Stardom - Queen's Fest (2/18/2018)

5. Meiko Satomura vs. Toni Storm

Thought this was good; nice pacing, careful build, a couple of exciting sequences, etc, but it needed something more to get to that next level.

***

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

This was amazing from start to finish - Momo more than held her own in her first singles main event at Korakuen Hall. I really liked Io's aggression at the start, and Momo's rally with those vicious kicks. The focus on Io's bad neck and the crossface chickenwing stuff was brilliant. Io's comeback has Momo bleeding all over the place so she definitely earned it. Incredible match.

****1/4

Arisu Nanase vs. Jungle Kyona (Stardom, 7/31/2016)

Stardom - Shining Stars 2016 (7/31/2016)

Arisu Nanase vs. Jungle Kyona

This was a solid little rookie squash, it got off to a quick start with Arisu attacking Kyona during her entrance. Arisu didn't show much of her moveset, but she showed guts and perseverance before getting squashed.

**

Arisu Nanase vs Eimi Nishina (Stardom, 8/5/2016)

Stardom - Shining Stars 2016 (8/5/2016)

Arisu Nanase vs Eimi Nishina

This was a good clash between young lions. Solid back and forth action, the crowd was into it. Nishina throws a gnarly elbow and is an enthusiastic bumper - she throws herself into those bumps for Arisu's dropkicks. Arisu uses a Backslide From Heaven which was pretty sweet.

**1/4

Ice Ribbon - #866 ~ Osaka Ribbon 2018 (2/12/2018)

4. Mochi Miyagi vs. Tsukushi

Good match. Tsukushi was great throughout and is where the match mostly shines. I've never been high on Miyagi as a singles worker, but man, it's amazing this turned out to be so good with some of the things she was doing here.

***1/4

5. International Ribbon Tag Team Championship: Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera) (c) vs. GEKOKUJyou (Kyuuri & Maika Ozaki)

No one does it better than Ice Ribbon when it comes to these high-octane spotfests. This was incredible from start to finish. There's the back work on Kyuuri at the start, and from there it soars into one wild spot after another.

****1/4

6. Hiiragi Kurumi vs. Satsuki Totoro

Big main event for Totoro in her hometown of Osaka against the champion. I didn't think Totoro offered much here. The new attire looks nice, but she didn't impress. The finishing run was exciting.

**3/4