Manami Toyota Takes on Everybody!

This is one of the most amazing joshi puroresu matches I have ever seen.
It was posted on YouTube by nagashimark with credits to DoubleMiz and Uncle Oni.

In this match, Manami Toyota takes on every girl on the AJW roster.
Yes, that's right, every girl on the AJW roster.
Some of the wrestlers she takes on are Takako Inoue, Aja Kong, Mima Shimoda and Mariko Yoshida.
Can you see a WWE Diva or TNA Knockout doing this?
Okay, maybe Beth Phoenix or Awesome Kong.

This is only part one of the match, and I would love to know the set up behind this.
Did Manami do something wrong?

Anyway, here is part one....

Mariko Yoshida wrestling Rie Tamada

Another photo of Mariko Yoshida in action, this time against Rie Tamada.


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Mariko Yoshida wrestling Aja Kong in Japan

Japanese women's wrestling legends Mariko Yoshida and Aja Kong squaring off in Japan.


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Linda Starr wrestling Mariko Yoshida in Japan.

Here's a couple of photos of Linda Starr wrestling Mariko Yoshida in Japan.
The first photo looks like a reverse surfboard?
And the second is just a regular standing surfboard.
No boston crabs....LOL

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Ayako Hamada wrestling Mariko Yoshida in Japan

Here's some photos of Ayako Hamada wrestling Mariko Yoshida in Japan.

Ayako is working that headscissors armbar thing hard on Mariko.

Both of them being the awesome mat technicians that they are, this must have been a great match.

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Mariko Yoshida - Japanese Women Wrestling

Mariko Yoshida was born on February 15th, 1970 in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan.
She is a female professional wrestler best known for her work in the ARSION wrestling promotion, where she also served as the head trainer.

Mariko made her wrestling debut in All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW / Zenjo) on October 10, 1988 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall in a match against Keiko Waki.
She was one of the best young stars in AJW, often using Lucha Libre inspired aerial maneuvers to go along with her extremely good mat work skills.

Mariko left AJW in 1997 and joined Aja Kong's ARSION promotion, becoming their head trainer.
In ARSION, she became known as a technical wrestling master, and got a push as a major star.
Mariko was nicknamed "ARSION no Shinjutsu", or "ARSION True Heart".
Giving up the high-flying techniques of her run in Zenjo (because of a neck injury in 1992), her style in ARSION was ground work and submission wrestling moves.

In 2006, Yoshida was presented with the Cauliflower Alley Club's Future Legend Award, becoming only the second female (Cheerleader Melissa was the first), to win this award.

Mariko in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6stpJEP7Yk&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdE4rGmyO5E

Mariko Yoshida

Name Mariko Yoshida
Real name Mariko Yoshida
Nicknames ARSION No Shinjutsu (True Heart of ARSION)
Name history Mariko Yoshida (Pro wrestling debut: - )
Trained by: All Japan Women's Pro Wrestling Dojo
Birth date Feburary 15, 1970 - Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Pro wrestling debut: October 10, 1988 vs. Keiko Waki
Height 5'4"/163 cm
Weight 141 lbs/64 kg
Signature moves Air Raid Crash, Crucifix Armbar, Henkei Sleeper
Titles: AJW All Japan Women's Tag Team Champion (3) (2 with Takako Inoue, 1 with Rie Tamada), AJW All Japan Women's Champion, CMLL Women's Champion, Queen of ARSION Champion (2), Twin Star of ARSION Champion (2)(with Aja Kong, with Lioness Asuka)