We previously spoke on Lioness Asuka's former tag-team partner, Chigusa Nagayo on the list. Now, it's time to give Lioness Asuka her flowers as well. Asuka, born Tomoko Kitamura, has a rather unorthodox style of wrestling in regards to being a woman. She's a purebred roughneck that isn't afraid to take things to the next level. She was never a legitimate high fly act, but she was known for her hardcore style of wrestling, hard-hitting strikes, and submission maneuvers.
The former Crush Gal made her professional wrestling debut in the AJW in 1980 where she became an instant dominant force. Her emotionless demeanor in the ring didn't keep the fans from flocking to arenas to watch her. Alongside her partner, Nagayo the two even recorded multiple top ten musical records during their peak in the '80s. Throughout her illustrious twenty-five career, Asuka has racked up four TWF World Women's Championship honors, two AJW Championships, two WWWA World Single Championships, four WWWA World Tag Team Championships, a Japan Grand Prix (1985), and three Twin Star of Arsion Championships. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Famer is rightfully enjoying her retirement as she deserves.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.