Manami Toyota is the epitome of a true women’s wrestler, having had success as both a singles and tag team wrestler. She came to prominence when teaming with Lioness Asuka, known collectively as The Crush Girls. Together, they were seen by many one of the most popular and successful female tag teams of all time. During their tenure as a team, they were four-time Tag Team Championship in AJW, and were box offices draws in Japan, drawing in record television ratings. Throughout the 1990s, Toyota had a streak of classics in singles and tag team matches, and ALL of them were rated 5-Star Matches by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Two of these matches were named Match of the Year by Meltzer: her match against Kyoko Inoue and a classic tag team match where she teamed up with (INSERT TAG TEAM MATCH HERE). Now, with almost 30 years of experience under her belt, she has not missed a beat, and she continues to prove why she is one of – if not THE BEST women’s wrestler to ever lace up a pair of boots.
Here’s Manami facing off against one of her greatest adversaries, the powerful Aja Kong, who is a joshi legend in her own right.
