IWA Championship: Kyoko Inoue (champion) vs Manami Toyota (challenger) 4/25/92
This was every bit as great a match as you could expect given the stages of their careers. Both women were just shy of their working primes and churned out tons of great spots and action. Both women dropkicked each other at the start. Toyota gave Kyoko a plancha from the middle of the top rope early on. Toyota dominated Kyoko in the opening stretch using a variety of submission holds. Kyoko fought back and dominated Toyota for a few minutes also using submission holds. Kyoko dove backwards onto Toyota off the second rope. She gave Toyota an alleycopter type move at the ten minute mark for a near fall. Toyota gave Kyoko a series of dropkicks and one off the second rope for a near fall. Toyota gained another near fall with a double underhook suplex. Kyoko dove backwards off the second rope and elbowed Toyota. She stretched Toyota with a few submission holds briefly. Toyota dropkicked her, knocking her off the ropes to the arena floor. Tyotoa then hit a plancha on Kyoko. However, Kyoko then dove off the barricade with an elbow to Toyota. Toyota rolled up Kyoko for a near fall. Toyota then gave Kyoko a rolling cradle for a near fall. Toyota gave Kyoko four dropkicks off the second rope for a near fall. Toyota came off the top rope but Kyoko caught her and applied a half crab and then a camel clutch. Toyota gave Kyoko her Toyota roll for a cool near fall. Toyota German suplexed Kyoko for a near fall and then nailed her with a tope suicida and another top rope plancha. Toyota then gave Kyoko a superquebrada. Toyota gained a near fall with a dragon suplex but missed a moonsault. Kyoko gained a near fall with her top rope elbow and another with a powerbomb. Toyota gave Kyoko her ocean cyclone suplex and scored the pin at 24:37 to win the title. Toyota was still on the rise in terms of athletic ability and Kyoko was still a year from peaking, but this was a great sign of things to come. ****3/4