What wrestler besides Kairi Hojo and 岩谷 麻優 is known as part of the three best wrestlers in the world?
Mayu Iwatani Mayu Iwatani (岩谷 麻由 , Iwatani Mayu , ring name: 岩谷 麻優) (born February 19, 1993) is a Japanese professional wrestler. Since making her debut in January 2011, she has worked for the World Wonder Ring Stardom promotion, becoming a one-time World of Stardom Champion, two-time Wonder of Stardom Champion, one-time High Speed Champion, one-time Goddess of Stardom Champion and a three-time Artist of Stardom Champion, while also having won the 2015 and 2016 Cinderella Tournaments. Iwatani is the only wrestler remaining in Stardom, who has been with the promotion since its inception. Dave Meltzer of the "Wrestling Observer Newsletter" has called Iwatani and her fellow Stardom workers Io Shirai and Kairi Hojo "three of the best wrestlers in the world".
Rikidōzan Mitsuhiro Momota (Japanese: 百田 光浩 , Hepburn: Momota Mitsuhiro ) (born Kim Sin-rak; Hangul: 김신락 ; Hanja: 金信洛 ; November 14, 1924 – December 15, 1963), better known as Rikidōzan (力道山 , Hangul: 역도산 ; RR: "Yeokdosan " ), was a Korean-Japanese professional wrestler, known as the "Father of Puroresu" and one of the most influential men in professional wrestling history. Initially, he had moved from his native country Korea to mainland Japan to become a sumo wrestler. He was credited with bringing the sport of professional wrestling to Japan at a time when the Japanese needed a local hero to emulate and was lauded as a national hero. He was murdered by a member of the Yakuza in 1963.