{"id":37767,"date":"2019-02-08T20:08:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-09T01:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonprowrestling.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=37767"},"modified":"2019-02-08T20:08:53","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T01:08:53","slug":"the-monster-of-the-womens-revolution-awesome-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/02\/08\/the-monster-of-the-womens-revolution-awesome-kong\/","title":{"rendered":"The Monster of the Women’s Revolution: Awesome Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kia Stevens is one of the most prolific wrestlers of the past 20 years. Her size and strength make her a presence to be feared in the ring, and her animated character has helped her to become a standout icon. Her story is a great inspiration, as she got her start after appearing on a TV show called Discovery Health Body Challenge<\/em>. She professed her goal to lose weight and become a professional wrestler. And after some\u00a0time\u00a0training in California, she was invited to wrestle for the legendary\u00a0joshi\u00a0promotion All Japan Woman\u2019s Pro-Wrestling (AJW)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In Japan, Stevens was given the name Amazing Kong<\/strong>. She worked as a stand-in for Japanese legend Aja Kong<\/strong>, who had recently left AJW. The training that Stevens received was very tough on her body, as she has elaborated on in interviews<\/a>. Miscues in the ring caused her to lose part of her tongue and work on a sprained ankle for months. But she stuck with the sport that she loved, and soon found success. Amazing Kong won her first title \u2013 the WWWA World Single Championship \u2013 only two years into her career.<\/p>\n

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Soon afterward, Amazing Kong began wrestling alongside Aja Kong at a different\u00a0joshi\u00a0promotion, GAEA<\/strong>. They formed the team of W Kong<\/strong> and won the AAAW Tag Team Championship. They then went on to tackle intergender wrestling, winning the Hustle<\/strong> Tag Team Championship from a male-dominated roster. Throughout Stevens\u2019s five-year run in Japan, she made waves everywhere she went. She was even asked to main event GAEA\u2019s final show before the promotion closed.<\/p>\n