Friday, March 27, 2020

Ice Ribbon - #1029 ~ Ice Ribbon March 2020 (3/14/2020)

4. Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Suzu Suzuki

Tsukasa's wrestling had a marked looseness at times, but her strong ring sense made up for her shortcomings. And she was hitting some hard kicks. Suzu’s athletic ability and technical skill are just remarkable. She showed some flashy moves and did a good job establishing her new style.

***1/4

6. ICExInfinity Championship: Maya Yukihi (c) vs. Hiiragi Kurumi

Kurumi was a monster in this match, showing a wide range of techniques and some real explosiveness. The Bastard Driver on the apron early on was awesome. There’s also a moment in the match where she shows a rare moment of rage and attacks Yukihi with stomps to the head. Yukihi, who has gone from ace to antagonist, played the heel with relentless strikes and grinding arm work that factored nicely into the finish.

****

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Miyu Yamashita vs. Natsumi Maki (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 3/21/2020)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Spring Tour '20 ~ HEART & BODY ~ (3/21/2020)

Miyu Yamashita vs. Natsumi Maki

This was as good as the first match. They did a good job expanding from the first two encounters, with Natsumi stepping up and becoming Miyu's equal. The layout of the match had a feeling of Miyu’s older title defenses with its careful build towards dramatic counters and exchanges at the end.

****

Miyuki Takase vs. Nagisa Nozaki (AWG, 3/21/2020)

AWG - Beginning (3/21/2020)

AWG Championship: Miyuki Takase (c) vs. Nagisa Nozaki

This was the best AWG match I’ve seen so far. They kept the action exciting with a high pacing, and there were flashy moves and counters, and some great bumping. Takase in particular was really good with her bumps, and she made fiery comebacks.

***3/4

Yoshiko vs. Sareee (Diana, 2/22/2020)

Diana (2/22/2020)

Yoshiko vs. Sareee

Good match, the only real downside was the outside brawl which almost never look good on nicopro's hardcam. Sareee looked ferocious on offense, and Yoshiko showed off surprisingly technical skills with some nice transitions. It was nice to see these two meet in the ring one last time, they have a unique chemistry.

***1/2