WWWA Tag Team Title: Kyoko & Takako Inoue (c) vs Manami Toyota & Sakie Hasegawa 8/30/95
An amazing workrate match that was typical of the All Japan Women style with all the big moves and great pacing. This was a rematch from their 1/3/95 match that was nearly as memorable. Like that match, this also went three falls. The first fall began quickly, and the challengers missed a double top rope headbutt on Kyoko early on. The Inoues dominated Hasegawa for a couple minutes. Toyota tagged in and immediately used a rolling cradle on Takako for a heated near fall. Kyoko vs Toyota drew the most heat. Kyoko gave Toyota a giant swing and then used submission holds on her. Both Inoues continued their dominance of Toyota until she surprised then with a springboard reverse bodypress at 10:06. However, Kyoko then hit both opponents with a jumping elbow off the middle rope. Hasegawa gained a near fall on Kyoko with her savate kick and then dropped her on her head with three urinages for another near fall. Toyota gave both Inoues a springboard somersault plancha at 12:00. After more great action and near falls, Toyota caught Kyoko with a sunset flip off the top rope to win the first fall at 14:14. The second fall only lasted 29 seconds, with Kyoko catching Hasegawa with her Niagara driver for the pin to even the match. The Inoues continued to dominate Hasegawa in the third fall until she gave Kyoko a urinage, Takako a savate kick, and tagged Toyota. Toyota was her usual sharp self on offense, gaining near falls on Takako using moves such as a German suplex and her Toyota roll. The Inoues dominated Hasegawa for a stretch after they knocked Toyota out of the ring and briefly out of commission. They gained several near falls on Hasegawa, including a dramatic one after Takako hit a destiny hammer. At 7:23, Toyota hit the champions with her top rope dropkick to the floor, but injured her leg in the process. Kyoko knocked Toyota for a loop with a lariat and gained a near fall. The challengers gave Kyoko a double impact with Toyota doing a top rope dropkick for a near fall. Toyota then gained near falls on Kyoko with a moonsault and an ocean cyclone suplex. At 12:20, Kyoko gained a heated near fall on Toyota with her Niagara driver but Toyota turned at attempted second one into a Toyota roll for a great near fall. Kyoko caught Toyota with a spectacular running belly-to-belly superplex. Kyoko then gained a near fall on Toyota after she and Takako hit a top rope DDT. After another near fall after a Niagara driver, Kyoko finally pinned Toyota at 14:14 after a double-team powerbomb- nodowa combination. Amazing workrate and very similar to the 10/10/94 Toyota/Yamada-Inoues classic. *****
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