Dragon Bombers (Maho Kurone & Rika Tatsumi) & Maki Ito vs. Marika Kobashi, Miyu Yamashita & Reika Saiki (Tokyo Joshi Pro, 4/15/2018)

Tokyo Joshi Pro - Let's Go To Osaka In The Spring, Together With Your Friends! (4/15/2018)

Dragon Bombers (Maho Kurone & Rika Tatsumi) & Maki Ito vs. Marika Kobashi, Miyu Yamashita & Reika Saiki

This was an incredible trios match and one hell of a build to Miyu-Rika. The action was great with everyone getting their moment to shine, but the storytelling took it to the next level. Miyu's selling of Rika's Dragon Sleeper where she was thrashing around before her eyes rolled over was fantastic.

****1/2

Miyuki Takase vs. Ryo Mizunami (WAVE, 4/6/2018)

WAVE - Happy Birthday WAVE Sakurasaku 3.9 (4/6/2018)

Catch the WAVE 2018 Crazy Block: Miyuki Takase vs. Ryo Mizunami

Takase has been so much fun to watch in this tournament, she's new, but I enjoy a lot of what she does in the ring, and she brings spirit and strong emotion in her performances. This had stiff exchanges throughout, and they both favor lariats so naturally it built to a climactic lariat battle. Excellent stuff.

****

WAVE - Nagoya WAVE ~Kin Shachi~ Vol. 16 (3/25/2018)

4. Catch the WAVE 2018 Violence Block: Ayako Hamada vs. Mio Momono

Good match. Hamada has been surprisingly great in this tournament. Ideal Momono performance with her being a sneaky little shit, and she also had moments of dominance as well.

***3/4

5. Catch the WAVE 2018 Crazy Block: Ryo Mizunami vs. Yumi Ohka

Great. Mizunami is always a joy, she brings such amazing energy to her matches. Ohka has been stepping it up a lot this year, I love what she has been doing recently. This was another great singles match from her.

***3/4

GAMI & Kikutaro vs. Kana & Magnitude Kishiwada (WAVE, 9/15/2008)

WAVE - Crazy Wave Midnight (9/15/2008)

GAMI & Kikutaro vs. Kana & Magnitude Kishiwada

This was the main event and it went 21-minutes (clipped down to 13 on WAVE NETWORK). It was enjoyable, though. Within the comedy and the perverted spots there was also genuinely good wrestling.

***1/4

OZ Academy - Saturday Night Fever (3/17/2018)

2. Manami Katsu vs. Sonoko Kato

This is GAORA so a chunk of this match was cut out, but I don't feel they cut out anything vital, nothing that disrupted the flow, anyway, so I'll still rate it. Pretty straightforward bombfest. I liked when they hit each other hard.

***

6. OZ Academy Openweight Championship - Dress Up Wild Fight: Yoshiko (c) vs. Mayumi Ozaki

This was a spectacular fuckery-fest, the type that only OZ Academy can deliver. The control segments by Ozaki and her minions are grueling and sadistic, and it was satisfying to watch Yoshiko get her redemption after the hell she goes through. Loved everything about MIO here as well.

****

Arisa Nakajima & Kana vs. Yumi Ohka & Moeka Haruhi (WAVE, 7/19/2008)

WAVE - Weekday WAVE Vol. 3 (7/19/2008)

Arisa Nakajima & Kana vs. Yumi Ohka & Moeka Haruhi

Another fun match from Kana's 2008 WAVE catalog. Haruhi gave an ambitious performance, Ohka was putting in work, and Kana's Passion Red gear is one of my favorite things. Great stuff all around.

***1/2

Hiroyo Matsumoto & Shuu Shibutani vs. Kana & Yumi Ohka (WAVE, 2/12/2008)

WAVE - Weekday WAVE Vol. 3 (2/12/2008)

Hiroyo Matsumoto & Shuu Shibutani vs. Kana & Yumi Ohka 

Excellent match, fast and furious action with plenty of fire. Shuu was quite good here, I liked how she sold Ohka's triangle choke, rolling her eyes to the back of her head. Kana though, she shined brightest whenever she was involved in the action. Shuu gets destroyed in the finish, taking a chain of big moves.

****