Why are Joshis so much better than American female wrestlers?
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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Someone actually pointed this out to be in another thread once. Let's take Becky Lynch as just an example. This year Becky, someone who has been wrestling since 2004, had wrestled 40 matches. Hanako in Stardom started wrestling in April. Like...period. A rookie. She's wrestled 61 matches this year.
Let's go to AEW where women have even less match time. Let's take Anna Jay. This year? 14 matches. Last year? 36, her highest year ever. Stardom, Lady C. Comparable length of time in the industry. This year? 91 matches. Last year? 101, her highest year ever.
The tours that Japanese wrestlers do are designed so that everyone who is traveling, is wrestling. So everyone wrestles much, much more than North American, televised or indie promotions. Someone getting 100 matches a year vs someone getting 10 means a huge difference in ring experience and time to learn and craft your technique.
Edit: Also a lot of joshi tend to start young. You watch Stardom and see someone who looks 21 years old working like a veteran, there's a chance she's been wrestling for 10 years lol.
It's 100% this. Joshi's just wrestle more. Not everyone starts as young as Ram Kaichow or Riho, though.
Mei Suruga (hello, avatar) is only 24 years old, has been wrestling for 5 years, has wrestled over 600 matches in that time, and even trains other wrestlers.
Seriously, if you're all about the work rate wrestling and aren't watching joshi, you're doing yourself a disservice.