Netflix releases new trailer for Dump Matsumoto series ‘Queen of Villains’
A new trailer for the upcoming Dump Matsumoto series has been unveiled.
Netflix on Tuesday released the new trailer for The Queen of Villains, which focuses on the life of Matsumoto. The five-part series will premiere on the platform on September 19.
The trailer shows Mastumoto attending All Japan Women shows as a child, wishing one day to wrestle for the promotion while enduring abuse at home. Footage is then shown of Matsumoto adopting her heel persona that became widely known across professional wrestling.
Netflix officially announced the series last month. From the press release:
From the ‘70s to the ‘80s, female pro-wrestling tag teams like “Beauty Pair” (Jackie Sato and Maki Ueda) and “Crush Gals” (Chigusa Nagayo and Lioness Asuka) became national icons. They captivated Japan not only by competing but also by singing and dancing in the ring. On the other side of this was Dump Matsumoto, the sworn rival of the “Crush Gals.” She made all of Japan her enemy, wreaking havoc in and outside of the ring. But once upon a time, young Dump Matsumoto was told she was too kind to be a villain. What events made her one of the most disliked figures in Japanese wrestling history?
Matsumoto began wrestling in 1980 and has continued to wrestle to this day. For her work in All Japan Women, she was among the first inductees into the Wrestling Observer Hall of Fame in 1996.