WWWA World Championship: Bull Nakano (champion) vs Akira Hokuto (challenger) 1/4/91
This was a great match that showcased the strengths of both women. Hokuto was a year shy of her peak while Nakano was just reaching her peak despite weighing around 230 pounds. Hokuto started fast with a German suplex and a piledriver. Nakano took over as the action spilled outside the ring. Nakano hit Hokuto with a mallet at ringside. Hokuto came back with a lariat but convincingly lost a slapfest. Nakano dominated Hokuto for the next few minutes with a combination of brawling and submission holds. Hokuto fought back and used a few submission holds of her own although Nakano then regained the advantage. Nakano applied a sharpshooter on Hokuto. Nakano missed a lariat and Hokuto applied a Fujiwara armbar. Hokuto dropkicked Nakano twice and gained a near fall. Hokuto scored another near fall with a piledriver. Hokuto then applied a sleeper on Nakano but Nakano escaped using a couple kicks and regained the advantage. Nakano gained a near fall on Hokuto with a cradle back suplex. Nakano then gave Hokuto a top rope plancha to the floor in a crazy move considering her weight. Nakano then gave Hokuto a top rope legdrop for a dramatic near fall. Nakano piledrove Hokuto but missed another top rope legdrop and Hokuto gained a near fall with a tiger suplex. Hokuto gave Nakano four second rope dropkicks for a great near fall. Nakano caught Hokuto with a DDT and gave her a kick off the second rope. However, Hokuto dropkicked Nakano, sending her to the floor, and then gave her a somersault plancha off the top rope. Nakano tombstoned Hokuto off the second rope and gained a dramatic near fall with a powerbomb. Hokuto then superplexed Nakano for a heated near fall and gained another near fall with her northern lights bomb. Nakano gave Hokuto a back suplex and scored the pin at 18:32 to retain the title. The final six minutes were particularly super. ****1/2