{"id":72537,"date":"2020-10-01T05:00:40","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T09:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=72537"},"modified":"2021-02-19T07:29:06","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T12:29:06","slug":"top-5-womens-wrestlers-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/10\/01\/top-5-womens-wrestlers-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Women’s Wrestlers Of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

With WWE’s women’s revolution celebrating its fifth anniversary recently people are looking back at wrestling history to women that led revolutions elsewhere.\u00a0 The topic of conversation has turned to wondering who the best women’s wrestler ever is.\u00a0 We decided to throw our hat into the ring with our picks for the top 5 women’s wrestlers of all time.<\/p>\n

The criteria for our selections are star power, match catalog, influence, and drawing power.\u00a0 To get it out of the way, no Charlotte Flair\u00a0<\/strong>is not on this list, nor is\u00a0Trish Stratus<\/strong>, in fact there is only one North American to be found on our list.\u00a0 With that said let’s get into it and list our top 5 women’s wrestlers of all time. BUT first some honorable mentions:<\/p>\n

Bull Nakano, Devil Masami, Aiko Kyo, Akira Hokuto, Lioness Asuka, Meiko Satomura, Maki Ueda, Sandy Parker<\/a>, Kyoko Inoue, Dump Matsumoto<\/em><\/p>\n

Top Women’s Wrestlers of All Time<\/h2>\n

5. A<\/strong>ja Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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If this were a listing based purely on in-ring abilities Aja Kong would be a strong contender for the number one spot.\u00a0 Kong was a genius in the ring and was one of the best monsters of all time, she knew when to sell and just how much to sell to make her opponent credible while retaining her own monstrous aura.\u00a0 When not selling she was a murderer in the ring and dished out stiff strikes with her signature Uraken (spinning back fist) finishing off more than one tough opponent.\u00a0 She had memorable rivalries and matches including her series of brutal matches with Bull Nakano, and of course her famous matches with\u00a0Manami Toyota<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Few women can say they performed in the Tokyo Dome, even fewer can say they were the main event at the dome.\u00a0 Aja Kong is one of those women, she went on last against Akira Hokuto\u00a0<\/strong>at the Joshi supershow\u00a0Big Egg Wrestling Universe<\/em>.\u00a0 Not only this but Kong was one of AJW’s top stars in the 1990s when the company was packed to the gills with talent and ended\u00a0Bull Nakano<\/strong>‘s record-breaking 1057 day run as WWWA Champion (the top championship of AJW).\u00a0 She did all of this whilst being a mixed-race woman in Japan which deserves some acknowledgment.<\/p>\n

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After leaving All Japan Women’s Pro Wrestling (AJW) in 1997 due to the company owners’ financial issues (covered in detail here<\/a>) Kong continued to be a big star in Joshi going on to become a part of the top heel faction in\u00a0GAEA Japan\u00a0<\/strong>for a period.\u00a0 She would also have success in\u00a0ARISON.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Kong still wrestles to this day and is one of the most protected women in Joshi, despite her age she uses her experience and her aura to have good matches with up and coming talent.\u00a0 She’s still a credible name in the scene and has held top titles in companies as recently as May 2019.<\/p>\n

Aja Kong is, without doubt, one of the top 5 women’s wrestlers of all time.\u00a0 From her legendary matches to her star power and to her long, long list of accolades and championships, few can say that they have had the longevity or success of Aja Kong.<\/p>\n