After a bit of a break, I am now able to start doing updates again on the website. For those that don’t follow me on Twitter, I have been in the process of moving (still am), so the last three weekends I wasn’t home to do useful things like review Joshi. The website may still see a decrease in updates since at my new job I can’t watch wrestling while at work (imagine that) but I will do the best I can. This is our first look at Gatoh Move so far this year, it takes place in a more normal arena and features an appearance by Makoto! Here is the full card:

• Mitsuru vs. Riho
• Chon Shiryu vs. Emi Sakura W
• Aasa vs. Kaori Yoneyama
• Aoi Kizuki and Sayaka Obihiro vs. Antonio Honda and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi
• IWA Triple Crown Championship: Makoto vs. ‘Kotori’

if I have a profile for the wrestler on Joshi City, you can click on their name above to go right to it. They have that commentary box during the matches that annoys me to no end, but I am going to watch this anyway and try not to complain about it.

Mitsuru vs. Riho

Mitsuru and Riho trade holds to start, elbows by Mitsuru but Riho elbows her back and throws down Mitsuru by the hair. Riho goes for a camel clutch but Mitsuru gets out of it, she goes for one of her own but Riho reverses it. Riho applies a bodyscissors but Mitsuru gets out of it, they trade kneelocks until Mitsuru applies a Muta Lock. Mitsuru then puts Riho in a stretch hold but Riho comes back with a jumping knee in the corner. Riho applies her own stretch hold, she lets go after a moment and goes for a crab hold, but Mitsuru grabs the ropes. Elbows by Mitsuru and she boots Riho back before applying a sunset flip for a two count. Rolling leglock by Mitsuru and she puts Riho in a unique submission hold, but she lets go after a moment and goes for a suplex. Riho reverses it into an inside cradle, bridging vertical suplex by Mitsuru but it gets two. Mitsuru charges Riho but Riho avoids her dropkick and rolls her up for a two count. Dropkick by Riho and she puts Mitsuru in a crab hold, but Mitsuru crawls to the ropes to get the break. Riho gets on the second turnbuckle and hits a diving footstomp, she then goes all the way up and hits a second diving footstomp for the three count! Riho wins.

I’ll be honest, this was a lot more even than I was expecting. Mitsuru got a fair amount of offense in on the champion as it was a pretty back-and-forth match, and Mitsuru even got a few close calls. While I liked Mitsuru’s submissions, her strikes still need some work as they lacked any impact. Mitsuru shows some promise here, someone to keep an eye on as she continues her career.

Chon Shiryu vs. Emi Sakura W

Sakura W gets the upper hand early on and throws down Shiryu by his hair a few times until Shiryu bails out of the ring to re-group. He returns after a moment, snapmare by Sakura W and he runs around Shiryu before hitting a few rolling sentons. Shiryu avoids the body press however and runs over Sakura W’s face. Shiryu picks up Sakura W and rams him back and forth into the turnbuckles, dropkick by Shiryu and he covers Sakura W for two. Sakura W kicks Shiryu but Shiryu pulls him down by the wig, crossbody by Sakura W in the corner but Shiryu gets his feet up on the Reverse Splash attempt. Shiryu dropkicks Sakura W in the knee and applies La Magistral, but Sakura W kicks out at two. Tilt-a-whirl slam by Sakura W and he puts Shiryu in a Surfboard until Shiryu gets into the ropes. Sakura W applies a double underhook but Shiryu gets away and the two trade chops, Sakura W wins the battle and he hits a double underhook into a backbreaker for two. Sakura W goes to the second turnbuckle but Shiryu gets his feet up on the diving body press attempt, Shiryu goes for a diving footstomp but Sakura W moves out of the way and applies La Magistral for two. Gory Bomb by Shiryu to Sakura W and he puts Sakura W in the Kangaroo Clutch, leading to the submission! Chon Shiryu wins the match.

So this was pretty bad, not completely sure why I watched it. I am 99% sure that Sakura W is a man which is why I referred to him as “he” above, can’t see the face of course and the wrestler is in a full costume since Emi Sakura is being imitated, but just going by the body type I think its a guy. Anyway, this was rough, clear miscommunications and whomever was imitating Sakura wasn’t doing it very well, kinda like a Jericho/Super Liger situation where maybe the wrestler is normally good but just didn’t mesh wrestling as someone else. Not sure what it was, but I’d recommend just skipping it.

Aasa vs. Kaori Yoneyama

Aasa attacks Yoneyama right off the start and tries to shoulderblock her over but Yoneyama sends her to the mat instead. Yoneyama throws Aasa down by her hair and knees her in the corner, Yoneyama applies a sleeper but Aasa gets into the ropes. Yoneyama stomps down on Aasa’s back but Aasa blocks the scoop slam and puts Yoneyama in a stretch hold. Yoneyama gets to the ropes for the break, Aasa puts Yoneyama in the ropes and goes to the apron to chop her in the chest. Cover by Aasa, but Yoneyama kicks out. Mongolian Chops by Yoneyama, Aasa hits a lariat but Yoneyama boots her to the mat. More kicks by Yoneyama and she puts Aasa in a crab hold, Yoneyama reverts it into a stretch hold but Aasa gets a hand on the bottom rope. Yoneyama stands on Aasa’s back and puts her in the corner, Irish whip by Yoneyama but Aasa avoids her charge and hits a dropkick. Knees by Yoneyama and they trade elbows, hard elbow by Yoneyama but Aasa hits a trio of body blocks for a two count. Senton by Aasa, she gets on the second turnbuckle but Yoneyama recovers and brings her back down. Sunset flip by Aasa, she tosses Yoneyama to the ropes but Yoneyama blocks it and hits a pair of knees. Running senton by Yoneyama, she goes to the second turnbuckle but Aasa avoids the diving senton. Quick roll-up by Aasa, but it gets a two count. Knee by Yoneyama but Aasa catches her with a Lou Thesz Press for two. Knee to the head by Yoneyama and she hits a running knee to the back of Aasa’s head, but Aasa barely kicks out of the cover. A double wrist armsault also gets a two count, Yoneyama goes up top and she nails the diving senton for the three count! Kaori Yoneyama wins the match.

A pretty decent match, considering that Aasa is a rookie. She is a bigger rookie (taller than Yoneyama) which helped her offense look more believable, and Yoneyama gave her a lot of opportunities. Some of it was a bit clunky but the bulk of it was well worked. Not bad but more of an opening-style match than a mid-card match, Yoneyama looked solid though.

Aoi Kizuki and Sayaka Obihiro vs. Antonio Honda and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

Obihiro and Hiroshi kick things off, hammerlock by Obihiro but Hiroshi gets in the ropes. They tag out, Kizuki and Honda circle each other and trade elbows, knees by Honda but Kizuki dropkicks him. Honda begs off Kizuki and Hiroshi comes in to give him emotional support, Kizuki gets confused and she gets poked in the eyes for her trouble. Honda puts Kizuki in a wristlock and smells her hair, elbows by Honda and he tags in Hiroshi. Hiroshi elbows Kizuki into the corner and tags Honda back in, as they take turns attacking Kizuki. Kizuki finally gets away but Honda stops her from tagging out (slowly and poorly timed), Hiroshi goes up top but he hits Honda by accident while allows Kizuki to make the hot tag. Obihiro goes off on Hiroshi and Honda, she goes to punch Hiroshi but Hiroshi turns the punch back on her and tags in Honda. Backbreaker by Honda to Obihiro and she punches her, but Obihiro knees him low. Hiroshi comes in and sends Obihiro to her knees with just his voice (he is a DDT wrestler, I dunno), but Obihiro recovers and thrusts him in the throat. Kizuki helps by elbowing Honda and they both chop him against the ropes, senton by Kizuki and Obihiro chops Honda in the chest for a two count. Honda suplexes both of them however, he goes to the second turnbuckle but Kizuki grabs him from the apron. Kizuki goes up top and hits a diving crossbody onto Honda, jackknife cover by Obihiro but it gets a two count. Obihiro and Kizuki double team Honda but Hiroshi breaks up the cover, Honda hits a quick backdrop suplex on Obihiro but Kizuki breaks up the cover. Hiroshi and Honda elbow both of their opponents, Hiroshi picks up Kizuki while Honda grabs Obihiro and they both hit Bionic Elbows. Elbow drop by Honda to Obihiro, and he gets the three count! Antonio Honda and Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi win!

I won’t pretend this did anything for me, the less said probably the better. I don’t think Hiroshi or Honda are very entertaining, and no one was really taking the match seriously. A pretty low-level match that had very limited redeemable qualities.

(c) Makoto vs. ‘Kotori’
IWA Triple Crown Championship

The champion pushes Kotori into the ropes to start but gives a clean break, Kotori  gets Makoto into the ropes next and returns the favor. Wristlock by Makoto but Kotori reverses it, Makoto gets Kotori up on her shoulders and she throws the youngster to the mat. Hard shoulderblock by Makoto but Kotori hits a judo throw and goes for a cross armbreaker. She switches it to a short armbar but Makoto gets out of it, quick cover by Kotori but it gets a two. Makoto applies a seated armbar but Kotori flips out of it, kneelock by Kotori and they end up in the ropes. Makoto throws Kotori into the ropes and stretches her, she picks Kotori up but Kotori elbows her in the chest. Kotori grabs Makoto’s hand and hits a springboard armdrag out of the corner, she charges Makoto but Makoto moves and chops Kotori in the corner. Makoto applies the Tarantula over the top rope (she was also trained by TAJIRI), cover by Makoto back in the ring but it gets a two count. Makoto rolls Kotori to the mat and applies a submission hold, but Kotori gets into the ropes. Makoto throws Kotori into the corner, Makoto flips Kotori out onto the apron and Kotori snaps Makoto’s arm over the top rope. Kotori pulls Makoto out of the ring, she then gets on the apron and jumps down onto Makoto with a plancha. Kotori slides Makoto back in, she gets on the top turnbuckle and hits a diving crossbody for a two count.

Kotori charges Makoto but Makoto grabs her by the throat and throws Kotori into the corner. Running shoulder tackle by Makoto, she puts Kotori across the second rope and hits a double knee drop. Big boot by Makoto and she hits a heel drop, cover by Makoto but Kotori bridges out of it. Double underhook bridging suplex by Makoto, but that gets a two count as well. Makoto goes up top but Kotori recovers and joins her, armdragging Makoto to the mat. Dropkick by Kotori, she goes off the ropes but Makoto catches her with a scoop slam. Cartwheel kneedrop by Makoto, she charges Kotori but Kotori slides under her and applies a wing clutch cover for two. Kotori gets Makoto’s back and goes for an Octopus Hold, but Makoto hiptosses out of it. Makoto goes off the ropes but Kotori hits a judo throw, she picks up Makoto and gets a modified grounded Octopus Hold applied, but Makoto gets a toe on the ropes. Kotori picks up Makoto and gets another flash pin for two, she follows that with the Morning Stars but Makoto gets a shoulder up.  Kotori goes off the ropes but Makoto does as well and hits a spear. Another spear by Makoto and she levels Kotori with a big boot, cover by Makoto but it only gets two. Makoto picks up Kotori and drops her with a Death Valley Bomb, cover by Makoto and she gets the three count! Makoto is still the champion.

This was a breath of fresh air on a card I wasn’t overly enjoying. It wasn’t a high end match or anything, partly because having the commentators on screen is distracting, but it was entertaining and both were going full throttle. The end stretch in particular was really good, it felt a few times like Kotori was going to sneak out a win as she has a number of convincing roll-up style match finishes (she is really small, so that is usually how she wins matches), until Makoto just had enough and killed her with a series of power moves. Makoto isn’t a highly skilled wrestler but she is very good and the two had solid chemistry. A fun match, not much more than that as it was presented but I liked it.  Mildly Recommended

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I have a bit of a soft spot for Gatoh Move which is why I keep watching them even though they are itty bitty. Plus for some reason their events pop up in a reasonable time frame. This event actually took place in a ring and has one of my favorite wrestlers in the main event, so it was an easy decision to watch, plus there were only three Joshi matches so it won’t take too long. Here are the matches:

• Aasa vs. Aoi Kizuki
• Emi Sakura and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Riho and Sayaka Obihiro
• ‘Kotori’ vs. Hikaru Shida

Quick and painless, let’s hop to it.

Aasa vs. Aoi Kizuki

They begin with a tie-up and elbows, dropkick by Aoi and she throws down Aasa by her hair. Chops by Aoi and she elbows Aasa, but Aasa fights back and they trade blows. Aoi elbows Aasa to the mat and applies a kneelock, she releases the hold before putting Aasa in a stretch hold. Bodyscissors by Aoi but Aasa gets to the ropes, Aasa puts Aoi in a Cobra Twist but Aoi gets to the ropes and reverses the hold. Aasa jumps back and slams Aoi to get out of it, dropkick by Aasa and she covers Aoi for two. Aoi comes back with a running senton, she goes to the second turnbuckle but Aasa grabs her and tosses her off. Body block by Aasa and she hits a body avalanche before hitting another body block for a two count. Aoi regains control and puts Aasa in a crab hold, Aoi goes off the ropes but Aasa hits a back bodydrop and a body press for a two count. Elbow by Aoi, she slams Aasa in front of the corner and hits a diving senton for a two count. Aoi scoop slams Aasa but Aasa reverses it into a roll-up for two. Jumping lariat by Aoi, she picks up Aasa and hits a double wrist armsault. Single leg crab hold by Aoi, and Aasa quickly submits! Aoi Kizuki is the winner.

A pretty standard opening match with a rookie. Aoi Kizuki’s fall this year has been pretty epic, and to be honest her in-ring work also has gotten worse. Last year she held the Union Pro Fly to Everywhere Championship, Ice Ribbon Tag Team Championship, and ICExInfinity Championship while this year she hasn’t even had a title challenge. Weird. Anyway, Aasa looked ok for a new wrestler but her strikes lack impact, plenty of time for that to improve of course. Certainly nothing special.

Emi Sakura and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Riho and Sayaka Obihiro

Yoneyama and Obihiro start the match for their respective teams, they bounce off the ropes (well Obihiro does) but she misses Yoneyama and both wrestlers tag out. Sakura and Riho trade holds first on the mat and then back on their feet, Riho cartwheels away from Sakura and she hits an armdrag. Obihiro gets in the ring and all three run around together until they both hit jumping knees in the corner. Cover by Riho, but Sakura kicks out at two. Riho tags Obihiro back in, drop toehold by Sakura to Obihiro and she tags in Yoneyama. Yoneyama hits a running elbow in the corner, she puts Obihiro in the ropes and Sakura chops her repeatedly in the chest. Yoneyama picks up Obihiro but Obihiro hits a scoop slam before tagging in Riho. Riho boots Yoneyama and hits a face crusher, she puts Yoneyama in a crossface but Yoneyama rolls out of it. Jumping crossbody by Riho but Yoneyama returns the favor, jumping knee by Riho as Obihiro comes in, but Yoneyama beats both of them and tags in Sakura. Sakura throws down Riho by the hair, elbows by Riho but Sakura chops Riho in the chest. They trade shots, which Sakura gets the better of, and she hits a low crossbody in the corner.

Double underhook into a backbreaker by Sakura, and she covers Riho for a two count. Riho hits a footstomp on Sakura and goes up top, hitting a diving footstomp for a two count cover. Riho and Sakura trade flash pins, chop to the chest by Riho and she hits a jumping knee. Riho tags in Obihiro while Sakura tags Yoneyama, Obihiro goes up top and she hits a missile dropkick on Yoneyama. Yoneyama and Obihiro trade elbows, running knee to the back of the head by Yoneyama, Riho comes in to help but Sakura intercepts her. Riho knocks down Sakura but Yoneyama hits a backdrop suplex on Riho, reverse splashes by Yoneyama and Sakura on Obihiro but Obihiro avoids Sakura’s moonsault attempt. Riho hits a footstomp on Yoneyama while she is in the tree of woe, Obihiro rolls up Yoneyama but it gets a two count. Riho dropkicks Sakura and hits a Somato onto Yoneyama, but when Obihiro charges Yoneyama she is intercepted by Sakura. Sakura puts Obihiro in La Magistral, but she rolls her over to Yoneyama who puts Obihiro in a modified La Magistral for the three count! Sakura and Yoneyama are the winners!

I wouldn’t say this match was good but it wasn’t bad either. All four worked well together but the match felt like it didn’t serve any type of purpose. There wasn’t any meaning behind anything and they didn’t really tell any type of story during the match, it was just random action for the sake of it until one team won. The ending stretch was solid and all four are decent to really entertaining wrestlers, the match just didn’t pull me in.

‘Kotori’ vs. Hikaru Shida

Shida works the headlock to start, Shida goes for a hip attack but Kotori avoids it and hits a springboard armdrag out of the corner. Kotori goes for a crossbody but Shida catches her and hits a back breaker, another back breaker by Shida but Kotori blocks the crab hold attempt. Shida mushes Kotori in the face against the ropes, scoop slam by Shida and she covers Kotori for two. Kotori elbows Shida but Shida elbows her back and they trade blows, monkey flip by Kotori but Shida blocks the STO. She hits it anyway and grabs Shida’s kendo stick, but Shida catches it. Kotori yanks it back and hits Shida with it twice, sending Shida out of the ring. Kotori throws the kendo stick at Shida, she gets up on the top turnbuckle but Shida throws the kendo stick back at her, knocking Kotori down to the floor. Shida rams Kotori into the ring post, knees by Shida and she hits a jumping knee from the bleacher steps. Shida slams Kotori on the apron and gets back in the ring, she pulls Kotori to the corner but Kotori elbows her and dives off the top turnbuckle, but Shida knees her on the way down. Brainbuster by Shida, and she covers Kotori for a two count. Running knee by Shida, she waits for Kotori to get up and hits a jumping knee in the corner. Shida goes for a suplex but Kotori lands on her feet, sunset flip by Kotori but she gets a two count. Kotori tries a few more flash pins but can’t keep Shida down, jumping knee by Shida and she covers her for two. Shida goes off the ropes but Kotori catches her with with a judo throw, roll-up by Kotori but Shida gets a shoulder up. Kotori picks up Shida but Shida hits an enzuigiri, tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Shida and she goes for a fireman’s carry into a backbreaker, but Kotori lands on her own head. Shida tries again with much more success, cover by Shida but Kotori kicks out. Shida picks up Kotori but Kotori elbows her away, Michinoku Driver by Shida and she nails the Three Count for the three count pinfall! The winner of the match is Hikaru Shida.

This wasn’t an overly complicated match but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Part of that is admittedly because I love Shida, but Kotori kept up with her well with her underdog spots and looked impressive. Kotori getting the first advantage with the kendo stick was a nice touch, and they tried to make the match seem like a main event with bigger moves like the jumping knee off the bleacher steps. There was one little mistake with Shida dropping Kotori on her own head, but aside from that it was smooth as butter. Maybe better placed in the upper midcard on a normal show but a fine main event for a smaller Gatoh Move show, very enjoyable.  Recommended

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It has been a few months since I reviewed a Gatoh Move event so I figured I was overdue to review a show from the small promotion with the purple mat. This is a short show with only three matches, with Emi Sakura being in two of them. Here is the full card:

• Emi Sakura vs. Kaori Yoneyama
• “Trans-Am” Hiroshi vs. Sayaka Obihiro
• Aasa, Kotori, and Kazuhiro Tamura vs. Cherry, Emi Sakura, and Masahiro Takanashi

This will be fun, but quick.

Emi Sakura vs. Kaori Yoneyama

Sakura immediately dropkicks Yoneyama when the bell rings, she goes for quick pins but none do the trick. They trade holds with Yoneyama sinking in a headlock, Sakura gets out of it and they trade shoulderblock attempts. Sakura knocks Yoneyama to the mat but Yoneyama gets up and they trade wristlocks. Armdrag by Sakura and she applies a camel clutch, she then applies a choke but Yoneyama gets out of it and applies a STF. Muta Lock by Yoneyama but Sakura gets out of it and they trade chops back on their feet. Scoop slam by Sakura and she puts Yoneyama in a Scorpion Deathlock, but Yoneyama gets to the edge of the mat to force a break. Sakura puts Yoneyama on the window ledge and hits a body avalanche, but Yoneyama slides to the other side and hits Sakura with a stool. Missile dropkick by Yoneyama, she picks up Sakura but Sakura elbows her off and hits a swinging neckbreaker.

Bodyscissors into a roll-up by Yoneyama, she goes for the Chaos Theory but Sakura blocks it and applies a cross armbreaker. Yoneyama gets to the edge to break it up, but Sakura hits a double underhook right back into the cross armbreaker. She wiggles to the edge again to force a break, she goes for another double underhook but Yoneyama blocks it and kicks her in the chest. Yoneyama gets up on the window sill and hits a diving senton, cover by Yoneyama but it gets a two count. Now Sakura gets on the window and hits a diving senton of her own, but she also gets two. Sakura picks up Yoneyama but Yoneyama blocks the Yoshi Tonic, so she flips Yoneyama into the wall. Knee to the back of a head by Sakura and she hits a rolling headscissors for a two count. Yoneyama quickly applies La Magistral for a two count, she rams Sakura into the wall but the bell rings as time has expired. The match is a Draw.

For a match with severe limitations, I thought it was decent. Sakura and Yoneyama both know how to work and they managed to pull of a few well thought-out spots in the match. I liked that both were still giving it their all even in such a small ‘arena’, it feels strange watching two wrestlers of their abilities wrestling in such an environment. Worth watching for the general quality as well as the unique surroundings.  Mildly Recommended

“Trans-Am” Hiroshi vs. Sayaka Obihiro

Hiroshi and Obihiro lock-up to start before getting into trading wristlocks, headlock takeover by Hiroshi but Obihiro Irish whips out of it. Shoulderblock by Hiroshi but Obihiro trips him, Hiroshi begs for mercy but he ends up poking Obihiro in the eyes. Snapmare by Hiroshi and he drops a knee, Obihiro fights back with an elbow and knocks down Hiroshi before applying a headlock. Obihiro pulls at Hiroshi’s hair too but he gets out of the hold and knees Obihiro in the stomach. Punches by Hiroshi and he catches Obihiro with a lariat for a two count cover. Scoop slam by Hiroshi, he gets up on the window sill  but Obihiro gets her feet up on the diving fist drop attempt. Dropkick by Obihiro, she gets up on the window herself but Hiroshi avoids the double ax handle. Punches by Hiroshi, he catches Obihiro’s kick but this time Obihiro ducks the lariat. They talk for a bit, can’t say I understand what is going on, but Obihiro tricks Hiroshi and goes for a backslide, but Hiroshi blocks it. Fisherman suplex hold by Hiroshi, and he picks up the three count! Hiroshi is the winner of the match!

More along the lines of what I expect from this type of show – mostly simple strikes in submissions, a bit of goofiness and then a quick pin. I wouldn’t form an opinion of either wrestler just from a match like this one, obviously there were some constraints on what they could do, but both looked fine. Just a short and forgettable match overall.

Aasa, Kotori, and Kazuhiro Tamura vs. Cherry, Emi Sakura, and Takanashi

They are doing tag rules even though there are no turnbuckles or ropes. Kotori and Takanashi start and trade holds on the mat, which Takanashi gets the better of. Kotori comes back with a wristlock and she jumps up on the window, but Takanashi pulls her back off. Quick roll-up by Kotori but it gets a two count, leading to Takanashi tagging in Sakura. Tamura tags in also and kicks Sakura in the leg, so Sakura tags in Cherry. Tamura and Cherry grapple on the mat but neither gets a clear advantage, Tamura tags in Aasa and Cherry quickly takes Aasa down. Front headlock by Cherry to Aasa and she applies a bodyscissors, but Aasa gets to the edge of the mat to force a break. Scoop slam by Aasa, she picks up Cherry but Cherry rolls her to the mat and hits a series of mounted elbows. Headlock by Cherry and she punches her in the head before tagging in Sakura. Sakura stomps down Aasa and tags in Takanashi, Takanashi places Aasa against the wall and chops her in the chest. Chinlock by Takanashi and he then applies a stretch hold, he tags Sakura back in a the beatdown on the rookie continues. Takanashi returns and puts Aasa in a stretch hold, but Aasa suplexes out of it and makes the hot tag to Tamura.

Takanashi and Tamura trade chops, kick by Tamura but Takanashi shrugs off the Yoshi Tonic attempt. Cutter by Tamura, but Cherry breaks up the cover. Kotori comes in to help and they drop Cherry with a double face crusher, Kotori gets up in the window sill and hits a diving crossbody on Takanashi, Aasa comes in and she helps Tamura slam Kotori on top of Takanashi. Kotori puts Takanashi in an Octopus Hold but Cherry breaks it up, Cherry suplexes Kotori, Takanashi comes in but Kotori plants him with a judo throw. Kotori tags in Aasa while Takanashi tags Sakura, body block by Aasa to Sakura and Kotori comes in with a crossbody. Body press by Aasa to Sakura, but it gets a two count. Aasa goes for another body block but Sakura avoids it, Sakura throws her and both her teammates against the wall and hits a crossbody onto all three of them. Takanashi comes in but he accidentally kicks Sakura, scoop slam by Aasa onto Sakura but she gets her knees up on the body press. Tamura comes in but Sakura jumps on his back and lands on top of Aasa. Sakura gets on the window sill and hits a diving crossbody onto Aasa, Sakura puts the rookie into the Cavernaria, and Aasa submits! Sakura, Cherry, and Takanashi win!

Not the best match on the card but not too bad for this type of show. As I have mentioned a few times, obviously they are very limited with what they can do since there are no ropes, but at least they are familar with how to work in such a unique environment. Aasa seems to have the basics down pat, and I am quite a fan of Kotori. About what you’d expect considering the situation, watchable but not as good as the first match on the card as most of it was uneventful aside from a few cute spots.

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