Revision! (11/30/2018)

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In addition to a new site name, I've gone through my older reviews and edited many of them for quality purposes and brevity's sake. This is something I had planned on doing for some time now. Please understand.

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Arisa Nakajima vs. Command Bolshoi (PURE-J, 8/11/2018)

PURE-J - 1st Anniversary ~ Rainbow Mountain (8/11/2018)

Arisa Nakajima vs. Command Bolshoi

This had beautiful technique on display from the competitors. Arisa just muscling Bolshoi into those suplexes was my favorite thing.

***3/4

Chihiro Hashimoto vs. Meiko Satomura (Sendai Girls, 11/17/2018)

Sendai Girls - Joshi Puroresu Big Show 2018 In Osaka (11/17/2018)

Sendai Girls World Championship: Chihiro Hashimoto (c) vs. Meiko Satomura

I don't think there was much here to distinguish this from their other bouts, other than it being held in Osaka, but these two are obviously incredible performers so they'll always produce good results together in the ring.

***3/4

Chihiro Hashimoto & DASH Chisako vs. Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu) (Sendai Girls, 11/16/2018)

Sendai Girls (11/16/2018)

Chihiro Hashimoto & DASH Chisako vs. Oedo Tai (Hazuki & Kagetsu)

Oedo Tai representing Stardom in an interpromotional clash and the crowd responding to them as proper heels was a lot of fun. Chihiro had great moments where she showed off her explosive arsenal. Hazuki's athleticism is insane. Interested in the future implications of this match.

***1/2

Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuu (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 11/24/2018)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - How Do You Like Narimasu? (11/24/2018)

Shoko Nakajima vs. Yuu

Both wrestlers have expanded their moveset since the last encounter so there's a freshness to the action. Great back and forth with plenty of matwork struggle, and a hot finishing run with finish attempts, counters and near-falls. Good stuff for Yuu's farewell tour.

***3/4

Riho & Mei Suruga vs. Emi Sakura & Yuna Mizumori (Gatoh Move, 11/25/2018)

Gatoh Move - Japan Tour・393 (11/25/2018)

Riho & Mei Suruga vs. Emi Sakura & Yuna Mizumori

Highly enjoyable workrate sprint, with a few twists and turns and great use of the Ichigaya wall. Popped for some of the wild spots here. That Propeller Clutch counter from Suruga was amazing, as was the wall-bounce splash from Yuna.

****1/4

Isami Kodaka vs. Masa Takanashi (DDT, 1/31/2016)

DDT - Sweet Dreams! 2016  (1/31/2016)

KO-D Openweight Championship: Isami Kodaka vs. Masa Takanashi

Hmm, I didn't think much of this on rewatch. Korakuen rallies strongly behind Masa and that feels good as someone who is a big fan of him, but, save for some neat offense and counters, the match was nothing special.

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