Tokyo Joshi Pro - YES! WONDERLAND 2019 ~OPPORTUNITY IS THERE~ (5/3/2019)

7. TOKYO Princess Tag Team Championship: magical sugar rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki) (c) vs. Pandemic Boo-Boo (Natsumi Maki & Hikari Noa)

This was classical workrate joshi puroresu, it was high-paced with lots of rope running and aerial offense. Great action from start to finish.

****

8. TOKYO Princess of Princess Championship: Miyu Yamashita (c) vs. Shoko Nakajima

This had sloppy moments in the beginning, but they eventually found their footing and there's some strong tension and sequences. I especially liked those killer suplexes from Yamashita.

***3/4

magical sugar rabbits (Mizuki & Yuka Sakazaki) vs. Thunder Rosa & Yuki Aino (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 4/29/2019)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Heisei 31 Years "Ah It's Busy!" (4/29/2019)

magical sugar rabbits (Mizuki & Yuka Sakazaki) vs. Thunder Rosa & Yuki Aino

This was a very good debut for Thunder Rosa. She made a strong impression and she deployed some fun offense. magical sugar rabbits can probably work a good match with any random pairing thrown at them. Mizuki's dancing was good stuff. 

***1/4

BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino) & Marika Kobashi vs. magical sugar rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki) & Pom Harajuku (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 4/6/2019)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - What I Am Missing Is Something You Do Not Have, a Prince That Rode in on a White Horse (4/6/2019)

BAKURETSU Sisters (Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino) & Marika Kobashi vs. magical sugar rabbits (Yuka Sakazaki & Mizuki) & Pom Harajuku

This was perhaps the best match so far involving Pom Harajuku, and that's mostly by virtue of Pom getting in her signature spots without error and generally being on the receiving end of offense. Nodoka's performance was quite good, and I liked the full nelson sequence from Yuki on Mizuki.

***1/2

Beauty Bear (Chihiro Hashimoto & Mika Iwata) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Sareee (Sendai Girls, 2/3/2019)

Sendai Girls (2/3/2019)

Beauty Bear (Chihiro Hashimoto & Mika Iwata) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Sareee

A 30-minute match that doesn't feel like 30 minutes, which is a real testament to how good the performances were in this match and how well paced it was. Iwata's facial and physical performance here is really great stuff.

****1/4

Momo Watanabe vs. Utami Hayashishita (Stardom, 4/5/2019)

Stardom American Dream 2019 in the Big Apple (4/5/2019)

Wonder of Stardom Championship: Momo Watanabe (c) vs. Utami Hayashishita

This is a big first time match-up and while it wasn't the large-scale epic it probably would have been if it happened in Japan, it's very good. Great back and forth action, with good building and heated near-falls.

****

GEKOKUJyou (Kyuuri & Maika Ozaki) vs. Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera) (Ice Ribbon, 3/17/2019)

Ice Ribbon - #949 ~ Chiba Ribbon 2019 (Day) (3/17/2019)

International Ribbon Tag Team Championship: GEKOKUJyou (Kyuuri & Maika Ozaki) (c) vs. Azure Revolution (Maya Yukihi & Risa Sera)

A fantastic sequel to last year's International Ribbon match between these teams. This one was more heated and hard-hitting, they're largely exchanging moves, but they kept the action varied enough for that to be interesting for 18-minutes.

****

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio (DDT, 3/30/2019)

DDT - Goodbye Hakata Starlanes! (3/30/2019)

Konosuke Takeshita vs. Jiro "Ikemen" Kuroshio (DDT, 3/30/2019)

Vast improvement over their outing last year which I thought was a total borefest. I enjoyed the volleying one-upsmanship and Ikemen's approach to arm work. There's devastating looking suplexes and slams as well.

****1/4