Tokyo Joshi Pro - Tokyo Joshi Pro '19 (1/4/2019)

6. Meiko Satomura vs. Reika Saiki

This match had great heat and energy from the crowd. It follows the usual Satomura vs. rookie formula and Reika delivered a strong performance on her end.

***3/4

7. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship: magical sugar rabbits (Mizuki & Yuka Sakazaki) (c) vs. Riho & Shoko Nakajima

I'm no execution mark, but when the focus is on action for the bulk of the match it should be exciting and this struggled to impress or engage me for the most part. It never felt like they had a good rhythm going until the third act. The ending with Shoko and Yuka was strong stuff, though.

***

8. TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Miyu Yamashita (c) vs. Maki Ito

This was a revelatory match for Ito Maki, she showed that she could stand toe-to-toe with the ace and work the main event style of TJPW. Though I wish they told a more interesting story than one defined by parity.

***1/2

Stardom - Goddesses of Stars 2018 (12/15/2018)

2. AZM vs. Hana Kimura vs. Mary Apache

Hana and Mary are quickly becoming one of my favorite duos in the promotion. The torture session on AZM was good, and AZM using her short stature and speed to her advantage was a lot of fun.

***1/2

5. Artist of Stardom Championship: STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Saki Kashima & Tam Nakano) (c) vs. Queen's Quest (Konami, Momo Watanabe & Utami Hayashishita)

Another well-paced, well-laid out trios from Stardom. Great heat building for the upcoming Goddesses with Saki scoring another upset on Momo.

***1/2