SEAdLINNNG - Stay Tune (5/16/2018)

3. ULTRA777 U-21 Tag Team Tournament - Semi Finals: Best Friends (Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto) vs. Sae Nomura & Saki Akai

This is the sort of high workrate match I expected from a SEAdLINNNG tag tournament. Arisa's selling of Saki's kicks was really good.

***1/2

5. ULTRA777 U-21 Tag Team Tournament - Finals: Best Friends (Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto) vs. BORDERLESS (Rina Yamashita & Yoshiko)

Enjoyable main event. It doesn't reach the high level that I expected, but they kept things fairly exciting. Watching Arisa and Yoshiko go at it was the highlight.

***1/2

Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao & Yuu (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 7/16/2018)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Go Ahead, Hot Guys In Osaka! (7/16/2018)

Miyu Yamashita & Shoko Nakajima vs. Hyper Misao & Yuu

Last two segments with Miyu-Yuu and Miyu-Misao were very good. Hyper Misao needs another big singles match this year.

***

Riho vs. Aoi Kizuki (Gatoh Move, 8/19/2017)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・307 (8/19/2017)

Super Asia Championship Tournament - Semi-Finals: Riho vs. Aoi Kizuki

What a match! This was a very well paced back and forth with exciting sequences and counters. Aoi~chan impressively pulls off her signature high-flying techniques within the confines of Chocolate Hiroba.

****

Stardom - Shining Stars 2018 (6/24/2018)

3. JAN (Jungle Kyona, Kaori Yoneyama & Natsuko Tora) vs. STARS (Tam Nakano, Shiki Shibusawa & Starlight Kid)

This was another solid JAN/STARS trios. I liked the way Starlight Kid set up her signature moves and she had a nice segment with Kyona. Tamu has been doing interesting things in the ring lately, I'm always looking forward to what new elements she will introduce next.

***

4. Kagetsu vs. Konami

Great match with crisp technical holds and stiff strikes. Konami was put over strong, getting a visual submission over the Red Belt champion, and Kagetsu needed to cheat and take short cuts to gain an advantage.

***1/2

5. Goddesses of Stardom Championship: STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Saki Kashima) (c) vs. Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Sumire Natsu)

Some of the sloppiness hinders this, but there were some brutal kicks and boots to the face, and the finishing sequence was strong. Hazuki is such an amazing heat builder with her intensity and those little cheap shots she takes.

***1/4