4. Fluorescent Lighttubes Death Match: Risa Sera vs. Takashi Sasaki
This was an interesting match (I wasn't bored watching it). However, the story was not convincing. When an intergender match goes on this long, it feels like the male wrestler is just playing with their food. It's almost condescending in a way. Takashi was hardly going 100% and didn't seem to be in any real danger. Sera was no Atsushi Onita in terms of rallying power; her comebacks didn't have much of an impact. ***1/4
5. Fans Bring the Weapons Tag Team Death Match: Suzu Suzuki & Jun Kasai vs. Akane Fujita & Violento Jack
There aren't many women's deathmatch wrestlers in Japan so most of their matches have them facing off against male wrestlers. Suzu and Fujita were fortunately mostly given the spotlight with Kasai and Jack playing supporting roles. This was all-action, a skillful mix of orthodox and death match wrestling. Suzu is charismatic and always expresses her emotions well; she was fantastic here. Without Suzu's presence, I don't think Prominence would have much value. Akane, who deserves credit for the nasty punishment she took throughout, had a particularly scary head bump towards the end and her absence from the closing ceremony makes me worry about her condition. ***1/2
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