Event: P.P.P. Tokyo Treasure And Party ~ When The Door To Dreams Opens
Date: February 6th, 2025
Location: Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 350
Broadcast: P.P.P. Tokyo Youtube Channel

Let us go together to the grimy underground of Japanese wrestling promotions and check out P.P.P. Tokyo! That is a bit overly dramatic, as while P.P.P. Tokyo started very small it lately has been drawing 300+ for their events and stream their events on Youtube. 300 fans isn’t a lot but it isn’t “wrestling in a bar” levels either, and they do sometimes have well known wrestlers take part of their shows. This is one such show, as Nanae Takahashi wrestles in the main event against a former porn star! The show had a total of six matches but only three had Joshi wrestlers, so I’ll just be reviewing those three matches. Here are the matches we’ll be watching:

• Echika Miyabi vs. ZONES
• Kabuto Mitomi and Marika Kobashi vs. Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire
• Chanyota vs. Nanae Takahashi

Some of these wrestlers are new to me so this will be fun. All Joshi wrestlers on the show have a profile on Joshi City, you can click on their names above to go straight to it.

Echika Miyabi vs. ZONES

They tie-up to start, Echika pushes ZONES into the ropes and they trade positions until ZONES hits a series of elbows. Echika fires back with a boot, she knocks ZONES into the corner and hits her with elbows. Echika stomps down ZONES in the corner before picking her up, snapmare by Echika and she kicks ZONES in the back. Another kick by Echika and she covers ZONES for a two count. ZONES slowly returns to her feet but Echika kicks her down against the ropes, slap by Echika and she jumps down onto ZONES’s back. ZONES fires up and elbows Echika in the chest, but Echika absorbs the blows. Shoulderblock attempts by ZONES and she can’t get Echika down, she goes off the ropes but Echika levels her with a back elbow for two.

Scoop slam by Echika, Irish whip but ZONES hits a jumping shoulderblock to finally knock over Echika. Lariat by ZONES in the corner, she gets on the second turnbuckle and delivers a diving elbow drop for two. ZONES gets Echika on her shoulders but Echika gets away, ZONES goes off the ropes but Echika delivers a kick combination followed by a big boot. Echika picks up ZONES but ZONES chops her and the two trade blows. Echika grabs ZONES but ZONES hits a vertical suplex, she picks up Echika and hits an Oklahoma Slam for two. ZONES goes off the ropes and delivers a hard lariat, but Echika barely kicks out. ZONES goes off the ropes again but Echika catches her with a kick, running boot by ZONES but Echika kicks her in the chest. Side kick by Echika, she waits for ZONES to get up and nails a Pump Kick. Echika picks up ZONES and goes for a chokeslam but ZONES gets away and applies the Wild Clutch for the three count! ZONES is your winner!

I don’t know if I could call this match “good” as Echika still has a really simple moveset and some of the exchanges were a bit clunky, but I can say that ZONES sold her ass off in this match to make Echika look as good as possible. Very strike oriented with a few suplexes thrown in, it definitely had a “rookie match” feel. Which isn’t meant to be an insult, all wrestlers have to start somewhere and gain experience, but Echika did little to impress here and ZONES’ selling could only do so much to save it. Not a terrible match but maybe would have worked better as a tag match where Echika could hit her spots and get out.

Kabuto Mitomi and Marika Kobashi vs. Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire

Before the match everyone dances but once they are done they get right into the action as Kabuto smacks Kaji. The action immediately spills out to the floor as the men and women pair up, they battle up into the crowd while the referee patiently waits in the ring for them to return. Kaji and Marika eventually get into the ring as the legal wrestlers, snapmare by Kaji and he hits a dropkick for a two count. Natsu comes in the ring, double Irish whip from the corner but Marika kicks Kaji back. Kaji tries again but Marika gets kicked again, but Natsu encourages him to try a third time. Same result as Kaji gets mad at Natsu, but they make up and go for a double vertical suplex on Marika. Marika blocks it so Natsu hits Kaji for I guess not trying harder, they try again but Marika reverses it into a double DDT.

Marika then dropkicks both of them and tags Kabuto, scoop slam by Kabuto to both opponents and he gives Natsu a dragon screw. Natsu picks up Kaji and delivers a delayed vertical suplex, cover by Kabuto but it gets two. Kabuto picks up Kaji but Kaji elbows him and the two trade blows. Natsu and Marika both come but are immediately thrown back out, Kaji and Kabuto get back into it as they trade strikes until both are down on the mat. Both crawl to their corners and tag out, Natsu goes off the ropes but Marika catches her with an elbow followed by a sliding kick for two. Marika picks up Natsu but Kaji grabs her from the apron, Natsu gets her whip but she hits Kaji with it by mistake. Stunner by Marika but Kaji trips her from the floor.

Natsu runs over but hits a baseball slide on Kaji on accident, Kabuto then trips Natsu from the floor and Marika delivers a dropkick. Natsu is thrown into the corner and double teamed, cover by Marika but it gets two. DDT by Marika, but her cover gets another two count. Marika picks up Natsu and applies a guillotine choke, but Kaji breaks it up. Marika goes off the ropes but Kaji hits her with an elbow, double vertical suplex to Marika and Natsu covers her for two. Natsu elbows Marika in the back and goes off the ropes, but Kabuto kicks her and hits an enziguri. Marika goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick, but Kaji breaks up the cover. Kaji gets both opponents seated in the corner, Natsu runs over and delivers the gyrating bronco buster. Kaji goes up top and hits a diving body press, Natsu sits on Marika’s face and she gets the three count cover!  Kaji Tomato and Natsu Sumire are your winners.

If haven’t seen Natsu Sumire in awhile and worried she had changed – no, no she has not. All four of these wrestlers are on the “average” side in regards to in-ring talent so they rely on personality and/or appearances to keep your attention. Natsu has both which helps but the two male wrestlers were mostly along for the ride as neither were particularly impressive or memorable. Marika is still a little awkward in the ring and in general I wouldn’t say this match was tightly structured, but Natsu was still Natsu which I think is what the crowd came to see. I wouldn’t say it was a good match but it wasn’t offensive which is a solid enough compliment for a mid-card tag match on a small show.

Chanyota vs. Nanae Takahashi

They tie-up to start, Nanae pushes Chanyota into the ropes but Chanyota switches positions with her and gives her an elbow strike before backing off. Knuckle lock and they go into a Test of Strength, kick by Nanae and she applies a wristlock. Chanyota reverses it as they go back and forth trading holds, side headlock takedown by Chanyota but Nanae struggles back up and hits a backdrop suplex. Irish whip by Nanae and the two collide with neither going down, they try a few more times until Nanae shoulderblocks Chanyota to the mat. Chanyota rolls out of the ring to re-group but Nanae goes after her, Chanyota greets Nanae on the apron but Nanae elbows her back down to the floor. Nanae hops down and takes Chanyota into the stands, she gets a chair and whacks Chanyota with it. The poor cameraman wasn’t ready for this and is struggling to get a shot, but he finally makes it to the wrestlers and Nanae beats Chanyota around the crowd.

Chanyota fights back with elbows but Nanae knocks her back down, Nanae rolls her into the ring and elbows Chanyota to the mat. Elbow drop by Nanae and she applies a sleeper hold, but Chanyota eventually gets a foot on the ropes for the break. Nanae headbutts Chanyota into the corner and hits a series of chops, but Chanyota switches positions with her and hits an elbow. A hard shoulderblock by Chanyota sends Nanae to the mat, shouldertackles by Chanyota in the corner and she hits a running one followed by an elbow drop for two. Chanyota picks up Nanae but Nanae elbows out of the hold, Irish whip by Nanae but Chanyota hits a shoulderblock for a two count cover. Chanyota picks up Nanae and they trade lariats with neither wrestler going down. Chanyota goes off the ropes but Nanae catches her with a release German suplex. Chanyota gets back up but eats a hard lariat, cover by Nanae but it gets a two count. Arm trap crossface by Nanae but Chanyota gets to the ropes for the break. Nanae picks up Chanyota but Chanyota elbows her, more elbows by Chanyota but Nanae absorbs the blows. Lariat by Chanyota and she gets Nanae up on her back before hitting an Argentine Samoan Drop for two.

Chanyota goes to the top turnbuckle but Nanae recovers and joins her, hitting a superplex for two. Nanae waits for Chanyota to get up but Chanyota ducks the lariat and hits one of her own. Another lariat by Chanyota, and she covers Nanae for two. Chanyota picks up Nanae and hits the Schwein, but Nanae gets out of the cover. Chanyota drags up Nanae but Nanae snaps off a backdrop suplex, she goes for the Sliding D but Chanyota ducks and hits one of her own for a two count. Chanyota picks up Nanae and slaps her, but Nanae slaps her back. More slaps by Chanyota and she hits a headbutt, enziguri by Chanyota but Nanae headbutts her and hits a sliding kick for two. Sliding D by Nanae, but Chanyota barely kicks out. Nanae picks up Chanyota and nails the One Second EX, cover by Nanae and she gets the three count! Nanae Takahashi is the winner.

I’m going to be honest, this was far better than I was expecting. It wasn’t a complicated story but it still worked – Chanyota is strong and could stand toe to toe with Nanae. In many of her matches, Nanae is the bigger/stronger wrestler and she uses that to be a bully, but she couldn’t bully Chanyota even though she is far more experienced. Thus, Chanyota got the better of several of the power struggles and Nanae had to go into her better technique to pick up the win. Even though she doesn’t have as many matches under her belt, Chanyota works really well with what she does and I think a wrestling fan not familiar with either wrestler wouldn’t know from this match that one wrestler had over 2,000 career matches and the other under 50. Maybe I went in with too low of expectations but I was really impressed with this and one of the better performances from Nanae I’ve seen in awhile. Really good match!  Recommended

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Event: Marigold New Years Golden Garden 2025
Date: February 7th, 2025
Location: Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 356
Broadcast: Wrestle Universe

The last time I watched Marigold was their debut show, and a lot has changed since then. The biggest change of course is Giulia is gone, as she joined WWE a few months after Marigold was launched (which was always the plan). There are also a fistful of new rookies since last May, including the latest Super Rookie – Seri Yamaoka. We also have titles now, with one being defended in the main event. This isn’t a huge show for Marigold but is still a mid-sized one with all the major players present. Here is the full card:

• Nao Ishikawa vs. Ryoko Sakimura
• CHIAKI and Nagisa Nozaki vs. Rea Seto and Riara
• Megaton vs. MIRAI
• Utami Hayashishita vs. Yuuki Minami
• Chika Goto and Natsumi Showzuki vs. Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka
• Chanyota and Mai Sakurai vs. Miku Aono and Naho Yamada
• Marigold Superfly Championship: Victoria Yuzuki vs. Misa Matsui

My first full show review in almost a year, let’s see how long it takes me to get through it. All wrestlers above have profiles on Joshi City, you can click on their names to go straight to it. Onto the show!

Nao Ishikawa vs. Ryoko Sakimura

Ryoko and Nao tie-up, wristlock by Nao but Ryoko reverses it and the two trade holds. Dueling wristlocks goes on for a bit, side headlock by Nao but Ryoko Irish whips out of it. Shoulderblock by Nao and she hits an elbow drop for two. Camel clutch by Nao, she lets go after a moment and stomps on Ryoko’s back. Irish whip by Nao but Ryoko hits a dropkick, another dropkick by Ryoko but Nao absorbs the blow and stomps on Ryoko. Nao picks up Ryoko and goes off the ropes, hitting a shoulderblock. Crab hold by Nao but Ryoko crawls to the ropes and forces the break. Nao picks up Ryoko and throws her into the ropes, but Ryoko hits a dropkick. Nao doesn’t go down so Ryoko hits a few more dropkicks. Ryoko finally sends Nao to the mat, cover by Ryoko and she gets a two count. Ryoko goes to pick up Nao but Nao pushes her off, elbows by Nao and the two trade blows. Nao elbows Ryoko hard to the mat, Nao picks up Ryoko but Ryoko sneaks in an inside cradle for two. A schoolboy by Ryoko also gets two, she puts Nao in a submission hold but Nao gets to the ropes. Ryoko charges Nao but Nao catches her with a scoop slam for two. Nao picks up Ryoko and she hits a delayed bodyslam for the three count! Nao Ishikawa is the winner.

These matches are important for a wrestler’s development but can have limited entertainment value. Ryoko is only two months in so I’m not going to judge her yet, although if she threw those same dropkicks in GAEA Japan her face would have been bloody soon thereafter. Nao has average-level skill and that showed here as she didn’t really assert herself as the dominate veteran before winning with a bodyslam. Good enough to be an opener, curious to see how Ryoko develops over the next six months.

CHIAKI and Nagisa Nozaki vs. Rea Seto and Riara

Rea and CHIAKI start the match, CHIAKI works a headlock and slams Rea into the corner. Running boot by CHIAKI, she covers Rea with one foot but it gets a two count. CHIAKI picks up Rea but Rea elbows her away, chop by CHIAKI and she boots Rea to the mat for two. CHIAKI tags Nagisa, Nagisa kicks Rea against the ropes and then again from the apron. Back in the ring, vertical suplex by Nagisa but Rea avoids her charge and delivers a dropkick followed by a facebuster. Rea applies the Cattle Mutilation but CHIAKI quickly breaks it up, Rea picks up Nagisa but Nagisa boots her. Nagisa swats away Rea’s dropkick attempt but Rea avoids the sliding kick and delivers a dropkick. Neckbreaker drop by Rea and she tags in Riara. Dropkick by Riara and she hits a second one, a third dropkick by Riara and she covers Nagisa for two. Riara goes to the second turnbuckle but Nagisa avoids her dive and boots Riara in the head. Riara comes back with elbows but Nagisa dropkicks her into the corner, big boot by Nagisa and CHIAKI hits one of her own from the apron.

CHIAKI comes in the ring but Rea runs in with a double neckbreaker drop, dropkick by Riara to Nagisa and she covers her for two. Ankle hold by Riara but Nagisa gets to the ropes for the break. Rea goes to the top turnbuckle and rides Nagisa face-first into the mat, diving footstomp by Riara but CHIAKI breaks up the cover. CHIAKI gets rid of Rea and hits a Codebreaker onto Riara, sleeper by Nagisa to Riara but Rea eventually breaks it up. Kick to the ribs by Nagisa to Riara, she goes off the ropes and hits a Somato for two. Kick to the face by Nagisa, but Rea breaks up the cover. Nagisa and CHIAKI grab Rea and both kick her in the side of the head, Nagisa goes back to Riara and kicks her in the chest. Nagisa drags Riara up and nails the Noa Lancer High (running knee strike), and she picks up the three count! CHIAKI and Nagisa Nozaki are the winners.

This was honestly better then I was expecting, always good to go into matches with an open mind. Nagisa played the veteran here but not at all selfishly (we’ll see that later in the show in Nanae’s match), while she was in the dominate position she gave the younger wrestlers a lot of offense and bumped around for them. Everything was hit crisply, with both Rea and Riara looking solid in defeat. Fast paced solid action from these four, for a house show style event a good effort by all involved.

Megaton vs. MIRAI

MIRAI charges Megaton as the match starts and kicks her in the stomach, she goes for an Irish whip but Megaton doesn’t budge. Megaton sits on the mat and challenges MIRAI to join her, MIRAI does and applies a cross armbreaker but Megaton gets to the ropes and rolls out of the ring. MIRAI eventually goes after her but Megaton punches her as she does so, Megaton gets a chain and she jokes MIRAI with it. Megaton licks MIRAI’s hair for reasons unknown, she eventually rolls MIRAI back in but MIRAI gets her feet up as she goes for a body press. Megaton charges MIRAI but MIRAI jumps over her, she avoids her next charge as well and MIRAI gets out of the ring. She slides back in as Megaton chases her, Megaton gets tired of the game and sits down in the middle of the ring.

MIRAI returns and kicks her in the back, but MIRAI quickly bails again as Megaton chases her. They do this routine for a bit until MIRAI gets back in the ring, Megaton is too tired to get back in the ring so she gets the little ring steps out to help her. MIRAI dropkicks her in the head as she gets to the apron, MIRAI slides Megaton back into the ring and chops her in the chest. Megaton elbows her back as they trade shots, a battle that MIRAI wins. Megaton yells at MIRAI to stun her, she goes for a few quick pins but MIRAI kicks out. Megaton picks up MIRAI and chops her, body avalanche against the ropes and Megaton drops on MIRAI with a body splash for two. Megaton picks up MIRAI but MIRAI punches her in the face, she puts Megaton in a modified double armbar and Megaton has to submit! MIRAI is the winner!

Before we discuss this goofy match, I first just want to acknowledge the work that MIRAI has done on her fitness. She looks great, and its the type of dedication you like to see from a wrestler that down the road may have a leading role in the promotion. As for the match, Megaton mostly does comedy and for better or worse (depending on how you feel about it), MIRAI had to wrestle at her level. Some of the bits were silly or just time wasting, although I will admit I did laugh when I saw Megaton was getting out the little steps to get into the ring after MIRAI ran her around. There was very little substance here and not how I’d ideally get to watch a MIRAI match, I can’t say it was “bad” but it didn’t do a lot for me either.

Utami Hayashishita vs. Yuuki Minami

They tie-up to start, side headlock by Utami but Minami reverses it. Irish whip by Utami but Minami hits a dropkick, however Utami stays on her feet. Minami tries again with no luck, she goes off the ropes again but Utami dropkicks her in the midsection. Scoop slam by Utami and she applies a crab hold, but Minami gets to the ropes for the break. Minami returns to her feet and fights back, but Utami knocks her down with a hard elbow. Irish whip by Utami and she swats aside Minami’s dropkick attempt, she goes off the ropes but this time Minami catches her and knocks Utami down.

Minami throws Utami to the mat and hits another dropkick, Minami applies a guillotine with a hammerlock but Utami slams her into the corner to break the hold. Dropkick to the arm by Minami and she re-applies the hold, but Utami gets to the ropes for the break. Minami picks up Utami and goes for the hold again, but Utami is too close to the ropes. Minami goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick, cover by Minami but it gets a two count. Utami levels Minami with a lariat, another lariat by Utami and she hits a sliding lariat for two. Utami picks up Minami and hits the Air Raid Crash, but Minami reverses the cover into her own cradle for two. Minami charges Utami but Utami hits an Argentine Backbreaker Drop. Utami drags Minami up and hits a German suplex hold, and she picks up the three count! Utami Hayashishita is the winner.

Maybe now I understand why Minami didn’t get more a push out of the gate, as while she did have training in both Ice Ribbon and Marigold she still looks really green and needs more seasoning before anyone could take her as a threat. Minami spamming the same submission finisher was a sign she doesn’t have the deepest moveset and there wasn’t a lot for Utami to work with here so the match stayed really basic. Minami is still young, in no way am I writing her off but a year into her career she still has a ways to go.

Chika Goto and Natsumi Showzuki vs. Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka

Seri and Showzuki start the match, they jockey for position on the mat with Seri getting the eventual advantage with a kneelock. Showzuki can’t reach the ropes so Chika breaks it up and hits an atomic drop, running knee by Showzuki to Seri and she covers her for two. Showzuki tags Chika, Chika grabs Seri and hits a scoop slam. Another scoop slam by Chika and she hits another one followed by a hip attack. Running hip attack by Chika and she tags Showzuki, dropkick by Showzuki and she hits Seri with a second one. Showzuki drops a double knee on Seri’s back, she picks her up but Seri tries to fight back. It doesn’t work, Irish whip by Showzuki but Seri hits a gutwrench suplex and tags Nanae. Nanae and Showzuki trade elbows until Nanae hits a hard shoulderblock. Chops by Nanae in the corner but Chika runs in to break it up, Nanae throws Chika in the corner with Showzuki and gives her some chops as well. Showzuki sneaks around to Nanae’s back to get her to stop chopping Chika, but Nanae lariats her in the corner.

Chika charges in but Nanae tosses her down and slams Showzuki on top of Chika. Nanae still as dominate as ever. Back to Showzuki, Nanae picks her up but Showzuki lands on her feet on the backdrop suplex attempt and kicks Nanae in the back. She challenges Nanae to kick her back and she does, Showzuki goes for a PK but Nanae catches her leg and kicks her in the chest. Showzuki gets Nanae’s back and applies an Octopus Hold, Nanae gets to the ropes. Showzuki tags Chika, she hits a running knee on Nanae in the corner with Chika following with one as well. Chika charges Nanae but Nanae kicks her back and hits a lariat. Nanae gets on the second turnbuckle but Showzuki grabs her from the apron, giving Chika time to recover. Chika grabs Nanae and hits her a quick Giant Swing, Showzuki goes up top and hits a diving kneedrop onto Nanae. Chika follows with a sliding lariat, but Seri breaks up the cover. Chika picks up Nanae but Nanae slaps her and rolls her to the mat before applying a crossface. Chika gets a toe on the ropes to force a break, Nanae picks up Chika and throws her into the corner. Lariat by Nanae and she tags Seri, Seri drives Chika into the corners but Chika wiggles away. Seri goes off the ropes but Chika hits a big boot, she goes for a crab hold but Seri lifts her way out of it. Chika grabs Seri around the waist and swings her around, facebuster by Chika but Nanae breaks up the cover.

Nanae stays in but Showzuki runs in too to even the odds. Chika chokeslams Seri, cover by Chika but Nanae breaks it up. Nanae lariats both Showzuki and Chika, Seri recovers and they hit a double sidewalk slam on Chika for two. Seri picks up Chika but Chika elbows out of the waistlock, she scoops up Seri but Seri wiggles away. Showzuki kicks Seri in the back, Chika slams Seri and covers her for two. Chika picks up Seri but Nanae grabs her and hits a backdrop suplex. Seri picks up Chika so Nanae can hit a lariat, jackknife cover by Seri but it gets broken up. Hard lariat by Nanae to Showzuki, Seri picks up Chika and hits a hammerlock suplex for two. Seri picks up Chika and nails a German suplex, cover by Seri and she gets the three count! Nanae Takahashi and Seri Yamaoka are the winners!

I may not always like Nanae’s methods but her type of style is going to be missed when all the mid-90s stars are retired. The way she dominated both opponents in portions of this match would seem off if that just wasn’t the Nanae Experience, and she did give most of it back so it wasn’t a one-sided affair. Seri didn’t get as much of a chance to shine but everything she did looked well executed, I can understand what Rossy sees her in as she seems to have the complete package even this early in her career. Chika and Showzuki both were solid, hitting everything smoothly even if neither really stood out. A good match, engaging from start to finish even if it wasn’t trying to set the world on fire.  Mildly Recommended

Chanyota and Mai Sakurai vs. Miku Aono and Naho Yamada

Chanyota and Miku start the match, they trade shoulderblock attempts until Miku finally knocks Chanyota to the mat. Irish whip by Chanyota and she hits another one, covering Miku for two. Both wrestlers tag out, Naho and Mai lock-up, Mai pushes Naho into the ropes and gives a clean break. They trade waistlocks, headlock by Mai but Naho gets out of it and reverses it. Mai gets the headlock re-applied but Naho gets out of it and they return to their feet. Naho goes for a dropkick but Mai swats her aside, Mai goes off the ropes but Miku kicks her from the apron. Dropkick by Naho and both she and Miku dropkick Mai. Double Irish whip to Mai but Mai hits a dropkick on both opponents and tags Chanyota. Chanyota and Mai both attack Naho in the corner, scoop slam by Chanyota and with Mai they elbow drop Naho. Cover by Chanyota, but Naho kicks out. Chanyota picks up Naho and tags Mai, Mai throws Naho into the corner and rams her head into the turnbuckle. Running boot by Mai and she hits a scoop slam, Mai picks up Naho but Naho fights back with elbows.

Irish whip by Mai but Naho delivers a dropkick and rolls to her corner to tag Miku. Chanyota runs in to help her partner but Miku fights off both of them, dropkick by Miku to Mai and she hits a PK. Miku picks up Mai but Chanyota lariats Miku, suplex by Mai to Miku and she applies a cross armbreaker. Miku gets to the ropes for the break, Mai goes off the ropes and boots Miku in the head. Mai picks up Miku but Miku hits a vertical suplex, she goes to the top turnbuckle but Mai recovers and tries to cut her off. Mai joins Miku and hits a superplex, shining kick by Mai and she covers Miku for two. STO by Mai, she picks up Miku but Miku drops her with a lariat. Both wrestlers slowly get up, big boot by Mai but Miku hits a lariat. Mai fires back with a jumping knee, and both wrestlers are down on the mat. Mai manages to tag Chanyota, shoulderblocks by Chanyota in the corner and she covers Miku for two. Irish whip by Miku but Chanyota hits a jumping shoulderblock, Chanyota goes off the ropes but Miku catches her with a powerslam.

Miku tags Naho, dropkicks by Naho and she hits a neckbreaker. Naho picks up Chanyota but Chanyota kicks her in the knee and drops her o the mat. Lariat by Chanyota and Mai hits a big boot, another lariat and big boot to Naho and they hit a double vertical suplex. Cover by Chanyota, but Naho gets a shoulder up. Chanyota picks up Naho but Naho gets away, high kick by Miku and Naho hits a Stunner. Lariat by Miku and Naho covers Chanyota for two. Naho applies a headscissors with a bridge, but Mai breaks it up. Miku and Naho go to Mai but Chanyota drops them both with a double lariat. Mai kicks Naho out of the ring, she goes to the top turnbuckle and dives out onto her with a plancha. She rolls Naho back into the ring where Chanyota is waiting, Chanyota gets Naho on her shoulders while Mai goes to the top turnbuckle and they hit a Samoan Drop/Missile Dropkick combination. Chanyota picks up Naho and goes off the ropes but Naho cradles her for a two count. Naho charges Chanyota but Chanyota drops her with a lariat, Chanyota drags up Naho and nails the Jackhammer for the three count! Mai Sakurai and Chanyota are the winners!

Another solid tag team match. The greatest compliment I can give a sub-15 minute non-stakes midcard tag match is it held my attention and was well executed, which this match was. I came away with the match fairly impressed with all four of them, although Naho lagged a bit behind the other three in regards to execution. Interestingly, the match seemed for a vehicle to put over Chanyota since she isn’t even a Marigold wrestler, but the fact she is challenging for a singles title soon explains that process and in that regard they were successful. Good stuff all-around.  Mildly Recommended

(c) Victoria Yuzuki vs. Misa Matsui
Marigold Superfly Championship

Yuzuki and Misa both charge each other to start and go into a fast exchange, armdrag by Yuzuki and she delivers a dropkick. Misa bridges out of the cover and hits a dropkick of her own, she picks up Yuzuki and throws her into the corner. Misa throws down Yuzuki by the hair, she does it again and a third time. Misa picks up Yuzuki and elbows her but Yuzuki elbows her back, scoop slam by Misa but Yuzuki hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors followed by a dropkick. Yuzuki goes off the ropes but Misa dropkicks her, Yuzuki kips up however and delivers her own dropkick for a two count. Crossface by Yuzuki, but Misa gets a foot on the ropes for the break. Stomps by Yuzuki but Misa regains the advantage and puts Yuzuki in the Stretch Muffler. Yuzuki gets to the ropes to force the break, Misa picks her up and hits an elbow in the corner. Misa goes for a suplex but Yuzuki blocks it, Misa goes off the ropes but Yuzuki delivers a side slam followed by a double wrist-clutch suplex for a two count.

Yuzuki goes off the ropes but Misa drop toeholds her onto the second rope, Misa charges in but Yuzuki avoids her charge as Misa ends up on the apron. Yuzuki dropkicks Misa to the floor, she goes out after Misa and stomps on her but Misa fights back and the two trade blows while outside the ring. Yuzuki goes for a suplex but Misa blocks it, Misa puts Yuzuki’s feet on the apron and nails a hanging DDT to the floor. Misa goes up to the top turnbuckle and dives down onto Yuzuki with a plancha. Misa slides Yuzuki back in, she goes off the ropes and delivers a sliding kick for a two count. Misa picks up Yuzuki and delivers the MKD, but Yuzuki kicks out of the cover and returns to her feet with an elbow to Misa. Misa elbows her back as they exchange shots, Yuzuki goes off the ropes but Misa boots her in the head. Headbutt by Yuzuki and she hits a backdrop suplex, Misa ends up against the ropes and Yuzuki nails her with the Murder Dropkick. Cover by Yuzuki, but it gets two.

Crossface by Yuzuki before she switches it to a stretch hold, but Misa gets a foot on the ropes for the break. Yuzuki dropkicks Misa in the corner, she goes to the top turnbuckle before hitting a missile dropkick. Yuzuki picks up Misa but Misa reverses a suplex attempt into a cradle. Footstomp by Misa, she kicks Yuzuki against the ropes and delivers a low crossbody. Scoop slam by Misa, she goes to the top turnbuckle and nails a diving footstomp for two. Misa goes for a few flash pins with no luck, running knee by Misa and she hits a cross-leg suplex hold for two. Misa goes to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick, but Yuzuki fires back with a superkick. Cross-arm German Suplex by Yuzuki, but it only gets two. Yuzuki hits a backbreaker in front of the corner, she follows with a trio of moonsaults out of the corner before covering Misa for the three count! Yuzuki retains her championship!

I hate to be that guy so a disclaimer: I have no issue with no selling/fighting spirit spots. I think they are great! But they work better if its even, or there is a delayed sell, or the fighting spirit wrestler gets their comeuppance moments later. That being said, I really didn’t like the Yuzuki no-sell/fighting spirit spot at the end because it had none of those elements. She eats a lot of Misa offense and then just pops up from a missile dropkick, hits a series of moves and wins the match. It came across as more of a really lazy transition then a normal fighting spirit spot and made Misa look like a chump to have Yuzuki brush aside her offense like it was nothing. She did the same thing after Misa hit the MKD. Took me out of the match a bit. Everything besides that element was great though, Misa was really impressive (arguably more impressive than Yuzuki) with her execution and felt like the stronger wrestler. Loved the variety of offensive moves from both as it kept the match interesting, and with their pacing there was never a dull moment. Overall I enjoyed it, really fun match but just with one really obvious flaw.  Mildly Recommended

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Championships Held: None
Tournaments Won: None
Awards Won: None

Notable Matches:

• March 25th, 2023 with Mai Sakurai vs. KARMA and Starlight Kid

Signature Moves:

• Body Slam
• Dropkick

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