I am willing to go far and wide to watch any recent shows with Joshi wrestlers on it, and this review is proof of that. The English-based Marvelous Puroresu USA website no longer exists, which was the easiest place to buy their DVDs. So when this one came out on the Japanese website, I jumped through the appropriate hoops and now it is in my possession. This was a pretty long joint show (ten matches), to make my life more fun I am only going to review the matches where at least half the wrestlers are women (four matches total). It fits the theme of the site better anyway. Here are the matches I will be reviewing:

• Ashley Vox and Sonya Strong vs. Jessika Black and Nyla Rose
• Davienne and Kyoko Kimura vs. Mio Momono and Renee Michelle
• Brian Fury and Kyoko Kimura vs. Cheeseburger and Takumi Iroha
• Heidi Lovelace and Sumie Sakai vs. Kimber Lee and Takumi Iroha

A unique blend of Joshi wrestlers, male wrestlers, and American women wrestlers. Let’s get to the fun.

 
Ashley Vox and Sonya Strong vs. Jessika Black and Nyla Rose

Jessika and Sonya start the match for their teams and trade wristlocks, they then trade schoolboys but neither can get the quick win. Jessika tags in Nyla while Ashley is also tagged in, Lou Thesz Press by Ashley but Nyla pushes her off and hits a big boot. Nyla picks up Ashley and drives her into the corner before tagging in Jessika, shoulder tackles by Jessika and she tags Nyla back in. The beatdown of the smaller Ashley continues for a few minutes, Ashley fires off a few dropkicks to Nyla and finally knocks her off her feet. Ashley tags in Sonya while Jessika tagged in as well, Sonya kicks around both of them before covering Jessika for two. Ashley returns and they both hit crossbodies on Jessika and Nyla, sending them out of the ring. Nyla returns to face off with Sonya, but Jessika attacks Sonya from behind and hits a shoulderblock. Jessika elbows Sonya in the head and applies a headscissors, she releases it after a moment and Sonya kicks Jessika into the corner. Body Avalanche by Jessika in the other corner, she picks up Sonya and hits a DDT for a two count. Jessika tags Nyla, Nyla twists at Sonya’s knee but Sonya gets away and tags in Ashley. DDT by Ashley to Nyla, she tags Sonya back in and Sonya gets Nyla’s back. Sonya goes for a sunset flip but Nyla blocks it and sits on her, Nyla grabs the ropes for leverage and she gets the three count! Ashley and Sonya are the winners.

This match was somewhat decent until the ending, I have absolutely no idea what happened but the last 45 seconds was one of the most awkward and unusual endings I’ve seen in my life. Up to that point it wasn’t anything special, mostly basic offense and lots of tagging in and out with little story. None of them came out of the match looking particularly good, this is an example of why matches should have at least one veteran to lead things along if possible. They may turn out to the great down the road, but nothing worth watching here.

Davienne and Kyoko Kimura vs. Mio Momono and Renee Michelle

Young Mio and Kyoko kick things off for their teams, Kyoko gets Mio to the mat and gets her in a headlock, wristlock by Kyoko but Mio armdrags out of it and the pair trade quick trips. Renee and Davienne tag in, Renee kicks Davienne in the face and armdrags her to the mat. Dropkick by Renee, and she covers Davienne for two. Davienne wants to tag out and Kyoko eventually agrees while Mio also tags back in, Kyoko twists Mio’s hair and tosses her down by it a few times. Kyoko and Davienne take turns attacking the rookie in her debut, after several minutes Mio gets away and finally makes the hot tag to Renee. Kyoko spits at Renee but Renee hits a headscissors and kicks Kyoko in the ropes. Renee hits a second turnbuckle moonsault, but it only gets a two count. Renee picks up Kyoko but Kyoko swings her down and applies a Fujiwara Armbar. Kyoko tags in Davienne, Samoan Drop by Davienne and she covers Renee, but Renee bridges out of it. Renee dropkicks Davienne and tags in Mio, dropkick by Mio to Davienne and she hits another one, but Davienne knocks her to the mat with a bodyblock.

Sidewalk Slam by Davienne, and she covers Mio for two. Davienne tags in Kyoko and Kyoko kicks at Mio, but Mio ducks the boot and hits a headscissors. Dropkicks by Mio, she finally knocks Kyoko to the mat and covers her for a two count. Mio picks up Kyoko and hits a series of elbows, but Kyoko slams her to the mat. Kyoko puts Mio in a stretch hold while taunting Iroha at ringside, she lets go of her but Mio sneaks in an inside cradle for two. Mio goes for a crossbody on Kyoko and Davienne but gets caught, Renee goes up top and hits a missile dropkick to knock over all three of them. Mio and Renee take turns on Kyoko, Mio goes up top and hits a diving crossbody for a two. Mio picks up Kyoko but Kyoko puts Mio in a STF, which is quickly broken up by Renee. Kyoko puts Mio in a choke but Mio gets a foot in the ropes, cover by Kyoko but it gets a two count. Davienne comes in and destroys little Mio with a lariat, vertical suplex by Kyoko but Mio barely kicks out of the pin. Kyoko picks up Mio but Mio avoids the sleeper and applies a backslide for two. Mio goes off the ropes but Kyoko takes off her head with a big boot, and she picks up the three count! Davienne and Kyoko win the match.

For a match as long as this one, it had very few memorable moments. Davienne’s lariat on Mio was really the only move that left an impression, as most of the rest of the match was pretty basic. Which was likely necessary, between having a debuting wrestler and any possible language barriers, but normally you wouldn’t expect a match with those obstacles to be so long either. There weren’t any signs of miscommunication or awkwardness, which is a big plus, but it lacked that something special that would make me recommend anyone watch the match. Not bad, just thoroughly average.

Brian Fury and Kyoko Kimura vs. Cheeseburger and Takumi Iroha

Kyoko and Cheeseburger are the first two in, Cheeseburger rolls around the ring while Kyoko mostly just looks confused about what is going on. Cheeseburger goes for shoulderblocks but Kyoko doesn’t budge, they both go for hiptosses but Cheeseburger distracts Kyoko with a dance before rolling her up for two. Hard shoulderblock by Kyoko, they trade quick pins and both wrestlers return to their feet. Takumi and Fury tag in, Fury pushes Takumi against the ropes but he gives a clean break. Side headlock by Fury and he hits a shoulderblock, armdrag by Takumi and she dropkicks Fury to the mat. She tags in Cheeseburger and they both elbow Fury, cover by Cheeseburger but it gets two. Jawbreaker by Fury but he accidentally knocks Kyoko off the apron, Cheeseburger goes off the ropes but Kyoko pulls him out of the ring with her and she beats him around the floor. She rolls Cheeseburger back in, scoop slam by Fury and he tags in Kyoko. Kyoko pulls at Cheeseburger’s hair and stomps him down in the corner, Fury returns and drops Cheeseburger with a backdrop suplex. Kyoko is tagged back in and she literally spanks Cheeseburger repeatedly, she grabs Cheeseburgers arm and starts biting his fingers.

She hides it from the referee for a bit as she keeps biting him until he finally catches on, Fury comes in but Cheeseburger fights them both off and tags in Takumi. Superkick by Takumi to Kyoko, she drives her into the corner but Kyoko kicks her when she charges in. Powerslam by Takumi, and she covers Kyoko for two. Takumi picks up Cheeseburger and drops him onto Kyoko, she then picks Kyoko up but Kyoko blocks the suplex. Guillotine Choke by Takumi but Kyoko muscles out of it and hits a vertical suplex. Kyoko and Takumi both slowly get up and trade elbows, spinning heel kick by Takumi but Fury runs in to knock Cheeseburger off the apron so that Takumi can’t tag in. Kyoko does tag in Fury however, Michinoku Driver by Fury but Takumi kicks out of the pin. He goes for a backdrop suplex but Takumi lands on her feet, Cheeseburger comes in and helps Takumi get Fury over for a German suplex. This gives her time to tag in Cheeseburger, they both pick up Fury but Kyoko comes in and kicks Takumi and Cheeseburger from behind. Kyoko and Takumi leave the ring while Fury kicks Cheeseburger in the ring, tornado DDT by Cheeseburger but Fury blocks the palm strike. Pop-up sit-down powerbomb by Fury, and he picks up the three count! Kyoko Kimura and Brian Fury are your winners.

This was a fun match, it just felt like it needed a few more minutes. With Kyoko and Takumi both having two matches on the show that may have restricted it a bit, as the ending was a bit sudden. I liked Kyoko and Cheeseburger’s interactions, sometimes comedy-like spots can seem forced but Kyoko felt right at home. She is better than she is given credit for as she thrives in many different styles of matches. Takumi hitting a nice looking German Suplex on Fury was the most memorable part of the match however, she is a great young wrestler that just needs more exposure. Solid action throughout and entertaining, I just wish there was more of it.  Mildly Recommended

Heidi Lovelace and Sumie Sakai vs. Kimber Lee and Takumi Iroha

Heidi and Sumie attack before the match starts but Kimber and Takumi quickly take over and isolate Sumie. Kimber stays in with Sumie and hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, she tags in Takumi but Sumie avoids Takumi’s charge in the corner. Sumie slides to the apron but Takumi suplexes her back in, she goes off the ropes but Heidi knees her from the apron, allowing Sumie to hit a Northern Lights Suplex for two. Sumie tags in Heidi, Heidi grabs Takumi with her legs and delivers the Deadly Night Shade. Heidi and Sumie take turns attacking Takumi, Sumie puts Takumi in a the Figure Four Leglock, Heidi goes up top and hits a diving body press while Takumi is still in the hold. The referee stops her when she goes to do it again, Takumi manages to reverse the move but Kyoko comes in and rolls them back over. Kimber then goes up top and hits a diving body press on Sumie which breaks up the hold, but Takumi can’t make the tag. Takumi is triple teamed in the ropes with the assistance of Kyoko before Sumie tags in Heidi, kicks by Heidi but Takumi fights back with elbows.

Sumie is tagged back in and she applies a rolling grounded necklock, Cobra Clutch by Sumie and Heidi comes in to kick Takumi in the chest. Sumie tags Heidi but Takumi catches Heidi with a German Suplex which gives her time to tag in Kimber. Lariats by Kimber and she boots Sumie in the chest, she picks up Sumie in a vertical suplex but transfers her to Takumi so that Takumi can finish the move. Swanton Bomb by Kimber, Takumi follows with a diving body press but the cover is broken up. Takumi picks up Sumie and goes for a powerbomb, but Sumie reverses it with a hurricanrana. Takumi suplexes Sumie while Kimber also suplexes Heidi, Takumi goes up top but Heidi grabs her from the floor. Sumie joins Takumi and hits a Frankensteiner, but Takumi kicks out of the pin attempt. Sumie tags in Heidi, missile dropkick by Sumie but Kimber runs in and kicks Sumie. Backdrop suplex by Heidi to Kimber and all four wrestlers are down on the mat, Heidi and Takumi are up first and they trade elbows. Heidi goes off the ropes but Takumi blocks the Heidi-Can-Rana and nails a sit-down powerbomb, picking up the three count! Kimber Lee and Takumi Iroha win the match!

This was a great match, with my only complaint being the same one I had with the last match as it ended very suddenly. All four wrestlers worked really well together and there was no wasted time, everything they did had impact and a purpose. None were holding back and the spot in the middle with the Figure Four was well-done and fairly original. Heidi and Takumi were the stars of the match as both came out of it looking strong, but the whole match flowed well and no one seemed out of place. Really fun way to end the show, even if I wouldn’t have minded if the match went another ten minutes.  Recommended

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A few months ago I purchased tons of older Joshi events so I could catch up on all I missed as I didn’t start following Joshi until 2014. As I watch them, I figured I may as well review the events as well so others can join me in my walk through the past. This was a big show for the now defunct promotion Jd’ (or JDStar) that ran from 1996 to 2007. Jd’ was run and owned by Jaguar Yokota, the former AJW superstar that came out of retirement to form the promotion. Their events didn’t often appear in full form, as this is a television airing that clipped many of the matches. But the main event was shown in full, as Jaguar Yokota and Lioness Asuka battle for the TWF World Women’s Championship! Here is the full card:

• Alda Moreno vs. Yuki Lee
• Ryuna and Fang Suzuki vs. Yuko Kosugi and Kazuko Fujiwara
• Jd’ Junior Championship: Megumi Yabushita vs. The Bloody
• Cooga and Leoga vs. Esther Moreno and Sachie Abe
• Kyoko Inoue and Sumie Sakai vs. Michiko Omukai and Chikako Shiratori
• TWF World Women’s Championship: Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota

As I mentioned, a lot of these matches are clipped, and I don’t have match times for many of these matches so I won’t know how much they are clipped. But we are going to watch it all anyway.

Alda Moreno vs. Yuki Lee

This match was joined in progress, as Moreno knocks Lee out of the ring to the floor. Moreno charges the ropes and sails out onto Lee with a Tope con Giro, as they return to the ring she goes for a crossbody but Lee catches her and hits a fallaway slam. Yuki chops Moreno repeatedly before hitting a powerslam, covering Moreno for two. Lee puts Moreno on the top turnbuckle and hits an avalanche powerslam, picking up another two count.Lee picks up Moreno, Moreno gets away but Lee levels her with a superkick. Lee charges Moreno but Moreno kicks her way and hits a Tope con Giro off the top turnbuckle. Diving heel kick by Moreno and she applies Casita for a two count. Lee grabs Moreno and hits a leg trap German suplex for two, she waits for Moreno to get up and kicks her repeatedly. Piledriver by Lee, but Moreno barely kicks out of the pin. Lee puts Moreno on the top turnbuckle and she delivers an avalanche fallaway slam, and she gets the three count pinfall! Lee wins the match.

For an opener they had no issues flying around and doing high spots, which will probably continue for the entire card. I am surprised that Lee didn’t ‘make it’ so to speak, she had some really good moves and I loved all her fallaway slams, quite impressive. Moreno looked fine too, and for a clipped up opener I have no complaints.

Ryuna and Fang Suzuki vs. Yuko Kosugi and Kazuko Fujiwara

The intro I just typed may be longer than the match, as it is joined in progress with Kosugi being double teamed by Ryuna and Suzuki. Suzuki body blocks Kosugi into the corner twice, she gets a chain and wraps her around her fist before hitting Kosugi repeatedly in the head with it. Ryuna comes in with a chair but accidentally hits Suzuki in the head with it, giving Kosugi time to tag in Fujiwara. Back bodydrops by Fujiwara to Suzuki, but Suzuki bridges out of the pin. Suzuki slams Fujiwara and tags in Ryuna, and Ryuna promptly takes Fujiwara out of the ring as all four wrestlers brawl on the floor. Ryuna gets the better of both Kosugi and Fujiwara, Suzuki gets a chair and hits Kosugi in the head with it. Kosugi is bleeding and looks like she has been for awhile as Ryuna and Fujiwara return to the ring, diving crossbody by Fujiwara but it gets a two count. Bubba Bomb by Ryuna to Fujiwara and she hits a lariat, another lariat by Ryuna and she covers Fujiwara for two. Ryuna gets a chair and hits Fujiwara in the head with it, fireman’s carry slam by Ryuna and she picks up the three count! Ryuna and Suzuki are the winners.

Ryuna and Suzuki sure are mean, just terrorizing Kosugi throughout the match as she bled all over the place. Like the last match, I was surprised by how fast this card ramped up, I am used to wrestling promotions now starting slow and reaching a climax but apparently Jd’ did not believe in that philosophy. While it was fun to see baby KAZUKI, she didn’t do a whole lot here as most of what they showed was Kosugi being attacked with weapons. Certainly fun to watch but still too clipped to get overly excited about.

(c) Megumi Yabushita vs. The Bloody

Yabushita’s knee is heavily bandaged coming into the match, which will be Bloody’s main focus in the match. Yabushita quickly goes for a short armbar, but Bloody gets to the ropes and immediately starts attacking Yabushita’s knee with stomps and a dropkick. Yabushita rolls out of the ring but Bloody goes out after her and hits Yabushita’s leg with a chair. They return to the ring after a moment and Bloody hits a backdrop suplex, she goes up top twice and hits two consecutive reverse splashes for a two count. Bloody gets a chair again and slams Yabushita onto it, she goes for another reverse splash but this time Yabushita moves. Yabushita goes for a cross armbreaker but Bloody lands on the ropes, she tries again but Bloody blocks it. Bloody goes up top and hits a diving senton, and she covers Yabushita for two. Kneelock by Bloody, Yabushita is in a lot of pain as Yabushita’s friends run into the ring to break up the submission. The referee tries to clear the ring as Bloody gets the chair, and she throws it at Yabushita’s leg. Bloody re-applies the kneelock but Yabushita manages to get to the ropes, she rolls out of the ring clutching her knee and the referee goes out to check on her. The referee determines she can not continue, and calls for the bell! Since the referee stopped the match and it wasn’t a count out, The Bloody is your new champion!

Two things real quick – first, this match was shown in full, it was just a really short match. Also, you may be picturing The Bloody as a heel with face paint or weapons or something but actually she is a very attractive woman that happens to have a name that implies otherwise. I think Yabushita had a legit leg issue since her knee had a brace on it, so this may have been an easy way to get the title off of her while she healed up as it was a quick match. Yabushita’s seconds acting like Yabushita was in serious pain helped the realism factor, and I liked that Yabushita kept going for quick submissions to sneak in a win since she knew she wasn’t 100%. Quite enjoyable for a five minute match, The Bloody can really move and they laid the match out well all things considered.  Mildly Recommended

Cooga and Leoga vs. Esther Moreno and Sachie Abe

We join this one in progress as Moreno hits a hurricanrana on Cooga for a two count, another quick pin by Moreno but that gets a two as well. Cooga has enough and hits a German suplex, she goes for a cannonball off the top turnbuckle but Moreno moves and she hits Leoga by accident. Abe comes in, Abe and Moreno go to different corners and both hit diving splashes. They go up top and hit splashes again, cover by Moreno but it gets a two count. Abe stays in but Cooga hits a crossbody on both of them and she makes the hot tag to Leoga. Leoga gets on the second turnbuckle but Moreno jumps up an hits a Frankensteiner to the mat. Abe is still hanging around, she goes up top as Moreno does as well and both hit a diving splash onto Leoga for two. Abe comes in but Leoga gets away from her, Northern Lights Suplex by Leoga to Abe but Abe kicks out. Bridging backdrop suplex by Abe, but that gets a two count as well. Cooga comes in and they double team Abe, as Leoga hits a somersault guillotine legdrop off the top. Leoga tags Cooga and Cooga hits a handstand kick in the corner. Moreno runs in and hits a crossbody on Cooga, Cooga still tries to suplex Leoga but Leoga reverses it. Cooga kicks both Abe and Moreno out of the ring, Leoga goes up top and hits a plancha down onto both of her opponents. Abe and Cooga return and Cooga hits a Tiger Driver, but Moreno breaks up the cover. Cooga puts Abe on her shoulders, Leoga goes up top and they hit an avalanche face crusher. Cooga goes up top and dives on top of Abe, she goes up top again and hits a diving knee strike for the three count cover! Cooga and Leoga are your winners.

Aside from the end of the match being a bit botched looking, overall I enjoyed it. Lots of high flying and dives, maybe an excessive amount but I can’t complain about a midcard match that is exciting. Both masked wrestlers delivered, neither had any notable success in Joshi but they were clearly well trained and knew what they were doing. Moreno was virtually flawless in what they showed us, and Abe looked solid as well. I don’t know how much was clipped since we almost immediately had a nearfall as soon as we joined the action, but overall I thought it was a pretty fun match.  Mildly Recommended

Kyoko Inoue and Sumie Sakai vs. Michiko Omukai and Chikako Shiratori

We join the match as Inoue stretches Shiratori in the ring before tagging in Sakai. Dropkick by Sakai and she applies a cross armbreaker, but Shiratori gets a foot on the ropes to force a break. Judo throws by Sakai and she goes back to the arm, but Omukai breaks it up. Double underhook suplex by Sakai but Shiratori bridges up, only to get hit by rolling backdrop suplexes. Dropkick by Shiratori, she goes up top and she hits a missile dropkick. She goes up top again and hits another missile dropkick, cover on Sakai but it gets two. Shiratori puts Sakai on the top turnbuckle and hits a DDT down to the mat, but Inoue breaks up the cover. Inoue lariats Shiratori, which gives Sakai time to crawl to the corner to tag her in. Shiratori tags in Omukai, Inoue immediately kicks Omukai but Omukai applies a backslide. Shiratori comes in but Inoue lariats both of them, Sakai comes in and they both dropkick Omukai. Inoue goes up top but Shiratori grabs her which gives Omukai time to recover and hit a superplex. She goes up top again but Inoue whacks her, Shiratori comes in too and Omukai hits a diving knee. Omukai goes up top yet again and hits another diving knee, she then goes a fourth time and hits another one for a two count cover. Inoue avoids it when she tries again and hits a German suplex, tiger suplex by Omukai and she tags in Shiratori. Shiratori goes for a suplex but Inoue blocks it, Omukai returns and they both knock Inoue out of the ring. Sakai tumbles out too, Shiratori goes out top and dives down onto Inoue and Sakai. Omukai then does the same, they return to the ring and Shiratori hits a dropkick while Inoue is on Omukai’s shoulders. Shiratori grabs Inoue and delivers the cross-arms suplex, but Inoue barely gets the shoulder up. Inoue clubs Shiratori but Shiratori sneaks in La Magistral for a two count. Irish whip by Shiratori but Inoue rocks her with a lariat, Niagara Driver by Inoue and she picks up the three count! Inoue and Sakai are the winners of the match.

I was enjoying this match until the sudden ending. I knew the end result but Inoue just shrugged off a few big moves and nearfalls before easily hitting two big moves to get the convincing win. I would have liked a slightly longer ending stretch, giving Inoue a proper amount of time to recover before finishing off Shiratori. Lots of flying around and I was surprised how much offense that young Sakai got, but overall not a great match mostly due to how it was structured.

(c) Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota

I want to apologize in advance, I am not familar enough with Jd’ to know who each wrestler’s “seconds” are that keep getting involved in the match, so I just refer to them as “friends.” Anyway, Yokota is distracted early on by Asuka’s friends at ringside, but she still manages to hit a quick German suplex hold followed by a moonsault for a two count. Asuka retorts by picking up Yokota onto her shoulders and dumps Yokota over the top rope down to the floor. Asuka then hits a top suicida out onto Yokota before suplexing her back into the ring, but Yokota bridges out of the pin and hits a sunset flip. These two are going one hundred as Asuka kicks Yokota in the stomach and in the back before knocking her out of the ring. Their friends brawl with each other while Asuka takes Yokota and throws her into a row of chairs. Asuka hits a backdrop suplex on the floor, Jd’ wrestlers check on Yokota and help her back into the ring where Asuka is waiting with a chair. Asuka sets up the chair, she sits Yokota in it and kicks her in the chest. Piledriver onto the chair by Asuka, and she covers Yokota for two. Asuka knocks Yokota out of the ring again where she is tended to, but she is rolled back in and Asuka kicks her again. Asuka goes up top and hits a moonsault, but Yokota kicks out of the cover. Scoop sit-out slam by Asuka, a table is slid into the ring and Asuka piledrives Yokota through the table. The table breaks, so Asuka takes the jagged part of the table and hits Yokota in the head with it, cutting her open in the process. Irish whip by Asuka and she connects with a high kick, she gets a chain and hits Yokota in the head with it repeatedly.

Asuka goes for a Liger Bomb but Yokota flips over her back and covers Asuka for two. Asuka doesn’t like this and hits Yokota a few more times with the chain, delayed vertical suplex by Asuka but she pulls up Yokota before the cover so she can hit a gutwrench powerbomb. Asuka gets a chair again, Yokota fights back for a moment but Asuka hits a heel kick and throws the chair at Yokota’s head. Asuka goes up top but Yokota hits her from behind with the chair, she then joins Asuka up top and hits an avalanche backdrop suplex for two. Double underhook tombstone piledriver by Yokota, but Asuka gets a shoulder up on the cover. Asuka’s posse tries to help but she hits Asuka by accident, Yokota wraps the chain around her boot and hits a missile dropkick from the second turnbuckle. Asuka falls out of the ring, Yokota gets on the apron and she hits a Tope con Giro to the floor. Yokota goes for a tombstone piledriver but Asuka reverses it and hits a tombstone piledriver of her own on the floor. Asuka then picks up Yokota and plants her hard with a Liger Bomb onto the floor. Yokota is rolled back in the ring, Liger Bomb by Asuka but Yokota barely kicks out. Asuka picks up Yokota and nails the Towerhacker Bomb, but again Yokota gets a shoulder up. Trying to put Yokota away, a table is set up across the second turnbuckle, they get on the table and Asuka suplexes Yokota for another two count. This time, they set up the table all the way on the top turnbuckle, Asuka gets up top as Yokota is fed to her and goes for a super avalanche Liger Bomb, but Yokota reverses it with an Avalanche Frankensteiner and she picks up the three count! Jaguar Yokota is your new champion!

After the match, Yokota asked for Asuka’s hand but Asuka sprayed mist in her face, so the picture above is what she looked like after the match ended. Anyway, this match was literally breath-taking. I don’t normally make audible noises while watching wrestling alone at home but this match got several gasps from me as they were just doing crazy shit. The types of moves you may see maybe once a year they had several of in this one match, and I can’t remember the last time I saw an avalanche Frankensteiner like that. These two were killing each other and it fit well into both of their strengths – Asuka brings the destruction while Yokota is the fierce underdog that takes a beating but finds her spot to come back. No sane person would complain about Asuka losing to a ‘flash’ avalanche Frankensteiner, yes she had done more damage in the match but that was a match-ending move, plus since it was a quick pin it didn’t get Asuka’s friends a chance to react and interfere. Really it only came about due to Asuka’s frustrations, as she kept having to ramp up the violence since Yokota wouldn’t stay down, which led to her going for a ‘final’ move so risky that it was easy for Yokota to reverse. Just an exciting and special match the likes you don’t see these days due to concerns for wrestler’s health, I loved it.  Highly Recommended

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Championships Held: AJW Japanese Tag Team Championship, PWU Unified Women’s Championship, SUN Championship, WORLD-1 Tag Team Championship, WEW Tag Team Championship
Tournaments Won: None
Awards Won: None

Notable Matches:

• November 10th, 1998 with Kosugi vs. Noumi and Wakizawa
• January 24th, 1999 vs. Megumi Yabushita
• August 22nd, 1999 vs. Momoe Nakanishi
• May 21st, 2002 vs. Mercedes Martinez
• September 17th, 2005 vs. Cindy Rogers
• February 9th, 2013 vs. Sampson vs. Leigh vs. DuVall

Signature Moves:

• Diving Splash
• Mat Slam
• Moonsault

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