5 Best Wrestling Matches of 1993

#4. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki – 2 out of 3 falls – DreamSlam II

This was voted the Match of the Year in 1993, beating a lot of top matches from around the world. For almost forty minutes, these four women wrestled at such a blistering pace you’d think the match was on fast forward by default.

From the opening bell, the action hardly slows down, as all four women hit some of the craziest moves ever seen in a wrestling ring. Stiff strikes, horrifying submission holds vicious power moves, creative psychology, this match has it all.

Special credit goes to Toyota for showing some of the most innovative offence ever seen in this match, including both a double Crucifix Powerbomb and her patented Japanese Ocean Cyclone Suplex.

The only real issue with this match is that it features way too many Irish whips and running moves, which partially weakens some of the moves used because the women are back up and running mere seconds later.

Then again, if the purpose of this match was to show these four women’s stamina and conditioning, then it more than accomplished its goal. I encourage everyone to watch this match to see what women’s wrestling once was, and what WWE could do if their women had more freedom.