「Kotori」vs. MIZUKI (Gatoh Move, 6/7/2015)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・170 (6/7/2015)

「Kotori」vs. MIZUKI

Wrestlingdata incorrectly lists MIZUKI as Riho in this match, I guess you can't blame them since they're practically twins. This was a timeout draw so they take it slow before they get into the flashy stuff. There was constant movement and struggle in the mat-based portions that kept things engaging. "Kotori" applies some painful holds, and her wall-bounce elbow is always visually appealing.

***1/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - I Tighten My Helmet and Leave for Korakuen (12/10/2017)

1. Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuki Kamifuku

*

2. Hyper Misao & Yuu vs. Super Milk Combination (Nonoko & Yuna Manase)

**

3. Mizuki vs. Yuka Sakazaki

Great match, it's a timeout draw so they're taking it slow, but I thought they made the 'filler' feel meaningful. The crowd bought into the near-falls and submission struggles, and these two build to a hot finish.

***1/4

4. Shoko Nakajima & Marika Kobashi vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Saki-Sama & Azusa Christie)

Azusa has returned as NEO Biishiki-gun's newest member, Azusa Christie, after getting kidnapped by Yukio Saint Laurent. I like how she is presented as a real threat. Her attire is mindblowing (!). Marika was a good heat magnet for Biishiki-gun, the way they were working her over was fun.

**1/2

5. Reika Saiki & Maho Kurone vs. Miyu Yamashita & Nodoka-oneesan

Muscle Waifu & Zombie Waifu are a strange pairing. I don't have a lot to say about this one, it's what you'd expect. Solid prelude to Saiki/Miyu.

**1/2

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Smile YES Shinkiba (11/3/2017)

1. Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuki Kamifuku

Kamifuku is learning how to move around the ring better and is wearing smaller cutoff shorts, that's all I got from this. Not a good match.

*

2. Miyu Yamashita & Maki Ito vs. Yuu & Marika Kobashi

The sequence between Yuu and Ito was gripping. I thought Ito could pull it off.

**1/4

3. Azusa Takigawa vs. Nodoka-oneesan

*

4. Saki-sama vs. Mizuki

The struggle that Mizuki was facing was well-told, and Saki-sama's workovers are always compelling. That little interaction between Sama and Ito was great, they need a match together.

***

5. Yuka Sakazaki & Maho Kurone vs. Super Milk Combination (Nonoko & Yuna Manase)

Amazing debut for Super Milk Combination. Yuna looked really motivated, and Nonoko and Yuka were good as always. Maho is obviously the designated fall person, but she was fighting hard. That headscissors counter into the Oppai Driver from Nonoko was nuts. Good stuff.

***3/4

6. TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Reika Saiki (c) vs. Rika Tatsumi

Rika has been building the strength of her hip attacks and they were a serious threat to Saiki's title. There's a cool spot where Reika counters one with a kick and ends up hurting herself. This was fantastic; the crowd was hot and the action was engaging and full of emotion.

****1/2

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Smile YES Yokohama (10/14/2017)

2. Miyu Yamashita vs. Nodoka-oneesan vs. Yuna Manase

***

4. NEO Biishiki-gun (Saki-sama & Masa) vs. Konkatsu-gun (Azusa Takigawa & Nonoko)

***

5. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament - Final: MiraClians (Yuka Sakazaki & Shoko Nakajima) vs. Dragon Bombers (Rika Tatsumi & Maho Kurone)

***1/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Osaka de Bakon (9/30/2017)

2. Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship: Yuu (c) vs. Marika Kobashi

Good amount of violence in this match. Yuu doesn't show much emotion, but her body language and movements can get intense.

***

5. Azusa Takigawa & Miyu Yamashita vs. Yuka Sakazaki & Yuna Manase

***

6. TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Reika Saiki (c) vs. Mizuki

This started off rough, but they found their rhythm quickly. I was impressed with the pacing; the comebacks were timed well, and the submission sequences were very compelling. There's a dramatic moment where Maki Ito motivates Mizuki at ringside and it's amazing. Ito has such a strong presence and it heightens the intensity of the match. Great main event!

****1/4

Emi Sakura, Kaori Yoneyama &「Kotori」vs. Riho & Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI) (Gatoh Move, 5/3/2016)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・226 (5/3/2016)

Emi Sakura, Kaori Yoneyama &「Kotori」vs. Riho & Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI)

*****

「Kotori」, Antonio Honda & SAKI vs. Masa Takanashi, MIZUKI & Riho (Gatoh Move, 7/19/2015)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・176 (7/19/2015)

「Kotori」, Antonio Honda & SAKI vs. Masa Takanashi, MIZUKI & Riho

I didn't find Antonio Honda's comedy funny here... I don't find him funny a lot of the time, actually. This was solid. There's a couple of moments where the spots look telegraphed/contrived, especially the ending where "Kotori" blatantly positions herself for Riho's diving stomp. Still a fine match, regardless.

**3/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - SHINKIBA DE BAKOON! (9/9/2017)

3. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament – Round 1C: BRAVE☆MATES (Yuu & Nodoka-oneesan) vs. Dragon Bombers (Rika Tatsumi & Maho Kurone)

***1/4

4. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament - Round 1B: MiraClians (Yuka Sakazaki & Shoko Nakajima) vs. Konkatsu-gun (Azusa Takigawa & Nonoko)

***1/2

5. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship Tournament - Round 1A: Ito Respect Army (Maki Ito & Mizuki) vs. Muscle Strikers (Reika Saiki & Miyu Yamashita)

This was one of those matches that is made 10x better due to crowd reaction, 1stRING is hanging on every movement, and the performers were playing to that with very dramatic moments. Mizuki & Ito deliver one of the best underdog performances I've seen this year, it was magnificent.

****

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Fighting Beer Garden 2017 (7/30/2017)

1. Tokyo Princess Cup - Semi Finals: Shoko Nakajima vs. Reika Saiki

Solid match. Muscle Waifu's strongest performance yet.

***

3. Miyu Yamashita, Nonoko & Yuna Manase vs. Yuu, Nodoka-oneesan & Marika Kobashi

***

4. Maki Ito vs. Azusa Takigawa

**3/4

5. Dragon Bombers (Rika Tatsumi & Maho Kurone) vs. NEO Biishiki-gun (Yukio Saint Laurent & Masa (w/ Saki-sama))

***

6. Tokyo Princess Cup - Finals: Reika Saiki vs. Yuka Sakazaki

A small gripe I had with this match was Reika's strikes, when they hit they were weak and sometimes they didn't connect. She hits a good kick to the head towards the end, though. The headscissors Boston crab counter was legit.

***1/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - The 4th Tokyo Princess Cup Opener (7/2/2017)

5. Tokyo Princess Cup - First Round: Rika Tatsumi vs. Yuna Manase

Yuna was looking strong and I thought she had a real chance of winning, until Rika caught her axekick! Big fan of Rika using the billiken to gain the win.

***

6. Tokyo Princess Cup - First Round: Yuka Sakazaki vs. Miyu Yamashita

This match just kept getting better and better as it went on. A very well-worked main event, with slugs being thrown and Miyu selling her damaged leg like a pro. Yuka's reverse STO counter was nuts; one of my favorite spots in wrestling right now. I dug the combinations they were hitting, especially Yuka's elbow flurry. The counters were great, and the match felt like it could go either way.

****1/2

「Kotori」& Riho vs. Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI) (Gatoh Move, 8/7/2014)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・119 ~ 7 Day War (8/7/2014)

「Kotori」& Riho vs. Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI)

Another good match from these teams. Some of the execution was rough, but still good. The「Kotori」and SAKI submission exchange was particularly great, as were all of the vicious wall slams.  

***3/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - At This Time, Get Excited in Shinjuku! (6/4/2017)

1. Nodoka-oneesan vs. Marika Kobashi

This was remarkably bad. A match worthy of a billion DUDs.

2. Maki Ito vs. Azusa Takigawa

no

3. Miyu Yamashita vs. Mizuki

*1/2

4. Yuna Manase vs. Nonoko

Dug the boinmaker sequence where Yuna hits a boinmaker of her own, and the angry Nononko boob-onslaught was awesome; Nonoko was hammering Yuna into her boobs, and Yuna was selling the destruction well. I'd like to see more of that from Nonoko.

****

5. Shoko Nakajima vs. Reika Saiki

**1/4

6. Losing Unit Dissolution Match: SIN Biishiki-gun (Saki-sama & Masa) (w/ Dr. Hayashi) vs. Dragon Bombers (Rika Tatsumi & Maho Kurone)

***

7. TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Yuu (c) Vs Yuka Sakazaki

no

「Kotori」& Riho vs. Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI) (Gatoh Move, 6/26/2016)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・235 ~ Butaman! Takoyaki! Kushikatsu! Gatoh Move! (6/26/2016)

「Kotori」& Riho vs. Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI)

The lighting makes the performers look like white silhouettes when they're in the middle of the ring, but still, an enjoyable tag. The double team moves from Buribato are always fun to watch. MIZUKI and Riho exchange heated elbows, and SAKI was hitting some awesome power moves. 

***1/2

Yuu vs. Azusa Takigawa (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 4/8/2017)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - AT THIS TIME, GET EXCITED IN NARIMASU (4/8/2017)

TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Yuu (c) vs. Azusa Takigawa

The way Yuu man-handles her opponents and destroys their chests with chops is unsavory. Azusa performed well enough, her chest was starting to look nasty and she was still taking those chops until the end.

***1/2

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・210 (1/31/2016)

2. DJ Nira vs. MIZUKI

There's clever limbwork and submissions with comedy bits spliced in. Nira employing the use of an electric fan to work over MIZUKI's hand was great.

***3/4

3. Antonio Honda, Riho & Sayaka Obihiro vs. Emi Sakura, 「Kotori」& Masa Takanashi

Another really fun GM trios. Not much to say about this one except that it was thoroughly enjoyable.

****

「Kotori」, Emi Sakura & Sayaka Obihiro vs. Riho & Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI) (Gatoh Move, 12/31/2015)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・206 (12/31/2015)

「Kotori」, Emi Sakura & Sayaka Obihiro vs. Riho & Buribato♡ (SAKI & MIZUKI)

This was a very kinetic trios match, the action accelerates towards a very exciting peak, moves and sequences are seamlessly strung together in an incredible way. It was so simple and yet delivered so much, amazing match.

*****