WWWA Championship: Manami Toyota (champion) vs Kyoko Inoue (challenger) 5/7/95

If I could best describe this match in one phrase, I would call it "the ultimate workrate match". These two had many classic matches in the 25 minute range, but this topped them all. For one hour, they went at nearly the exact same pace they did in their other matches! The content was every bit as breathtaking as well, with both women hitting nearly every spot in their arsenal. Toyota hit her springboard plancha at the 15:54 mark to charge the crowd up. Throughout this match both women spent a decent amount of time brawling around the ring, which gave the match a fresh feel and made it stand out from their others stylistically. Kyoko hit a pair of her running top rope elbows at 28:45. Three minutes later, Toyota delivered her top rope missile dropkick to the outside on Kyoko. Toyota gained a great near fall at 36:17 with her Ocean Cyclone suplex. For the final twenty minutes of the match, the heat generally remained at a peak level, as did the work. Toyota was going for an in-ring top rope dropkick but, in one single fluid sequence, Kyoko ran towards Toyota, leaped onto the top rope, and gave her a breathtaking belly-to-belly superplex for a great near fall at 43:00. One must see that move before it can be fully appreciated. The action continued back and forth with many great moves and near falls. Kyoko became dominant towards the end of the match and, with twenty seconds left, scored a near fall with her Niagara Driver. Toyota bounced back and was going for her frankentoyota, but time ran out as she started the move. An exhausting match for wrestler and viewer alike. Very similar content to their other classics, but more than twice the length. Undoubtedly the best 60:00 match I have ever seen. *****

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