10 Insane Wrestling Moves Created By Women

7. The Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boMZDa8-PsE

Also known as: Queen Suplex, Straightjacket Bridging Electric Chair Suplex

Created by: Manami Toyota

When it comes to suplexes, there are a few names that come up instantly to describe the masters of that maneuver, such as Tazz, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar, Mitsuharu Misawa, just to name a few. Few people would expect a women's wrestler to come up with an impressive and risky suplex variation of her own, but that's just what Manami Toyota did when she was on top of the entire industry in the 1990s.

Her suplex variation, the Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex, is probably the most unusual and overly-complex move on this list. The ideal combination of strength and technical precision, this move requires the user to not only hook both of their opponent's arms and cross them, but also hold them while that user hoists their opponent so that they're sitting on her shoulders, before she falls backwards, driving her opponent's head and neck into the canvas.

It's an incredibly unique wrestling maneuver that should be seen more often. Unfortunately, few wrestlers other than Toyota have ever tried to use this move. That demonstrates very clearly just how good of a wrestler she was in her prime; she could execute moves with such incredible precision and skill that no one has come even close to matching her in over twenty years.

 
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