8 Awesome Wrestling Stars You've Never Even Heard Of
3. Mariko Yoshida
Not to be confused with the love of Marvel hero Wolverine's life (thats Mariko Yashida), Mariko Yoshida is one of the most revolutionary female wrestlers of the last three decades, a submission specialist that some consider the greatest of all time. Trained by the legendary Jaguar Yokota, Mariko was originally a fantastic high-flyer before repackaging herself as a fearsome submission wrestler, demonstrating some truly incredible mat skills.
There are few all-rounders as extraordinary as she. Many consider her to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, the innovator of the Air Raid Crash and the Spider Twist. What's the Spider Twist? This is...
Good Lord. She's also famous for having provided training and mentorship opportunities for younger wrestlers with her cross-promotional bi-monthly event series Ibuki In June 2005. If you're going to compare Manami Toyota with Shawn Michaels, you could easily compare Mariko with Bret Hart. She's that good.