Your Two Cents: Greatest Non-American Wrestlers
“Your Two Cents” is our interactive feature where we gauge the opinions of our Twitter and Facebook followers on different discussions in women’s wrestling.
This week, we’re asking this: The WWE has been taping overseas the past few days, so we want to know: who do you think is the greatest non-American female wrestler currently in the business? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages and picked some of the best submissions to highlight here on the website. As always, you can join the debate by leaving your comments!
Our Two Cents
Batting for Team DD this week, it’s Steven giving us her personal opinion on this week’s topic:
Steven: Hands down, the best non-American female wrestler is Ayako Hamada, in my opinion. I’ve had the honor of seeing her wrestle live on several occasions and I’m never disappointed. Every time she steps in the ring, she gives 110% and makes it look effortless.
Your Two Cents
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@EveTorresJr | Layla! Although she is billed from Miami, she was born in London, England! She’s incredible, so charismatic and funny. She has great in-ring skills and she is amazing on the mic. |
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@ItsRiskyBitch | While there’s many foreign veterans, I have to say Britani Knight because she is obviously uber talented, beautiful & the future! |
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Jamie Laird | Layla and Sarita as well as Madison Eagles and Angelina Love. |
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Josue Guzman | Hands down: Aja Kong. She has put on some unbelievable matches in her native land of Japan, was a monstrous heel who would just brutalized her opponents and even served as an icon to fellow wrestler Sara Del Rey. |
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@KatieFJ07 | Well I would have to say one of the best workers thats non-American would be Britani Knight. I think she’s awesome to watch in the ring and I love that she’s been doing this since she was basically a kid. I loved the work in the indies and I think she’s doing great in FCW, I can’t wait until she gets called up to the main roster and see matches with the likes of Natalya, Beth Phoenix, Eve Torres, Kharma, and Layla. |
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Martin Bentley | Madison Eagles, Kana and Portia Perez are high on the list. |
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@pikatrick | In the Joshi community, I’m a big fan of Ayako Hamada, Makoto, and Cherry. Otherwise Jessie McKay does it for me. Total package! |
And now we turn it over to you…
What are your two cents on the debate? Who is the greatest non-American female wrestler in the business? Tell us in the comments…
Mikas
April 20, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Europe: Britani Knight
Mexico: La Amapola
Japan: Ayako Hamada
Australia: Madison Eagles
Canada: Lufisto
Prescott
April 20, 2012 at 5:22 pm
As Ron Simmons would say, (long, epic pause) — DAMN. I literally was going to post about the exact same thing. I’m both super impressed and disappointed to be a copycat. But the truth and objectivity are way more important than the credit, so kudos to MIKAS here. For the Cherry (*ahem*) I’d add her, Aja and maybe a few others – WAY too many to mention and it’s more about the cream of the crop all-around. This is truth and right on. (bow)
ETR
April 20, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Currently ?
Mexico : Faby Apache or Sexy Star
Japan : Ayako Hamada or Ayumi Kurihara
Europe : Saraya Knight
Australia : Jessie Mckay
Canada : Nicole Mathews.
FilmJenkins
April 20, 2012 at 6:28 pm
Lufisto or Kalamity (Quebec)
velvelove
April 20, 2012 at 6:39 pm
Angelina Love in my opinion is the best female wrestler period.
I think she is incredibly underrated. I rarely see her botch, she can deliver promos , she is beautiful (even though that doesn’t make her a better wrestler). As well as 1/2 of my personal favorite stable ever.
Poison_Ivory
April 20, 2012 at 7:35 pm
Angelina is hugely underrated. People really see her as a mediocre wrestler, which is a shame because she is actually a great wrestler. I like to think her as the (=my) Trish of TNA.
Choko
April 20, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Angelina is actually more impressive than Trish wrestling wise.
Looking Glass
April 20, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Hamada is technically Mexican, although of Japenese lineage. I think she was underutilized during TNA, although it did help get her exposure on a mainstream level. I agree that Angelina is one of the best Canadian females there is (I know the Trish marks will start…)
I think to say Brittani Knight/Paige is the best female at the age of 19 is a bit of an overstatement, many people have seen a few things from FCW and everyone else just jumps on the bandwagon of her being an indy girl in the WWE. Saraya on the other hand (Brittani had to learn from somewhere) I beleive has only just began to get the exposure she deserves in wrestling, despite being a veteran. Other than that Madison Eagles is definately one of the finest from Down Under and Wesna Busic was great during her day.
Looking Glass
April 20, 2012 at 6:45 pm
I forgot to say Sarita in all that!
Francisco
April 20, 2012 at 7:07 pm
Shanna and Britani Knight. I love both of them and I love their wrestling style, and tbh they’re both HOT!
LadyGoDiva
April 20, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Fabi Apache
Lolita
Sexy Star
Jennifer Blake
Alpha Female
Kay Lee Ray
Poison_Ivory
April 20, 2012 at 7:31 pm
MANAMI TOYOTA <3 Nobody tops her as my fav/best non-american wrestless <33
Also, I gotta name Aurora Flame, since she's a Finn like me :) Plus I like her style
Poison_Ivory
April 20, 2012 at 7:32 pm
Oh dear god, did I really say “wrestless” .. Lmaoo
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:58 pm
I like Aurora! But Jenny Sjodin > Aurora Flame :P
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:58 pm
Manami is definitely the best of all time :)
Poison_Ivory
April 21, 2012 at 12:10 am
Yea Jenny is better. :D Much, much better. And she’s made it to US indies.
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 21, 2012 at 12:44 am
I don’t ever remember Jenny wrestling in the US :I
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 21, 2012 at 12:46 am
Hey, I was wondering if you’ve ever seen Sara Elektra too, I was curious as to how she is in the ring.
I’m taking it you’re actually from Finland, so where could I watch some FCF matches online if you know?
Poison_Ivory
April 21, 2012 at 12:55 am
Then I remembered that wrong. I had this weird feeling I mixed her with someone else. Hmm.
FCF stopped broadcasting on TV almost 5 years ago. and the only matches I’ve seen, apart from live events, are some random clips shown when they are interviewing one of the women once in a while. Plus of course FCF’s YouTube channel, there’s a few matches.
Sara’s pretty decent, considering she only started last year. Quite green, basic moves. But she def. has potential
Jhonmarco
April 20, 2012 at 7:50 pm
Too many to list. Here are my picks though:
Madison Eagles, the Ninjas, LuFisto, Ayako Hamada, Manami Toyota, Aja Kong, Evie, Saraya Knight, & Ayumi Kurihara.
Mentions to Misaki Ohata, Tomoka Nakagawa, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Kana, Yumi Ohka, Jessie McKay, & Britani Knight.
Jhonmarco
April 20, 2012 at 7:54 pm
Oh & who could forget Wesna Busic? Such a hard-hitter, a shame about her retirement. The matches she could’ve had in Shimmer? Oh my god I can’t even begin to think of that.
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Ugh I know! Shame she got injured, plus now, she’s married to Ahmed Chaer and I heard she had a kid.
No Holds Barred
April 20, 2012 at 8:27 pm
Trish Stratus
Ayako Hamada
Chapparita Asari
Britani Knight
Amazing Kong
Tenille
Sarita
Choko
April 20, 2012 at 9:05 pm
BULL FUCKING NAKANO!!!!
Can’t believe nobody mentioned her…
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:48 pm
She’s retired
Choko
April 20, 2012 at 10:32 pm
eehh… excuse me lol. I didn’t read the whole article. I thought it was an “all time” thing.
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm
In that case, there would a lot more women to list and Bull would be on that list. She was one of the best!
No Holds Barred
April 21, 2012 at 1:47 am
oh lol I didn’t read it either.. haha I listed Trish and Asari
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:48 pm
Ayako Hamada no question
Other women-
Aja Kong, Ayumi Kurihara, Blue Nikita, Command Bolshoi, GAMI, Hailey Hatred, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jenny Sjodin, Jessie McKay, Kalamity, Kana, Kaori Yoneyama, Kellie Skater, Kyoko Kimura, LEON, Lin Bairon / Ray, LuFisto, Manami Toyota, Meiko Satomura, Mia Yim, Misaki Ohata, Nikki Storm, Portia Perez, Ran Yu Yu, Sarita, Syuri, Taiyo Natsuki, Toshie Uematsu, Tsubasa Kuragaki, Yumiko Hotta
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:51 pm
To add a few other talented women-
Apple Miyuki, Carmel Jacob, Hanako Nakamori, Io Shirai, Kagetsu, Makoto, Ryo Mizunami, Sawako Shimono
I’m sure I’m missing some though lol
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 9:56 pm
Dump Matsumoto, Evie, Nicole Matthews, Rhia O’Reilly, Tomoka Nakagawa
I should stop now :X
Jhonmarco
April 20, 2012 at 10:35 pm
Hailey’s technically American.
Damn, did you just list most of the women currently working?
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Ah, well she lives in Japan so I listed her
Pretty much all the talented women not from/living in the USA :P
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 20, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Didn’t mean to add Mia in there, I had a list of talented women I copied and pasted and forgot to delete her.
Jhonmarco
April 21, 2012 at 12:05 am
Despite the long list, I agree with it.
Evie really need to branch out to North America soon. Girl is the best in New Zeland. Instantly loved her after her match with Kellie Skater at PWWA’s September 3rd show. Shimmer debut please?
lbthewrestlingnerd
April 21, 2012 at 12:44 am
I would love that! Best female in NZ for sure! I haven’t seen any of the men wrestle though. I wish it was easier to find NZ wrestling.
Evie definitely needs to come to SHIMMER!
xoxoRKOxoxo
April 21, 2012 at 5:39 am
best Hamada without a doubt than Saraya and Brittini Knight tied in second i love Lufisto and Madison Eagles tied in third than fourth Layla and number five tied between Angelina Love and Sarita my top five which really a top eight!!! but i so wish right now Sara Del Rey was from Canada or Austrailia right now GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!
melon2617
April 21, 2012 at 9:24 pm
Trish Stratus!
melon2617
April 21, 2012 at 9:27 pm
hahaha! Missed the “current” part. My bad.
Currently, I’m going to have to say Layla. She was the entertaining part of Laycool & she’s come so far.
Kessuki
April 22, 2012 at 7:40 am
id have to pick a couple already mentioned several times; Jessie McKay, Ayumi Kurihara, Britani Knight, all three are great and totally cute. love me some hamada too.