Monday, October 29, 2018

Stardom - True Fight 2018 (10/23/2018)

2. Hazuki vs. Mary Apache

Hazuki going blitzkrieg on her opponents is always fun to watch.

***1/2

3. Goddesses of Stardom Tag League 2018 Red Goddess: Oedo Tai (Session Moth Martina & Sumire Natsu) vs. JAN (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora)

Thought this developed quite strongly with JAN making their comeback with powerhouse moves. There's some great humor thrown in along the way.

***1/2

5. World of Stardom Championship - No DQ, No Countout & No Rope Escape Rules: Kagetsu (c) vs. Hana Kimura

This was a tense and visceral match. Loving Hana's metamorphosis since returning from Mexico. She's like a garish Bruiser Brody with some lucha libre spliced in. This was mega-violence that was so far removed from traditional World of Stardom matches.

****

6. Wonder of Stardom Championship: Momo Watanabe (c) vs. Mayu Iwatani

I didn't think there was much here in the way of depth, but Mayu can be pretty fun when she's in control and there are plenty of great counterattacks and sequences, and some gnarly kick exchanges. The finishing stretch captured Mayu's desperation to win a belt really well.

***3/4