Championships Held: AIW Women’s Championship, DDT Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship, and the AIW Tag Team Championship
Tournaments Won: None
Awards Won: PWI Rookie of the Year (2012)

Notable Matches in Japan:

• October 16th, 2017 vs. Nanae Takahashi
• January 7th, 2018 vs. Miyu Yamashita

Signature Moves:

• Law School
• Plex Express
• Q.E.D.
• Tornado DDT

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This is a bit of an odd show for me to review, but since I have reviewed every event in SEAdLINNNG’s existence it would feel weird to skip one. Even a small show like this, which is their first event not at Korakuen Hall. The match listing reflects that lower importance, as there are four matches total with only the main event being a big one. But we also get Nanae Takahashi vs. Veda in a random TLC match, so that will definitely be different if nothing else. Here is the full card:

• Aoi Kizuki vs. Jenny Rose
• Command Bolshoi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Leon vs. Sareee
• TLC Rules Match: Nanae Takahashi vs. Veda Scott
• Arisa Nakajima vs. Yoshiko

This will be interesting but the main event could really deliver.

Aoi Kizuki vs. Jenny Rose

Aoi and Jenny trade wristlocks to start, Jenny gets Aoi to the mat and applies a leg lock but Aoi reverses it with a bodyscissors. Rose stretches Aoi, they return to their feet and Jenny hits a headscissors. Jenny tries to throw Aoi but Aoi cartwheels out of it, Aoi goes for a crossbody but Jenny catches her and slams Aoi to the mat. Jenny puts Aoi in a chinlock on the mat, she throws Aoi into the corner and hits a lariat followed by a snap vertical suplex for a two count. Jenny goes back to stretching Aoi on the mat but Aoi spins out of it, Irish whip by Jenny to the corner but Aoi reverses it and hits a jumping elbow. Jenny regains the advantage and slams Aoi to the mat, half camel clutch by Jenny and she lets go so she can can put Aoi in a leg-hook headlock. Back up, Irish whip by Jenny but Aoi hits a jumping crossbody for two.

DDT by Jenny and she stomps on Aoi, they trade elbows as Jenny knocks Aoi back into the corner. Shoulder tackles by Rose and a snapmare, kick to the back by Jenny and she covers Aoi for a two count. Jenny picks up Aoi but Aoi chops her into the corner, Irish whip by Aoi but Jenny slides out onto the apron and hits a slingshot sunset flip for two. Jenny goes off the ropes and hits a shoulderblock, Scorpion Deathlock by Jenny but Aoi gets into the ropes. Aoi pushes Jenny off and applies a backbreaker over her knee followed by a STO. Running senton by Aoi, and she covers Jenny for a two count. Aoi picks up Jenny but Jenny blocks the double wrist-clutch armsault, spinning sidewalk slam by Jenny and she goes up top, hitting a diving lariat. Fisherman suplex hold by Jenny, but Aoi barely gets a shoulder up. Aoi sneaks in a small package for two, jumping lariat by Aoi and she gets another two count. Double wrist clutch armsault by Aoi, she goes up top and delivers the Snow Blow (Swivel Body Press) for the three count! Aoi Kizuki wins the match.

Aside from a few little awkward moments, this was generally a technically sound opener. Not very exciting as they kept it basic, which isn’t unusual in these types of openers with the wrestlers not being too familar with each other. Jenny Rose had some moments where she looked really good and other moments that were more rough, not that I would judge a wrestler from just one match. It could have used a bit more pep in its step, not a bad match but I wouldn’t call it particularly good either.

Command Bolshoi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Leon vs. Sareee

As one would expect, the match starts fast with everyone running off the ropes, they all put each other in headlocks until Bolshoi takes everyone over. They trade schoolboys with no luck, armdrag by Sareee to Fujimoto and she hits a dropkick. Sareee hides behind Taiyo, Fujimoto doesn’t appreciate that and throws Taiyo into the corner before dropkicking her. They all run around into the corners, armdrag by Sareee as a lot is happening while at the same time nothing is happening. Bolshoi and Fujimoto kick Leon in the chest but Leon hits a double spear on both of them in return. Sareee and Leon both apply submissions, Taiyo dropkicks Leon to help her apply more pressure to Fujimoto. Leon and Sareee trade pins while Fujimoto is still int he hold, Fujimoto gets up and smacks everyone, including Taiyo. Leon picks up Fujimoto and sits her on the top turnbuckle, Sareee then dropkicks Fujimoto but Fujimoto hits a double DDT on Leon and Sareee. Fujimoto shockingly sells the leg in a crazy comedy match, giving Bolshoi a chance to recover as she suplexes Fujimoto. Double arm suplex by Leon to Fujimoto, she covers her but the pin is broken up. Sareee elbows Fujimoto but Fujimoto keeps getting up, jackknife by Sareee but it gets two. Fujimoto kicks all three of her opponents but they block her from doing her springboard kick, Fujimoto is pushed out onto the apron with Bolshoi, Leon and Sareee join them and all four run all the way around the ring while on the apron. Taiyo gets knocked off by accident which makes Fujimoto happy, they get back in the ring but Leon dropkicks all three of her opponents. Sareee dropkicks her back, they take turns doing pin attempts but all get two counts. Sareee, Leon, and Fujimoto all end up entangled in each other, Bolshoi pushes the blob over and she covers Leon for the three count! Command Bolshoi is the winner.

Sometimes I find the Taiyo comedy matches amusing, but this was a bit of a mess. Having a four-way just made it too hectic, even more so than usual. There was constant motion but nothing was happening, no one ever really got hurt or stayed down for long, it was just a bunch of running around and quick pin attempts that weren’t going to work. Very skippable, even if you are a fan of Taiyo she didn’t do enough here to make it worth watching.

Nanae Takahashi vs. Veda Scott

The weapons are already in the ring, set up in different corners and ready to be used. They start simply with a knuckle lock-up and some mat work, not going straight for the weapons that are readily there for use. Veda lariats Takahashi in the corner but Nanae hits a shoulderblock, Takahashi picks up Veda but Veda hits a jawbreaker. Cartwheel kick by Veda, Nanae rolls out of the ring but Veda quickly goes out after her and they trade elbows on the floor. Veda gets a chair and hits Takahashi with it a few times in the head, Veda gets in the ring while Takahashi slides more chairs into the ring with her. They both get chairs and have a chair duel, Takahashi wins that and she hits Veda in the stomach with the chair. Takahashi sits Veda in a chair and hits a few boots before knocking Veda over. Takahashi puts a chair in the corner but Veda throws Takahashi into it, she gets a ladder and hits Takahashi in the stomach. Face crusher by Veda onto the ladder, and she covers Takahashi for two. Veda dropkicks a chair into Takahashi, she charges Takahashi but she misses and sails out of the ring. Takahashi goes off the ropes but Veda hits her in the head with a chair while she goes for a dive. Veda hits Takahashi with the chair again, they return to the ring and Veda chokes Takahashi with another chair. Veda chokes Takahashi on the second rope, she sets up the ladder and goes up top but Takahashi recovers and joins her.

They trade elbows on top of the ladder, Veda gets the better of it and chokes Takahashi with a rung of the ladder. Veda goes up the ladder again but Takahashi grabs her from behind and hits a German suplex. Takahashi elbows Veda and hits a series of lariats, sliding kick by Takahashi and she covers Veda for two. Takahashi puts the ladder on her head and spins it around a few times, hitting Veda repeatedly with the end of it. She puts the ladder in the corner but Veda hits a rebound lariat off the ladder for two. Veda puts two chairs on the mat and suplexes Takahashi onto them, cover by Veda but it gets two. Veda goes off the ropes but Takahashi hits her with a chair, jumping kick by Takahashi and she gets a two count of her own. Takahashi throws Veda into the table in the corner, lariat by Takahashi and she puts the table on top of Veda. Takahashi goes up top and hits a diving body press onto Veda with the table on top of her, cover by Takahashi but it gets two. Takahashi set up the table and put Veda on it, she put a chair onto Veda but Veda recovers and hits her with the chair. Veda grabs Takahashi and powerbombs her onto the table, which only partially breaks. Veda sets up a chair and puts Takahashi in it, sliding kick by Veda and she gets a two count. Veda put a chair on Takahashi’s chest before going up top, but Takahashi gets up and hits Veda with the chair. Superplex by Takahashi, and she gets a two count. Takahashi sets up a few chairs and drops Veda on them, she goes up the ladder and she nails the Refrigerator Bomb for the three count! Nanae Takahashi gets the victory.

There are many words I could use to describe this match but I don’t think that “good” is one of them. To say they were overly focused on the weapons would be an understatement, but they didn’t do anything interesting with them. TLC type matches have been done to death in the last 15 years, so it takes a little something special to make them memorable. There was nothing special here, just the most basic weapons spots that you’ll see with little excitement. Both were trying and no doubt they were sore the next day, but it just fell flat for a weapon’s match. Its fun to see Veda over in Japan, hopefully she’ll return to SEAdLINNNG soon and have a more traditional match.

Arisa Nakajima vs. Yoshiko

Nakajima and Yoshiko immediately charge each other but end up back at a stalemate, they have an intense stare-down before locking knuckles. Nakajima gets Yoshiko to the mat but Yoshiko gets her back and goes for a sleeper. Nakajima blocks it as they return to their feet, Yoshiko throws down Nakajima by the hair before scoop slamming her and hitting a body press. Nakajima bridges out of the cover and hits a jumping lariat, she pulls Yoshiko’s hair and slams her head repeatedly into the mat. Irish whip by Nakajima but Yoshiko hits a pair of hard shoulderblocks, kick to the chest by Yoshiko and she kicks Nakajima in the back. Yoshiko kicks at Nakajima but Nakajima fights back with elbows, double underhook by Nakajima but Yoshiko back bodydrops out of it. Nakajima applies a choke submission, she picks up Yoshiko and quickly applies a seated armbar. Nakajima throws Yoshiko into the corner and hits a dropkick, knees by Nakajima but Yoshiko fires back with a lariat. Scoop slam by Yoshiko and she sits on Nakajima, picking up a two count. Kicks by Yoshiko while Nakajima is against the ropes, running senton by Yoshiko and she applies a cross leg submission hold.

Yoshiko throws Nakajima into the corner and hits a lariat, face washes by Yoshiko and she delivers the running kick to Nakajima’s face. Yoshiko puts Nakajima in the ropes and kicks her from the apron, Nakajima fires back with elbows but Yoshiko throws her to the floor before hitting a footstomp off the apron. Yoshiko and Nakajima battle on the floor and into the stands, when they return to the ring it is Nakajima in control as Nakajima stomps on Yoshiko repeatedly. DDT by Nakajima and she goes up top to hit a missile dropkick, she hits a second one and covers Yoshiko for two. Nakajima goes for a German suplex but Yoshiko blocks it, kicks by Nakajima but Yoshiko rebounds out of the corner with a lariat. Running boot by Yoshiko, and she covers Nakajima for a two count. Yoshiko picks up Nakajima but Nakajima slides away, tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Yoshiko and she applies a single leg crab hold. Nakajima gets out of it and goes back to the seated armbar, but Yoshiko gets to the ropes. Running boot by Nakajima but Yoshiko gets up and they trade elbows, German suplex hold by Nakajima back it gets a two count. Nakajima goes up top but Yoshiko recovers and joins her, but Nakajima knocks her down into the Tree of Woe and hits a diving footstomp.

Nakajima goes back up top and hits another diving footstomp, but Yoshiko kicks out of the pin. Nakajima drags Yoshiko up and applies an armbar, kicks by Nakajima and she hits rolling Germans. Cross armbreaker by Nakajima but Yoshiko gets out of it, back up they trade elbows until Nakajima hits another German suplex. Yoshiko fires back with a lariat and puts Nakajima in a sleeper, she picks her up and slams Nakajima to the mat for a two count. Yoshiko goes to the second turnbuckle and hits a diving senton, she goes all the way up the next time but Nakajima joins her. Yoshiko throws Nakajima back to the mat but Nakajima avoids the diving senton and both wrestlers are slow to recover. Nakajima and Yoshiko trade elbows, kick to the head by Nakajima and she covers Yoshiko for a two count. Yoshiko lariats Nakajima, she goes off the ropes but Nakajima catches her with a package German for two. Nakajima picks up Yoshiko and hits a dragon suplex hold, and she picks up the three count! Arisa Nakajima is the winner!

A quality match, but perhaps a touch longer than it needed to be. They had some pressure to put on a long classic since it was a slack card, but they probably went a bit too far with it. But it was still really good, both wrestlers specialize in bringing hate to matches, and both are very stiff which brings a level of realism that not all wrestlers bring. It just lacked some cohesion as since it went so long, at times it just felt like a back and forth to fill time. When they were trading bombs the match picked up and they had good chemistry with each other since both aren’t afraid to hit hard or be hit hard. For a smaller show, a fitting main event that delivered in most ways even if it didn’t need to be 30 minutes.  Recommended

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And we have returned with another SEAdLINNNG event! This is a unique show, as the top three matches are all singles matches, ending with Yoshiko taking on the legend Aja Kong. We also get a Veda Scott appearance, plus Takako teaching a rookie a lesson or two. Attendance was down a bit as the show was on a Wednesday, but still a reasonable number. Here is the full card:

• Aoi Kizuki and Veda Scott vs. Ayako Hamada and Sareee
• Mio Momono vs. Takako Inoue
• Leon and Tsukushi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto and Kaho Kobayashi
• Arisa Nakajima vs. Ryo Mizunami
• Nanae Takahashi vs. Rina Yamashita
• Aja Kong vs. Yoshiko

There will be some clipping, since this aired on a two hour broadcast.

Aoi Kizuki and Veda Scott vs. Ayako Hamada and Sareee

Sareee and Aoi begin the match, elbows by Sareee but Aoi dropkicks her to the mat. Sareee dropkicks her back but Aoi bridges out of the pin, Veda comes in and they both lariat Sareee. Hamada hits Aoi from the apron and joins Sareee to double team Aoi, dropping multiple elbow drops while Veda yells from the apron. Sareee dropkicks Aoi while she is against the ropes, fisherman suplex hold by Sareee but it gets a two count. Sareee tags Hamada but Aoi ducks the heel kick and the two trade strikes. Jumping lariat by Aoi and she hits a Double Wrist Armsault before tagging in Veda. Kicks to the chest by Veda and she hits a springboard bulldog for a two count. Hamada hits a heel kick, she picks up Veda but Aoi runs in and drops Hamada with a release German. Veda gets a steel chair, tosses it to Hamada and hits a Shining Wizard with the chair for a two count cover. Another Shining Kick by Veda, but Sareee breaks up the cover. Veda grabs the chair but Sareee dropkicks her in the back, she tries again but Hamada kicks the chair into Veda’s face. Moonsault by Hamada, and she cover Veda for the three count! Ayako Hamada and Sareee are the winners!

A bit clipped but a solid way to begin. Veda Scott didn’t do a lot in what was shown but she looked solid, fitting in pretty well with the Joshi wrestlers in the match. Sareee’s dropkick to Aoi’s face was just nasty, I love that move but it can’t possibly feel good, she gets such solid contact on it. Nothing was awkward and the action was fast paced and well structured, which is about all you can ask for. No real complaints aside from the match not being complete.

Mio Momono vs. Takako Inoue

Mio gets the first advantage and throws Takako into the corner, dropkicks by Mio but Takako blocks a scoop slam and hits one of her own. Takako bounces Mio off the ropes and kicks her in the head, leglock by Takako but she releases the hold after a moment and hits a snap backdrop suplex for two. Mio tries a few flash pins with no luck, she hits a few soft dropkicks before hitting a better one to send Takako off her feet. Jumping crossbody by Mio, but it gets a two count. Mio goes for a slam but Takako blocks it, back bodydrop by Mio but Takako kicks her in the chest. Double underhook suplex by Takako, she picks up Mio and throws her into the corner, but Mio jumps up the turnbuckles and flips back to roll up Takako for two. Mio goes off the ropes but Takako delivers a high kick, she goes up to the top turnbuckle and nails the Destiny Hammer for the three count! Takako Inoue is the winner.

As a general rule of thumb I am not too critical of rookies, as there is a steeper learning curve for some than others. Mio did well with the flash pins and making everything look smooth, but she needs Satomura to show her how to throw a meaner dropkick since dropkicks are a staple move in Joshi. Takako gave the rookie quite a bit of offense as it was far from a squash, and she looked good as usual hitting her normal spots. Solid experience for the rookie with some bright spots, but a bit too clipped to recommend.

Leon and Tsukushi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto and Kaho Kobayashi

Tsukushi and Fujimoto start off and immediately start flying around, bouncing off the ropes and trading armdrags until they get tired and tag out. Leon and Kaho do the same but slow down as Leon applies a side headlock before chopping Kaho in the chest. Kaho dropkicks Leon into the corner, Leon recovers and they trade elbows until Leon hits a tilt-a-whirl slam. She covers Kaho but Natsuki won’t count it since she didn’t bounce off the ropes first, she goes off the ropes but Fujimoto runs in and dropkicks her. Tsukushi comes in too but Fujimoto dropkicks both of them, all four wrestlers try to pin each other but everyone only gets a two count from Natsuki. Order is restored with Leon and Fujimoto in the ring, Leon works a side headlock and goes for a suplex, but Fujimoto lands on her feet and kicks Leon in the back. Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Leon, she picks up Fujimoto and puts her in a stretch hold, she lets Fujimoto go after a moment but Fujimoto hits an enzuigiri. Natsuki is hit on accident too so she counts the pin slow, Kaho runs in while Fujimoto pushes Natsuki in the corner. Kaho comes over but Natsuki flips away from both of them and all three run off the ropes. Leon and Tsukushi comes in to have fun too and all five of them bounce off the ropes in a generally chaotic way. Natsuki pulls Fujimoto out of the ring while Kaho dropkicks Tsukushi, Tsukushi and Kaho trade quick pins but both get two counts. Kaho kicks Tsukushi in the head and covers her, but Leon breaks it up. High kick by Leon to Fujimoto but Fujimoto kicks her back, dropkick by Kaho to Tsukushi and she goes off the ropes, but Tsukushi keeps getting up before she can run enough for Natsuki’s liking. Tsukushi dropkicks Kaho, schoolboy by Kaho but Tsukushi rolls through it. Harukaze by Tsukushi to Kaho, quick count by Natsuki and Tsukushi gets the three count! Leon and Tsukushi are the winners of the match.

These matches are always good mindless fun but nothing more than that. You can’t really take a match too seriously when it has silly rules about bouncing off the ropes and Natsuki doing whatever she likes, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t entertaining. It helps that all four (well five) of these wrestlers are solid and have good chemistry, while some sections were chaotic no one ever looked legitimately lost in the mess. Natsuki didn’t get as involved as she usually does but still got into it a bit, and Tsukushi in particular came out of the match looking strong. An enjoyable midcard match with comedic elements.  Mildly Recommended

Arisa Nakajima vs. Ryo Mizunami

Mizunami and Nakajima start with some limb work but things quickly go up a notch when Nakajima slams Mizunami’s head right into the apron and delivers a running boot from the floor. Nakajima rams Mizunami into the ring post and then Irish whips her into the chairs at ringside, Nakajima gets on the apron but Mizunami lariats her leg out from under her and slams Nakajima’s head repeatedly into the ring post. Nakajima is thrown around the ring and hit with chairs, they finally return to the ring and Mizunami elbows Nakajima in the corner. Lariat by Mizunami  but Nakajima wiggles away, powerslam by Mizunami and she hits a jumping leg lariat for a two count. Lariat by Mizunami and she hits a jumping leg drop for another two. Nakajima comes back with a running boot, she goes up top and she knocks over Mizunami with a missile dropkick. Running boot by Nakajima while Mizunami is against the ropes, she goes for another one but Mizunami throws her into the ropes. Mizunami hangs Nakajima over the top rope and hits a leg drop to the back of Nakajima’s head, spear by Mizunami and she covers Nakajima for two. Uranage by Mizunami and she puts Nakajima in an armtrap chinlock, but Nakajima wiggles to the ropes to force a break.

Mizunami goes up top but Nakajima avoids the diving leg drop, Nakajima goes up top but Mizunami elbows her and joins her on the turnbuckles. Nakajima knocks down Mizunami into a tree of woe and hits a diving footstomp, she goes up top and delivers a diving footstomp for a two count. Nakajima picks up Mizunami and they trade elbows, both knocking each other to the mat at the same time. They both slowly get up, release German by Nakajima but Mizunami fires back with a lariat. Nakajima goes off the ropes and goes for a bodyscissors, but Mizunami catches her and hits a release dragon suplex. Mizunami picks up Nakajima but Nakajima wiggles away and rolls up Mizunami for two. Nakajima goes off the ropes and hits a Sling Blade, kick to the head by Nakajima and she hits a package German. Nakajima goes off the ropes but Mizunami levels her with a lariat, she hits a second one and a third, one final lariat by Mizunami but Nakajima barely kicks out of the pin. Mizunami picks up Nakajima but again Nakajima gets away and hits a release dragon suplex. Slaps by Nakajima but Mizunami spins her around and hits a dragon suplex hold for two. Nakajima quickly comes back with her own dragon suplex, small package by Nakajima but it gets a two count. Mizunami grabs Nakajima but Nakajima slides away, she goes for a quick pin but Mizunami kicks out as the bell rings to signify time has expired. The match is a Draw.

I loved this match, with the only disappointment being that about 20% of it was cut out. Nakajima is one of those wrestlers that comes out and you think “oh she’s a cutie” and then she bludgeons someone and you quickly realize she is one of the more vicious active Joshi wrestlers. The apron spot was brutal as was her general treatment of Mizunami on the floor, which set the tone for the rest of the match as they went from limb holds to trading suplexes and hard strikes the rest of the way. The draw makes sense here as it can set up something else between them down the road, and since it was on the mid-card there wasn’t any risk of leaving the fans disappointed going home. A really entertaining and hard hitting match.  Recommended

Nanae Takahashi vs. Rina Yamashita

Rina and Nanae get into a shoulderblock battle, which Nanae wins, but Rina quickly gets up and returns the favor. They lock knuckles and trade holds on the mat, hard elbow by Nanae and she hits a quick elbow drop. Vertical suplex by Nanae but Rina drop toeholds her onto the second rope and knees her in the back of the head. Rina snaps Nanae’s neck on the top rope, elbows by Rina but Nanae fires back with chops. Rina swings Nanae to the mat and applies a sleeper hold, but Nanae wiggles to the ropes and forces the break. Rina picks up Nanae but Nanae elbows her off, jaw breaker by Rina but Nanae kicks her in the back and hits a release German. Lariats by Nanae in the corner, Rina lariats her back and they trade moves until Nanae knocks Rina to the mat. Knee by Rina and she boots Nanae in the chest, backdrop suplex by Rina and she hits a second one for a two count cover. Sleeper by Rina but Nanae rolls out of it and boots her in the face. Rina and Nanae trade elbows, backdrop suplex by Nanae and she covers Rina for two. Nanae picks up Rina and slaps her in the face, jumping kick by Nanae and she hits a second one. Rina blocks a third attempt and hits a sliding lariat, but Nanae kicks out of the cover. Rina goes off the ropes and levels Nanae with a lariat, she goes off the ropes but Nanae hits a lariat of her own. Nanae goes up top but Rina joins her and suplexes her down to the mat. Sleeper hold by Rina but Nanae gets out of it and applies a Fujiwara Armbar. Rina rolls out of that but Nanae applies a sleeper of her own, crucifix roll-up by Nanae and she puts Rina in an armbar. Blue Thunder Bomb by Nanae, she picks up Rina but Rina blocks a suplex and hits a lariat. Nanae doesn’t go down and slaps Rina, Nanae goes off the ropes but Rina catches her with a lariat for two. Rina goes off the ropes and hits another lariat, but that gets a two as well. Rina gets on the second turnbuckle but Nanae gets her feet up on the diving elbow, belly to back piledriver by Nanae but Rina barely kicks out. Nanae goes up top and nails the Refrigerator Bomb, she goes off the ropes and nails a lariat for the three count! Nanae Takahashi is the winner!

Not quite as good as the previous match but still entertaining. I think that Rina Yamashita has a bright future ahead of her as she shows a lot of passion and fire in the ring, but she does need to expand her move set a bit as she can be a bit repetitive. Nanae Takahashi is having a great year and she led the younger Rina here well as the match never slowed down and was very hard hitting. The loss doesn’t hurt Rina any and she was her usual defiant self after the match, so she certainly hasn’t lost her edge. Solid all the way around, not either ones best match they’ve had this year but still worth the watch.  Recommended

Aja Kong vs. Yoshiko

After a long stare down they finally tie-up but they end up breaking cleanly. Kong pushes Yoshiko against the ropes and slaps Yoshiko in the face. Kicks by Kong but Yoshiko jumps up on the second turnbuckle and hits a lariat, more kicks by Yoshiko and she throws Kong into the corner. Lariat by Yoshiko and she hits bootscrapes followed by a running kick to the head, she picks up Kong and hits a strike combination before kicking Kong in the head again. Yoshiko tries to put Kong on her shoulders but Kong blocks it, knees by Kong and Yoshiko falls out of the ring. Kong goes out after he and tosses Yoshiko into the chairs at ringside before hitting Yoshiko in the head by one. Kong takes a metal barricade off the stairs and throws it at Yoshiko, she then picks up a chair and throws it at Yoshiko’s ribs. Kong finds an umbrella and hits Yoshiko with that too, she finally rolls Yoshiko back into the ring and throws her into the corner, but Yoshiko fires out of it with a lariat. Kong doesn’t go down however and they trade lariats back and forth for quite awhile until Yoshiko finally knocks down Kong and covers her for two. Yoshiko tries to pick up Kong and gets her up, hitting a Samoan Drop. Running senton by Yoshiko, she gets on the second turnbuckle but Kong avoids the diving senton. Kong gets her metal can and hits Yoshiko in the head with it, backdrop suplex by Kong and she covers Yoshiko for two. Kong goes for a brainbuster but Yoshiko blocks it and hits a Codebreaker, Yoshiko slams Kong in front of the corner and hits a diving senton off the second turnbuckle for a two count. Spinning backfist by Kong, she drags Yoshiko to her feet and she delivers a brainbuster, but Yoshiko gets a shoulder up on the pin attempt. Kong picks up Yoshiko and goes for a Uraken, but Yoshiko blocks it and hits a lariat. Yoshiko goes off the ropes and hits a lariat, but Kong doesn’t go down and hits a backfist. Kong waits for Yoshiko to get up and hits one final Uraken, cover by Kong and she picks up the three count! Aja Kong wins the match.

While I have enjoyed Yoshiko’s matches since she came back and Kong is a legend, this match didn’t really click. It was one of those matches they went out on a limb to do something different, but it didn’t work. The long lariat battle just didn’t have a lot of heat and went too long, for example, and the ending stretch just felt like an attempt to have an epic ending but without the backstory or action beforehand to back it up. It wasn’t bad, it was just weird and probably would have worked better if it wasn’t the main event. If Yoshiko won it would be memorable for that, but she didn’t, so in the long run this one will likely be forgotten.

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