself as a tag team partner turned {{starter villain}} to Ayako Hamada, to get her over as the eventual champion and face of the company (herself stepping aside in favor of Mariko Yoshida being TheHeavy). Though during the time Kong was Ayako's partner you could call Fabi and Mari Apache ''their'' starter villains.

* LovelyAngels: Despite not being around her as long as other partners, Hula Kong and Tracy Taylor probably played the trope the straightest in Hawai'i Championship Wrestling and Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1, as far as contrasting personalities go (Kong\Zero1 [[HulaAndLuaus were trying]] to be good hosts) For more regular partners, the bubbly, annoyingly optimistic near PerpetualSmiler Hiroyo Matsumoto is probably the best candidate.

* LighterAndSofter: In Future of Wrestling and Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} as Erica.

* CelebrityEndorsement: At one time in Japan, she was the national spokesperson for orange juice.

* AuthorAvatar: In the now defunct Arsion promotion, where she booked herself as a tag team partner turned {{starter villain}} to Ayako Hamada, to get her over as the eventually champion and face of the company (herself stepping aside in favor of Mariko Yoshida being TheHeavy). Though during the time Kong was Ayako's partner you could call Fabi and Mari Apache ''their'' starter villains.

* JustToyingWithThem: She took a little pleasure than she should have out of beating up Hana Kimura at an Oz Academy show, since Hana's mom [[DotingParent Kyoko was watching]]. When Hana managed to catch Kong in an elevated guillotine however, Kong made sure to quickly end the match after she got out of it.

* LovelyAngels: Despite not being around her as long as other partners, Hula Kong and Tracy Taylor probably played the trope the straightest in Hawai'i Championship Wrestling and Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1, as far as contrasting personalities go (Kong/Zero1 [[HulaAndLuaus were trying]] to be good hosts) For more regular partners, the bubbly, annoyingly optimistic near PerpetualSmiler Hiroyo Matsumoto is probably the best candidate.
* MixedAncestry: Her mother is Japanese and her father was an African-American serviceman.
** Which qualifies her as a [[ScaryBlackMan Scary Black Woman]].

** Wrestling/LionessAsuka's Super Star Unit with Akira Hokuto and Las Cachorras Orientales

** Won the WWA Tag Team Titles with Grizzly Iwamoto, AAAW's with Mayumi Ozaki, then with Devil Masami, the OZ Academy Tag Team Titles with Hiroyo Matsumoto, then with Kaoru Ito, then Sonoko Kato, then Hikaru Shida, both Daily Sport and JPW's with Sachie Abe and Twin Star of ARSION with Mariko Yoshida.

** In tag team action, Nanae Takahashi slowly but surely shaped up to be one, as Aja Kong on more than one occasion came to Amazing Kong's aid and reformed W Kong in response to some group activity of Takahashi, mostly notably in Zero 1\Sun and SEAdLINNNG.

** Beat Toshiyo Yamada in the finals of the AJW Japan Grand Prix 1992. As it was a round robin, Manami Toyota would have won on points alone but a mix up lead to Kong and Toyoda having another match, allowing Kong to win and then beat Yamada, who had an equal number of points in her own block.

'''Erika Shishido''' (b. 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese-[[UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates American]] {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er as '''Aja Kong.''' She started her career in 1986 at the age of 16 under her own name, becoming Aja Kong in 1988. She was a long-time regular in Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling and helped establish the [=ARSION=] promotion as one of the top monster heels. Among her achievements, she is a 4x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-t.html AJW WWWA World Tag Team Champion]], holding the belts 1x w[=/=]Grizzly Iwamoto, 2x w[=/=]Bison Kimura as the TagTeam Jungle Jack and 1x w[=/=][[Wrestling/KiaStevens Amazing Kong]], a 2x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/zenjo/wwwa-s.html AJW WWWA World Singles Champion]], a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/arsion/arsion-s.html Queen of [=ARSION=]]] and a 1x [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/japan/hustle/hustle-t.html HUSTLE Super Tag Team Champion]] as Erica w[=/=][[Wrestling/KiaStevens Margarete (Awesome Kong)]]. She made her [=PPV=] debut at ''Wrestling/{{WWE}} Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 95.'' Kong has also competed for Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}}, Wrestling/DragonGate, and many other promotions. She was inducted into the AJW Hall of Fame in 1998 and the ''[[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]'' Hall of Fame in 2006.

!!! "He made Aja Kong's Tropes!":

* BadassInCharge: Of Arsion, for awhile

* RealSongThemeTune: Music/JudasPriest's "Electric Eye"

* CheapPop: Erica and Margarete would sometimes give flowers to audience members

** In ''U.F.O. kamen Yakisoban Ikari no agedama bonbâ'', (a super hero movie promoting the noodles and sea food company Nissin)

* AuthorAvatar: In the now defunct Arsion promotion, where she booked herself as a tag team partner turned {{starter villain}} to Ayako Hamada, to get her over as the eventually champion and face of the company (herself stepping aside in favor of Mariko Yoshida being TheHeavy). Though during the time Kong was Ayako's partner you could call Faby and Mary Apache ''their'' starter villains.

-->"''God made the Devil just for fun\\

-->- From her theme song, "Jungle Emperor"

* AsHimself

* CookingDuel: Erika often won when she wrestled but when it come to other contests, she lost a bikini contest to Hikari Okada and a posedown to Yinling in HUSTLE.

** Erika was part of The HUSTLE Army(the ''original'' HUSTLE Army)

** Erica was part of The HUSTLE Army(the ''original'' HUSTLE Army)

* AuthorAvatar: In the now defunct Arsion promotion, where she booked herself as a tag team partner turned {{starter villain}} to Ayako Hamada, to get her over as the eventually champion and face of the company (herself stepping aside in favor of Mariko Yoshida being TheHeavy)