Neko Nitta vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto (Ice Ribbon, 10/18/2015)

Ice Ribbon - #687 ~ Gifu Ribbon Neko Nitta's Last Arc (10/18/2015)

Neko Nitta vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto

Neko Nitta! This match was basically a showcase for her, she got a lot, including a spot where does a sidewalk slam onto the apron (!). Her hometown was loving her performance. Fujimoto's comeback seemed too sudden.

***1/4

OZ Academy - SAKURAHANASAKU (4/12/2017)

1. Aoi Kizuki & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Rina Yamashita & Yako Fujigasaki

**1/4

5. OZ Academy Tag Team Championship: Hikaru Shida & Syuri (c) vs. MK4 (AKINO & Kaho Kobayashi)

****

6. OZ Academy Openweight Championship: Hiroyo Matsumoto (c) vs. Kagetsu

***1/2

BASARA - Vajra 35 ~ Osaka Club Spring ~ (5/4/2017)

1. Heaven Summit Itadaki 2017 Block A: Takato Nakano vs. Yusuke Kubo

Man, when did Yusuke Kubo decide to become the most boring wrestler in the world?... His control segments were totally empty. I liked the ending; Nakano showed some fire, and then got brutalized. 

*1/2

2. Ryota Nakatsu vs. Tatsuhiko Yoshino

Future ace Ryota Nakatsu gets his nipples twisted, his dick bitten, and then gets screwed over by a paid-off referee! What a burial!

***

3. Heaven Summit Itadaki 2017 Block A: Best Stretchman V3 vs. Ryuichi Sekine

Best Stretchman has not quite lived up to the hype.

**1/2

4. Buffalo & Tsubasa vs. SAGAT & Trans-Am ★ Hiroshi

**1/2

6. Isami Kodaka vs. Naoki Tanizaki

This was worked differently than I would have expected (or hoped for) from these two... It was methodical, gradually building into the flashy exchanges that the fans wanted. When you have a Dragon Gate guy booked, you want to see that fucker just go 100 miles per hour with crazy junior action.. aw well. Good for what it was.

***1/4

7. Heaven Summit Itadaki 2017 Block A: Takumi Tsukamoto vs. Trans-Am ★ Ryuichi

Wow... what was this? It was super slow and then suddenly ended just as things were getting good.

**

Gatoh Move - High School Graduation (3/28/2017)

1. Aoi Kizuki vs. Mitsuru Konno

This was a decent showing for Konno. She's new, so errors are to be expected. Aoi Kizuki is obviously a joshi puroresu artisan so there is a lot to be learned from grappling with her.

**1/4

2. Emi Sakura W vs. Yako Fujigasaki

***

3. Hikaru Shida vs. SAKI

This was a match built up on who has the better brainbuster between these two via social media, so they're going back and forth with them.

***1/4

4. Cho-un Shiryu & Antonio Honda vs. Rocky Kawamura & Sayaka Obihiro

***1/2

5. Aasa Maika vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto

***

6. Asia Dream Tag Team Championship:「Kotori」& Riho (c) vs. Masahiro Takanashi & Emi Sakura

This is Chinese variety art in the form of a wrestling match, such a mesmerizing display of balance and timing, coupled with great storytelling.

****3/4