Mariko Yoshida was at this week's Cauliflower Alley Club convention in Las Vegas. She said on her blog that she got to meet Dick "The Destroyer" Beyer, Nick Bockwinkle and many others. Training demonstrations and a wrestling show is always a part of the CAC and Yoshida participated in that as well. At their induction ceremony, the CAC always awards a Future Legend award. Melissa Anderson won that award a couple of years ago. Much to her surprise, Yoshida received the 2006 Future Legend award. Yoshida's response was "Unbelievable". Heartland Wrestling Association owner Les Thatcher was at the CAC convention as usual and here is what Les had to say about Mariko Yoshida.
Also very impressive was Japanese lady’s wrestling legend Mariko Yoshida who made the trip to train and work the show. What is amazing is that this lady runs her own promotion, has eighteen years experience in the squared circle and still felt she could learn. She doesn’t speak our language very well, but well enough to keep asking me after each in ring drill we did, “Please pick apart and tell me how to do better.” I think many of the indie wrestlers could use a little of her drive to improve.
We had five young ladies in an elimination match, and it came down to Yoshida and Cheerleader Melissa Anderson and they gave us about twelve minutes of solid wrestling action before the finish which saw the lady from Japan get her hand raised.
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