Ice Ribbon - ~ Yokohama Ribbon 2017 (6/25/2017)

1. Cherry, Miyako Matsumoto & Nao DATE vs. Kyuuri, Matsuya Uno & Tequila Saya

**

2. Hiiragi Kurumi & Karen DATE vs. Ibuki Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi

***

3. Rina Yamashita vs. Satsuki Totoro

***

4. Akane Fujita & Nori DATE vs. Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera)

**3/4

5. Hana DATE vs. Maruko Nagasaki

These two bring the intensity in their body language and facial expressions. They're going at it with haphazard offense that I thought fit the narrative of this heated rivalry. I enjoyed a lot of what Hana was doing here, and dug the ending where she kept pressing the advantage when she had Maruko down.

***1/2

6. Triangle Ribbon Championship: Manami Toyota (c) vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Tsukushi

***

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Natsu Dakara! Shin-Kiba! (8/2/2014)

2. Tokyo Princess Cup - Semi Finals: Miyu Yamashita vs. Shoko Nakajima

There's a moment here where Miyu is staring down at Shoko from the edge of her massive chin that I thought made for a great visual. This was a concise, neatly packaged underdog story.

***1/2

3. Tokyo Princess Cup - Semi Finals: Nonoko vs. Yuka Sakazaki

no

5. Tokyo Princess Cup - Finals: Nonoko vs. Shoko Nakajima

**3/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Tokyo Circuit 2014 Round.7 (7/17/2014)

2. Tokyo Princess Cup 1st Round: Ai Shimizu vs. Shoko Nakajima

I coined a new phrase while watching this match. 'Ero-puroresu'.

***

3. Tokyo Princess Cup 1st Round: Chikage Kiba vs. Nonoko

Chikage seems to be the best worker in TJP around this time period. Her moves had good impact and her legwork was compelling. Nonoko brought the seriousness here even though she was attacking with her boobs and squeezing them. There was conviction in her oppai assault that I liked.

***

Chikayo Nagashima vs. Meiko Tanaka (WAVE, 5/10/2016)

WAVE - Weekday WAVE Vol. 96 (5/10/2016)

Catch THE WAVE Chrome Yellow Block: Chikayo Nagashima vs. Meiko Tanaka

A surprise attack before the bell! Nagashima connects a nasty boot to Tanaka's chin, holy fuck. Tanaka tries to win via count-out after an insane spear through the ropes to Nagashima on the apron. This was great; a veteran putting a smackdown on a desperate rookie.

***3/4

Atsushi Onita & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Evolution (Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato) (AJPW, 6/20/2017)

AJPW - 2017 Dynamite Series (6/20/2017)

All Asia Tag Team Championship: Atsushi Onita & Masanobu Fuchi (c) vs. Evolution (Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato)

This was fun. Fuchi gets his arm worked over as the FIP. Onita has his goons with him and he does his garbage wrestling spots. Aoki looked like such a doofus in this match, getting schooled by these old men. It was ridiculous, but at least he picks up the win.

***1/4

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Tokyo Circuit 2014 Round.6 (6/22/2014)

2. Tokyo Princess Cup - First Round: KANNA vs. Yuka Sakazaki

Not much happening in this one. Yuka Sakazaki looks like a trainee for an early 2000s indie promotion. You get a rough idea of her gimmick, but it still needs the finishing touches. KANNA isn't good, and never got good.

*

3. Tokyo Princess Cup - First Round: Erin vs. Miyu Yamashita

This was a main event that went 4-minutes, and it wasn't an engaging 4-minutes. It was heatless and dull. These were interesting times for Tokyo Joshi Pro.

*

Stardom - Shining Stars 2017 (6/25/2017)

3. Shanna vs. Gabby Slays

Thought this built well into Gabby's comeback, and Shanna had great strikes.

**

4. Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura & Kagetsu) vs. Queen's Quest (AZM & HZK)

Hana's arm is targeted after Kagetsu accidentally hits her with a chair, and she does a great job selling it throughout. This was a decent match.

**1/4

5. Mayu Iwatani & Yoko Bito vs. Team Jungle (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora)

Tora catches a beating from Mayu & Bito; I liked their workover session of kicks and knees. Bito strikes looked especially good. Great main event. 

***1/4

Chikayo Nagashima vs. Ryo Mizunami (WAVE, 5/3/2016)

WAVE - Catch the WAVE 2016 ~ Scramble (5/3/2016)

Catch THE WAVE Chrome Yellow Block: Chikayo Nagashima vs. Ryo Mizunami

Nagashima is putting Mizunami over, but Mizunami is going to have to endure one hell of a beating before that can happen. This was wicked and hard-hitting; Nagashima is a frightening little woman!

***3/4

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