ChocoPro - #53 (10/4/2020)
Ryo Mizunami vs. Mei Suruga
The dangers of being pinned was virtually everywhere, with the falls count anywhere stipulation applying to any surface, including walls and objects. They used various items in the environment as weapons in comical and violent ways. They fought all over Ichigaya, from the kitchen to the outside. If Kota Ibushi vs. Minoru Suzuki in the G1 was the best one-take fight scene, then this was the best one-take comedy fight scene.
****
3. Himeka vs. Mina Shirakawa
A good match to showcase Mina, with Himeka acting as the powerhouse heel doing the cut-offs and beatdowns. Mina made use of her grappling and Mexican aerial skills.
***1/4
4. Oedo Tai (Bea Priestley, Konami, Natsuko Tora & Saki Kashima) vs. Donna del Mondo (Giulia, Maika, Natsupoi & Syuri)
This was another great large-scale unit confrontation involving DDM. The highlight of the match was Syuri and Bea's first confrontation, which was so exciting that it elicited six (!) vocal responses from the crowd. That's not a crowd being polite, that's a visceral response from a crowd prohibited from chanting to two monsters going head to head.
***3/4
5. 10th Goddesses Of Stardom Tag League: Queen's Quest (AZM & Momo Watanabe) vs. Queen's Quest (Saya Kamitani & Utami Hayashishita)
Queen’s Quest is a unit that always seems to push each other hard in these "internal conflict" matches. This was a great match pitting the unit's veterans against the juniors. That air raid crash on the apron was nuts.
***3/4
6. World of Stardom Championship: Mayu Iwatani (c) vs. Takumi Iroha
The first match was almost one-sided, with Iroha in control for most of it, but there was parity in this match. It was like watching two shounen protagonists from different stories, at the height of their strength, pushing each other to the limit. The perfect combination of Mayu's zombie-like endurance and Iroha's destructive power.
****3/4
