Event: GAEA Japan “SQUARE JUNGLE”
Date: April 3rd, 1996
Location: Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 1,450

Over the next eternity, I will be watching and reviewing all GAEA Japan events in order, starting with their debut show on April 15th, 1995. Visit the GAEA Japan Project page for a brief history of the promotion, the roster page, my favorite matches from the promotion, and the full list of all events reviewed. I will also be uploading my favorite match from each show so that everyone can enjoy it.

If you want to watch the GAEA Japan events I am reviewing, Mike Lorefice sells the complete seasons at a very reasonable price both via download and physical copy. Mike’s quebrada.net is one of the sites I’m using to write these reviews, its a great resource for learning more about GAEA Japan and wrestling in general.

Hey look, the GAEA Japan Project still exists! Moving on to the next show, not a lot of this one was released on TV as it aired on a one hour event on GAORA, but we will watch what they showed. The main event wasn’t broadcasted, as GAEA Japan chose to focus on their younger wrestlers. Here is the full televised card:

• KAORU vs. Meiko Satomura
• Neo Energy Queen History ’95: Sonoko Kato vs. Toshie Uematsu
• Chikayo Nagashima vs. Michiko Nagashima

All wrestlers on the show have a profile on the website, you can click on their name above to go straight to it.

KAORU vs. Meiko Satomura

Meiko attacks KAORU right at the start and gets her into a cross armbreaker, but KAORU gets into the ropes for the break. Dropkicks by Meiko and she snaps KAORU’s arm over her shoulder a few times before going for the Fujiwara Armbar. KAORU quickly gets to the ropes again, Meiko goes back to the arm but KAORU pushes her away and hits a backdrop suplex. They both get back up and get into a knucklelock, KAORU tosses Meiko to the mat and applies a cross-arm submission but Meiko is too close to the ropes. Meiko dropkicks KAORU and elbows her into the corner, but KAORU switches positions with her and hits a series of chops. Scoop slam by KAORU and she covers Meiko for two. KAORU stomps on Meiko’s leg and applies a cross kneelock, but Meiko eventually makes it to the ropes. KAORU drags Meiko back to the middle of the ring and puts her in a Mexican Surfboard, she lets go after a moment and stomps on Meiko. KAORU kicks Meiko into the corner but Meiko tackles her and hits a series of mounted elbows. Meiko applies a cross kneelock but lets go after a moment as they are close to the ropes, stomps by Meiko but KAORU sneaks in a small package for two.

Charging elbow by Meiko and she hits some more from a mounted position, she goes for the cross armbreaker but KAORU is too close to the ropes and gets out of it. Back up, elbows by Meiko and she hits a jumping shoulderblock, another one by Meiko and she covers KAORU for two. Crab hold by KAORU but Meiko gets to the ropes for the break, Irish whip attempt by KAORU but Meiko reverses it and hits an elbow. She goes for another one but KAORU boots her back, Meiko snaps KAORU’s arm over her shoulder but KAORU plants her with a release German. KAORU picks up Meiko and hits a scoop slam near the corner, she goes up top but Meiko recovers and joins her, sending her back to the mat with a cross armbreaker takedown. KAORU lands near the ropes and quickly gets there for the break, Meiko goes up top and she hits a diving shoulderblock for two. Irish whip by Meiko to the corner but KAORU jumps out to the apron and hits a swandive dropkick. German suplex hold by KAORU, but Meiko kicks out and immediately applies an armbar. KAORU gets to the ropes for the break, back up Meiko hits a couple elbows but KAORU slaps her. Big Boot by KAORU and she slams Meiko in front of the corner, moonsault by KAORU but Meiko bridges out of the cover. Brainbuster by KAORU, she goes to the ropes and on the second try she hits the swandive moonsault for the three count! KAORU is the winner.

I’m surprised how even this match was, considering their age and experience difference. Meiko brought all she had here but KAORU didn’t seem that interested, aside from being willing to give Meiko lots of offense. KAORU didn’t really have a focus it seemed or showed much emotion, she just occasionally hit a little offense between Meiko’s flurries that didn’t seem to have any rhyme or reason to them. Botching the ending didn’t help much, mistakes happen but they are amplified a bit when its the finish. Meiko showed some growth and fire, but just a little too meandering for my tastes.

Sonoko Kato vs. Toshie Uematsu

We join this one in progress, as Sonoko picks up Toshie and throws her down by the hair. Toshie sneaks in a cradle and throws Sonoko into the corner, connecting with a running elbow. Mounted punches by Toshie and she drives Sonoko’s head into the mat, scoop slam by Toshie and she covers Sonoko for two. Irish whip by Toshie but Sonoko reverses it and hits an elbow, Toshie throws Sonoko into the corner and flips off of her before hitting some elbows. Sonoko gets Toshie on her shoulders but Toshie slides off and applies a Japanese Leg Roll Clutch for two. Headlock takedown by Toshie but Sonoko blocks the next and hits a bulldog. Another bulldog by Sonoko and she covers Toshie for two. Sonoko connects with a pair of Lou Thesz Presses, elbows by Sonoko on the mat but Toshie returns the favor. Hard slap by Sonoko but Toshie avoids the leg drop and applies a Victory Roll for two. Dropkicks by Toshie, she goes up top and delivers a missile dropkick for two. Scoop slam by Toshie, she goes up top again but Sonoko gets her knees up on the diving body press and applies a sleeper. Toshie eventually gets to the ropes for the break, Sonoko picks her up and hits a scoop slam for a two count. Irish whip by Sonoko and she hits a pair of dropkicks, but again her cover gets two. She goes for a lariat but Toshie avoids it, Sonoko slams her to the mat anyway but Toshie kicks out of the cover. Leg drop by Sonoko, she Irish whips Toshie but Toshie hits a crossbody. Toshie picks up Sonoko, Sonoko throws her into the corner but Toshie cradles Sonoko for two. Irish whip by Toshie but Sonoko catches her with a bulldog out of the corner, cover by Sonoko but the time expires. The match is a… Draw?

Well no one is happy with that so they give them an overtime period. Tie-up to start but Toshie quickly gets Sonoko in a Fujiwara Armbar. Sonoko gets into the ropes for the break, Toshie goes off the ropes and dropkicks Sonoko twice in the arm. Irish whip by Toshie and she hits a back elbow, rebound crossbody by Toshie out the corner but Sonoko bridges out of the pin. Scoop slam by Toshie and she hits four elbow drops for a two count. Toshie goes up top and hits a missile dropkick before applying the Fujiwara Armbar again but Sonoko gets to the ropes, Irish whip by Toshie but Sonoko schoolboys her for two. Sonoko picks up Toshie but Toshie gets her back, Toshie rolls Sonoko to the mat and applies a cross armbreaker. Sonoko gets a toe on the ropes for the break, and again the bell rings as time has expired. The match is a….. Draw?

No, we are going to another overtime period. Toshie stomps on Sonoko before she can get up, but Sonoko sneaks in a backslide for a two count. Toshie picks up Sonoko and throws her towards the corner, reversed by Sonoko and Sonoko dropkicks Toshie as she goes for the corner crossbody. Irish whip by Sonoko but Toshie reverses it and cradles Sonoko for two. Sleeper by Sonoko but Toshie gets the break, snapmare by Sonoko but Toshie tosses Sonoko to the mat and applies the cross armbreaker. Sonoko wiggles herself to the ropes to get the break, Toshie approaches Sonoko but Sonoko cradles her for two. Scoop slam by Toshie, but her cover gets a two count. Irish whip by Toshie, reversed by Sonoko and Sonoko goes for the Kamikaze, but Toshie reverses that into a cover for two. Irish whip by Toshie and she hits a crossbody, but the bell rings as time has expired. The match is officially a Draw.

The effort was definitely there, I will give them that. Obviously, Sonoko and Toshie were still early in their careers at this point and it showed at times, as there were a few miscommunications and awkward spots even with the match being clipped. But I liked the general story they told, with Toshie being desperate to get a win to advance to the Finals in the tournament and Sonoko trying her best to hold her off. Both overtime periods were exciting and they did a good job conveying a sense of urgency. While rough around the edges, still a pretty solid match between these two young wrestlers.  Mildly Recommended

Chikayo Nagashima vs. Michiko Nagashima

Chikayo dropkicks Michiko before the match starts and keeps dropkicking her, but Michiko stays on her feet. Hard dropkick by Michiko, she picks up Chikayo and rubs her face across the top rope. Michiko slams Chikayo’s face into the mat and hits a scoop slam, running sentons by Michiko but Sonoko Kato breaks up the cover. Apparently, Sonoko dislikes Michiko. Chikayo elbows Sonoko until she leaves the ring, boot by Michiko to Chikayo and she boots her again. Michiko throws down Chikayo by the hair a few times but Chikayo schoolboys her for two. Michiko starts on Chikayo’s arm and applies an armbar, but Chikayo gets into the ropes for the break. Irish whip by Michiko but Chikayo drops her with a Stunner, front roll attacks by Chikayo and she covers Michiko for two. Michiko takes back over and drills Chikayo with a front dropkick for two. Michiko throws Chikayo into the mat and flings her around by the hair before choking her with her knee. Irish whip by Michiko, Chikayo goes for a sunset flip but Michiko blocks it and punches her. Michiko puts Chikayo in the ropes and pulls back on her head, while taunting Sonoko at the same time. Irish whip by Michiko but Chikayo hits a headscissors out of the corner. Dropkicks by Chikayo and she finally sends Michiko to the mat with one, scoop slam by Chikayo and she goes to the top turnbuckle to hit a missile dropkick. Cover by Chikayo, but it gets a two count.

Chikayo charges Michiko in the corner but Michiko moves and kicks Chikayo out of the ring. She goes out after her and throws Chikayo into the guard rail, Sonoko comes over but Michiko throws a chair at her. She throws one at Chikayo as well before taking her up into the bleachers and slamming Chikayo into the wall. Sonoko goes over to comfort Chikayo but Chikayo pushes her away and returns to the ring, where Michiko is waiting for her. Irish whip by Michiko and she his a jumping neck drop, she gets a kendo stick and whacks Chikayo with it. Sonoko runs in and tries to take it from her but Chikayo gets mad again at the help and dropkicks Sonoko out of the ring. Backdrop suplex by Michiko to Chikayo, but Chikayo barely kicks out of the cover. She goes for another backdrop suplex but Chikayo lands on her feet, she cradles Michiko but it gets a two count. Chikayo goes for a crossbody but Michiko ducks and jumps down on her back, backdrop suplex hold by Michiko but Sonoko breaks up the cover. The referee gets Sonoko out of the ring while Michiko goes up top, but again Sonoko grabs Michiko from the apron. Michiko pulls Sonoko into the ring and dropkicks her, she then dropkicks Chikayo as well and slams her in front of the corner. Michiko goes up top again but Chikayo avoids the diving senton, scoop slam by Chikayo but Michiko gets her knees up when she goes for a diving crossbody. Michiko returns to the top and this time nails the diving senton, picking up the three count cover! Michiko Nagashima is the winner.

One downside of not knowing Japanese and watching matches from 25 years ago is I have no idea what Sonoko Kato’s issue was. Chikayo didn’t even want her help but she kept helping anyway, obviously some side story going on there. It was a good match, as Michiko was dominate while at the same time still giving Chikayo some offense and nearfalls so it wasn’t completely lopsided. Chikayo hit everything well and came across as a rookie with a ton of potential and perhaps ready to make that next step in her career. Fast paced and entertaining, I can see why they put this match last, the Sonoko situation sometimes hurt the flow but overall a good match.  Mildly Recommended

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Event: GAEA Japan “WAR IS A FRIDAY NIGHT”
Date: February 16th, 1996
Location: Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan
Announced Attendance: 1,850

Over the next eternity, I will be watching and reviewing all GAEA Japan events in order, starting with their debut show on April 15th, 1995. Visit the GAEA Japan Project page for a brief history of the promotion, the roster page, my favorite matches from the promotion, and the full list of all events reviewed. I will also be uploading my favorite match from each show so that everyone can enjoy it.

If you want to watch the GAEA Japan events I am reviewing, Mike Lorefice sells the complete seasons at a very reasonable price both via download and physical copy. Mike’s quebrada.net is one of the sites I’m using to write these reviews, its a great resource for learning more about GAEA Japan and wrestling in general.

GAEA returns to Korakuen Hall with a fun show, as for the first time since mid-1995 we have some wrestlers from LLPW to spice things up. In the main event, we have a big singles match between Combat Toyoda and KAORU! Here is the full card:

• Neo Energy Queen History ’95: Makie Numao vs. Sonoko Kato
• Chigusa Nagayo, Sonoko Kato, and Bomber Hikari vs. Eagle Sawai, Jenn Yukari, and Michiko Nagashima
• Combat Toyoda vs. KAORU

All the wrestlers on the show have profiles on the website, you can click on their names above to go straight to it. The three matches were squeezed into about 45 minutes, so there may be some clipping.

Makie Numao vs. Sonoko Kato
Neo Energy Queen History ’95 Tournament

Makie starts the match on offense as she kicks Sonoko, but Sonoko fires back until Makie hits a leg sweep. Sonoko goes for a dropkick but Makie avoids it, kick to the chest by Makie and she hits a scoop slam for a two count. Irish whip by Makie and she kicks Sonoko again, Makie flings Sonoko around before applying a wristlock. Sonoko reverses it but Makie reverses it back and kicks Sonoko in the face. Bodyscissors by Makie, she picks up Sonoko and snapmares her before going back to the arm. Makie applies an arm submission but Sonoko gets a boot on the ropes to get the break, Makie keeps the submission applied however and holds Sonoko on the mat. Again Sonoko gets to the ropes for the break, Makie goes for a back bodydrop but Sonoko reverses it into a sunset flip. Dropkicks by Sonoko and she puts Makie in a crab hold, but Makie gets into the ropes. Sonoko drags her to the middle of the ring and applies a modified deathlock, but once again Makie gets the break. Kneelock by Sonoko but Makie reverses it, Sonoko reverses it back into the single leg crab hold before letting go to hit a dropkick. Scoop slam by Sonoko, she picks up Makie and hits a snapmare, but Makie applies a backslide for two.

Kicks by Makie, she picks up Sonoko and hits a scoop slam for two. More kicks by Makie and she applies a side headlock, Sonoko reverses it into a headscissors but Makie gets out of it. Makie picks up Sonoko and kicks her in the midsection, scoop slam by Makie but Sonoko hits a hard elbow in the chest. Knees by Makie but Sonoko hits  Lou Thesz Press, another one by Sonoko and she hits a third for two. Sonoko goes off the ropes but Makie avoids the leg drop, stomps by Sonoko but Makie kicks her back. Makie goes for a high kick but Sonoko catches her leg and applies an ankle hold, Sonoko picks up Makie and delivers a bulldog. She goes for another but Makie blocks it, Makie goes for a kick but Sonoko swats her away. Dragon Sleeper by Makie but Sonoko gets a foot in the ropes, Makie goes up top and delivers a diving forearm to the chest. Makie picks up Sonoko but Sonoko ducks the enzuigiri, Irish whip by Sonoko and she hits a Lou Thesz Press. She hits four more Lou Thesz Presses, but Makie barely gets a shoulder up on the cover. Sonoko goes for a tornado bulldog but Makie pushes her away, she goes to the top turnbuckle but Sonoko avoids the diving bodypress. Sonoko picks up Makie but Makie cradles her for a two count. More kicks by Makie but Sonoko gets Makie on her shoulders and delivers the Kamikaze Bomb for the three count! Sonoko wins the match and gets one point in the tournament.

Even though I appreciate that she brings something a bit different to the table, Makie is still pretty rough around the edges. Sonoko is more smooth but struggled here at times to keep things in order, as there were quite a few awkward moments spread throughout the match. They also both don’t have a wide variety of moves so at times it felt repetitive. For two rookies, not offensive, but nothing I could ever recommend tracking down due to the general clunkiness that was present throughout.

Chigusa Nagayo, Kato, and Bomber Hikari vs. Eagle Sawai, Yukari, and Michiko Nagashima

Team GAEA Japan attacks before the bell rings as we immediately fall into chaos, powerbomb by Nagayo to Yukari but Sawai clubs her. Backdrop suplex by Nagayo to Sawai but Nagashima hits her with a kendo stick, Over The Top by Hikari to Nagashima but Yukari breaks up the cover. Sonoko and Yukari stay in as the legal wrestlers, lariat by Yukari to Sonoko but the pin is broken up. She tags in Nagashima, dropkick by Nagashima to Kato and she throws her around the ring by her hair. Yukari goes up top but Nagayo kicks her off, Yukari knocks Nagayo out of the ring and part of the teams brawl on the floor while Nagashima and Kato stay in. Nagashima gets a chain and bashes Kato in the head with it, busting the rookie open. Nagashima stomps on Kato before tossing her by the hair again, we get a look at Sawai beating up Nagayo at ringside as she is bleeding as well. Kato makes the hot tag to Hikari but Nagashima knocks her down and tags Yukari. German suplex hold by Yukari to Hikari, but it gets a two count. Yukari goes off the ropes but Hikari catches her with a powerslam, suplex by Hikari and she covers Yukari for two. Hikari goes up top and hits a diving headbutt, but Sawai breaks up the cover. Hikari tags Nagayo, Nagayo goes for a powerbomb but Nagashima hits her in the midsection with a kendo stick.

Sawai is tagged in but Hikari and Kato both dropkick her, Sawai lariats both of them but Nagayo fires back with a lariat of her own. Sawai falls in her corner and tags Nagashima, Nagayo gets Nagashima on her shoulders while Kato goes up top to go for a crossbody, but Nagashima ducks and hits a Victory Roll, causing Kato to crash to the mat. Nagashima picks up Kato but Hikari comes in, double Irish whip to Nagashima but they are tripped from the floor. Nagashima beats both with a kendo stick while Yukari and Nagayo battle into the crowd. Yukari hits Nagayo with a chair while Sawai gets a table, Nagayo gets the better of Yukari as Nagashima sets up the table in the ring. Nagashima puts Kato on the table as Sawai rescues Yukari, Nagashima goes up top but Hikari knocks the table over and hits an avalanche powerslam for two. Double shoulderblock to Nagashima, suplex by Hikari to Nagashima and Kato hits a diving body press for two. Kamikaze Bomb by Kato to Nagashima, but the pin is broken up. Sawai scoop slams Kato, she gets on the top turnbuckle but Nagayo hits her from behind and joins her.

Avalanche backdrop suplex by Nagayo but Yukari hits her with a chair, she tries again but Nagayo trips her and hits all three of her opponents with the chair. Kato gets the chain and hits Nagashima in the head with it repeatedly, as things break down even further than they already were. Kato knocks Nagashima out of the ring but Nagashima throws her into the railing, while in the crowd Nagayo hits Yukari with chairs. Back in the ring, dropkicks by Kato to Nagashima but Nagashima chokes her. We get a clip of Nagayo taking Sawai who knows where, but they are in the back before emerging near the balcony at Korakuen. They battle up there while Nagashima keeps choking Kato in the ring, Hikari headbutts Yukari while all of this is going on as the referee tries to convince Nagashima to stop choking so much. Nagayo and Sawai somehow make it back into the ring as Nagayo stretches Sawai in the ropes, sleeper by Nagashima to Kato but Nagayo breaks it up. Sawai comes in and slams Nagayo to the mat, she picks up Kato and hits a powerbomb with a cover, and while Nagashima hits Nagayo with a kendo stick she is able to pick up the three count cover! Team LLPW wins!

The inter-promotional match on the last event felt lackluster, which Chigusa Nagayo must have realized as for this one they took it straight up to 100. For a midcard match I wasn’t expecting much, but I was wrong. This was a wild brawl with constant violence going on, either in the ring or somewhere around it. There was blood everywhere, weapons constantly being used, interference every 15 seconds, about all you could ask for from a hateful match. My only complaint was just the length, as I wouldn’t have minded if it was a bit longer so that the end stretch could have been more fleshed out. Still, I loved the atmosphere and urgency of this match, and even though really it was a throw-away match they fought like they were in the main event at the Tokyo Dome. Probably my biggest surprise so far watching all the GAEA Japan events, really great stuff.  Highly Recommended

Combat Toyoda vs. KAORU

We join his match in progress, same as we did with Combat Toyoda’s last singles match in GAEA Japan. Toyoda Irish whips KAORU, KAORU hits a crossbody but she bothers her apparently already injured knee in the process. Figure four leglock by Toyoda but KAORU rolls into the ropes to force the break. Toyoda picks up KAORU and hits a vertical suplex, cover by Toyoda but it gets two. Irish whip by Toyoda but KAORU reverses it, she hits a dropkick but Toyoda doesn’t budge. Toyoda fires back with a dropkick of her own, another dropkick by Toyoda and she covers KAORU for a two count. Backdrop suplex hold by Toyoda, but again KAORU kicks out. Toyoda slams KAORU in front of the corner, she goes up top and hits a diving body press, but KAORU gets a shoulder up. She goes up again but KAORU gets her knees up on her second attempt, hurting both Toyoda and herself in the process. Both wrestlers slowly get up but Toyoda hits a dropkick before KAORU can do anything, backdrop suplex by Toyoda but her covers only gets two. Toyoda picks up KAORU and drops her with a wheelbarrow German suplex, she gets KAORU up and hits a Liger Bomb, but KAORU won’t stay down. Toyoda goes to the top turnbuckle but KAORU recovers and joins her, slaps by KAORU and she nails an avalanche Fisherman Buster. KAORU picks up Toyoda and slams her in front of the corner, she goes up top and delivers a moonsault. She hobbles to the corner and goes back up again to hit a second moonsault, she goes for a third moonsault but this time Toyoda manages to roll out of the way. KAORU clubs her in the stomach, she goes up a fourth time and hits another moonsault. Again she goes up but this time she debuts the Valkyrie Splash, cover by KAORU and she gets the three count! KAORU wins!

So this match was completely ridiculous. We missed the first half, which I assume was mostly work on KAORU’s leg, but from what we saw it almost goes beyond even suspended belief that KAORU could have survived Toyoda’s offensive onslaught. She basically took the following moves in a row without being pinned: backdrop suplex hold, diving body press, backdrop suplex, wheelbarrow German, and a Liger Bomb. Its just a lot to take from someone of Toyoda’s size/strength. Then of course to keep Toyoda down, KAORU had to hit four or five top rope moves in a row (not sure if the “miss” was intentional) since she had done nothing to wear Toyoda down. At least she had to bust out a brand new move, the Valkyrie Splash, to get the three count. It was kinda fascinating in a way and a very “Chigusa Nagayo” style of booking a match, as the GAEA Japan wrestler overcame the odds. But it went a bit too far with it for my liking as instead of making KAORU look sympathetic it made her look like superwoman. An interesting spectacle for sure but I think they missed the mark a bit with the story they told.

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Over the next eternity, I will be watching and reviewing all GAEA Japan events in order, starting with their debut show on April 15th, 1995. Visit the GAEA Japan Project page for a brief history of the promotion, the roster page, my favorite matches from the promotion, and the full list of all events reviewed. I will also be uploading my favorite match from each show so that everyone can enjoy it.

If you want to watch the GAEA Japan events I am reviewing, Mike Lorefice sells the complete seasons at a very reasonable price both via download and physical copy. Mike’s quebrada.net is one of the sites I’m using extensively to write these reviews, its a great resource for learning more about GAEA Japan and wrestling in general.

Since for the moment I am reviewing what was broadcast on TV and not what was released on commercial tapes, this airing only showed half of the event. The TV show that GAEA aired on, called Champ Forum, was only one hour long so some condensing was necessary. This event features an LLPW invasion, as four wrestlers from the promotion participate in the top two matches. Here are the matches from the event that made air:

• Meiko Satomura, Tomoko Kuzumi, and Toshie Sato vs. Toshie Uematsu, Yasuko Kuragaki, and Sonoko Kato
• Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Eagle Sawai and Keiko Aono
• KAORU and Sonoko Kato vs. Miki Handa and Michiko Nagashima

I have added profiles for all the wrestlers above, you can click on their names to go straight to it. Some wrestlers had double duty on this event as GAEA Japan was still in the process of fleshing out their roster.

Satomura, Tomoko Kuzumi, and Toshie Sato vs. Toshie Uematsu, Yasuko Kuragaki, and Kato

We join this in progress, with Meiko taking it to Uematsu with shoulderblocks. Snapmares by Meiko and she applies the cross armbreaker, but Kato quickly breaks it up. Meiko tags in Sato while Kuragaki also tags in, Sato repeatedly shoulderblocks Kuragaki to the mat before tagging Meiko back in. Dropkicks by Meiko and she twists Kuragaki’s arm, but Kuragaki reverses it and tags in Kato. Slap by Kato and she goes for a cross armbreaker, but Sato breaks it up. Kato goes for an armdrag but Meiko reverses it into a cross armbreaker, Kato gets to the ropes but Meiko hits mounted punches before tagging in Sato. Face crusher by Sato to Kato and she hits a second one, covering her for two. Kato manages to hit a pair of bulldogs and tags in Uematsu, diving crossbody by Uematsu but Kuzumi breaks it up. Sato hits a neckbreaker and tags in Kuzumi, schoolboy by Uematsu and she dropkicks Kuzumi to the mat. Kuzumi gets the schoolboy applied the next time, she gets on the second rope but is knocked back into the mat. She tags in Meiko, Meiko clubs everyone but is tripped from the floor. Kato comes in but so does Sato and Kuzumi, evening things up. Kuragaki knees Meiko from the apron, she clears their opponents off the apron while Uematsu connects with a diving crossbody onto Meiko for the three count! Toshie Uematsu, Yasuko Kuragaki, and Sonoko Kato win!

Only about a third of the match was shown, but it wasn’t bad for a rookie match. Some miscommunications, but remember that for four of them this was their second ever match and first tag team match, so some issues were bound to creep up. Interesting to watch just knowing how big of stars they would later become, but not a very good match.

Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura vs. Eagle Sawai and Keiko Aono

After the pre-match handshake, Keiko nicely goes out to the apron while Eagle attacks both of her opponents from behind. Eagle grabs Nagayo and bits a bodyblock, but Nagayo doesn’t go down. Nagayo’s heel kick has the same effect, both wrestlers go for lariats and they knock each other to the mat. The rookies come into the ring to help, Meiko stays in with Eagle and goes for dropkicks, but she can’t knock Eagle over. Eagle slaps Meiko in the chest and hits a bodyblock, she picks up Meiko and hits a scoop slam before tagging in Keiko. Back elbow by Keiko and she hits a bodyslam, she covers Meiko but it gets two. Irish whip by Keiko but Meiko hits a few shoulderblocks, she throws down Keiko by the hair and hits an elbow in the corner. More elbows by Meiko while Nagayo cheers her on, but Keiko switches positions with her and hits her own elbows. Keiko asks for a tag but Eagle isn’t interested, Meiko Irish whips Keiko and hits a few more jumping shoulderblocks. She asks for a tag but Nagayo wants her to stay in too, she shoulderblocks Keiko again and tries to tag Nagayo again, but Nagayo refuses. Note the crowd is cheering this, it is not Nagayo being mean but rather wanting the rookie to get experience and fight.

Keiko comes back with her own shoulderblock and finally Nagayo allows Meiko to tag her, Keiko elbows Nagayo into the corner and dropkicks her to the mat. Dropkick by Keiko and a hard shoulderblock, she covers Nagayo but it only gets two. Nagayo finally plants Keiko with a high kick, more kicks by Nagayo and she covers Keiko for two. Irish whip by Nagayo and she delivers a spinning heel kick, she picks up Keiko and tosses her into her own corner so Eagle can come in. Nagayo goes for a sleeper but Eagle drives her back into the corner, Eagle then goes for a powerbomb but Nagayo reverses it with a back bodydrop. Nagayo tags in Meiko, dropkicks by Meiko and she goes for the cross armbreaker, but Eagle grabs the ropes to block it. Meiko tries to knock Eagle over and eventually half succeeds, but Eagle knocks her back to the mat. The crowd is really getting behind Meiko as she tries to knock over Eagle, but she can’t get Eagle completely off her feet. Meiko is pretty gassed at this point as Eagle scoop slams her in front of the corner and tags in Keiko, scoop slam by Keiko and she covers Meiko for two. Dropkicks by Keiko and she coop slams Meiko, but Meiko bridges out of the pin. Meiko goes off the ropes and hits a couple shoulderblocks, she applies the cross armbreaker and Keiko quickly submits! Chigusa Nagayo and Meiko Satomura are the winners.

This is one of those matches that to appreciate, you have to look at it as it was presented in 1995. Chigusa Nagayo and Eagle Sawai were the mentors here for their rookie tag team partners – it wasn’t about them. That’s why it wasn’t the main event. Nagayo thought very highly of Meiko and was coaching her from the apron, but she wanted her to do it herself so she could learn and grow. Eagle was doing the same thing. The crowd was very supportive of this and was cheering young Meiko on, it was a very effective tactic by Chigusa Nagayo to give Meiko a bit of a rub in this manner. Now in a vacuum, it was still two rookies with very minimal move sets and experience doing the bulk of the work so it wasn’t particularly creative, but they definitely accomplished their goal and with so many rookies on the roster, this type of match was needed to try to start elevating them in the eyes of the crowd. I enjoyed it, nothing that would compare to a match with more veterans in it but still fun to watch.  Mildly Recommended

KAORU and Sonoko Kato vs. Miki Handa and Michiko Nagashima

Nagashima and Handa attack before the match starts and they immediately take the match out to the floor. Kato is tosses into various objects before Nagashima brings her back into the ring and tags in Handa. Handa tosses around Kato while preventing her from tagging in KAORU, Nagashima returns and they double team Kato in the ropes. Kato is beaten around the ring and generally treated like a low ranked rookie for several minutes, until she finally gets close enough to her corner and tags in KAORU. KAORU tosses Nagashima around the ring and stomps her down in the corner, Handa runs in to help her partner but KAORU dispatches her and gets back to Nagashima. Vertical suplex by KAORU, but the cover gets two. KAORU applies a chinlock and then a bodyscissors, but Nagashima gets out of it. KAORU slaps Nagashima and tags in Kato, dropkicks by Kato but Nagashima kicks her and tags in Handa. Handa tosses Kato in her corner so that KAORU can tag in, jumping neck drop by Handa and she tosses KAORU to the mat. Handa goes for KAORU’s leg but KAORU gets into the mat, Handa tags in Nagashima and Nagashima stays on the offense, as now KAORU is the Face in Peril. Handa returns and hits a diving crossbody on KAORU, but KAORU finally manages to roll up Handa and tags in Kato. Double dropkick to Handa and Kato hits a scoop slam, swandive body press by KAORU and Kato tosses around Handa by the hair. Dropkicks by Kato but Handa punches her and hits an elbow to the back of the head.

Vertical suplex by Handa, but the cover to Kato gets two. Handa tags in Nagashima, who dropkicks Kato in the face. Kato rolls out of the ring but KAORU hits Nagashima with a missile dropkick, she tosses Nagashima out of the ring but Handa sails in with a missile dropkick of her own. KAORU dumps Handa out of the ring and goes off the ropes, but Nagashima trips her from the floor and pulls KAORU out with her. KAORU is hit with chairs by both of her opponents, KAORU and Handa go up into the stands while Nagashima kicks Kato in the ring. Handa returns first and helps Nagashima double team Kato, who by this point is busted open. KAORU finally returns and tries to help Kato, but is kicked in the back of the head for her trouble and hit with a double neck drop. Nagashima goes up top but misses the missile dropkick on Kato, bulldog by Kato and she hits a second one for a two count. Kato slams Nagashima in front of the corner and tags in KAORU, who hits a moonsault onto Nagashima for two. She goes up top again but Nagashima rolls out of the way of the second moonsault attempt, KAORU lands on he feet but is hit from behind by Handa. Nagashima gets a kendo stick and hits KAORU with it, but KAORU knocks it away from her.

Handa distracts KAORU while allows Nagashima to hit a backdrop suplex, Nagashima tags Handa but KAORU avoids Handa’s dive and rolls her up for two. Scoop slam by KAORU in front of the corner, she goes up top but Nagashima hits her with the kendo stick before she can jump off. Nagashima hits KAORU a few more times, KAORU tags in Kato so Nagashima starts hitting her with it instead. Kato finally gets the stick from it, KAORU takes it and hits Nagashima with it repeatedly. Handa runs in with a chair as things break down again, and all four end up on the floor with Nagashima and Handa in control. Nagashima throws chairs at KAORU while Handa takes Kato up into the bleachers to beat on her. Meanwhile, Nagashima puts KAORU on a table, she gets on up the smaller stage and dives down onto her with a body press, breaking the table. Handa returns to the ring with Kato with Nagashima joining her, and both hit Kato with missile dropkicks. Nagashima pins Kato but pulls her up so that she can drop Kato with a backdrop suplex. Again she pulls up Kato instead of pinning her, scoop slam by Nagashima in front of the corner and she delivers a diving senton. She finally covers the not-moving Kato, and she picks up the three count. The winners are Miki Handa and Michiko Nagashima

A very interesting match, I am not quite sure how to describe it. Nagashima and Handa were both great in their roles as evil invaders, not just using weapons but bloodying the rookie and refusing to pin her until putting in maximum damage. I think Kato was legitimately knocked a bit loopy as she didn’t budge on the diving senton, when normally wrestlers at least brace for the impact a bit. It was probably a bit longer than it needed to be as parts did drag, but since it was the main event they probably felt an obligation to reach a certain time mark. But I thought for her second match, Kato looked really good and took a hell of a beating, and both teams worked together really well. It was chaotic without much of a structure, but overall I’d say it was pretty enjoyable and probably the best match on the card. Mildly Recommended

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Championships Held: LLPW Six-Woman Tag Team Championship
Tournaments Won: None
Awards Won: None

Notable Matches:

• None

Signature Moves:

• Diving Senton
• Dropkick

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I realized I had not reviewed anything from LLPW yet for Joshi City, and figured I was long overdue. I don’t have a lot of LLPW events, so this is a bit random, hopefully its a fun show. LLPW was founded in 1992 by Rumie Kazama and Shinobu Kandori, right in the heyday of Joshi Puroresu. LLPW held their own monthly events, but they are better known as the smallest of the promotions to regularly battle AJW and JWP on the big inter-promotional shows. LLPW was a clear third largest Joshi promotion at the time as the promotion was very top heavy, but still had some fierce wrestlers such as Kandori and Eagle Sawai, and they were an important part of the Joshi landscape. This event has a fun main event with Fujiwara teaming with Kandori, here is the full card:

• Leo Kitamura vs. Michiko Omukai
• Jen Yukari vs. Michiko Nagashima
• Carol Midori and Mizuki Endo vs. Kurenai Yasha and Miki Handa
• Eagle Sawai and Harley Saito vs. Rumi Kazama and Noriyo Tateno
• Koji Ishinriki and Utako Hozumi vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Shinobu Kandori

I am not familar with most of these wrestlers, so we’ll see how this goes.

Leo Kitamura vs. Michiko Omukai

We join this match in progress, with both wrestlers on the mat as Kitamura puts Omukai in a figure four leglock. Omukai gets to the ropes to force the break, Kitamura picks her up but Omukai slaps her. Crab hold by Omukai, she releases the hold and dropkicks Kitamura, sending her out of the ring. Takako Panic by Omukai off the apron, she waits for Kitamura to return to the ring and hits a Northern Lights Suplex for two. Omukai goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kitamura joins her, Omukai jumps over her back and applies a sunset flip for two. Omukai goes back up top and this time delivers another Takako Panic, she quickly goes up again and this time hits a missile dropkick. One last Takako Panic by Omukai, and she picks up the three count! Michiko Omukai is your winner.

This was way too clipped to rate, but it is interesting that the much less experienced Omukai had her way with Kitamura, which shows that even at this point she had already passed Kitamura in the pecking order. Some nice diving moves by Omukai, but mostly just fun to see her wrestling at such a young age.

Jen Yukari vs. Michiko Nagashima

Nagashima immediately throws down Yukari by the hair and chokes her, but Yukari tosses down Nagashima and kicks her repeatedly in the corner. Yukari bounces Nagashima off the ropes and kicks her in the chest, scoop slam by Yukari but Nagashima switches positions with her and applies an…. abdominal claw it appears. Crab hold by Nagashima and she stretches Yukari, but Yukari applies a short armbar. Irish whip by Nagashima and she hits a dropkick, cover by Nagashima but it gets two. Nagashima picks up Yukari and twists her arm in the top rope, snapmares by Nagashima and she rakes Yukari in the back. Bodyscissors by Nagashima but Yukari gets into the ropes, sidewalk slam by Yukari and she hits a vertical suplex. Yukari stretches Nagashima in the ropes and hits a backdrop suplex, single leg crab hold by Yukari but Nagashima gets out of it. Scoop slam by Yukari, she gets on the second turnbuckle and she hits a missile dropkick. Irish whip by Yukari but Nagashima reverses it and applies a backslide.

Dropkick by Nagashima, Yukari falls out of the ring but Nagashima goes out after her and slams her onto the floor. Nagashima goes up top and dives out onto Yukari with a plancha, Nagashima gets a chair and she hits Yukari with it. They get back in the ring as Nagashima continues hitting Yukari with the chair, scoop slam by Nagashima and she covers Yukari for two. Nagashima gets on the second turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick, she gets up again and hits a second missile dropkick before hitting a backdrop suplex for a two count. Nagashima picks up Yukari and throws her down by the hair, armlock by Nagashima and she hits a jumping crossbody for two. Yukari comes back with a hip attack in the corner and kicks Nagashima repeatedly, high kick by Yukari and she kicks her some more. High kick by Yukari, she picks up Nagashima but Nagashima rolls her up for two. Another roll-up gets the same result, she goes for a crossbody but Yukari ducks it. Capture suplex by Yukari, but Nagashima hits a cross-arm suplex hold. High kick by Yukari, Nagashima goes for a crossbody but Yukari ducks it. Yukari gets Nagashima on her shoulders and slams her onto the mat for the three count! Jenn Yukari is the winner.

This was an interesting match, as it was chock full of action but didn’t have an awful lot of substance. They really didn’t bother with transitions, as much of it was the two wrestlers taking turns doing offense to each other with neither having a real sustained run before the other took back over. There were a lot of big moves and the crowd enjoyed it though, and the back-and-forth was smooth. Overall it was good, it just needed a bit of structure to tie the offense together.

Carol Midori and Mizuki Endo vs. Miki Handa and Yasha Kurenai

Endo attacks Kurenai from behind and hits a hard elbow, scoop slam by Endo and she tags in Midori. Kurenai knees Midori but Midori comes back with a kick, Kurenai stretches Midori in the ropes and tags in Handa. Handa suplexes Midori as she and Kurenai go back and forth working over Midori, Midori finally hits a crossbody on Handa and makes the tag to Endo. Handa and Endo trade elbows, Endo wins the battle but Handa rolls her up for two. Suplex by Handa and she tags Kurenai, Kurenai jumps down on Endo and chokes her on the mat. Handa hits a diving crossbody on Endo but Endo elbows her the corner and applies a camel clutch. Endo lets go and tags in Midori, crossbody by Midori to Handa and she hits a series of dropkicks. Figure Four by Midori and she knocks Handa out of the ring, where she continues working on the leg. Midori returns with Handa slowly following, but Handa drags Midori to her corner and tags in Kurenai. Kurenai chokes Midori, scoop slam by Kurenai and she hits a leg drop. Running kicks by Kurenai but Midori manages to tag in Endo, Kurenai rolls Endo to the mat and applies a guillotine choke. Endo gets out of it and kicks Kurenai in the leg, Endo jumps down on Kurenai’s leg before tagging Midori back in.

Figure four by Midori, she picks up Kurenai but Kurenai hits a Stun Gun. Kurenai gets a stick and hits Midori with it, however Midori hits a dropkick. Kurenai beats down Midori and hits the referee too just for good measure, Midori snaps off a DDT and goes up top to hit a missile dropkick. Endo comes in and lariats Kurenai from behind, scoop slam by Midori to Kurenai and Endo hits a reverse splash for a two count. Midori holds Kurenai but Endo lariats her by accident, Kurenai tags in Handa but Endo slams her to the mat and tags Midori. Midori dives off the top turnbuckle to go for a crossbody but Handa catches her and hits a bridging pin for two. Vertical suplexes by Handa, she picks up Midori and hits a fisherman suplex hold for two. Kurenai goes up top and with Handa hits an assisted chokeslam, cover by Handa but Midori barely gets a shoulder up. Midori sneaks in a roll-up but Kurenai kicks her in the head, Handa tags in Kurenai and Kurenai hits a chokeslam for two. Kurenai goes for a lariat but Midori moves and hits rolling Germans, but Handa breaks up the last one to prevent the pinfall. Midori picks up Kurenai and hits the Chaos Theory, but Kurenai kicks out. Handa comes in and boots Midori, backdrop suplex by Kurenai and she covers Midori for a two count. Kurenai picks up Midori and nails the chokeslam, and this time she picks up the three count! Miki Handa and Yasha Kurenai are your winners.

Even though I hadn’t seen three of the four wrestlers before, they all certainly know how to work. Joshi training/practice was no joke back in the 90s, if a wrestler survived a few years it was safe to assume they knew what they were doing. They were all throwing hard strikes throughout the match and the chair shots were not landed meekly, even though I don’t know why they were fighting it was clear they were not friends. A fun and fast paced mid-card tag, good enough to leave an impression but not so good it would overshadow the rest of the card, which is generally the goal at this stage of an event. A thoroughly solid match.  Mildly Recommended

Eagle Sawai and Harley Saito vs. Rumi Kazama and Noriyo Tateno

Kazama and Sawai immediately go at it, Kazama has the early advantage until Sawai gives her a hard lariat. Another one by Sawai, Saito comes in and she kicks Kazama repeatedly. Kazama returns the favor with her own kicks and tags in Tateno, running kicks by Tateno but Saito sneaks in a roll-up and the two end up on the mat. Tateno tags Kazama and she picks up where Tateno left off, but Saito soon gets the advantage and hits a snap vertical suplex before tagging Sawai. Sawai goes for a powerbomb but Kazama reverses it with a hurricanrana. Kazama tags Tateno but Sawai quickly hits Tateno with a body block, diving crossbody off the top by Saito and she covers Tateno for two. Heel kick by Saito and she applies a sleeper, Tateno bites her hand to get out of it and armdrags Saito before biting her again. She tags in Kazama who keeps working on Saito’s bitten arm, but Saito reverses positions with her and starts working on Kazama’s leg. Sawai is tagged in and she targets the leg as well, as the pair goes back and forth on Kazama’s leg. Kazama finally avoids Sawai in the corner and makes the hot tag to Tateno, shoulderblock by Tateno to Sawai and she hits a double underhook suplex. Tateno puts Sawai in a chinlock, Kazama returns and she kicks Sawai repeatedly before covering her for two. Irish whip by Kazama but Sawai hits a bodyblock, lariat by Sawai and she delivers a third but Tateno breaks up the cover. Sawai tags Saito, heel kick by Saito and she covers Kazama but the referee is MIA.

Saito picks up Kazama but Kazama catches a kick and hits a fisherman suplex hold for two. Saito goes for a backdrop suplex but Kazama lands on her feet, Saito hits a German suplex hold anyway before tagging in Sawai. Sawai goes up top but missile dropkicks Saito by accident, jumping lariat by Tateno to Sawai but Sawai lariats both of her opponents. Sawai grabs Kazama but Kazama slides down her back and applies a sunset flip for two. Powerbomb by Sawai, but Tateno breaks up the pin. She goes for another one but Kazama slides away, Tateno runs in and dropkicks Sawai which helps Kazama connect with a German suplex. Things break down as Saito tosses Kazama out of the ring but misses with a pescado, Sawai and Tateno exit the ring as well as all four brawl around the floor. Tateno and Kazama return to the ring to wait for their opponents, Saito tries to return with a chair but the referee stops her. Meanwhile, Sawai sneaks in the ring and hits both Kazama and Tateno with chairs before she hits a lariat on Tateno. Sawai picks up both of them but they drop her with a double lariat before dumping Sawai out of the ring. Kazama goes up top and dives down onto Saito with a plancha, while Tateno hits a tope suicida onto Sawai. Kazama slams Saito onto the floor while Tateno hits Sawai with a chair, Kazama gets a table and slams Saito into it before putting both Saito and the table into the ring. Tateno sets up the table in the corner and they throw Saito into it repeatedly, Tateno picks up Saito and they nail a kneeling spike piledriver onto the flat table. By now the referee has seen enough and the team of Kazama and Tateno are disqualified. Your winners are Eagle Sawai and Harley Saito.

I don’t think that Saito felt like a winner a she was struggling after the match. This match went from submission holds and leg targeting to swinging chairs and floor dives in about six seconds, I have no idea what happened. It was like two separate matches, both sections were entertaining but it was hard to see how they meshed as it was the same team that spearheaded both movements. The issue is that the leg work was completely blown off by both sides as the match shifted, leaving about five minutes of the match being completely meaningless. I like crazy brawls just fine and all four wrestlers looked good, it just didn’t fit together. A fun match as long as you don’t think about it too hard with some memorable spots by both teams.  Mildly Recommended

Koji Ishinriki and Utako Hozumi vs. Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Shinobu Kandori

The men kick things off, single leg takedown by Ishinriki and he applies a crab hold while Hozumi helps him apply pressure. Double dropkick to Fujiwara but Fujiwara puts Ishinriki in a Fujiwara Armbar, Hozumi breaks it up which just pisses Fujiwara off but Ishinriki puts him in a sleeper from behind. Fujiwara gets out of it and slaps Ishinriki in the corner but Ishinriki puts him in a chinlock. Fujiwara gets out of it and headbutts Ishinriki, he tags in Kandori and they both headbutt Ishinriki to the mat. Ishinriki tags in Hozumi, Kandori huddles with Hozumi and Hozumi charges in to attack Kandori, but Kandori moves and Hozumi hits Fujiwara. Fujiwara looks mad but he stays on the apron while Hozumi hits a pair of seated sentons on Kandori, but Kandori knocks Hozumi into the corner while Fujiwara comes into the ring so they can hit a double headbutt. Kandori picks up Hozumi and drops her with a military press before flipping off Ishinriki. Camel Clutch by Kandori but Hozumi bites her hand, stomps by Hozumi and she puts Kandori in a single leg crab hold. Fujiwara comes in but Hozumi breaks off the hold before he gets to her and tags in Ishinriki. Kandori checks with Fujiwara for advice and circles with Ishinriki, but Hozumi grabs Kandori from the apron which gives Ishinriki a chance to kick Kandori a few times in the stomach. Kandori rolls out of the ring, Fujiwara comes in to take her place as Hozumi is tagged in. Hozumi pushes Fujiwara into the corner and hits a few slaps and elbows while Ishinriki holds him, but Fujiwara absorbs the blows and elbows Ishinriki off of him.

Fujiwara grabs Hozumi but politely tags in Kandori, takedown by Kandori and she covers Hozumi for two. Scorpion Deathlock by Kandori but Hozumi is in the ropes and is able to force the break. Kandori throws Hozumi in her corner so that Ishinriki can tag in, Fujiwara tags in too and the pair trade slaps. Headbutt by Fujiwara, Hozumi tries to help by holding Fujiwara but Ishinriki elbows Hozumi off the apron by accident. Fujiwara tags Kandori while Hozumi is also tagged in, Kandori knocks Hozumi against the ropes but Hozumi comes back with slaps. Elbows by Hozumi but Kandori levels her with a hard lariat, picking up a two count. Fujiwara holds Hozumi but Hozumi ducks when Kandori charges in, so she ends up hitting Fujiwara. Kandori and Fujiwara have a debate while Hozumi recovers and hits a crossbody onto Kandori. Sleeper by Hozumi but Kandori quickly gets into the ropes, Fujiwara Armbar attempt by Hozumi but Kandori blocks it so Hozumi hits a backdrop suplex instead. HozFumi goes up top while Ishinriki comes in, and they hit Kandori with the Rocket Launcher. Hozumi goes up top again and hits a missile dropkick, jumping seated senton bfy Hozumi but Kandori catches her when she goes for a second one and hits a powerbomb. Kandori picks up Hozumi and hits a Tiger Driver, but the referee stops the count I think when Fujiwara runs in. Kandori picks up Hozumi and goes for a second one, but Hozumi reverses it with a sunset flip. Kandori rolls through the pin attempt and puts Hozumi in a cross kneelock, and Hozumi quickly taps out! Yoshiaki Fujiwara and Shinobu Kandori are the winners.

The only enjoyable thing about this match was seeing how much fun Kandori and Fujiwara were having. Fujiwara trained Kandori, and Kandori was clearly over the top excited to be teaming with him. I’ve never seen her so happy in my life. There was really nothing to the match, they were just goofing off for most of it as the teams were so uneven there wasn’t much they could do. Hozumi’s interactions with Fujiwara with amusing, as Fujiwara didn’t even feel comfortable fighting her due to their size difference. Then the ending was extremely sudden, as Hozumi’s leg hadn’t been bothered the entire match but she tapped out to a kneelock in about two seconds. It was fun to see Kandori so excited and Hozumi’s tactics to avoid getting hurt, but overall not the best main event.

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