Saturday, March 23, 2019

Utami Hayashishita vs. Saya Iida (Stardom, 3/10/2019)

Stardom - Grow Up Stars 2019 (3/10/2019) 

Future of Stardom Championship: Utami Hayashishita (c) vs. Saya Iida

Great rookie struggle that builds up to an exciting second half with the crowd rallying behind the smaller Iida.

***1/2

Friday, March 22, 2019

Stardom - Grow Up Stars 2019 (3/9/2019)

2. Hana Kimura & Goya Kong vs. JAN (Jungle Kyona & Saya Iida)

A fun debut for the charismatic Goya Kong, this was a wonderful mixture of action and comedy. Everyone played their role to a T, and Hana adapted really well to her newest partner.

***3/4

3. JAN (Natsuko Tora, Kaori Yoneyama & Leo Onozaki) vs. STARS (Mayu Iwatani, Tam Nakano & Xia Brookside)

This was an enjoyable return performance from Xia, whose ringwork looked crisp. Everyone put in a great performance, really.

***1/2

5. High Speed Championship: Hazuki (c) vs. Konami vs. AZM 

This was similar to the High Speed matches found on SEAd cards except less comedy and more serious competition. An enjoyable workrate sprint.

***3/4

Monday, March 18, 2019

SEAdLINNNG - Shin-Kiba 10th NIGHT (2/28/2019)

1. Arisa Nakajima vs. Hiroe Nagahama

Nagahama, who is probably destined to be the next ace of WAVE with Ohata retired, seems to be working harder as this was one of her better showings. Arisa applied her technique and beatdown skills in a dominant performance.

***3/4

3. Himeka Arita & Miyuki Takase vs. Ryo Mizunami & Takumi Iroha

This was very fun bell-to-bell action that built into an explosive finish. 

***1/2