Toshiyo Yamada

is a Japanese retired professional wrestler. In the 1990s, Yamada wrestled for the All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling promotion (AJW).

Professional wrestling career All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling Early Career and Dream Orca (1987–1992) Toshiyo Yamada part of the 1987 All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW)'s rookie class which also featured Manami Toyota, Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda. Yamada debuted on July 27, 1987 against Chiaki Ichikawa. On June 21, 1987, Yamada earned a silver medal in the 70 kg class at the All Japan Wrestling Championship. Yamada later won the 1987 All Japan Women's Rookie of the Year tournament.

On July 19, 1988, she captured the AJW Junior Championship in a tournament final against Miori Kamiya. On April 11, Dreamslam 2 was held. This event featured the second match in the feud between the team of Yamada and Toyota and the JWP team of Dynamite Kansai and Mayumi Ozaki. It was a 2/3 falls match for the WWWA tag titles, where Kansai and Ozaki won, getting their revenge for their loss at Dreamrush. The highly-rated match was the 1993 Wrestling Observer Match of the Year. From May to August 1993, Yamada entered the 1993 Japan Grand Prix and came in 6th place. On October 9, the feud between Yamada, Toyota and Kansai and Ozaki continued on as Kansai beat Yamada in a singles match while Toyota defeated Ozaki in a singles match. From October to December 1993, Yamada revived her team with Kyoko Inoue for Tag League the Best 1993. The team made it to the finals, but lost to Manami Toyota and Akira Hokuto. On November 28, at AJW Wrestling Queendom, Yamada faced off with Toyota again, this time for the All Pacific Championship. Yamada won the title. On December 6, at AJW St. Battle Final, the third and final match was held between the JWP team of Kansai and Ozaki and the AJW team of Yamada and Toyota for the WWWA Tag Titles. Yamada and Toyota regained the titles in an often underlooked match in the series.

On January 4, 1994, the team defeated "Double Inoue" of Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue and on January 24, Yamada and Toyota defended their WWWA Tag Titles successfully against Las Cachorras Orientales. The team then made another successful defense of their titles on February 27, against Aja Kong and Sakie Hasegawa. On March 27, at Yokohoma Wrestling Queendom, Yamada lost her All Pacific Championship to Kyoko Inoue. On June 10, 1994, Yamada and Toyota successfully defended their WWWA Tag Titles against Sakie Hasegawa and Kaoru Ito. During the 1994 Japan Grand Prix from June to August 1994, Toyota and Yamada met again in a singles match while Yamada finished the tournament in 4th place.

For Tag League the Best 1994, Yamada teamed with Yumiko Hotta, while Toyota's team with Takako Inoue won the tournament. On October 9, Yamada and Toyota lost their WWWA Tag Titles to Double Inoue (Kyoko Inoue and Takako Inoue). Yamada started to take on a lesser role in the company and was moved down the cards. On November 20, Yamada competed at Big Egg Wrestling Universe with Tomoko Watanabe in a losing effort against LLPW's Shinobu Kandori and Mikiko Futagami. In December Yamada's Tag League the Best 1994 team with Yumiko Hotta finished in 5th place. To close out the year, Yamada teamed with Dream Orca partner and one half of LCO, Etsuko Mita against Toyota and her Tokyo Sweethearts partner and half of LCO, Mima Shimoda.

On March 26, 1995, Yamada regained her All Pacific Championship at AJW Wrestling Queendom Victory. On July 31, 1995, Yamada and Toyota matched up again in the 1995 Japan Grand Prix. Yamada also revived Dream Orca for Tag League the Best 1995. Yamada then lost her All Pacific Championship to Yumiko Hotta at AJW Monday Night Sensation on December 4, 1995. On July 13, 1997, Yamada had her last match with All Japan Women's, squaring off against partner and rival, Manami Toyota. Toyota won. During this time, All Japan Women's was going through bankruptcy, losing 14 wrestlers through summer and fall of 1997.

Gaea and retirement (1997–2004) On July 21, 1997, Yamada became a full-time member of Gaea Japan, where she wrestled until December 2004. She hurt her cervical spine in August 2004 and was unable to wrestle again. On December 12, 2004 at the Toshiyo Yamada Retirement Memorial Show, Manami Toyota and Etsuko Mita went to a 10 minute draw in an exhibition match in her honor.

Personal life Yamada ran a bar in Yoyogi-Uehara, Tokyo until 2013.

Championships and accomplishments All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling AJW Junior Championship (1 time) All Pacific Championship (2 times) AJW Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Etsuko Mita WWWA World Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Manami Toyota 1987 Rookie of the Year Decision Tournament Tag League the Best (1991) – with Kyoko Inoue Universal Wrestling Association UWA World Women's Tag Team Championship Wrestling Observer Newsletter Match of the Year (1993)

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager)Loser (wager)LocationEventDateNotesManami Toyota (hair) Toshiyo Yamada (hair) Korakuen Hall - Tokyo, Japan AJW Mid Summer Typhoon