The GOAT retired today

[September]

The legendary Manami Toyota has retired from professional wrestling.

After decades in the wrestling business, the 46-year old Toyota called it quits this week on a thirtieth anniversary show. The event featured several one minute time limit matches, that saw her defeat 12 opponents, lose to ten and draw with 29. Following that, she faced Tsukasa Fujimoto -- Toyota's protege and successor. Toyota would defeat her twice, before dropping a third match to end her career.




Toyota was a fixture in Japan and made several trips stateside for CHIKARA events as well. American fans may most remember Toyota from when she teamed with Mariko Yoshida to take on Akira Hokuto and Bull Nakano on the New Japan Pro Wrestling and WCW co-branded "Collision in Korea" show in April 1995.

The early 1990's Japanese women's wrestling boom found Toyota having legendary matches from 1992 to 1995 with regularity. Memorable ones include bouts against Aja Kong, Mima Shimoda, Akira Hokuto, Toshiyo Yomada, and more. There were also a series of tag team matches where Toyota teamed with Hokutu to face Yamada and Kyoko Inoue that gained heavy acclaim.

Toyota won five "Tag League the Bests", and was a four-time winner of the Japan Grand Prix in addition to several other championships throughout her career.

Who else was as hardcore and as fluid in the ring?

Thanks for putting me on to greatness queen :sadnat:

 

[Silkk]

Was hoping you meant your mans

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

View media item 12439Who in the blue hell is this??

 

[Bob Loblaw]

Damn don’t let HHH hear about this event

 

[Alexander The Great]

need to find some links to her greatest matches.

I watched some Japanese woman's match from like 1989 and the stuff they were doing was stuff I didn't see in America by MEN until the late 90s

 

[Jmare007]

View media item 12439Who in the blue hell is this??

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Clown dressed up like he tryna be mj.

The Real GOATs is guys like Kurt,
the rock, Austin, angle, Jericho, bret, taker, sting, etc.

If you never made noise in the states I don't recognize you.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

The Joshi Gawd finally hung up the crown.

I been meaning to binge on her matches, because them Chikara runs were simply blessed

 

[ManBearPig]

The GOAT got his head kicked off his head by Goldberg

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

The GOAT got his head kicked off his head by Goldberg

Nah the GOAT died on March 3rd, 2016

 

[Sypress]

Nah the GOAT died on March 3rd, 2016

Lord James Blears

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Lord James Blears

No

Hayabusa

 

[September]

Was hoping you meant your mans

You a lame ass nikka :rrwhat:

He aint going nowhere. Stay mad that your fave wrestler either looks up to or fukks with him :rrmad:

 

[Lo-Co]

Who else was as hardcore and as fluid in the ring?

Thanks for putting me on to greatness queen :sadnat:

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

The goat got a title match against jinder Tuesday