Sunday, June 27, 2021

Miyu Yamashita vs. Saki-sama (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 6/26/2021)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Stand Proud 2021 (6/26/2021)

Princess of Princess Championship: Miyu Yamashita (c) vs. Sakisama

The layout of this match felt all wrong. Saki-sama is the super heel who rarely loses and yet she barely got any significant offense. She was the one surviving an onslaught of big moves and making the comeback from underneath at the end even though she's the clear heel. There was such an easy story to tell here and they screwed it up with a strange role reversal. If the idea was to shatter the illusion of Saki-sama, I suppose this match accomplished that, but it didn't make for a compelling story. The in-ring itself was also not strong. For a match between two strikers, this was lacking high-level strikes. The strikes looked soft and seemed to have little power behind them, save for a couple of exceptions at the end.

**1/2

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