Sendai Girls’ is one of those promotions I try to check in with at least once a month, as while their roster is very small they have some quality wrestlers. This is a big event for them, as Chihiro Hashimoto is challenging Aja Kong in an attempt to win back the Sendai Girls’ World Championship. We also get Meiko Satomura vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, plus a Sendai Girls’ Tag Team Championship match! Here is the full card:

• Konami vs. Mika Shirahime
• Hana Kimura vs. Mio Momono
• KAORU, Alex Lee, and Emi Sakura vs. Nyla Rose, Big Bang Nicole, and Eiger
• Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Meiko Satomura
• #1 Contender of Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship: Hana Kimura vs. Mika Shirahime
• Sendai Girls’ Tag Team Championship: Hikaru Shida and Syuri vs. DASH Chisako and Cassandra Miyagi
• Sendai Girls’ World Championship: Aja Kong vs. Chihiro Hashimoto

A very full card, which means some of these matches will definitely be clipped. As always, you can click on the wrestlers’ name above to go to their profile.

Konami vs. Mika Shirahime

They circle each other until Konami tackles Mika, they jockey for position on the mat until Konami gets the ankle lock applied but Mika gets to the ropes. Konami twists Mika’s legs in the bottom rope before kicking her, PK by Konami and she covers Mika for a two count. Fisherman suplex by Konami and she puts Mika back in the ankle hold but Mika gets into the ropes again. Konami goes off the ropes but Mika nails her with a high kick, cover by Mika but Konami barely kicks out. Rolling Northern Lights Suplexes by Mika, she picks up Konami and she hits a pair of high kicks for another two. Mika goes up top but Konami avoids the diving body press, Konami then goes up top and she delivers a missile dropkick. Fisherman suplex hold by Konami, but Mika bridges out of the pin. Konami goes for a high kick but Mika ducks it and rolls up Mika for two. Konami picks up Mika and goes for a suplex, but Mika reverses it into a cradle for the three count! Mika Shirahime is the winner!

A bit clipped, I think we missed the middle of the match that helped set up the finishing stretch. I liked everything they showed though, Konami and Mika have similar styles and they meshed together really well. I was surprised Mika won since she hasn’t had a lot of luck lately, but the cradle win helped keep Konami strong as well. Even for a a clipped opener match, I thought it was pretty solid and a fun match.  Mildly Recommended

Hana Kimura vs. Mio Momono

Hana and Mio trade holds to start, Mio gets Hana to the mat first but Hana returns to her feet and puts Mio in a headlock. Mio gets out of it but Hana shoulderblocks her to the mat, Mio kips up however and dropkicks Hana. Irish whip by Mio but Hana dropkicks her, Hana ties up Mio’s legs and puts her in the Muta Lock. Hana goes for a crab hold but Mio reverses it, inside cradle by Mio and a backslide but each move gets a two count. Mio hits a pair of jumping crossbodies but her cover gets another two, she picks up Hana and she hits a scoop slam. Mio goes up top and hits a diving crossbody, but Hana bridges out of the pin. Mio goes off the ropes but Hana slaps on a sleeper. Mio gets into the ropes for the break, Hana picks up Mio and she hits a vertical suplex. Hana goes off the ropes but Mio catches her with a bodyscissors roll-up for two. After she kicks out, Hana nails Mio in the face with a big boot, she then goes up top and she delivers a missile dropkick. Cover by Hana, and she gets the three count! Hana Kimura wins the match.

A bit on the short side but I liked this one too. Mio is coming along nicely, her offensive is still pretty simple but she hits everything well and showed a bit of fire. Hana doesn’t wrestle in her Oedo Tai attire in Sendai Girls’ but still was showing a bit of an edge, she knocked off Mio’s head with one of the boots and glared at her after the match instead of offering a handshake. A fun match between two young wrestlers, nothing too memorable but nothing wrong with it.

KAORU, Alex Lee, and Emi Sakura vs. Nyla Rose, Big Bang Nicole, and Eiger

Eiger and company attack before the match can even start, and the action spills out of the ring and into the stands. We clip ahead to Lee and Eiger in the ring together and they go right into some Eiger comedy, complete with a full creepy zombie chain with all the wrestlers participating. KAORU ends up scaring everyone, she gets her piece of table but Eiger spits dust into her face and hits a diving body press. Nicole hits a diving body press as well, Rose follows with a Swanton Bomb onto KAORU and she covers her for the three count! Nyla Rose, Big Bang Nicole, and Eiger are the winners.

The match was clipped from 12 minutes to 2 minutes and was basically just the Eiger comedy. I’m not complaining the match was clipped, something had to be and it was the least critical match on the card, but even if you are a fan of any of these wrestlers there still isn’t anything here to get excited about.

Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Meiko Satomura

They lock knuckles to start, Meiko gets Hiroyo to the mat but Hiroyo switches positions with her and they jockey for position. Meiko kicks Hiroyo against the ropes before puling her back to the middle of the ring, Meiko throws Hiroyo against the ropes but Hiroyo knocks her down with a shoulderblock. Hiroyo picks up Meiko and chops her into the corner, Meiko charges Hiroyo but Hiroyo snaps her neck over the top rope. Hiroyo is a bit too proud of herself on the apron, giving Meiko time to recover and kick her in the head. Hiroyo falls out of the ring and Meiko goes out after her, where she proceeds to kick Hiroyo around the floor. Hiroyo eventually fights back and scoop slams Meiko on the floor, Hiroyo slides Meiko back in and goes up top but Meiko kicks her before she can jump off. Meiko Pele Kicks Hiroyo off the top turnbuckle and kicks Hiroyo into the corner, Hiroyo slowly gets back up and the two trade strikes. Meiko knees Hiroyo and takes her to the mat, she applies a crossface before releasing the hold and kicking Hiroyo in the chest. Meiko goes up top but Hiroyo elbows her before she can jump off, Hiroyo joins Meiko but Meiko pushes her off. Hiroyo quickly hits a Roaring Elbow before re-joining Meiko, hitting a superplex to the mat. Hiroyo picks up Meiko and puts her across the second rope, body avalanche by Hiroyo and she goes up top to hit a missile dropkick for a two count. Hiroyo picks up Meiko and gets her on her shoulders, gutbuster by Hiroyo and she delivers the reverse double kneedrop.

Hiroyo picks up Meiko and goes for the powerbomb, Meiko reverses it with a back bodydrop and kicks Hiroyo in the head. Kneedrop by Meiko, she goes up top but again Hiroyo recovers and walks to the corner. Meiko slides out to the apron and elbows Hiroyo back, she goes back up top and goes for a diving body press, but Hiroyo gets her knees up. Kicks by Meiko, she goes off the ropes but Hiroyo hits a body block followed by a lariat for two. Hiroyo picks up Meiko but Meiko hits a heel kick, Death Valley Bomb by Meiko but Hiroyo kicks out of the cover. Meiko drags Hiroyo to a seated position and applies a sleeper, she reverts it into a trapped choke but Hiroyo gets to the ropes. Cartwheel Kneedrop by Meiko, she picks up Hiroyo but Hiroyo blocks it when Meiko tries to pick her up. Meiko charges Hiroyo in the corner but Hiroyo catches her and hits a powerbomb. Spinning sit-down powerbomb by Hiroyo, but the cover only gets two. Hiroyo goes for a backdrop suplex but Meiko blocks it and hits a backdrop suplex of her own, Hiroyo gets back to her feet but Meiko nails her with a high kick. Roaring Elbow by Hiroyo but Meiko comes back with a Pele Kick, Death Valley Bomb by Meiko but the cover gets a two count. Meiko goes off the ropes but Hiroyo levels her with a back elbow, lariat by Hiroyo and she picks up the three count! Hiroyo Matsumoto wins!

Even though this was a midcard match, it may as well been the main event as they wrestled as if it was. The match had everything you’d expect – hard hits, passion, big suplexes, and a satisfying ending. The end stretch in particular was great, these two both rarely get pinned so it was logical they’d have to trade bombs before one of them went down for the three count. They don’t have a lot of history together but had really good chemistry anyway, and the 15 minutes just flew by. Really high end match and worth tracking down.  Highly Recommended

Hana Kimura vs. Mika Shirahime

They start the match slowly as they lock-up, Hana pushes Mika into the ropes and elbows her instead of giving a clean break. Mika returns the favor and they trade elbows back and forth until Mika hits a dropkick for two. Mika picks up Hana but Hana elbows her and works a side headlock. Hana takes Mika to the mat but Mika gets her in a headscissors, Hana gets out of it and goes back to the headlock but Mika rolls her up for two. Hana twists Mika’s leg but Mika kicks her and does the same to her. After they are done trading leglocks, Hana goes off the ropes but Mika catches her with a double wrist armsault for a two count. Mika kicks Hana into the corner and hits a snap vertical suplex, she picks up Hana but Hana blocks the next suplex attempt and kicks Mika in the stomach. Hana throws Mika into the corner and hits a double knee strike, dropkick by Hana and she covers Mika for two. Hana grabs Mika and goes for a suplex, but Mika blocks it and applies a guillotine choke. Hana gets out of it, Mika kicks Hana in the head and she gets a two count cover. Mika goes for another kick but Hana ducks it and applies a sleeper, Mika gets to the ropes but Hana quickly hits a running boot for a two count. Hana goes up top and hits a missile dropkick, another cover by Hana but Mika gets a shoulder up. Hana goes for another sleeper but Mika drills her with a high kick, both wrestlers slowly get up and Mika connects with a series of hard elbows. Mika bounces Hana off the ropes and rolls her up with a wing clutch hold for two, she goes off the ropes but Hana nails a big boot. Another big boot by Hana and she hits a third one, picking up the three count pinfall! Hana Kimura is your winner.

This was a really solid match between potentially two big Joshi stars down the road. Hana Kimura already has “it” as the crowds love her and her in-ring ability is above the level you’d expect from someone a year in, but Mika showed a lot of passion and has really grown a lot in the last six months. She always had the kicks but now she is also tying that into a personality, which is obviously just as important. They kept it pretty simple but everything was executed well, the crowd was into it and now Hana gets to go after a title in another promotion. A fun match between two young and hungry wrestlers.  Mildly Recommended

(c) Hikaru Shida and Syuri vs. DASH Chisako and Cassandra Miyagi

Miyagi and Shida are the first two in, Miyagi headbangs at Shida but Shida shoulderblocks her to the mat. Shida throws Miyagi into the corner and hits a jumping knee, she slides out to the apron as Syuri comes in and charges Miyagi, but Miyagi holds down the rope and Syuri ends up on the apron with Shida. Miyagi falls out of the ring, Shida and Syuri go for jumping knees off the apron but Miyagi avoids it. Chisako goes up top and dives out onto the floor onto both Shida and Syuri, Miyagi slides Shida back in the ring and Chisako knees her against the ropes. Chisako goes to charge at Shida but Syuri trips her from the floor, she hangs her head over the apron and both she and Shida hitting running kneelifts. Shida stands on Chisako in the corner while taunting Meiko Satomura, she picks up Chisako after a moment and tags in Syuri. Syuri kicks Chisako repeatedly in the chest but Chisako catches one and slaps Syuri in the face. Big kick by Chisako and she tags in Miyagi, running elbow by Miyagi in the corner and she hits a bulldog on Syuri. Missile dropkick by Miyagi, Syuri rolls out of the ring but Miyagi goes up the apron and hits another missile dropkick down to the floor. Back in the ring, slingshot legdrop by Miyagi and she covers Syuri for two. Miyagi charges Syuri but Syuri drop toeholds her into the second rope, giving her a chance to make the tag to Shida. Shida and Miyagi trade elbows, eye poke by Miyagi and she levels Shida with a big boot. Samoan Drop by Miyagi, and she covers Shida for a two count. Syuri runs in but she knees Shida by accident, Chisako dropkicks Syuri out of the ring while Miyagi delivers the Samoan Driver onto Shida for another two.

She tags in Chisako, missile dropkick by Chisako but Shida hits an enzuigiri. She tries to tag in Shida but Miyagi pulls Syuri off the apron, Miyagi slams Shida in front of the corner and Chisako hits a diving footstomp for two. Chisako goes back up top but she gets a kendo stick thrown at her, knocking her to the floor. Shida tries to superplex Chisako back in the ring but Chisako blocks it and smacks her with a chair, Chisako puts the chair on Shida and nails the Hormone Splash, but Syuri breaks up the pin. Chisako puts Shida on the top turnbuckle and goes for an avalanche cutter, but Shida pushes her off. Shida suplexes Chisako before superplexing Miyagi onto Chisako, Syuri joins her and they both hitting running knees for two. Chisako eats a double running knee, cover by Shida but Chisako barely kicks out. Miyagi comes in and dropkicks Shida, cradle by Chisako to Shida but it gets two. Chisako goes for a hurricanrana but Shida catches her and hits a powerbomb, Falcon Arrow by Shida but Miyagi breaks up the pin. Syuri takes care of Miyagi, Shida goes off the ropes and hits the running knee onto Chisako, but Chisako reverses the cover into her own two count. Hurricanrana by Chisako, but Shida rolls through it and with Syuri they hit a double running knee for two. Shida waits for Chisako to get to a knee, she goes off the ropes and nails the Tamashii no Three Count for the three count! Shida and Syuri remain the champions.

One of the great things when two wrestlers stay together for a good chunk of time is they get really familiar with each other and feed off of each other constantly throughout the match, which is what Syuri and Shida did here. Chisako and Miyagi both were good but it was Syuri and Shida that really pop out as they are always helping each other and getting involved to make the match more exciting. Miyagi is still mostly character but the character is quality and in-ring she is slowly getting better. While its odd that Chisako/Miyagi got another title shot, it was still a very good championship match even if the winning team was never really in doubt.  Recommended

(c) Aja Kong vs. Chihiro Hashimoto

The match starts with them feeling each other out, and doesn’t step up a notch until Kong starts biting on Chihiro’s arm. Kong punches Chihiro into the corner, she lets Chihiro out and Chihiro takes Kong back to the mat. Kong gets into the ropes but Chihiro keeps kicking at her, she finally lets Kong up and Kong knees Chihiro in the stomach. Chihiro goes for a takedown but Kong blocks it and puts Chihiro in a sleeper. Chihiro gets out of it and returns to her feet, short range hip attacks by Chihiro but Kong lariats her when she goes off the ropes. Chihiro comes back with a lariat of her own, she charges Kong again but Kong moves and Chihiro falls out of the ring. Kong goes out after her but Chihiro kicks her and slams Kong into the ring post. Chihiro picks up Kong and delivers a waterwheel drop on the floor, she slides Kong back in but Kong lariats Chihiro to the mat. Kong picks up Chihiro but Chihiro hits a scoop slam, somersault sentons by Chihiro and she covers Kong for two. Chihiro picks up Kong but Kong slides down and kicks Chihiro in the head, Chihiro charges Kong but Kong swats her to the mat. Kong takes Chihiro out to the floor and throws her into the crowd before throwing a chair at her head.

Kong tosses Chihiro around on the floor and into the bleachers, she throws a chair at her again before finally sliding Chihiro back into the ring. Kong picks up Chihiro and drops her with a backdrop suplex, cover by Kong but it gets a two count. Kong picks up Chihiro and drills her with a brainbuster, but again the cover gets two. Kong gets on the top turnbuckle and delivers a falling elbow drop, she picks up Chihiro and hits a Stunner. Kong goes up top again but Chihiro grabs her from behind and powerbombs her to the mat for a two count. Chihiro picks up Kong and hits a waterwheel drop, she drags her back up and hits a second one, covering Kong for two. Chihiro goes for a suplex but Kong drops down and puts Chihiro in an ankle hold, but Chihiro gets to the ropes for the break. Kong then puts Chihiro in a cross kneelock, but again Chihiro gets a hand into the ropes. Kong picks up Chihiro but Chihiro blocks the Uraken and drops Kong with a release German. Chihiro picks up Kong and hits a second release German suplex, she grabs her a third time but Kong catches her with a Uraken. They both slowly get up, Kong backfists Chihiro but Chihiro punches her in the face and hits a German Suplex Hold for the three count! Chihiro Hashimoto is the new champion!

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this match. When it was ‘on’ it worked really well, I really enjoyed Kong brutalizing Chihiro around the floor and Chihiro’s ability to look credible throwing lariats and suplexes against Kong says a lot about her at this stage of her career. But the match was way too long and had some real filler, and Kong’s leg submission holds 15 minutes into the match really slowed it down for no reason. The ending was also botched, mistakes happen but they are more noticeable when its the end stretch and is in the big title match. I enjoy both Kong and Chihiro but both are limited for different reasons, and I don’t think a 20+ minute match was the way to go. More good than bad, but as it is I can’t really recommend it since I fear anyone not invested in Sendai Girls’ or Chihiro would lose interest before the ending.

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This may not appear like a big event based on the attendance, but it is an important show for the Sendai Girls’ vs. SEAdLINNNG storyline. Satomura and Yoshiko have been having issues all year and this is the first time they finally get each other one on one, in Satomura’s stomping ground no less. We have other fun stuff on the card as well, including Syuri making an appearance and Kong teaming with Kyoko Kimura. Here is the full card:

• Alex Lee vs. Syuri
• Cassandra Miyagi and Hikaru Shida vs. KAORU and Nyra Rose
• DASH Chisako vs. Sareee
• Aja Kong and Kyoko Kimura vs. Chihiro Hashimoto and Mika Iwata
• Meiko Satomura vs. Yoshiko

Not a lot of matches but each gets enough time so hopefully they deliver.

Alex Lee vs. Syuri

They start with some arm work, Syuri trips Lee and works over the ankle but Lee reverses it. They go back and forth on the mat until they end up in the ropes, Lee goes for a cross armbreaker but Syuri blocks it. Never expected to see Syuri and Lee having a mat-based battle but here we are, they finally get back up and Lee hits an armdrag before they trade trips and return to their feet. Syuri kicks Lee into the corner and then kicks her in the back, cover by Syuri but it gets two. Syuri applies a sleeper but Lee grabs the ropes to force a break, more kicks by Syuri and she applies a short armbar, but Lee rolls out of it. Jumping kick by Lee in the corner and she hits a knee followed by a double underhook suplex for two. Syuri pushes Lee off and they trade elbows, German suplex by Syuri but Lee pops up and hits a superkick. Kicks by Lee and she delivers a head kick, picking up a two count on Syuri. Lee goes for a Chokebomb but Syuri rolls out of it, knee by Lee and she covers Syuri for two. Lee slams Syuri and gets on the top turnbuckle, but Syuri avoids the diving footstomp and hits a running knee strike. High kick by Syuri and she nails the Buzzsaw Kick for the three count! Syuri is the winner.

I love Syuri a lot but this just wasn’t good, which I mostly attribute to Lee. Lee’s strikes aren’t great in general but its even more noticeable when she is against Syuri, and some of the mat work was laughable. For an eight minute match it wasn’t overly eventful, with it only picking up towards the end, and at no point would I consider it exciting. Not the best use of Syuri or an ideal way to start a show.

Cassandra Miyagi and Hikaru Shida vs. KAORU and Nyra Rose

Miyagi and Rose begin for their teams, Miyagi pushes Rose into the corner and gives a clean break so she can start headbanging. That confuses the hell out of everyone as she won’t stop, Shida runs in and kicks Rose but Rose lariats both Miyagi and Shida. Vertical suplex by Rose, she picks up Miyagi and makes the tag to KAORU. KAORU works on Miyagi’s arm and puts the youngster in a stretch hold, but Miyagi gets into the ropes for a break. KAORU boots Miyagi in the corner and then applies a headlock, she puts Miyagi in the ropes and stretches her until the referee makes her stop. Miyagi hits a quick backdrop suplex, she goes out to the apron and hits a slingshot legdrop before tagging in Shida. Hip attacks by Shida, she throws KAORU in the corner but KAORU boots her back and boots her in the head. KAORU gets her table piece but Shida grabs a kendo stick and they duel with their respective weapons. KAORU hits Shida with the table, she gets on the top rope and tries to drop it onto Shida, but Shida rolls out of the way. Shida slams KAORU in front of the corner, she gets on the top with her kendo stick and tries to drop it onto KAORU, but KAORU catches it.

KAORU hits Shida with the stick when she goes for a hip attack, she picks up Shida and hits a brainbuster for a two count. KAORU tags Rose, elbows by Shida and she hits an enzuigiri, she grabs the kendo stick but Rose takes it from her. Scoop slam by Rose and she hits a legdrop, picking up a two count. Shida puts Rose in the corner and then suplexes KAORU into her, she goes back to Rose and delivers a vertical suplex. Shida tags in Miyagi, dropkicks by Miyagi and she gets on the second turnbuckle, hitting a missile dropkick for a two count. Running elbow by Miyagi in the corner and she hits a face crusher, cover by Miyagi but it gets a two. Miyagi goes off the ropes but Rose catches her with a side slam, Miyagi pulls down Rose by her hair but Rose powerslams her for a two count. Rose puts Miyagi on the apron but Miyagi rams her into the turnbuckle, Miyagi goes for a missile dropkick but Rose swats her away. Rose puts Miyagi on her shoulders but Miyagi hits a DDT, Rose crawls to her corner and she tags in KAORU. KAORU hits Miyagi repeatedly with the table, suplex onto the table by KAORU but the referee won’t count the cover due to her cheating. KAORU goes up top and nails the Valkyrie Splash, cover by KAORU but Shida breaks it up. Shida hits Rose and KAORU with the kendo stick, Rose gets Miyagi on her shoulders but Miyagi headscissors out of it and sends them both tumbling over the top rope to the floor. KAORU ends up outside the ring as well, her and Rose get on the apron but Shida and Miyagi dropkick them back off. Shida and Miyagi go to do dives but are pulled out of the ring, and they battle around the floor. Rose attacks Miyagi with chairs before tying her up, she then picks up Shida and throws her at Miyagi. KAORU then returns to the ring and Miyagi is counted out! KAORU and Rose are the winners.

This one was more style than substance but I enjoyed it. Miyagi is a trip, her wrestling is getting better but she has a lot of personality that makes her matches more fun. Shida and KAORU were a bit over the top with their weapons but that is par for the course lately, and Rose didn’t look out of place. A solid match for the undercard and pushed along a storyline where apparently Miyagi and Rose will not be friends anytime soon.  Mildly Recommended

DASH Chisako vs. Sareee

Sareee attacks Chisako before the match officially starts with a dropkick but Chisako throws her down by the hair and boots her in the face. Dropkick by Chisako and she stomps Sareee against the ropes, she puts Sareee in a stretch hold and starts working on her arm. Chisako and KAORU attack Sareee against the ropes, hard elbow by Chisako and she dropkicks Sareee in the head for a two count. Irish whip by Chisako but Sareee hits a jumping crossbody, Chisako has none of it though and dropkicks Sareee in the knee before hitting a neckbreaker. Camel Clutch by Chisako, she picks up Sareee but Sareee blocks the face crusher. Dropkick by Chisako but Sareee returns the favor, Chisako slips out of the ring however and pulls Sareee out with her. KAORU boots Sareee at ringside, then Chisako boots her and throws Sareee into the ring post.

Back in the ring, Chisako goes up top and she hits a missile dropkick. Sliding dropkick by Chisako in the corner, she picks up Sareee but Sareee elbows her and they trade shots. Chisako goes off the ropes but Sareee rolls her to the mat and hits a footstomp. Sareee goes up top and hits the missile dropkick, she goes up top again and she hits a second one for a two count. Chisako snaps off a German suplex, she picks up Sareee but Sareee slips around her and hits her own German suplex for a two count. DDT by Chisako, they go back and forth with elbows until Sareee hits a dropkick. Sareee goes up top but Chisako gets a chair and throws it at Sareee’s head. Chisako then joins Sareee and hits a superplex for a two count cover. Chisako goes up top but Sareee hits her feet up on the Hormone Splash attempt, slaps by Sareee and she dropkicks Chisako for two. Sareee goes for the Uranage but Chisako blocks it and hits a Stunner, Northern Lights Suplex by Chisako and she rolls through it to hit a follow up vertical suplex. Chisako goes up top and nails a diving footstomp, Hormone Splash by Sareee and she gets the three count! DASH Chisako is the winner.

I had higher expectations for this match but it was still fine. Sareee looked like fire in the Catch the WAVE Tournament earlier this year so I was hoping it elevated her status a bit across the scene, but Chisako didn’t have any major issues with her as Sareee only hit a couple big moves in the entire match. It felt like a midcard house show match, with two skilled wrestlers able to put on a good match in their sleep but not doing a lot to elevate it beyond that. I liked Sareee’s energy and Chisako is so on point with all of her offense, it was an easy watch, it just didn’t go to the next level.

Aja Kong and Kyoko Kimura vs. Chihiro Hashimoto and Mika Iwata

Kimura and Hashimoto start off for their teams, Kimura pushes Hashimoto into the ropes and chops her before backing off. Kimura tags in Kong, Kong keeps Hashimoto at bay at first but Hashimoto eventually gets Kong to the mat. Kong and Hashimoto struggle for position on the mat but they end up in the ropes and are forced to break. Hashimoto hits a fireman’s carry but Kong lands in the ropes, so Hashimoto tags in Iwata. Kong punches Iwata in the face and tags in Kimura, Kimura throws down Iwata by her hair before hitting a scoop slam for a two count. Crab hold by Kimura and she then applies a facelock, but Iwata gets to the ropes for a break. Kimura tags Kong back in, Kong slams Iwata and she hits an elbow drop for two. Kimura returns but Iwata hits a bodyscissors, she tries to tag in Hashimoto but Kimura cuts her off. Kimura and Hashimoto trade elbows which gives Iwata time to recover, but Kimura tosses Iwata to the mat. Iwata elbows Kimura but Kimura hits a lariat, Irish whip by Kimura but Iwata dropkicks her.

Iwata makes the hot tag to Hashimoto, shoulderblock by Hashimoto but Kong runs in and hits Hashimoto. Hashimoto stacks Kong and Kimura in the corner and hits a body avalanche, hip attack to Kimura and Hashimoto covers her for a two count. Hashimoto slams Kimura and hits a somersault senton, Hashimoto picks up Kimura but Kimura applies a Cobra Twist. Iwata runs in but Kimura puts her in a submission hold too, Kimura boots Hashimoto repeatedly in the face before covering her for two. Kimura tags in Kong, Irish whip by Kong to Hashimoto and she hits a lariat. Hashimoto manages to slam Kong and hits a hip attack, but Kong kicks her when she goes for another one. Spear by Hashimoto and she tags in Iwata, kicks by Iwata but Kong shrugs them off and floors Iwata. Enzuigiri by Iwata, Hashimoto comes in and they double team Kong. Diving body press by Iwata, but Kimura breaks up the cover. Hashimoto shoulderblocks Kimura, they throw Kong to the corner but Kong lariats both of them. Kong picks up Iwata and hits a German suplex, she picks up Iwata and she nails the brainbuster for the three count! Kyoko Kimura and Aja Kong win!

Like the last match I was hoping the vets would be a little more giving as the bulk of the match was Kimura and Kong easily handling their business. Hashimoto and Iwata did get in some offense towards the end so it wasn’t a squash, but at no point whatsoever did it feel like they had any chance of winning. At least Kong has a great brainbuster, which always makes things a bit better. Not a bad match, just a bit lackluster as it lacked much excitement.

Meiko Satomura vs. Yoshiko

Yoshiko and Satomura start trading wristlocks, Satomura gets Yoshiko to the mat but Yoshiko gets her foot on the ropes. Satomura goes for the cross armbreaker but Yoshiko blocks it, Satomura manages to get an elbow lock applied but again Yoshiko forces the break. Kicks by Satomura as she knocks Yoshiko into the corner, Satomura applies a stretch hold before applying a headscissors. Yoshiko gets out of it and headbutts Satomura, kick to the head by Yoshiko and she hits a series of running sentons for two. Satomura rolls out to the apron and Yoshiko applies a sleeper from inside the ring, Yoshiko pulls Satomura back into the ring and hits a facewash in the corner. Jumping lariat off the second turnbuckle by Yoshiko, she picks up Satomura and she hits a lariat. More facewashes by Yoshiko, she goes off the ropes but Satomura nails a high kick. Kicks to the chest and arm by Satomura but Yoshiko catches one and clubs her in the head.

Jumping heel kick by Satomura, she picks up Yoshiko and hits another high kick. More kicks by Satomura and she hits an uppercut but Yoshiko recovers and hits a Samoan Drop. Satomura quickly jumps up and applies a Sleeper, but Yoshiko gets a foot on the ropes. DDT by Satomura and she hits a cartwheel kneedrop, cover by Satomura but Yoshiko kicks out. Satomura goes up top but Yoshiko recovers and throws her off. Lariat by Yoshiko and she hits another one, cover by Yoshiko but it gets two. Yoshiko blocks a Satomura high kick and lariats Satomura in the back of the head, Yoshiko applies a sleeper but Satomura gets out of it. Spinebuster by Yoshiko, she goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a diving senton before flipping off Satomura. She goes up again and hits a second one, but Satomura gets a shoulder up. Yoshiko goes all the way up this time but Satomura nails a Pele Kick, Satomura picks up Yoshiko but Yoshiko hits a Code Breaker. Satomura kicks Yoshiko in the chest and hits the Death Valley Bomb, Satomura gets the sleeper applied in the middle of the ring and Yoshiko goes to sleep! The referee calls for the bell, declaring Meiko Satomura the winner.

The match took about five minutes to get going, but once it did it was a great match. I have no issue with a feeling out process, but when a match is only 15 minutes long it just takes up quite a bit of the match, I’d have liked it better if they just went straight to heavyweight sprint/brawl if the match wasn’t going to be long. But when they started doing that it became really entertaining, both Satomura and Yoshiko hit really hard and I loved Satomura winning with a sleeper instead of one of her normal moves. It helped keep Yoshiko strong in that she passed out and didn’t submit, and since she is so young she can always ‘come back’ after gaining strength to get her revenge. Satomura was so good here, hitting everything perfectly, and the match stayed intense. Overall easily the best match on the card and worth watching as the promotional feud will no doubt continue as Satomura still has to get her revenge on Takahashi.  Recommended

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