Eri Yoshida play professionally in two countries. Her debut playing for the Chico Outlaws was on May 29, 2010. On Tuesday July 27, 2010, Yoshida made her first road start against the Victoria Seals of the independent Golden League in Victoria, British Columbia, making her the first woman in baseball history to pitch professionally in three different countries. Yoshida was honoured with a spot on "Venus Zine"'s "25 under 25" list of remarkable women for 2009. On August 21, 2010, she was the feature story on FOX Sports' "This Week In Baseball", where she was shown meeting her idol, Boston Red Sox
Professional wrestling in the United States earned the WWF millions of dollars, making it the number one entity in all of professional wrestling; moments after Hogan defeated The Iron Sheik for the WWF World Heavyweight Title, Gorilla Monsoon famously proclaimed "Hulkamania is here." Around this time, faces and heels became a generally more obvious and important part of wrestling. 'Gimmicks' were more popular, and it widely became a popular sport again. Wrestling was generally seen more as a form of fun and entertainment, however, than an official sport. It was more about building up face/heel feuds such as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper/Hulk Hogan and going into a