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: Japanese Tag Team Championship and the All Pacific Championship
Tournaments Won: None
Awards Won: None

Notable Matches:

• April 2nd, 1993 with Rumi Kazama vs. Etsuko Mita and Suzuka Minami
• December 6th, 1993 with Yasha Kurenai vs. Kaoru Ito and Sakie Hasagawa
• April 9th, 1994 vs. Mima Shimoda
• February 10th, 1995 vs. Eagle Sawai
• November 29th, 1998 vs. Kumiko Maekawa

Signature Moves:

• Diving Guillotine Drop

In Action:

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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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