Hamada was born Ayako Villareal in 1981 and is of Japanese and Mexican descent. Her start in professional wrestling in the ARSION promotion and immediately won her first titile, the Twinstar of ARISON tag title with Mika Akino. She wrestled extensively in Mexico and Japan winning the WWWA World Heavyweight Championship and the AAAW Singles Championship. She wrestled in HUSTLE and in AAA in Mexico in addition for Shimmer and Jersey All Pro Wrestling.

In August 2009, she made her TNA debut defeating Daffney in her first match. She was involved in a feud with Alissa Flash and faced her in a Falls Count Anywhere match which Hamada won. She even recieved a TNA Global Championship shot against Eric Young by order of Kevin Nash was running the show at the time. Hamada dominated the match but Young was able to retain. Hamada and new tag partner Awesome Kong defeated the TNA Knockout Tag Team champions Taylor Wilde and Sarita in a non-title three way match. They went onto win the belts from Wilde and Sarita a few weeks later to win the TNA Knockouts Tag Team titles.