Manami Toyota

Manami Toyota
Toyota in August 2010
Born (1971-03-02) March 2, 1971 (age 53)
Masuda, Shimane, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Manami Toyota
Billed height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Billed weight68 kg (150 lb)
Trained byJaguar Yokota[1][2]
DebutAugust 5, 1987
RetiredNovember 3, 2017

Manami Toyota (豊田 真奈美, Toyota Manami, born March 2, 1971) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler, best known for her work with All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW). She is widely considered to be one of the greatest female professional wrestlers of all time.[1]

Following AJW's closure, Toyota continued to work in other joshi promotions such as GAEA Japan and NEO Japan Ladies Pro-Wrestling[3]

  1. ^ a b Molinaro, John (2002). Marek, Jeff; Meltzer, Dave (eds.). Top 100 Pro Wrestlers of All Time. Toronto, Ontario: Winding Stair Press. pp. 167, 208. ISBN 1-55366-305-5.
  2. ^ Triggs, James (July 29, 2009). "CvC: Jaguar Yokota for Greatest Women's Champion". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Meltzer, Dave (2017-11-03). "Daily Update: Weekend schedule, Manami Toyota retires, Earl Hebner". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved 2017-11-03.