Stardom - Year-End Climax 2017 (12/24/2017)

2. Queen's Quest (AZM & Momo Watanabe) vs. Rachael Ellering & Scarlett

An alright match, inoffensive. I enjoyed Momo & AZM's teamwork.

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3. Loser Can't Shout: Hiromi Mimura & Konami vs. Oedo Tai (Kris Wolf & Sumire Natsu)

Highstakes in this match, Hiromi's "shouto" gimmick is on the line. Like the one before it, it was alright, but nothing special. I think Oedo Tai should have scored some near-falls for added drama, they didn't really play up the stipulation.

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4. High Speed Championship: Mari Apache (c) vs. Starlight Kid

I enjoyed the hell out of this -- it was awesome. Mari did an amazing job leading, making Kiddo look good while dealing out punishing offense. Kid's rallies were great and the crowd was into her perfomance from start to finish.

***1/2

5. Goddesses of Stardom Championship: Oedo Tai (Hana Kimura & Kagetsu) (c) vs. Team Jungle (Jungle Kyona & Natsuko Tora)

Team Jungle put forth a strong effort with powerhouse offense and double teams, but Oedo Tai managed to put their in-fighting aside to get the win. This had drama and a lot of action, great work by everyone involved.

***3/4

6. Wonder of Stardom Championship: Io Shirai (c) vs. HZK

This is the third match between these two this year, and I thought it was the best of the three. This was an intense back and forth with amazing bumps and counters. Io has been doing a great job of keeping herself fresh lately, she has been finding new approaches to her matches and I thought she was interesting here. HZK's growth was full display.

***1/2

7. Meiko Satomura & Toni Storm vs. Takumi Iroha & Yoko Bito

Bito's last dance... :( This was an enjoyable main event, about what I expected from it, nothing blow-away, but a nice little match. The real main event is the retirement ceremony. I like how Iroha has been treated as a big time player and hope that continues in 2018.

**3/4