Sendai Girls - Big Show In Osaka (12/2/2017)

3. Heidi Katrina & La Rosa Negra vs. Hana Kimura & Mio Momono

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4. Aja Kong vs. Cassandra Miyagi

***1/4

5. Chihiro Hashimoto & Hiroyo Matsumoto vs. Io Shirai & Meiko Satomura

***3/4

6. Sendai Girls Tag Team Championship: DASH Chisako & KAORU (c) vs. Strong Style Rush (Alex Lee & Mika Shirahime)

***1/2

SEAdLINNNG - d-Higher (10/18/2017)

4. Arisa Nakajima vs. La Rosa Negra

It's nice to see Arisa working singles again. I didn't feel Negra had any chance of winning, but she played her part as the sub-boss to whatever they have planned for Arisa in December. The way she sold Arisa's offense was great; she was getting demolished by those suplexes.

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5. Ryo Mizunami, Saki Akai & Sareee vs. Kaho Kobayashi, Rina Yamashita & Yoshiko

This was Sareee's farewell from the D. Although she will still be working with them as an outsider. This had good energy, an upbeat pacing. Yoshiko's building heat with Saki Akai, but the highlight was her lariat battle with Mizunami. I loved their WAVE match last year, I hope they meet in singles again someday. Kaho was also a standout. Great main event.

***1/4

Stardom - Shining Stars In Kagawa (4/23/2017)

2. Kagetsu vs. Natsuko Tora

**1/4

3. Hiromi Mimura & Kairi Hojo vs. Queen's Quest (HZK & Io Shirai)

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4. SWA World Championship: Toni Storm (c) vs. La Rosa Negra

**1/2

5. Hetzza & The Craft (Jessicka Havok & Tessa Blanchard) vs. Jungle Kyona, Konami & Mayu Iwatani

***

Stardom - Grow Up Stars 2017 (4/16/2017)

1. AZM vs. La Rosa Negra

**1/2

2. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Jungle Kyona vs. Konami & Tora Natsuko

**3/4

3. High Speed Championship: Kris Wolf (c) vs. Hetzza vs. Kaori Yoneyama

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4. Mayu Iwatani & Arisu Nanase vs. Oedo Tai (Kagetsu & Hana Kimura)

***1/2

5. Queen's Quest (Io Shirai & HZK) vs. Kairi Hojo & Hiromi Mimura vs. The Craft (Jessicka Havok & Tessa Blanchard)

***3/4

Queen's Quest (Io Shirai, HZK & AZM) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona & Tora Natsuko (Stardom, 4/15/2017)

2. Kaori Yoneyama vs. Kris Wolf

Hey, a rematch from the 5★STAR GP2016 FINALS, and there's some callbacks to that match here too. Wolf gets overly ambitious and does an extremely sloppy springboard headscissors takedown sequence that ruined the flow until the finish. She finds a counter to Yoneyama's rolling German that I liked.

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3. Artist of Stardom Championship Tournament, Semi Final: Queen's Quest (Io Shirai, HZK & AZM) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto, Jungle Kyona & Tora Natsuko

This was another really good Queen's Quest trio in a line of really good Queen's Quest trios. Jungle Friends were a very energetic team, and I thought Tora was fun. HZK's feud with Kyona is starting to heat up. Io is the ace, but she kind of let's her teammates get the spotlight.

***3/4

4. Artist of Stardom Championship Tournament, Semi Final: Oedo Tai (Kagetsu, Hana Kimura & La Rosa Negra) vs. Kairi Hojo, Hiromi Mimura & Konami

La Rosa Negra is wearing pink, which is not part of Oedo Tai's palette. But none of that even matters because Hana-chan gets a big win over Hojo.

**3/4

5. Mayu Iwatani & Hetzza vs. Jessicka Havok & Tessa Blanchard

**1/2

6. Artist of Stardom Championship Tournament, Final: Queen's Quest (Io Shirai, HZK & AZM) vs. Oedo Tai (Kagetsu, Hana Kimura & La Rosa Negra)

This felt all over the place.

**1/2

La Rosa Negra vs. Io Shirai (Stardom, 9/6/2015)

Stardom - 5★STAR GP2015 (9/6/2015)

5★STAR Grand Prix Red Stars Block: La Rosa Negra vs. Io Shirai

This was an enjoyable match. Rosa is strange, but she's a smarter performer with great technique. The looks on the faces of Kyona and Mayu as Rosa was grinding her crotch into Io's face was funny.

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