Stardom - Champions Around the World in Nagoya (3/5/2017)

1. Arisu Nanase vs. AZM

Solid minis opener.

**1/2

5. World of Stardom Championship: Io Shirai (c) vs. Kagetsu

This actually felt more like a High Speed match than it did a Red Belt match, if that makes sense. Really enjoyable action and some Dragon Gate-style heel tactics from Kagetsu. A good semi-main.

***1/2

6. Goddesses of Stardom Championship: BY Ho (Kairi Hojo & Yoko Bito) (c) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Jungle Kyona

Kyona's the hometown hero so she got a lot of shine. I thought her offense looked soft until the third act where she started laying in her stuff against Hojo, who was egging her on. Hiroyo assisting Kyona with the finishing powerbomb was a great moment. Solid stuff.

***1/4

Stardom (2/18/2017)

4. Christi Jaynes, Deonna Purrazzo & Shayna Baszler vs. Queen's Quest (AZM, HZK & Io Shirai)

AZM relies on evasive maneuvers and assists from her partners rather than fighting directly, which made for a neat dynamic for the QQ trio. Really fun tag.

***

5. Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona & Kaori Yoneyama vs. BY Ho (Kairi Hojo & Yoko Bito) & Natsuko Tora

There's some great tension between Hojo and Kyona building up to their match at Korakuen. Kyona gets the clean win over Hojo with a gutwrench spinning powerbomb. Satisfying finish to a good main event.

***1/2

Stardom - New Years Stars 2017 (1/29/2017)

2. Konami vs. Natsuko Tora

Good. Konami is such a breath of fresh air on these cards and Natsuko did an excellent job selling her offense.

**3/4

3. Christi Jaynes, Deonna Purrazzo & Shayna Baszler vs. Oedo Tai (Kagetsu, Kris Wolf & Viper)

Christi Jaynes wears her glasses while wrestling. Shayna looked good here, only problem I have with her is the thigh-slapping. It looks silly when a shooter does it.

**

4. ICW Women's Championship: Kay Lee Ray (c) vs. Jungle Kyona

This was Jungle Kyona's first singles belt opportunity and probably her best singles performance yet. She showed off more of her moveset and looked poised and confident. Kay Lee Ray looks like a sinewy, urban fantasy Wicked Witch of the West. Her speed is scary and her facial expressions even scarier.

**1/2

5. Mayu Iwatani, Yoko Bito & Hiromi Mimura vs. Queen's Quest (Io Shirai, HZK & Momo Watanabe)

Another great QQ trios match. I don't have much to say about this, but it was very good. I can't wait to see what Mayu and Momo do in Korakuen.

***1/2

6. Wonder of Stardom Championship: Kairi Hojo (c) vs. Nixon Newell

Hojo seemed inspired here, she was working the leg with hard kicks, taking a new approach to her offense with moves I haven't seen from her, but Nixon dragged this thing way down. Nixon sold the leg well, I'll give her that, but everything else was terrible on her part. That Shining Wizard is the worst I've seen.

*1/4