Io Shirai vs. Natsumi Showzuki (Stardom, 1/22/2012)

Stardom - Season 5 ~ New Year Stars 2012 ~ 1st Anniversary (1/22/2012)

Io Shirai vs. Natsumi Showzuki

This was a solid debut for Showzuki where she looked very strong and showed off her kempo background with unique offense. She outclasses Io all throughout the opening sequence and this is just her first match!

***

Maki Narumiya & Sayaka Obihiro vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Tsukushi (Ice Ribbon, 2/3/2013)

Ice Ribbon - 19'O Clock Girls Pro Wrestling #103 (2/3/2012)

Maki Narumiya & Sayaka Obihiro vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Tsukushi

This was a sweet match, lots of interesting offense on display. Narumiya is always one of my favorites to watch, I like how she pays attention to detail.

***1/2

Ice Ribbon - 19'O Clock Girls Pro Wrestling #106 (2/24/2012)

1. Hikaru Shida & Kurumi vs. Hikari Minami & Tsukushi

This was a strong tag match. Hikari is peak lankiness and hits an impactful boot.

***1/4

2. 19 O'Clock Girls Tournament Semi Final: Dorami Nagano vs. Maki Narumiya

This was an interesting clash of styles. Narumiya does some neat submission work and Dorami is a fun explosive powerhouse.

***

Ice Ribbon - 19'O Clock Girls Pro Wrestling #74 ~ 1st Anniversary Show (6/1/2011)

1. International Ribbon Tag Team Championship: Emi Sakura & Ray (c) vs. Lovely Butchers (Hamuko Hoshi & Mochi Miyagi)

Man, this was such an awesome match and then Mochi botched her top rope Styles Clash and things got horribly messy from there. YIKES.

***1/2

2. Exhibition: Hikaru Shida & Saki Akai vs. Makoto & Tsukasa Fujimoto

Saki Akai's one and only match in Ice Ribbon. She's portraying her character from Muscle Girl. I thought they worked a fun match, nice chemistry and heel work.

***3/4

3. IW19 Championship: Hikari Minami (c) vs. Chii Tomiya

I love this match, it's creative and high speed. Chii hitting a tornado DDT from the guardrail onto the timekeeper's bell and sounding the ring bell into Hikari's ear was super fun. I also liked the spot where Hikari is applying a surfboard and launches Chii into the air like a Chinese acrobat routine.

****

Benten-Musume vs. Dotomi Bolshoi vs. Fairy Nipponbashi vs. Hibiscus Mii vs. Kuro Benten-Musume vs. Kuroneko vs. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru vs. Mei Lee vs. Misaki Glico #2 vs. Misaki Glico #3 vs. Mr. Misaki Glico vs. Nyanber vs. Police Wo~man vs. Rina Yamashita vs. Sawako Shimono (DAIJO, 2/12/2017)

DAIJO - Valentine Labyrinth (2/12/2017)

Hikake Bridge OSAKA G1 GP Rumble: Benten-Musume vs. Dotomi Bolshoi vs. Fairy Nipponbashi vs. Hibiscus Mii vs. Kuro Benten-Musume vs. Kuroneko vs. Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru vs. Mei Lee vs. Misaki Glico #2 vs. Misaki Glico #3 vs. Mr. Misaki Glico vs. Nyanber vs. Police Wo~man vs. Rina Yamashita vs. Sawako Shimono

***1/4

Ice Ribbon - 19'O Clock Girls Pro Wrestling #84 (8/26/2011)

1. Heisei YTR (Chii Tomiya & Hikari Minami) vs. Kaori Yoneyama & Sayaka Obihiro

This was another fun 19'O Clock tag, high speed and comedic. Hikari & Chii are an insanely cute team. I loved the "technical difficulties" spot that they did.

***3/4

Ice Ribbon - 19 O'Clock Girls Pro Wrestling #108 ~ 19 O'Clock Girl's Tournament (3/10/2012)

1. Tsukushi & Aoi Kizuki vs. Hikaru Shida & Sayaka Obihiro

Sayaka Obihiro has come a long way for sure. This was a fun match; the finish between Shida and Kizuki was exciting with Kizuki pulling off the upset.

***

2. 19 O'Clock Girls Tournament Final: Dorami Nagano vs. Kurumi

I'm not familiar with Dorami's moveset, but this match lets you know which move of hers Kurumi needs to look out for. Right out the gate, Dorami rushes Kurumi into an electric chair, but Kurumi is able to counter out of it. This is a 6-minute match wrestled with a sense of urgency, the action is flashy and flows well.

****