Meiko Satomura

[10.0] "One of, if not the, greatest to ever do it. Very mean in the ring, yet knows how to make every move and moment feel important to every match. The actual "Final boss" and someone who understands what wrestling is supposed to be, to an unreal degree."

"One of the greatest wrestlers of all time including men and womens. An epic performer and trainer. The GOAT"

[5.0] "Same as Bryan Danielson. She was more of an in ring technician rather than a pure high flyer. While I appreciate the realness and stiffness she brought, I was personally never a fan of her style. Obviously there are some matches there I absolutely loved from her but as an overall wrestler i have never been sold on her."

[10.0] "One of the greatest to ever do it. Watching Satomura live is very spiritual and her style is ageless. It's been months but I wish her the best in retirement!"

[10.0] "There comes a time in a truly great wrestler's career where their reputation has overwhelmed their capabilities, and Meiko Satomura reached that point long ago. Is she fantastic? Yes, of course. Is she as good as many claim? It's hard to say if anyone could reach that status, and it's not really fair to punish her for that. That said, she is still in the conversation for the best women's wrestler of all time. There is a reason why her reputation is so lofty."

"One of the greatest wrestlers of all time without a doubt, her skill in the ring is unmatched and has a legendary career to match."

[6.0] "Wow, recently there were some opinions that are so close to my heart. I thought everyone thought Satomura-san was a great wrestler. The better than the best like Macho Man said. Well, I don't think so. At the beginning of her career, it was pure imp, angry eyes, this face angry at the world, a sea of emotion. As time passed and Meiko Satomura became... a normal, nonchalant, kind of indifferent, emotionless wrestler that you don't want to worry about. It's like she doesn't care. There's no doubt that her strikes and punches are great, moves are less, but... I'm watching Meiko's matches this year - I know how they're going to end, no matter how hard her opponents try. I just hope Emi Sakura beats her, it's the right thing to do for what she said about Emi. And in her farewell match, she'll probably lose to Chihiro. That's all I have to say about Meiko Satomura."

[6.0] "A legend in the game but I don't think her in-ring output quite matches her reputation, and when it comes to the amount of great matches she has had and her consistency, I think she's a mixed bag for me. A talented performer with a not so impressive catalog unfortunately."

[10.0] "Meiko Satomura is a LEGEND of wrestling. Awesome striker and great technician in the ring. She produced some of the greatest matches of all time. From the late 90's to the 2010's she was always on top. She is an all time great"

[9.0] "Disagree with some of the comments here. Never saw nothing of her before WWE, and the little I watched from her match with Roxanne was amazing. An incredible athlete for her age, amazing strikes and hits that looked legit, bringing the old school style to the modern wrestling. Its such a shame that after losing the NXT UK Women's Championship and wrestling Roxanne, she just dissapeared from WWE television. Wish she would come back for one more run on the main roster."

"I wont give a rating cause Im very conflicted. She is a great worker. But watching her dropkick her trainees teeth in because the cameras were on her has no place in the sport idc who you are or how skilled you are. Seriously go look up the video, the trainee almost got her face caved in."

[10.0] "Without a doubt, "The Final Boss" Meiko Satomura is a joshi legend in every sense of the word. And she's still going strong, even well into her 40s! Would love to see her go up against the likes of Charlotte Flair, Becky Lynch, or even Asuka in WWE. Any match between one of those 3 and Meiko would most certainly be a dream match!"

[10.0] "Meiko Satomura is the definition of Final Boss for real. One hell of a talented, fast, hard hitting, charismatic and classy woman. Inside the ring, she is a true machine, outside the ring she carries herself very elegantly. Always well dressed. That definitely brings a nice touch to her character. Almost three decades of excellence, I can't say anything else."

[10.0] "What is there to say about her that hasn't been said already? Started in 1995 and is still going strong. Hard-working, intense in the ring, quite tough, great technical wrestler, can get the best out of anyone in the ring, Meiko is a phenomenon."

"Please do yourselves a favour and watch the GAEA documentary (GAEA Girls) it's on YouTube and other sources, This will show you what Satomura was really like, A disgusting thug and abuser, She shouldn't get the credit she does, She's awful."

[8.0] "A legend. Her NXT passage is very cool, we feel that she is the final boss of the game. She is on a good cruising speed. She now helps young people to build themselves."

[10.0] "Down to earth one of the greatest individual not only of female, but overall of japanese wrestling. Magical fighter."

[10.0] "She's totally one of the best workers of the 10s. Male and female. One of the absolute best offensive wrestlers ever, and her consistency is almost unmatched (from what I've watched thus far). She doesn't have as many classics as you might expect from someone of her reputation, but the amount of really good matches over a 25+ year period now is colossal. Plus she seems to somehow never get injured."

[10.0] "Undoubtedly, a very good fighter. Watching her fight I realized that the Japanese style is really good, no matter the genre."

[9.0] "Probably the best female in ring worker in NXT UK division and my favourite NXT UK Women champion. A bonfide legend and one of the best female workers in the history."

[10.0] "For my money, the greatest Women's wrestler to ever do it, carried on evolving the style she learnt from the mid to late 90s and just got better with age, for me her run from 2012 to current has been THE MOST CONSISTANT i've ever seen somebody perform at her level (along side people like Omega and Okada who are well known for this) also Rock Your Life Away is a banger \m/"

"Meiko Satomura is an incredible wrestler that never fails to succeed on putting great matches on a regular basis."

[10.0] "Meiko Satomura is nicknamed The Final Boss for a reason. Meiko is still an unbelievable wrestler in her 40s, and has had a fantastic career."

[10.0] "I sometimes forget Meiko is in the wwe and of all places wwe uk. She's a living legend and has consistently put on great matches for the last 20 years. If you see a UK wrestler in the wwe there's a good chance Meiko got the best match of their careers out of them. The Uk wrestling scene kind of took her as one of their own the last few years which is another funny story entirely. I'm interested if theyll ever move her past nxt uk because she's so above that brand but I have 0 faith in her doing well on the main roster"

"Absolutely great! Just what the company needs! Have been starting to lose my faith with WWE over recent, but Meiko really is special, the future is bright for her!"

[10.0] "The perfect example of a talent too good to be working for a company so sub-par, and on top of that, on a show barely anyone watches. Meiko has shown people she's a legend as her decades of excellent work is finally starting to be recognized. It's a shame WWE has ruined WALTER and I feel it's gonna be the same with Meiko in her eventual call up, but as of now, she's one of the best female workers currently going."

[10.0] "It's not just the NXT UK connection, but I see her and WALTER in a similar light in that they just give off Final Boss vibes, except Meiko isn't a giant like WALTER, she just has an aura about her that makes her and her matches so intense."

[10.0] "Another awesome Japanese lady. I hope wwe doesn't ruin her like they are Asuka. She has already wrestled Asuka in some fantastic matches. One of her matches against Io in Japan is one of the best matches I've ever seen men or women. Her matches with Kay Lee Ray have been very entertaining. She wants to face cf, Sasha, and Io. Would love to see the latter two. cf is too protected and severely overrated and I would be very surprised if they gave her a loss against Meiko"

[10.0] "What is there to say about Meiko Satomura that hasn't already been said? She's supremely talented in the ring. She's helped cultivate fantastic talents like DASH Chisako and Kagetsu. And she carries herself as the star that she has been for so long. The folks over at NXT UK should thank their lucky star that they have the Living Legend in their ranks."

[8.0] "I hadn't heard of her until the Mae Young Classic. I enjoy matches of Japanese female wrestlers like Manami Toyota (my favorite), Bull Nakano, and others. But Satomura matches at the Mae Young Classic were just average, except for her match against Toni Storm. But since then, I have seen a few Satomuras matches on YouTube and I liked them. Then I really enjoyed Satomura's match against Kay Lee Ray. My favorite recent female match."

[10.0] "I'm not a fan of giving a 10, but when we speak about a living legend like Meiko the only option is to give a 10, she always is going to give tough matches, great impacts and I always love her scorpion rising move. Any match of Meiko is worth watching. Also she is bringing new big stars like Chihiro Hashimoto and Sendai Girls keep the puroresu classic style in their matches."

[10.0] "The female reference in wrestling. Among her moves, the european uppercut is very well applied and strongly efficient"

[9.0] "A magnificent veteran & extremely crisp in the ring. She can hold hew own with just about any style match someone wants to throw her way. More than impressed in the Mae Young Classic."

[9.0] "I'd like to highlight one thing about Meiko Satomura. Despite being close to 40 and having spent over half her life in the wrestling business (! ) she still has amazing work ethics. She will go out even in front of a minuscule crowd and give them their money worth instead of merely pocketing their money and do the absolute bare minimum like she could do. That takes complete dedication and puts a lot of so called legends to shame. These days she doesn't look as good as she used to and age and a long list of injuries are catching up with her but she still goes out there, gives the fans a good match and somehow even manages to make her opponents look good. Io Shirai may be the best lady wrestler I have ever seen in my life, but Meiko is surely one of the hardest working and most dedicated wrestlers, regardless of gender, I have see in my life."

[10.0] "A very easy argument could be made that Meiko is the greatest women's wrestler of all time. She's an absolute trail blazer and legend in Japan and, while never really breaking out in the US, has real fame. Her move set is awesome and intense and she's put on some phenomenal matches. Let's not forget that she's nearing 40! And she still moves like she's young!"

[8.0] "Another "good" one who sometimes receives too much credit though. Her moves and matches are tough to watch at times. Good though for pushing 40."

[10.0] "Meiko Satomura is the best female wrestler in the business, and she has been for quite some time. It's great to see her getting exposure in the US as part of the second Mae Young Classic, and I hope that at least one or two fans are excited enough by what they see to check out some of her work in Japan."

[10.0] "She has been the cornerstone of joshi puroresu for nearly 2 decades now. Chigusa Nagayo's top trainee from the super talented original GAEA class of rookies. Her big victory against the legendary Aja Kong in April 1999 was perhaps the moment a star was born. Satomura would continue to hone her craft, delivering great singles matches and many awesome GAEA-style tag team sprints. Her stiff kicks, speed, submissions and amazingly diverse moveset have established her as perhaps the best woman wrestler in the world today (yes, I'd put her above Io Shirai). What's remarkable is that she has not slowed down one bit. The wear and tear of joshi's high impact workrate has left many a great wrestler broken down by their mid to late 30s. But not Satomura, who continues to blaze a path whether it's running her own promotion or training the next generation of rookies in Sendai. In recent years, Meiko has gained increased international recognition with matches in the US and UK, slowly re-establishing joshi's great reputation after a number of rather dark years in the mid 00s."

[10.0] "Doesn't get any better than Big Match Meiko. She's quick, powerful, makes everything look legit and can technical wrestle or strike as good as anyone. Best female worker in the world."

[8.0] "Satomura is everything a Joshi wrestler should inspire to be, she has some of the most believable offense with sharp kicks and brutally laced uppercuts. She could've been considered one of the best working a few years ago but she's still a hell of a talent."

[10.0] "Satomaru is a veteran in the peak of her career, having multiple motyc in 2015, and 1 or 2 in 2016, not only this but she is also owner of Sendai Girls, a solid Joshi indie fed. Satomaru is a future legend with a very long, respectable and crazy career."

[8.0] "She is one of the best female performers in the world that is for sure. However, I don't think she deserves an 9 or 10 rating."

[9.0] "The archetype of a joshi wrestler. Everything she does looks legit. With that being said, she is equally adept doing "beautiful wrestling" as she is engaging in strong-style strike exchanges. There's a case to be made that she's the best female wrestler currently working anywhere in the world."

[9.0] "Great as a single or tag team wrestler. What she lacks in personality she more then makes up for with her power moves and technical wrestling skills."