8/13/89
Jr. Tournament: Plum Mariko vs. The Scorpion
Jr. Tournament: Rumi Kazama vs. Smiley Mami
Heavyweight Tournament: Harley Saito vs. Maiko Tsurugi
12/2/89
Mayumi Ozaki & Moon Ayako vs. Miss A & Smiley Mami
4/26/89
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Cuty Suzuki
7/13/89 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Devil Masami & Maiko Tsurugi vs. Dementia & Heidi Lee Morgan
Shinobu Kandori vs. Miss A
Cuty Suzuki vs. Sachiko Koganei 11:03. Entertaining but erratic opener. Koganei’s tagline is “Eye of the Wolf”. She’s the more solid and technical wrestler of the two, but despite being a member of Eagle Sawai’s GUREN-tai heel group, she seems to disappear as the year goes on and Rumi Yasuda gets more of a push. Koganei controls the match, grounding Cuty and stretching her out, which allows Cuty to be the “underdog” babyface who takes a beating but makes the hot comeback with some flying. Both worked hard, but their desire to pull off a good match exceeded their ability to do so. Cuty tried to keep the pace up, but the choreography was rather deliberate, so the bout was better, if less entertaining, with Koganei in control. Cuty pulled out something of a flash pin, so good little heel Koganei attacked her after the match. **
Mayumi Ozaki & Dirty Yamato vs. Plum Mariko & Smiley Mami 11:35. Ozaki & Plum aren’t quite stars, but their rivalry to be the promotions hot up and comer is one of the better ones in 1990 JWP. They didn’t work together that much in this match, as they were saving it for the subsequent battle royal. Plum had her moments, but until the finish Ozaki & Yamato preferred to stomp her than run around with her trading holds. Yamato is one of those boring unskilled bite and rake style heels, and Ozaki unfortunately wasn’t wrestling to her ability due to concentrating on being a rudo. Plum & Smiley did a nice job of putting over Ozaki & Yamato’s brawling on the outside. A good finishing segment helped save the underachieving match. Again, GUREN-tai attacked after the bout. **1/4
Tokyo Cable Network Cup All Star Battle Royal 14:07. The combatants were Devil Masami, Shinobu Kandori, Eagle Sawai, Plum Mariko, Miss A, Cuty Suzuki, Mayumi Ozaki, Moon Ayako, Yuki Ito, Harley Saito, Smiley Mami, Oscar Tomo, Dirty Yamato, Yukari Osawa, & Sachiko Koganei. Japanese battle royals generally pale in comparison to the US ones, as it’s a bunch of random pile ups, but today they actually used the stacks to tell the story of the weak rising up against the strong. The result on this very well booked contest was one of the best battle royals Japan was produced. Of course, it helped that once the ring began to clear they did something that resembled a junior heavyweight wrestling match. The big stars Devil & Kandori locked up at the bell, but Ozaki & Oscar kicked them from behind. Smiley tried a high cross body, but was caught by Devil & Kandori. However, Yamato & Plum dropkicked Smiley’s back to knock Devil & Kandori over, and everyone piled on top to eliminate them. #3 star Miss A was piled on after missing a diving body attack, but she reversed and pinned Harley before departing. This left Eagle as king, with all her GUREN-tai cronies to assist her. However, when Sawai bounced off the ropes A tripped her from the outside and her disciples piled on her for the pin. They split into Sekigun vs. GUREN-tai with Cuty’s friends actually saving her from Ozaki’s pin attempts. It came down to Plum & Oscar vs. Ozaki & Osawa, but when Oscar & Osawa were eliminated after dropkicking each other it made sense that Plum & Ozaki were largely kept apart in the previous tag match. Their segment was a hot one – trading bridging suplexes - that stole the show and justified their being the finalists. Plum had Ozaki pinned in a sunset flip, but GUREN-tai interfered, switching Ozaki to the top while the ref was distracted. Ozaki must have held Plum in the ebigatame for 7 or 8 seconds, as it took a while for the official to get back into position and make the three count. ***
Cuty Suzuki sings
Ishu Kakutogisen 3Min 5Rd: Rumi Kazama vs. Miyuki Takayama R2 0:44. Since Rumi’s strength is supposedly kickboxing, they either need to get a weak kickboxer for her to overwhelm or someone from a different discipline that she can beat the crap out of. Instead of promoting Rumi, the goal of these dreadful worked shoots seems to be proving pro-wrestling is a superior martial art. How else can one explain Kazama taking the striking she does use in her regular matches out of her arsenal, and instead relying on a takedown and submission game that plays no part in her pro matches? Kazama would quickly take Takayama down when she tried to punch. The match was fine when Rumi was on offense, as she showed some diversity in her takedown into submission game. Takayama was so obviously pulling her punches it was embarrassing, flailing her misses and short arming her connections. When she didn’t do a terrible job of faking it, she actually hit Rumi, but the ratio seemed to be 100 pitiful punches to one accidentally good high kick. ½*
Miss A & Miki Handa & Harley Saito vs. Shinobu Kandori & Yuki Ito & Mami Kitamura 9:58. Good combination of action and rivalry, building to a Kandori vs. A singles match but giving others a role and a chance to show their stuff. Kandori is a commanding ring presence. Already a finished product, she helped make the match with her antics. A is a better worker with a far more impressive move set, but she hasn’t really found her character yet. Kandori tagged in, slammed Handa into her corner and helped her tag A for the big confrontation. All the heat was on that pairing, but the others made quick tags, working a fast pace to keep it interesting in between what the fans cared about. Kandori drew A’s ire by coming in and slapping her to break up her half crab on Ito. They wound up brawling to the floor after interfering in Ito vs. Harley, which was a good well matched pairing as Ito another athletic kicker. Kitamura’s tagline is “Powerful Spirit”. She is rather green at this point, but faired pretty well anyway. Fun match, but why so short? ***1/4
Devil Masami vs. Eagle Sawai (tape cuts off 14:39 into bout). Despite being the UWA International Champion and leader of the heel group, Eagle is a big underdog against the legend. To make things worse, Sawai’s knee was injured in a figure 4 as Devil took her time respecting the rope break. In the process of finally breaking the hold, Devil managed to role Eagle off the apron, causing Eagle to come down on the knee. Masami dominated her hobbled opponent, who was unable to come back even with the aid of Koganei. A chair was no help either, as Devil took it away and scolded her with a few whacks. Unfortunately, my tape cut off when they were outside the ring at the count of 8, so I don’t know if I’m missing 2 seconds or more likely another 10 minutes. The former would be a good match, but with the expected Eagle comeback it could be one of the best JWP matches of the year.
1/6 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, JWP ’90 New Generation Decision Tournament 1st Round: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Yuka Nakajima 5:37 of 10:39. The JWP rookie matches of the period were not all that different from the more well known AJW version. They kept it simply, not asking anyone to try to make a big impression with spectacular moves but rather to get the basics down. Nakajima was a knockoff of the punks with gunk in their hair that were rampant in AJW due to Dump Matsumoto’s legacy and Bull Nakano being the current top star. Basically if you had no offense you were a candidate, and if you also had no sex appeal you were on the short list. Fukuoka showed a dropkick and high cross body in this forgetable match.
1/7 1st Round: Rumi Yasuda (Yasha Kurenai) vs. Sumiko Saito 3:49 of 12:45. The bookers did an excellent job of advancing the girls who would become the best and brightest, with Saito losing in the first round being the one exception. She didn’t have a long career, but became one of the notable workers of the group. Yasuda was more advanced than Saito at the time, actually her growth seemed to stunt quite quickly as the main difference between her “star” days a few years later was not her moveset but rather the Yasha Kurenai gimmick. Aside from a bit of confusion near the finish they put on a better match than Fukuoka did despite Fukuoka clearly being the best worker of the group.
1/13 Osaka, Semifinal: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Tomomi Kobayashi 8:18 of 8:59. Fukuoka was very confident here, controlling the action. Fukuoka pushed the pace, but Kobayashi countered her running attacks with nodowa otoshis, doing a good job of using her size to her advantage. They started better than they finished, both generally and literally as the finisher was botched, but it was good for what it was with both showing promise. *1/2
1/13 Osaka 2nd Round: Rumi Yasuda vs. Shiho Imazeki 4:18 of 10:59. Imazeki was a Yukie Nabeno looking bowling pin who actually managed to wrestle more horrifically than she looked. How she ever graduated the JWP dojo in a time not that far removed from the heyday of teens wanted to emulate their Crush Gal heroes is beyond me. Beyond awful, as Yasuda has enough trouble with a good opponent.
1/23 Semifinal: Rumi Yasuda vs. Mie Dohiki 7:10 of 11:47. Dohiki is a very athletic woman who showed good promise in 1990. Probably the best match of the tournament with Dohiki jumping at Yasuda, who would try to counter with power. A good spot saw Yasuda catch Dohiki’s high cross body, but Dohiki quickly recounter with a small package. *3/4
2/11 Tokyo Korakuen Hall JWP ’90 New Generation League Decision Tournament Final: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Rumi Yasuda 13:02. Ten women entered, the bookers pegged the two who would go on to become stars, having them meet in the final. Yasuda charged before the bell, arriving before Fukuoka turned her back and choking her with a shirt. Fukuoka stood up to Yasuda, exchanging blows, which the crowd reacted to. They worked hard and got the fans into the match, but it’s hard to sustain intensity in the absence of any legitimate offense. It was certainly a passable match, which was all one could ask for. *3/4
Mayumi Ozaki photographed for her record debut. A funny segment in an inept way with Ozaki sitting around in her bathing suit, while little kids are heard playing just off camera, and occasionally run by as if for a silent film gag.
Miki Handa vs. Utako Hozumi 8:00. Hozumi appeared to be far more experienced, as Handa didn’t have any offense yet. The best spot saw Handa try to piledrive Hozumi, who showed her strength countering with what was essentially a bridging back body drop. When Hozumi missed a dropkick, Handa finished her off with a neat pin where she turned her back, stepped inside the near leg, overhooked Hozumi’s far leg with her arms then did a back bridge. I couldn’t believe Handa won as, though she eventually exceeded Hozumi, nothing that came earlier in this match suggested she deserved it. **
Plum Mariko vs. Yukari Osawa 8:49. Passable match with a good finishing sequence highlighted by Osawa turning Plum’s victory flip into a piggyback drop. Osawa has no offense and took Plum, who was already more than a promising worker, down several notches. *3/4
Cuty Suzuki & Rumi Kazama vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Eagle Sawai 14:09. Eagle & Ozaki attacked as the opposition was entering, hitting them with the bouquet of flowers they were presented with before the match. Sawai was in much better shape in these days - no more overweight than Rumi - moving and bending well. She did a good job, and Ozaki vs. Cuty was definitely quality. Rumi did a plancha, but otherwise didn’t add a lot, which was typical of her even in these days. Appeared to be on it’s way to becoming a good match, but got out of control with chair shots. The ref’s back was turned when Ozaki gonged Cuty with the bell, but Kazama was caught retaliating with a chair for the DQ. **1/2
3/13/90: Miss A vs. Sachiko Koganei 2:43. Koganei is a solid worker the promotion unfortunately does nothing with. Despite being from the same 1986 rookie class as Miss A, she is not even allowed to hang with her. What makes Miss A deadly is despite being one of the largest women around, she relies on a move set that could just as easily belong to a junior heavyweight. A attempted to utilize her size at bit more in this bout, not that it mattered given Koganei’s standing.
4/20/90 Nagaoka: Devil Masami vs. Cuty Suzuki 12:46. Most of the effort went into finding ways to elongate this squash. The size differential bred comedy, which in turn allowed Cuty to hang in there without making Devil appear weak for failing to obliterate her. In an effort to make a test of strength even, Devil squatted over so Cuty could reach her arm, and allowed Suzuki to use both hands. Devil had some fun here, and Cuty hung around long enough that she eventually made a comeback with diving body attacks, prompting Devil to get serious and finish her off. Devil and friends beat the ref up after the match for good measure. **
4/22/90 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Plum Mariko vs. The Scorpion 11:29. Hot junior action with both displaying their quickness and athleticism. Not the tightest match you’ll ever see, but a highly entertaining contest of two promising young wrestlers struggling to translate their physical gifts into a notable match. Scorpion controls her body better and gets more out of her litheness than Plum does, as she’s developed a fairly impressive moveset while Plum is more toward providing a short burst of energy to lead up to a move too pedestrian to justify it. A bit short, but this is the sort of bout you think of when you say it’s fun watching wrestlers develop. ***1/4
3/21/90 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Yukako Fujihara 9:16. This is not the sort of bout you think of when you say it’s fun watching wrestlers develop. Fukuoka clearly had the most potential of the wrestlers in the 1990 Rookie of the Year tournament, but probably lost to Rumi Yasuda in the final because Yasuda was a more mature and competent wrestler, hitting the spots she attempted. The bookers seem to have told Fukuoka to tone things down and make sure pulled executed properly, as she did zero highspots here, even finishing Fujihara with a bodyslam. ¾*
Rumi Yasuda vs. Yuka Nakajima 6:50. Better than Fukuoka vs. Fujihara, as their offense may have been equally rudimentary, but they at least developed the reversals and counters. Nakajima is more experienced than Fujihara, which also helped. Not too terrible. *
5/25/90
Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Plum Mariko 14:09. AJW’s forced retirements gave JWP a top 10 female performer for 1990. Though Yamazaki is obviously a major worker, this was clearly early proof Plum had a bright future ahead of her, not only pushing the veteran, but delivering one of the top JWP bouts of the year in the process. A well-worked dramatic match with some story, the bout started fast with Plum German suplexing Yamazaki as soon as she turned her back. Yamazaki controlled the bulk of the match, but Plum came back rolling into her kneebar. When Yamazaki escaped, Plum simply pulled out a different jumping takedown into the kneebar. Yamazaki, who was a heel due to being reunited with her pre JB Angels partner Devil Masami, resorted to biting Plum’s foot to escape the submission. Plum piledrove Yamazaki on the floor and delivered a plancha, with both barely beating the count. The fans were increasingly supporting Plum, pulling for the upset. It was definitely the kind of match one could get excited about. The main downside is the bout didn’t flow as well as it could have, almost seeming to stop and start again on a few occasions. ***1/2
Cuty Suzuki & Oscar Tomo vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Yukari Osawa 14:19. Ozaki’s offense was worlds ahead of her JWP peers, which makes one wonder how she ended up being a heel so early in her career, though obviously the world is much better for it. Ozaki was by far the star performer, though that could be said about most of her matches in 1990, working good sequences featuring quick counters with both opponents. They pushed the pace, delivering good quality action. ***
Ishu Kakutogisen 3 min 5 rounds: Rumi Kazama vs. Chan Mi Chon R4 1:03. Pioneer’s Ryuma Go and Masashi Aoyagi were on hand for a loose, sloppy, unbelievable, and just plain laughable martial arts exhibition that was the worst JWP match of the year by a landslide. JWP’s booking seems pretty competent in 1990, but I don’t get this choice of opponent for Kazama. They fashion her a shooter, but in her pro wrestling matches the only signs of her toughness and “legitimacy” are her kicks. So instead of getting a sambo or an amateur wrestler she could punt, they come up with a Lee Gak Soo protege whose entire offense consists of the world’s most implausible movie kicks. As Kazama couldn’t credibly kick with Chon even in an obvious work, she was forced into submission mode. Chon did an impressive nunchaku display before the bout, but should have quit while she was ahead. They didn’t know enough about what they were doing to make it the least bit credible, looking more similar to two 4-year-olds rolling around the grass in a headlock due to the ridiculous number of reversals. The rules didn’t help, as similar to the later ReMix shows it was flash submission or standup. Chon threw repeated spinning high kicks and axe kicks, but for all her flair, she had minimal impact when she actually did connect. DUD
6/14/90
UWA International Title: Eagle Sawai vs. Maiko Tsurugi 10:30. You’d never guess Tsurugi was about to retire, as she was still one of the best workers around. An athletic wrestler with excellent body control, Tsurugi’s style is a mix of junior heavyweight and U.W.F kick, suplex, and submission. An action packed junior style match from the get go, it was not only exciting but well thought out. Eagle was actually a good worker before she turned into big bird. Even if she seemingly weighs half of what she did in LLPW, it’s still somehow odd seeing her superplexed. Tsurugi tried a plancha, but Mayumi Ozaki climbed up and forearmed her off the top rope to the floor. The put a weightlifting brace on Tsurugi’s lower back, but Eagle went to work on the injured area with power moves, quickly undoing the brace. Just when it was seemingly hopeless for Tsurugi she countered into a flash pin that wasn’t the world’s most convincing for the win. ***1/2
Plum Mariko & Cuty Suzuki vs. Miki Handa & Utako Hozumi 11:40. Fast-paced match that despite their still developing offense was was exciting for the workrate. Plum vs. Hozumi was good, and Handa & Cuty held their own. Cuty was clearly not the wrestler that Plum was, and seemed a little behind the far faster and more athletic Hozumi as well, though she did step it up as the year progressed. In any case, her charms not only worked on the fans, but also the ref. Hozumi saved Handa at 2 ½, but Cuty protested so the ref gave her the win. The fans actually booed this, as it was such a blatant miscarriage of justice. The result was such a crock that they eventually overturned it and restarted the match, at which point they did a 3 minute sprint with their best and fastest offense. ***
Junior League Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. The Scorpion 14:29. Exciting matchup of two of the best workers in the league. The offense was great, though Scorpion’s work is a bit loose at times. You live with Scorpion’s tendency toward sloppiness, as she’s an explosive athlete with an extra gear. Scorpion is more of a technical junior heavyweight stylist, so they worked the submission game after a few quick bursts that included Ozaki doing a swandive style body attack (though not cleanly as the ropes were so loose). The final 4 ½ minutes consisted of one near fall after another. ***1/2
Mayumi Ozaki & Rumi Yasuda & Yukari Osawa vs. Cuty Suzuki & Plum Mariko & Miki Handa 15:30. Cuty started to turn the corner here, though some credit for her improved work belongs to Ozaki, as their chemistry has always resulted in better than average showings for Cuty. Ozaki has little competition for the crown of JWP’s best wrestler, but she still needs some better partners. The match was one wrestler away from legitimate quality, but instead it was erratic with Osawa & Yasuda predictably dragging the bout down. Ozaki vs. Plum was impressive, and they saved that for the stretch run as they are the only wrestlers involved who have much offense. **1/2
Tag Tournament 1st Round: Harley Saito & Miss A vs. Eagle Sawai & Moon Ayako 1:20 of 12:53.
Tag Tournament 1st Round: Shinobu Kandori & Rumi Kazama vs. Devil Masami & Itsuki Yamazaki 3:35 of 14:37. Eagle ran in to deliver a chair shot to Devil. Kazama bled, and at one point was slow to get up so the ref stopped it to major booing.
Tag Tournament Final: Devil Masami & Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Miss A & Harley Saito 24:34 of 30:00. Long slow-paced match that was built properly and well executed. Everyone exhausted themselves, which was a good. The bad thing is they made the mind boggling decision to do a full time draw as the final of a one night tournament. The match would have been better in all aspects at 20 minutes with a winner, but even though the league asked too much of them and hung them out to dry, no one can fault the worker’s efforts. The bulk of the match centered around Devil & Yamazaki working Harley’s knees, setting Miss A up for the hot tag. At one point, A tried to take matters into her own hands by lariating Devil, but Devil tagged Yamazaki, who stopped Harley just short of the tag. ***1/2S
Cuty Suzuki & Miki Handa vs. Luna Vachon & Rockin' Robin 9:30. A total style clash, rendered more unbearable by the fact the natives were treated as Saturday morning jobbers. Luna did a bunch of screaming, spending most of her time arguing with the ref. I suppose that was a good thing, as her hoarse manly growl is actually less intolerable than her awkward and plodding ring work. While watching her lumber around unevenly, I decided the first hurdle an aspiring pro-wrestler should have to pass is running the ropes. If you can do that properly you have a chance, but the graceless wonders wind up making most everything else look bad. Luna was so inept she couldn’t even get any audience reaction calling the opposition bimbos, though the poor quality of the fans gave her a new subject to rasp on about. DUD
Devil Masami & The Scorpion vs. Eagle Sawai & Mayumi Ozaki 12:38. Disappointing match wrestled as though it were going long even though it was on the short side. Everyone was fine, but this wasn’t even close to a major effort, which is a shame as on paper this had the potential to be one of the best JWP matches of the year. It’s weird seeing Eagle so “thin” that Devil clearly outweighs her. Devil & Scorpion worked Eagle’s left knee, but the match failed to develop much after the solid start. **
Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Sachiko Koganei 12:09. The high quality of this contest that could just as easily have been a pointless squash shows how good Yamazaki still is and what Koganei might have been with a role. Yamazaki gave a really good effort, all the more impressive considering she had nothing to gain from working with low level opposition, and Koganei stepped up her game and went along for the ride. An exciting albeit one-sided sprint where they did what they could for Koganei. Devil assisted her early, but Koganei’s advantage was still short lived. Yamazaki began with her regular top-notch offense, but began playing heel as the bout progressed to garner support for Sachiko. ***
Devil Masami & Itsuki Yamazaki & The Scorpion vs. Miss A & Harley Saito & Cuty Suzuki 12:38. More of an AJW style match with good fast-paced action and quick tags. A bit short, but they cut the weardown/submission portion out to deliver wall to wall action. The Scorpion, Yamazaki, & Harley were particularly in their element here, though everyone impressed. Devil acted as though she were concerned she’d injured Cuty on an Irish whip only to push Miss A on top of her and run off. ***1/4
Utako Hozumi vs. Mie Dohiki 9:27. *3/4. Two of the quickest girls in the league. Hozumi kept it simple for Dohiki, who is just learning. Dohiki shows good potential, but the match was only adequate due to her rookie offense being limited to dropkicks and such. *3/4
Mayumi Ozaki & Rumi Yasuda vs. Plum Mariko & Cuty Suzuki 13:48. Plum was considered the star of the team at this point, as her ring work is far superior to Cuty’s. Cuty was doing a lot better here though, displaying quicker counters and crisper execution. Ozaki vs. Plum and Cuty was good, but there was way too much of Yasuda. She sped up in an effort to keep up, but was way too slow for the other three, and had no offense. I liked how Plum prevented a potential ring out by sneaking up on Ozaki and dropkicking her in the back, propelling her into the ref. **1/2
Devil Masami & Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Eagle Sawai & Moon Ayako 15:11. Devil is still quite active and aggressive in these days, enjoying pushing the pace sometimes. Teaming with Yamazaki seems to help keep her moving. The only difference between Yamazaki from her AJW heyday with the JB Angels is she’s far more likely to play heel now that she’s teaming with Devil again. Eagle has heat with Devil as she’s vying to take over the mantle of JWP’s top heel, but her partner couldn’t get her in the ring to give her the opportunity to take care of business. Ayako was beat on for the majority of the match, even Eagle coming in and putting the boots to Yamazaki failed to open up the tag. Eagle eventually wound up taking her frustrations out on the ref. ***
Harley Saito & Miss A vs. Shinobu Kandori & Rumi Kazama 1:39 shown. These old JWP tapes are good, but it’s maddening how they disembowel or simply excise main event caliber matches so they can provide you with a cool hour of blank tape. All they showed was the finish, but it was hot with Harley scoring a rare pin on Kandori, albeit following A’s lariat.
Utako Hozumi vs. Mie Dohiki 11:17. Dohiki tried to wrestle a fast-paced match utilizing her dropkicks, but Hozumi was determined to stretch her. They are fast enough to make a high cross body look good, but Hozumi seemed to keep it too basic and they showed less offense than their 10/10/90 matchup. *1/2
The Scorpion vs. Yukari Osawa 12:06. Credit to Scorpion for getting an above average match out of Osawa, who is clearly a minus wrestler, though the primary factor was Scorpion’s excellent offense. Osawa sped things up and tried to work Scorpion’s match, giving her best performance of the year hanging with Scorpion and being the base for her flying moves. Granted it was sloppy and deliberate at times, but unlike the typical Osawa match, it was never dull. Basically this was a showcase for Scorpion’s flying, including the cool bounce off the top backflip armdrag that Owen Hart made famous. **1/4
Shinobu Kandori vs. Mami Kitamura 0:52. Kitamura looked good during her fast start, which included a nice arm drag and bulldog, but Kandori submitted her almost as soon as she gained control.
Miss A & Rumi Kazama & Cuty Suzuki vs. Eagle Sawai & Mayumi Ozaki & Sachiko Koganei 15:07. Stacked match with a rapid pace through constant tags. Eagle’s team attacked before the bell, getting off to a quick start combining brawling and fast action. Sawai & A are pretty comparable workers at this point with Eagle wrestler a similar style to Devil, though more energetic since she’s lighter and much younger. A has great offense for a big woman as she learned it when she wasn’t so bulky, but in her peak days as Dynamite Kansai was still athletic and flexible enough with the extra weight to do moves such as the Northern lights suplex and diving headbutt. Cuty’s moveset hasn’t improved, but more importantly she’s figured out how to impress with it, showing bursts of energy. Good performances all around. ***1/2
Utako Hozumi & Eden Mabuchi & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Rumi Yasuda & Yuka Nakajima & Mie Dohiki 16:52. Rookie style match trying to surmount the lack of offense by stocking up on youngsters, but sinking in a quicksand of mistiming, miscues, and mistakes including Fukuoka blowing an arm drag. I have to give Yasuda some credit, as she was the only one who tried to step up, but unfortunately she stinks. She implemented her full arsenal of unconvincing heel tactics, for instance this lame maneuver where she stood over Hozumi with Hozumi's head between her ankles and jumped back, stomping Hozumi's hair! After a while, the fans just started laughing at their ineptitude and hesitation. Hozumi was the only one who approached sharpness in this mess, but she couldn't exactly raise the overall standard, if such a thing could be said to exist in this debacle. 1/4*
Cuty Suzuki & Plum Mariko vs. Yukari Osawa & Sachiko Koganei 12:16. Plum held Koganei so close for Cuty’s diving body attack that Cuty practically flew right over Sachiko. Otherwise, it was generally competent if undistinguished action. Koganei is getting good here, as her strength of body control is leading to crisper and tighter execution. **
Shinobu Kandori & Miki Handa vs. Harley Saito & Mami Kitamura 5:44. Harley appears to be in peak form, but again Kandori’s match is so short it’s difficult to discern. The opening segment with Harley vs. Kandori was excellent with Harley using her speed and crisp technique, but Kandori getting pissed and trying to drive her through the mat with a bodyslam. There was a steep decline after the first minute, as the intensity dropped tremendously for Handa vs. Kitamura. Harley vs. Handa was good, but Kandori made short work of Kitamura, so it wound up being a third of a match rather than the fully developed quality contest it could have been if the goal wasn’t simply to make Kandori look tough.
Devil Masami & The Scorpion vs. Miss A & Itsuki Yamazaki 13:02 + 4:51. Entertaining match that seemed to lack the effort to make it as good as it could have been. Yamazaki was beyond reproach all year, and did nothing wrong here, but was a bit subdued, content to fit into Devil’s pace rather than developing a hyper alternative with Scorpion that could have taken the bout to the next level. If the contest started a bit slow, it did continue to get better, though there were few signs of desperation before the final minute. Little Scorpion was the wrestler who didn’t belong, but rather than squash her they let her do her thing, and shine, though she was pinned twice for her trouble. She had her act down here, or was simply on, as there were none of the execution problems that marred her bouts earlier in the year. She’s a good partner for Devil, as Devil holds the match together with good timing and develops the rivalries with clever interplay, while Scorpion provides the offense. The match ended rather abruptly, so they did a bonus five minutes. Devil was really inciting Miss A in the extra session, breaking up a pin then, when A stuck with it, stomping her again before she left the ring. A gave Devil a few none too happy looks, but once she turned her back to hold Scorpion so Yamazaki could come off the top, Devil ran in and Pearl Harbored her with a lariat. ***1/2
Tokyo Den'en Coliseum: Tomi Aoyama vs. ? (bleached blond American)
Jackie Sato & Seiko Hanawa vs. Yumi Ikeshita & Mami Kumano
7/31/79 Tokyo Den'en Coliseum 2/3 Falls: Yumi Ikeshita & Mami Kumano vs. Lucy Kayama & Tomi Aoyama
Itsuki Yamazaki & Miki Handa vs. Plum Mariko & Hikari Fukuoka 10:40. Yamazaki basically stepped aside and let the younger wrestlers do their thing. They ran around a lot, but didn’t use their better moves, which, along with the shorter matches, are the trademarks of the shows JWP put on in foreign countries. Mariko, who works as hard as anyone in the league, still put forth a good effort. Fukuoka gave another sloppy performance. *1/2
Mayumi Ozaki & Yukari Osawa vs. Rumi Kazama & Harley Saito 12:39. Kazama gave a better performance than she typically was in 1990, looking sharp with striking sequences built out of avoiding her opponent’s blows. Saito showed confidence and maturity, stepping up to carry the match. The slick strike sequences between Kazama & Saito were quite impressive. Ozaki was in all out heel mode, busting Harley open with double teaming in the corner then repeatedly punching Saito to squeeze every drop out. While Ozaki & Osawa were effective, I wanted to see a few minutes of Ozaki actually wrestling Harley before the finish, rather than her and Osawa basically doing a competent version of Mad Dog Military bloodletting. They had a chance to deliver a very good match, but did a fluke schoolboy finish rather than expanded beyond the body. **1/2
Devil Masami & The Scorpion vs. Shinobu Kandori & Mami Kitamura 8:48. Masami & Scorpion were JWP’s best team at this point, and even though the match was too short, this was the prime example of what made them so good. Masami & Scorpion were certainly in top form, working well individually and together, including Scorpion using Masami’s back as a horse to do a diving body attack off. Kandori deserves a lot of credit here, as with a young scrub her tendency is to be the one man show, setting herself apart from the others, but she was very much a part of this match. Her selling was really good, making Devil and even Scorpion’s offense seem more painful and impactful than it actually was. One funny spot saw Kandori unmask Scorpion... only to reveal another mask. ***
UWA Joshi International Title: Miss A vs. Eagle Sawai 9:39. Though A still threw a diving elbow in, this was the type of slower, higher impact match Eagle & Kansai would became associated with in later years. A really seemed closer to discovering the wrestler she would be in this match than probably any other from 1990. She has better offense, but their ring work is pretty equal at this point as this might have been Eagle’s peak year. They condensed the match for Korea as expected, but they took out most of the weardown rather than the highlights. A attacked Eagle’s knee and Eagle came back with some brawling, but after that it was mostly good moves, at least for the period. They were well matched and gave you the quality of wrestling they were capable of, but it was still a slight disappointment because even though you knew it wouldn’t last too long, you figured they’d give you another couple of minutes. ***
1/13: Cuty Suzuki & Miki Handa & Mikiko Futagami vs. Sachiko Koganei & Yuka Nakajima & Ayumi ?
Mie Dohiki vs. ?
Devil Masami & The Scorpion vs. Eagle Sawai & Sachiko Koganei
Mayumi Ozaki & Rumi Kazama vs. Shinobu Kandori & Harley Saito
2/23: Cuty Suzuki vs. Eagle Sawai
2/24: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Utako Hozumi
2/24: Cuty Suzuki & Oscar Tomo vs. Eagle Sawai & Yukari Osawa
2/11 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Shinobu Kandori vs. The Scorpion
Eagle Sawai & Rumi Yasuda & Yukari Osawa vs. Rumi Kazama & Cuty Suzuki & Mami Kitamura
Miki Handa vs. ?
JWP & UWA Junior Senshukenjiai: Mayumi Ozaki vs. The Scorpion
Sumiko Saito vs. Mie Dohiki
Handicap Match: Pink Cadillac vs. Miki Handa & ?
Eagle Sawai & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Shinobu Kandori & Harley Saito
Devil Masami & Rumi Kazama vs. Miss A & Itsuki Yamazaki
5/12: Yuka Nakajima vs. Sumiko Saito
6/20: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Mie Dohiki
6/21: Shinobu Kandori vs. Yukari Osawa
5/12: Mayumi Ozaki & Eagle Sawai vs. Devil Masami & Miss A
4/25 Chiba: Pink Cadillac vs. Sachiko Koganei
6/30 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Mikiko Futagami vs. Sumiko Saito
6/30: Utako Hozumi vs. The Scorpion
6/16: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami
3/25: Shinobu Kandori vs. Sachiko Koganei
5/12 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Harley Saito vs. Rumi Kazama
Cuty Suzuki & Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Terry Power & Sachiko Koganei
Over The Generation Match: Utako Hozumi vs. Devil Masami
Harley Saito & Mami Kitamura & The Scorpion vs. Miss A & Miki Handa & Plum Mariko
7/14 Over The Generation Match: Miss A vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Mizuki Endo Debutsen: Mikiko Futagami vs. Mizuki Endo
Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Mayumi Ozaki & Rumi Kazama vs. Devil Masami & Mami Kitamura
Dementia vs. Pink Cadillac. Digest
Dynamite Kansai & The Scorpion vs. Shinobu Kandori & Harley Saito
Devil Masami vs. Medusa
Dynamite Kansai & The Scorpion vs. Harley Saito & Itsuki Yamazaki
8/11 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Cuty Suzuki vs. The Scorpion
Sachiko Koganei Intai Jiai: Sachiko Koganei vs. Utako Hozumi
Eagle Sawai vs. Itsuki Yamazaki
Shinobu Kandori & Miki Handa vs. Harley Saito & Maki Kitamura
Dynamite Kansai vs. Devil Masami
Eden Mabuchi Intai Jiai: Eden Mabuchi vs. Rumi Kazama 5:00. Mabuchi is one of the really attractive wrestlers few people know about. Match was pretty good for what it was. Kandori took over for Rumi 3 1/2 minutes, with Rumi selling for 30 seconds then getting back in the mix for double teaming. Eden dropkicked Kandori to the floor, ending her role in the match then had a final big run on Rumi but couldn't get the pin before time expired. Though Kandori only sold one move, her participation actually put even over more as she stood up to her and didn't succumb to the odds.
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka 11:26. Good performance by Ozaki with the goal being to have a decent little match. Ozaki kept Fukuoka contained and within herself. She dominated early, but Fukuoka came back with dropkicks and was on offense for quite a while. She wasn't spectacular, but they did enough to keep it interesting. **1/2
Devil Masami & Utako Hozumi vs. Shinobu Kandori & Miki Handa 10:26. Short match. Some decent action, but nothing to give reason to it ending 10 minutes early. *3/4
UWA Nintei International Senshuken: Harley Saito vs. Miss A 14:51. Harley was riding high in the last year of JWP. She was a hell of a worker from '91-93 or '94; it's amazing how quickly LLPW managed to crush her star. A was also wrestling at a high level today, and both women gave it their all. Good back and forth match that could have gone either way. ***1/2
AJW TV 4/79 taped 4/6 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2/3 Falls WWWA Sekai Tag Senshuken: Tomi Aoyama & Lucy Kayama (Queen Angels) vs. Mami Kumano & Yumi Ikeshita (Black Pair) 5:15, 1:22, 1:05. Good 1st fall, but the last two were non-existant. Good story and focus, but that shouldn't be to the detriment of the match quality. Angels showed impressive athleticism and Pair brawled. Kumano got a bloody nose. Key was Aoyama suffering a knee injury. Pair kept attacking it between falls so it took forever for the 3rd fall to start. When it finally started Aoyama was useless, leading to Kayama falling quickly. **
Chino Sato vs. Ayumi Hori 9:20. Pretty good glorified rookie match. *1/2
AJW TV 5/78
Tomi Aoyama & Mimi Hagiwara vs. Yumi Ikeshita & Noriko Kawagai 9:43. Aoyama was a great athlete before the women really figured out hot to utilize great athletes. Ikeshita is very underrated, there are very few heels in the 70's who had face offense, much less ones that were legitimately good brawlers. Some good moves in the last few minutes, but it ended around the time you felt like it was about to become really good. ***
Nancy Kumi vs. Mami Kumano 17:21 of 30:00. It's always disappointing when the lesser half of each team is selected for the singles match. Kumano was brawling almost exclusively. Match was okay when Kumi was on offense, but Kumano was like a miniature Dump minus the heat. **
note: listing might not be 100% accurate
taped 6/30/91 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Plum Mariko & Cuty Suzuki vs. Yukari Osawa & Sachiko Koganei
Eagle Sawai vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Shinobu Kandori vs. Hiromi Sugo
Mayumi Ozaki & Pink Cadillac vs. Devil Masami & Miki Handa
Dynamite Kansai & Harley Saito vs. Itsuki Yamazaki & Rumi Kazama
Plum Mariko sings
taped 10/10/91 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Reggie Bennett & Terri Power & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami & Miki Handa & Plum Mariko
Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Shinobu Kandori
JWP Jr. Title: The Scorpion vs. Cuty Suzuki. Cuty wins title
Dynamite Kansai & Eagle Sawai vs. Harley Saito & Mami (Leo) Kitamura
11/2/91 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Eagle Sawai & Reiko Hoshino (Scorpion) vs. Itsuki Yamazaki & Mami Kitamura
Cuty Suzuki vs. Plum Mariko
Shinobu Kandori & Miki Handa vs. Devil Masami & Utako Hozumi
UWA International Title: Harley Saito vs. Dynamite Kansai
taped 12/7/91 Tokyo Korakuen Hall
Bolshoi Kid & Utako Hozumi vs. Plum Mariko & Midori Saito (?)
Reggie Bennett & Terri Power vs. Rumi Kazama & Mayumi Ozaki
Cuty Suzuki vs. Miki Handa
Harley Saito & Itsuki Yamazaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Eagle Sawai & Dynamite Kansai & Reiko Hoshino
Reggie Bennett & Terri Power & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami & Miki Handa & Plum Mariko
Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Shinobu Kandori
JWP Jr. Title: The Scorpion vs. Cuty Suzuki. Cuty wins title
Dynamite Kansai & Eagle Sawai vs. Harley Saito & Mami (Leo) Kitamura
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Eagle Sawai & Reiko Hoshino (Scorpion) vs. Itsuki Yamazaki & Mami Kitamura
Cuty Suzuki vs. Plum Mariko
Shinobu Kandori & Miki Handa vs. Devil Masami & Utako Hozumi
UWA International Title: Harley Saito vs. Dynamite Kansai
Mitsue Kobayashi & Mika Kuwahara vs. Mizuki Endo & Sumiko Saito
Mikiko Futagami vs. Midori Saito
The Dementia & Pink Cadillac vs. Cheryl Luther (sp?) & Rockin Robin
Plum Mariko & Yukari Osawa vs. Cuty Suzuki & Bolshoi Kid
Devil Masami vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Mayumi Ozaki & Harley Saito vs. Dynamite Kansai & Eagle Sawai
*Debut Show of the 2nd JWP*
Plum vs. Bolshoi, Ozaki & Cuty vs. Kansai & Fukuoka, more.
Bolshoi Kid vs. karate girl
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Sumio Toyama
Plum Mariko vs. Sumiko Saito
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami
Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai
Dynamite Kansai & Devil Masami vs. Plum Mariko & Hikari Fukuoka
Highlights of Kansai vs. Plum 2 Fall Count Match, Devil vs. Sumiko Saito, Devil vs. Bolshoi Kid, & Devil vs. Ozaki
Devil Masami vs. Cuty Suzuki
Highlights of Ozaki & Cuty vs. Kansai & Hikari
Dynamite Kansai vs. Mayumi Ozaki. Kansai's really dominated this match, which shows just how Oz had to come in this feud to get to the point where she was close to Kansai's equal. Kansai's kicks were just brutal, causing major swelling under Ozaki's eye.
Ozaki & Cuty & Plum Mariko & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Kansai & Devil & Sumio Toyoma & Saito
Note: 1st 3 matches digested
Cuty Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Plum Mariko & Hikari Fukuoka
Dynamite Kansai & Sumiko Saito vs. Devil Masami & Commando Bolshoi
Sumio Toyama vs. Mitsue Kobayashi
Tournament Final: Cuty Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Sumiko Saito
Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki
Plum Mariko vs. Bolshoi Kid
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Sumiko Saito
Only Give Up (submission) Battle Royal
Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki
Plum Mariko vs. Bolshoi Kid
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Sumiko Saito
Only Give Up (submission) Battle Royal
Note: some matches are digested
Yumi Nagano (Tenma) vs. Sumiko Saito
Tomoko (Candy) Okutsu & Machiko ? vs. Mitsue Kobayashi & ?
Leaguesen: Plum Mariko vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Leaguesen: Sumio Toyama vs. Devil Masami
Leaguesen: Dynamite Kansai vs. Commando Bolshoi
Leaguesen: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Cuty Suzuki
Yumi Nagano (Tenma) vs. Sumiko Saito
Tomoko (Candy) Okutsu & Machiko ? vs. Mitsue Kobayashi & ?. Digest
Leaguesen: Plum Mariko vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Leaguesen: Sumio Toyama vs. Devil Masami
Leaguesen: Dynamite Kansai vs. Commando Bolshoi
Leaguesen: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Cuty Suzuki
Tomoko Okutsu vs. Sumiko Saito
Sumio Toyama & Yumi Nagano vs. Mitsue Kobayashi & Mika Kuwahara
Devil Masami vs. Machiko ?
Commando Bolshoi vs. Plum Mariko
Devil Masami & Sumiko Saito & Machiko ? vs. Plum Mariko & Commando Bolshoi & Sumio Toyama
JWP Nintei Tag Senshukenjiai: Cuty Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Hikari Fukuoka
Note: aside from the main event, everything is severely truncated
Glove Match: Mitsue Kobayashi vs. Mika Kuwahara
Tomoko Okutsu vs. Commando Bolshoi
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Machiko ?
Plum Mariko vs. Sumiko Saito
Hikari Fukuoka & Commando Bolshoi & Machiko ? vs. Plum Mariko & Sumiko Saito & Tomoko Okutsu
Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki. 18:42
Sumio Toyama vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Cuty Suzuki vs. Commando Bolshoi
Mayumi Ozaki & Tomoko Okutsu vs. Plum Mariko & Sumiko Saito
Dynamite Kansai vs. Devil Masami
2/26/93 Osaka
One Night Tag Tournament 1st Round: Mayumi Ozaki & Candy Okutsu vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Commando Bolshoi
One Night Tag Tournament 1st Round: Cuty Suzuki & Plum Mariko vs. Devil Masami & Yumi Tenma
Handicap Match: Dynamite Kansai vs. Mitsue Kobayashi & Mika Kuwahara
One Night Tag Tournament Final: Cuty Suzuki & Plum Mariko vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Commando Bolshoi. One of the first big pushes Hikari got, as she pins Cuty to win the tournament.
2/27 Kyoto
JWP Tag Titles: Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki vs. Devil Masami & Dynamite Kansai
12/1/92 Tokyo
Tomoko Okutsu (Candy) & Commando Bolshoi vs. Sumio Toyama & Yumi Nagano. Highlights.
Masked YAWARA vs. Machiko ?
Plum Mariko vs. Sumiko Saito
Devil Masami vs. Dynamite Kansai
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken Tournament Final 2 Fall Count Match: Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai. Kansai gave a good performance here. The match built well with good timing and selling. Kansai becomes shodai champion. Good match.
Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Yumiko Hotta & Takako Inoue (AJW team). *Reviewed in Quebrada #51* This match looked so much different from the other matches on these two commercial tapes. This was one of the first JWP vs. AJW matches and they wanted to make it special. Everyone turned it up a few notches, and the match was very heated and intense. The pacing was several times faster than anything else on these tapes, as it was wrestled AJW style. Ozaki had what must have been one of her most impressive performances to date, really stepping up and taking control here. At one point when Hikari was in trouble, Ozaki came in and saved her, which led to a big slap fight with Takako. Another time when Hikari was in trouble, Ozaki reached over the ropes and Dragon sleepered Hotta. Hikari really took a hell of a beating from Hotta. She was the worst in the match, but Hotta did a really good job of carrying her. Hotta had a really strong performance overall for that matter, wrestling a smart match and adding to the intensity. Great effort by everyone, but everything didn't work to perfection. Read Review. ****1/2
Each JWP wrestler stars in a 30-minute Godzilla-like sci-fi monster movie.
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Candy Okutsu
Mayumi Ozaki & Bolshoi Kid vs. Cuty Suzuki & Plum Mariko
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Oza Senshukenjiai: Dynamite Kansai vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Devil Masami vs. Bull Nakano
Sumio Toyama vs. Yumi Tenma
Only Give Up Single Match: Plum Mariko vs. Commando Bolshoi
Dynamite Kansai & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Devil Masami & Candy Okutsu
JWP vs. Zenjo: Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki vs. Takako Inoue & Sakie Hasegawa
AJ Jr. Title: Numacchi (AJW) vs. Sumio Toyama (Saburo). **1/2
Infernal KAORU (AJW) vs. Commando Bolshoi. *1/2
Suzuka Minami & Kaoru Ito (AJW) vs. Devil Masami & Candy Okutsu. Devil Masami & Candy Okutsu. Great performance by Devil, particularly how she carried this match. I mean, she was making Candy look impressive and she wasn't even wrestling against her. ****
Yumiko Hotta (AJW) vs. Plum Mariko. *1/4
First Attack Single Match Rule 60:00 Full Time Match: Aja Kong & Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue & Sakie Hasegawa vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki & Hikari Fukuoka. I was saying the other day that it's a shame they never did a second match under these rules, but in a way it would be pointless because this could never be topped. This is the best gimmick/stipulation match ever and unquestionably one of the top couple women's matches of the decade. Awesome work and perfect booking. My all-time favorite finish. *****
*Special Price two T-120s on SP for $36 or $41.50 or $47 COOP (one unique)*
Feature on Candy Okutsu
7/31/93 Yokohama Bunka Taiikukan: Devil Masami & Candy Okutsu vs. Suzuka Minami & Kaoru Ito (AJW team). ****
Candy vs. Cuty Suzuki
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Devil Masami
Plum Mariko vs. Infernal KAORU (AJW)
Mayumi Ozaki & Sumio Toyama vs. Dynamite Kansai & Commando Bolshoi
Candy Okutsu vs. Kaoru Ito (AJW)
Cuty Suzuki vs. Fusayo Nouchi
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Commando Bolshoi
Feature on Devil Masami
Super Heel Match: Super Heel Devil Masami vs. Plum Mariko
Dynamite Kansai & Devil vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Plum Mariko
Feature on Cuty Suzuki
Cuty vs. Commando Bolshoi
Plum Mariko vs. Fusayo Nouchi
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Numacchi (AJW)
Dynamite Kansai & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Devil Masami & Reggie Bennett (AJW)
The Queens Road Yokohama Second: Candy Okutsu & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Chikako Shiratori & Chaparrita ASARI (AJW). Good match between the four youngsters with Candy carrying the match and ASARI showing her great highspots **1/2
Solid Black Queens Energy: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Manami Toyota (AJW). Excellent match with Hikari pushing her idol before doing the eventual job. Lots of mirror spots and great spots including Toyota doing a plancha over the security rail ****
Most Special Persons Wrestling Jam: Devil Masami & Plum Mariko vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Cuty Suzuki. Great long match with great build, psychology, and timing, a special aura, and lots of choice submissions ****3/4
Bolshoi Kid vs. Mima Shimoda (AJW). The clown is awful and this is a disaster of epic proportions. This is the only match they don't show in its entirety, and even in this chopped up form it stinks. Worst Mima match I've ever seen, though it's not her fault 1/4*
Pure Heart Meets The Dangerous Queen, Only One Time Singles Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Akira Hokuto (AJW). Pretty similar to Oz's match with Toyota on 10/9/93 though the selling here is superior. Breaking the opponent's main finisher was the key. Very solid match that built well ****1/4
Full Throttle Thunder Queen World: Dynamite Kansai vs. Kyoko Inoue (AJW). Very similar to Kansai/Yamada 10/9 with the same finisher vs. finisher storyline and great build and psychology. Not as good as 10/9 because it wasn't nearly as stiff. ****1/4
*Special Price $36 (2 VHS/DVD) or $41.50 or $47 COOP (one unique)*
*ground level angle, so the matwork is kind of hard to see and out of the ring stuff is not seen*
Fusayo Nouchi vs. Hiromi Sugo
Hikari Fukuoka & Hiromi Yagi vs. Plum Mariko & Commando Bolshoi
Dynamite Kansai & Candy Okutsu vs. Devil Masami & Cuty Suzuki
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Chigusa Nagayo. Long double juice brawl. Both women were really into kicking each other's ass, so they acted pretty vicious at times. Pacing was slow as they were putting over the exhaustion and loss of blood, which was fine. Sometimes they went for submissions there was no chance of getting though, which kind of dulled the match. Ozaki got her toughness over in the loss. Very good match, but it was taken down by the handheld not having close angles and not being able to get the brawling out of the ring.
Fukuoka vs. Hiromi Yagi. Yagi's debut match. Obviously very basic. *
Commando Bolshoi & Fukuoka vs. Nouchi & Candy. Fukuoka was by far the best of these 4. Candy had a good showing, but Nouchi doesn't look good and Bolshoi was Bolshoi. *3/4
2 Fall Count 6 Woman Tag Match: Kansai & Devil & Chigusa vs. Ozaki & Cuty & Plum. Really well worked and excellently built match. The downfall was that the gimmick itself wasn't good because it meant less near falls to preserve the finishers, which meant less drama. Really a super match that worked excellently within the limitations of the gimmick, but probably would have been a strong match of the year candidate if it wasn't held back by the stipulations. Read Review. ****1/2
1/12/94
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Cuty Suzuki 5:46 of 20:21. Cuty was getting major heel heat pulling Ozaki's eyebrows out by hand (what a waste). She cut Ozaki on the forehead, and attacked the wound. Ozaki got beat on the whole time, but came back and put Cuty away with a few moves.
2 Fall Count Match: Dynamite Kansai & Candy Okutsu vs. Devil Masami & Plum Mariko 4:33 of 20:24
11/29/93
Dynamite Kansai & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Yumiko Hotta & Kaoru Ito 24:16. Hotta had her attitude going in a way that helped the match, looking intense and hateful. She added a lot of small things to the match that helped put over the rivalry between the two promotions. Hotta really carried this, with Fukuoka & Ito doing fine as workers. Kansai was disappointing in that she didn't add more to the story and atmosphere. She played along with Hotta better than younger and smaller Fukuoka or Ito could, but she was ultimately also a follower. ***1/2
Cuty Suzuki vs. Candy Okutsu 4:06 of 14:26
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami 5:57 of 17:22. Looked like a very good match. Ozaki was really pushing Devil here. She was on offense most of what was shown and didn't seem at all the underdog. You felt like she would win, but of course if Devil is selling this much...
Mayumi Ozaki & Plum Mariko & Candy Okutsu vs. Devil Masami & Cuty Suzuki & Bolshoi Kid 5:50 of 19:29
Note: tape also contains footage of their vacation activities
1st Battle A Block:
Cuty Suzuki vs. Fusayo Nouchi. 10:07
Dynamite Kansai vs. Candy Okutsu. 11:57
Note: tape also contains footage of their vacation activities
1st Battle B Block:
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Commando Bolshoi
Plum Mariko vs. Mayumi Ozaki
Note: tape also contains footage of their vacation activities
2nd Battle A, B Block:
Plum Mariko vs. Hikari Fukuoka. 10:10
Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai. 12:22
Note: tape also contains footage of their vacation activities
Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka & Bolshoi Kid vs. Cuty Suzuki & Candy Okutsu & Fusayo Nouchi. 15:47
Final Battle Kesshosen Special Tag Match: Devil Masami & Dynamite Kansai vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Plum Mariko. Tournament doesn't have a traditional final, rather the winner of A Block teams with Devil, while the winner of B Block teams with Chigusa. 15:58
Focuses on Chigusa Nagayo's involvement in JWP so far. All matches are edited, and they actually stop the tape of the match to show the wrestlers (mainly Chigusa) talking about it.
11/18/93: Cuty Suzuki & Chigusa Nagayo vs. Devil Masami & Plum Mariko. 12-13 min (all times on this tape include interspersed interviews)
1/9/94: Cuty Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki & Plum Mariko vs. Dynamite Kansai & Devil Masami & Chigusa Nagayo. 12 min
1/11/94: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Chigusa Nagayo. 17 min
Clips of each singles match in PACIFIC FIGHT Tournament about 2 min each than 3-4 min clip of tag final
Hiromi Yagi & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Kumiko Maekawa & Rie Tamada. Basic young girls match with stretching and dropkicks. Execution was fine. Yagi kept some intensity and suspense on the match even though aside from a few judo based moves she was doing the same offense as the others. She has a sense of timing and an understanding of what makes a match compelling that the others don't. **
Bolshoi Kid (ASARI) vs. Commando Bolshoi. It wasn't quite SUPER MAJOR CLOWNS Ariake TRASH!! like I feared, but it wasn't a good lucha or flying match like it could have been. The 10 minute time limit hurt because by the time it started getting good, it was over. The funniest part was when ASARI's hair extension came off in the midst of her turning a uranage into a wakigatame. Commando acted like it was a dead animal and scared the ref with it. The moves were a lot better than the previous match, but the execution was worse and there was no smoothness, timing, or flow. *3/4
Cuty Special vs. Takako Panic: Cuty Suzuki vs. Takako Inoue. These two don't need 20 minutes. Their lack of offense starts to bore you within 10. You know you are in trouble when Takako is doing all the offense, but her offense at least looked pretty good. Cuty's flying in particular looked pretty pathetic; she's just not very athletic. Cuty did an excellent job of selling. The lack of announcers actually helped the match come across better because Cuty was doing a great job of screaming in pain, actually putting some thought and emotion into when and how she screamed. The effort was strong, but too much of the match was just stretching each other out. They didn't get heat until things picked up at the end. **1/4
Over The Generation Grudge Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Chigusa Nagayo. This truly looked like a grudge match. There was a major staredown before it started and once it began they just beat each other to a pulp for 27 minutes. Violent and intense. Ozaki was nasty. The match was all about attitude. They wouldn't back down or give up no matter how much punishment they took. Obviously they were both over to begin with, but the match built up a great deal of heat not just because it was long and high quality, but because they earned the audience's respect. Both women had a couple of cuts, with the entire right side of Ozaki's face being covered in blood while Chigusa couldn't really get much blood. It wasn't just a brawl, of course, they each actually wrestled and even did a dive. One of the best matches they've had together. ***3/4
Candy Okutsu vs. Kyoko Inoue. Long before the ego feeding days of squashing everyone in Neo to the detriment of everyone but herself, there was a wrestler named Kyoko Inoue that was more interested in having a strong match. Even though she may never have had to face Candy again, she unselfishly carried her and put her over enough to lead her to one of the best veteran vs. promising youngster matches. They key to this typ eof match is the youngster looking impressive and being competitive. Nobody really believes they'll win, so it's okay if they are overmatched as long as they prove they are not only someone to watch but a player right now, which Candy did. In doing so, Candy got the crowd behind her. Well executed match with a number of nice high spots. The highlight to me was Kyoko doing an overhead belly to belly suplex with both women standing on the top rope. The finishing segment was disappoint, but that was the only major downside. ***3/4
Devil Masami & Bull Nakano vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Sakie Hasegawa. Surprisingly this was supposed to be the first time Devil & Bull teamed up. The best athlete each league had from the current generation faced each leagues aging monster. Unfortunately, the aging monsters didn't seemed cut out to go nearly 30 minutes. While the match was well worked and some excellent moments and exciting stretches, it lacked fire and really anything that would make the match seem important. Too often the match just plodded along. Hikari and Sakie did some nice moves, most notably Hikari moonsaulting off Sakie's shoulders, but the monsters for the most part seemed to just be there. The success of the match was more in having wrestlers that good than in anything particular they did. **3/4
WWWA Sekai Single Senshukenjiai: Aja Kong vs. Dynamite Kansai. This is one of those inexplicable matches where you can't imagine how things could go wrong, but they really did. Before the GAEA days, every time these two had faced each other before or after it was excellent. This match however went on forever without much of anything happening. Aja dominated the match with a lot of dull submissions and some brutal strikes. She did a good job pounding Kansai with different types of shots so she could save her urakens until the end, but there weren't enough strikes or other high impact spots until that point to keep the quality up. Kansai wasn't on top of her game today. It seemed like she was having problems working with someone so big, although I can't figure why since she'd had no problem with Devil or Aja in the past. In any case, here you never got the sense that they knew where their opponent was going to be, so they were more tentative and deliberate than you'd expect. Wasn't a totally dead match, but didn't have anywhere near the heat and urgency you'd expect from JWP's top star vying to become the first native outsider to win the top women's title. **1/2
Fusayo Nouchi vs. Hiromi Yagi
Long feature on Hikari Fukuoka including pins over Cuty & Plum
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka. Very good match. It worked because Ozaki did a really good job of carrying the match and acting, allowing Fukuoka to just have to work, which she could always more than hold her own doing. ***3/4
Devil Masami & Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai & Candy Okutsu
Hiromi Sugo vs. Commando Bolshoi
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Hiromi Sugo. More like the original JWP with a bunch of submissions early then some spots from Hikari toward the end. Sugo didn't have a prayer. *1/2
Dynamite Kansai & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Commando Bolshoi & Hiromi Yagi. Yagi was already good. She did her submissions and Kansai did her kicks, but the other two didn't offer much. **1/4
Cuty Suzuki & Candy Okutsu vs. Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki. Devil & Ozaki played heel, and dominated the match. Cuty & Candy were alright, but nothing special. Ozaki worked hard and made it a good match. ***
Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki & Candy Okutsu & Hiromi Sugo vs. Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki & Commando Bolshoi & Hiromi Yagi. The main players did a good job, but, although they hit their moves, the bottom four didn't do too much. The fans were the most excited about Kansai vs. Devil, which was good. The finish was nothing special. ***
8/21
Yagi vs. Devil. Devil doesn't really take Yagi seriously, and Yagi isn't allowed to be competitive.
Candy vs. Infernal KAORU. Good work. No real substance, but the spots were good.
8/20
The Body Heat Tournament Semifinal: Fukuoka vs. Bolshoi. Bolshoi works Fukuoka's bad arm. Good work, but the match seemed very flat due to a total lack of heat. Good match.
The Body Heat Tournament Semifinal: Ozaki vs. Devil. Ozaki was real good, but Devil made some of the spots that required athleticism look bad.
8/21
The Body Heat Tournament Final: Ozaki vs. Fukuoka. You only needed a 2 count to win. Ozaki carried the match and it was really solid with strong psychology, but Fukuoka didn't play her role well as her selling wasn't that good and her comebacks were way too quick. As Bolshoi did, Ozaki attacks Hikari's bad arm. Very good match, but the finish was bad because Ozaki kicks out at 1 but the ref gives Hikari the match anyway.
Fusayo Nouchi vs. Hiromi Sugo
Tournament Matches:
Hiromi Yagi vs. Commando Bolshoi
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Candy Okutsu
Cuty Suzuki vs. Mayumi Ozaki
Dynamite Kansai vs. Devil Masami
Tournament Junkessho: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Commando Bolshoi. Bolshoi works Fukuoka's bad arm. Good work, but the match seemed very flat due to a total lack of heat. Good match.
Tournament Junkessho: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Devil Masami. Ozaki was real good, but Devil made some of the spots that required athleticism look bad.
8/21 Tokyo Korakuen Hall, Tournament Kesshosen 2 Fall Count Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hikari Fukuoka. Ozaki carried the match and it was really solid with strong psychology, but Fukuoka didn't play her role well as her selling wasn't that good and her comebacks were way too quick. As Bolshoi did, Ozaki attacks Hikari's bad arm. Very good match, but the finish was bad because Ozaki kicks out at 1 but the ref gives Hikari the match anyway.
Fusayo Nouchi vs. Candy Okutsu. Decent match. The execution was right on, but the pace was slow and the matwork was indiscriminate. **
Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai. Cuty's offense wasn't credible against Kansai, but Kansai sold it anyway. The 1st half was slow, but it there were nice high spots and near falls in the 2nd half. ***
Chigusa Nagayo vs. Bolshoi Kid. Bolshoi scores the huge upset with a flash pin just before the :30 mark. DUD
Mayumi Ozaki vs. KAORU (GAEA). Beginning wasn't much as KAORU is very weak on the mat, but it was a strong match once the action got hot. ***1/4
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshukenjiai: Devil Masami vs. Hikari Fukuoka. Very solid match with very good timing and psychology. Strong body and hot final 5 minutes. Devil press slams Hikari off the apron over the guard rail and Hikari's right arm hits a ringside table, but all the force of the landing comes down on her left arm, so Devil launches an all out attack on that arm. ****
Zenjo & JWP Junior League Koshikisen: Chaparrita ASARI vs. Fusayo Nouchi
Zenjo & JWP Junior League Koshikisen: Rie Tamada vs. Candy Okutsu
Hikari Fukuoka & KAORU vs. Devil Masami & Hiromi Sugo
Dynamite Kansai & Bolshoi Kid vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki
Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki & Hikari Fukuoka & Hiromi Sugo vs. Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki & Candy Okutsu & Hiromi Yagi
Hiromi Yagi & Hiromi Sugo vs. Chigusa Nagayo (GAEA) & Fusayo Nouchi
Bomber Hikaru (GAEA) vs. Dynamite Kansai
Devil Masami vs. KAORU (GAEA)
Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Cuty Suzuki & Candy Okutsu
rest of the tape is part of JWP TV taped 1/8/95 Korakuen Hall
Bomber Hikaru (GAEA) vs. Sumio Toyama
Devil Masami & Hiromi Yagi vs. KAORU & Hiromi Sugo
Reiko Amano vs. Tomoko Kuzumi
Zenjo & JWP Junior League Koshikisen: Hiromi Sugo vs. Candy Okutsu
Dynamite Kansai & Sumio Toyama vs. Devil Masami & Fusayo Nouchi
Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Hiromi Yagi
Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki & Hiromi Sugo & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Dynamite Kansai & Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu & Hiromi Yagi
Hokuto & Nakano vs. Toyota & Yoshida, Hasegawa & Toyota & Yoshida & Ito vs. Double Inoues & Mita & Shimoda-2/3 falls, Hasegawa & Toyota vs. Aja & Kyoko Inoue, Mita & Shimoda vs. Fukuoka & Ozaki, Fukuoka & Ozaki vs. Kansai & Yagi, more!
Kanako Motoya vs. Yuki Miyazaki
Yasuko Kuragaki vs. Tomomi Kobayashi
Sumio Toyama & Reiko Amano vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi & Tomoko Kuzumi
Devil Masami & Hiromi Yagi & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki & Hiromi Sugo
Special Scramble Tag Match: Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Candy Okutsu
Cuty Suzuki vs. KAORU. One of those matches where these two try to be tough girls even though they aren't. It was pretty good when they wrestled, but typically false when they tried to be bad girls. There were some execution problems and they didn't work together so well, but the other big problem was the match was at least twice as long as it should have been so it meandered considerably. Not only did they lose the crowd, but they didn't structure the match so they'd eventually get them back and anyone could see a draw coming from a mile away. *3/4
Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki & Sumio Toyama vs. Devil Masami & Candy Okutsu & Hiromi Yagi. The veterans gave this match to Yagi, Toyama, and to a lesser extent Candy. Toyama was never good, while Yagi & Candy were miles from their '96 level. Still, this was a good match because of the action, but more because of the smarts and timing of the veterans, particularly Ozaki. The veterans didn't wrestle each other so much because they were needed to carry the younger wrestlers, but that ensured the quality was always at least decent. Ozaki vs. Devil was quite good when it happened, with Devil still being real sharp. ***
Undercard highlights
Reiko Amano & Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Tomoko Kuzumi. 4:37 shown
Blue Star Cup '95: Yuki Miyazaki vs. Yasuko Kuragaki
Blue Star Cup '95: Rieko Amano vs. Kanako Motoya
The Dead Heat 4x4 (one count pinfall): Ozaki & Cuty & Candy & Toyama vs. Kansai & Devil & Fukuoka & Yagi. The one count pinfall sounds like a recipe for disaster, but they make it work. ****
Blue Star Cup 2 League Bout: Rieko Amano vs. Tomoko Kuzumi
Blue Star Cup 2 League Bout: Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Yuki Miyazaki
Sumio Toyama & Kanako Motoya vs. Hiromi Sugo & Tomomi Kobayashi
Devil Masami & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Dynamite Kansai & Hiromi Yagi
Tomoko Kuzumi vs. Yasuko Kuragaki. Rookie style. *
Hiromi Sugo vs. Tomomi Kobayashi. Sugo was pretty good, but this was also a dull rookie style match. *
Sumio Toyama & Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Rieko Amano & Yuki Miyazaki. Toyama was the best of these 4 here due to being the most experienced. Tons of dropkicks. *1/4
Hiromi Yagi vs. Fusayo Nouchi. Yagi was very good, but Nouchi couldn't match here. Hot finish. **3/4
Neo Street Fight Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Dynamite Kansai. *Reviewed in Quebrada #42* Great match that is what a street fight should be. The destroyed each other w/ brawling and weapons, but always came back to wrestling when someone was trying to end it. Great work. Oz was pure evil. Both women, but especially Kansai, juice heavily. The best street fight I've ever seen. ****1/2
Devil & Candy vs. Cuty & Hikari. Candy was the one that "didn't belong" because of her age, but she proved herself by being the the hot worker of the match. ***1/4
Blue Star Cup 2 League Bout: Yasuko Kuragaki vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi
Sumio Toyama vs. Bomber Hikaru feud recap
Bomber Hikaru & Toshie Uematsu (GAEA team) vs. Sumio Toyama & Tomoko Kuzumi
Handicap Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Hiromi Sugo & Rieko Amano
Candy Okutsu vs. Hiromi Yagi
Devil Masami & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki
JWP Nintei Junior Senshuken Shodai Oza Ketteisen: Candy Okutsu vs. Hiromi Yagi vs. Hiromi Sugo 7:08. You had to beat both opponents consecutively to capture the crown, and while the first two falls being so quick might not have helped the match quality if nothing else they made the near finishes in the third fall seem more legit. They put all they had into this match, not wasting any time and making the whole thing come off as frantic and desperate. Yagi was in top form, displaying really smooth and fluid work with lighting counters and transitions, and excellent body control. Candy was also good. Sugo was totally out of her depth, but wrestled so little it wasn't apparent. ***1/4
Hikari Fukuoka & KAORU vs. Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki 12:32 of 13:32. Everyone was kept involved, running or usually in the case of Fukuoka & KAORU flying all over the place. Hikari's team did a lot of double teaming, and except for a rare flub worked very well together. Devil & Ozaki did the spectacular style their opposition is known for, including Ozaki doing a diving footstomp off Devil's shoulders with Devil sitting on the top rope then Devil doing a diving leg drop to set up the finish. ***1/4
JWP-GAEA THE CLIMAX ONE: Dynamite Kansai vs. Chigusa Nagayo 22:10 of 23:35. As good a match as you could have hoped for. Chigusa could still wrestle in these days, and both went all out to deliver a memorable main event. Kansai was the monstrous aggressor, kicking the crap out of Chigusa, who was "injured" early. Chigusa made a quick recovery and injured Kansai with her kicks, to even things up in this brutally stiff match. Good drama with teases of the big holds and nice selling by both to put over the impact and accumulation of damage. ****
Bolshoi Kid & Hiromi Sugo vs. Saburo & Tomoko Kuzumi
Highlights of matches from JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken league from 8/3 & 8/9
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken League Match: Candy Okutsu vs. Fusayo Nouchi
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken eague Match: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Dynamite Kansai. Kansai carried the match, giving an excellent performance to make this a memorable match. It even had heat. ****
Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki vs. Devil Masami & Hiromi Yagi. Match was nothing exceptional early, but got really good when Yagi was against Cuty, of course due to Yagi. This also had heat. Hot final 5 minutes with all kinds of big spots down the stretch. The execution could have been a little better. ***1/2
JWP Junior Senshukenjiai: Candy Okutsu vs. Saburo. They were always working hard, but most of the time they weren't doing much. They didn't do anything bad per se, but it was mainly submissions and just wasn't very exciting. *1/2
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Oza Kettei Leagusen: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Cuty Suzuki. Started off slow, but turned into a good match in the last third. ***
Dynamite Kansai & Hiromi Yagi vs. Devil Masami & Mayumi Ozaki. Match was always solid and entertaining, but they didn't really capitilize on the Kansai vs. Ozaki rivalry or the few stories they introduced. Devil & Ozaki played heel, punking Yagi, who was the big underdog here. Yagi looked good and got over in the underdog role, getting the biggest pops of anyone when she'd do something of note. Kansai was particularly brutal with Devil, drilling her with kicks and chops. ***1/2
Kanako Motoya vs. Yuki Miyazaki. 1:50 shown.
Tomoko Kuzumi & Tomomi Kobayashi vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi & Yasuko Kuragaki. 1:49 shown.
Fusayo Nouchi & Rieko Amano vs. Bolshoi Kid & Hiromi Sugo. 3:07 shown.
Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Kanako Motoya
Hiromi Sugo & Saburo vs. Bolshoi Kid & Fusayo Nouchi
Devil Masami & Rieko Amano vs. Tomoko Kuzumi & ?
Cuty Suzuki vs. Hiromi Yagi
Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Dynamite Kansai & Candy Okutsu
* Special Price $16 or $21.50 COOP*
AJW 12/9/91
Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto vs. Aja Kong & Bison Kimura
Toshiyo Yamada & Kyoko Inoue vs. Aja Kong & Bison Kimura-Tag Tournament Final
JWP 9/1/1995
Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Kanako Motoya
Hiromi Sugo & Saburo vs. Bolshoi Kid & Fusayo Nouchi
Devil Masami & Rieko Amano vs. Tomoko Kuzumi & ?
Cuty Suzuki vs. Hiromi Yagi
Mayumi Ozaki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Dynamite Kansai & Candy Okutsu
Feature on Kansai winning the WWWA World Single Title from Aja Kong on 8/30/95.
JWP 9/23/95 Korakuen-Super Scramble 6 Woman Tag Match Tournament Round 1
Cuty & Toshie Uematsu (GAEA) & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Fukuoka & Sonoko Kato (GAEA) & Kanako Motoya. Fast paced all action match with tons of saves.
Bomber Hikaru (GAEA) & Bolshoi Kid & Saburo vs. KAORU (GAEA) & Meiko Satomura (GAEA) & Tomoko Kuzumi. Fast-paced exciting match with surprisingly good work. Only 1/3 of the match aired, but it looked to be very good.
Chigusa (GAEA) & Chikayo Nagashima (GAEA) & Tomomi Kobayashi vs. Ozaki & Toshie Sato (GAEA) & Amano. Fast-paced with all kinds of double teams. A little more than 1/3 aired, but it looked to be around ***1/4 to ***1/2.
Devil & Chihiro Nakano (GAEA) & Miyazaki vs. Kansai & Makie Numao (GAEA) & Yasuko Kuragaki. Mediocre.
JWP Jr. Title: Candy vs. Yagi. This looked great, but they only showed 6 minutes of a 30:00 draw.
GAEA 9/23/95 at Korakuen-Super Scramble 6 Woman Tag Match Tournament Semifinals
Chigusa & Chikayo & Kobayashi vs. Fukuoka & Sonoko & Motoya. Fukuoka was the best, but none of the youngsters stood out so it was only ok overall.
KAORU & Satomura & Kuzumi vs. Kansai & Numao & Kuragaki. Youngsters were the focus, but only Satomura looked good.
Super Scramble 6 Woman Tag Match Tournament Final
KAORU & Satomura & Kuzumi vs. Fukuoka & Kato & Motoya. Match was too long (almost 24 minutes and they showed all of it) as it had no real storyline or psychology (no surprise given KAORU) and lacked heat. Some blown spots due to the inexperience of the youngsters. Final minutes had tons of flying, with Hikari in particular putting on a show. KAORU's team wins tournament. **3/4
Hiromi Yagi & Commando Bolshoi vs. Candy Okutsu & Rieko Amano
Feature on Hikari & KAORU as a team
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Devil Masami
Highlights of August 1995 tournament matches
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken Tournament: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Cuty Suzuki
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshuken Tournament Final: Cuty Suzuki vs. Dynamite Kansai. Kansai captures title.
Kanako Motoya vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi. Both are green, but they had a good showing. Basic match most of the way with high spots at the end. **
Yuki Miyazaki & Tomoko Kuzumi vs. Saburo & Fusayo Nouchi. All spots, but it was fast paced and the work was good. **1/2
The New Face Attack The Second Ages: Commando Bolshoi vs. Rieko Amano. *
Devil Masami & Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu vs. Mayumi Ozaki & Cuty Suzuki & Hiromi Yagi. Exciting match with all kinds of big spots. High workrate. Excellent when Devil & Cuty aren't in. ****1/4
Takako Inoue feature with highlights of her big matches against the JWP women
WWWA World Single Title: Dynamite Kansai vs. Takako Inoue (AJW). This really had its moments. Stiff match. No heat because Takako just doesn't have the offense to be taken seriously on this level. ***3/4
Yamada & Hotta vs. Watanabe & Bennett, Toyota vs. Sakie-Sakie's last singles match ****, Kuzumi vs. Saburo, Cuty & Devil & Motoya & Amano vs. Kansai & Yagi & Bolshoi & Miyazaki, Sakie vs. Fukuoka, more.
Kanako Moyota vs. Yuki Miyazaki
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi
Devil Masami & Cuty Suzuki & Rieko Amano & Kanako Moyota vs. Dynamite Kansai & Commando Bolshoi & Hiromi Yagi & Yuki Miyazaki
5/30/93: Hikari Fukuoka vs. Sakie Hasegawa
Hikari Fukuoka vs. Sakie Hasegawa
Tomoko Miyaguchi & Tomoko Kuzumi vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Yuki Miyazaki
Ozaki & Amano segment where Amano basically tries to pledge to Ozaki, but Ozaki wants nothing to do with her
JWP KORAKUEN SPECIAL: Ozaki vs. Hiromi Yagi
Ozaki vs. Amano. Impromptu match set up by the post match of the Ozaki vs. Yagi where Amano was begging Ozaki again, but Ozaki ran her into the guard rail and walked away so Amano attacked from behind.
Devil Masami & Kanako Motoya vs. Cuty Suzuki & Rieko Amano
JWP KORAKUEN SPECIAL: Dynamite Kansai vs. Bison Kimura (Jd')
Hiromi Sugo vs. Fusayo Nouchi. Kept moving and had decent work. Back and forth match that was clumsy at times, but generally adequate. *1/2
Candy Okutsu vs. Saburo. Candy kept it simple for Saburo, who is slow with no offense. Neither smooth nor developed. Candy kept it passable, but she's a worker and when work isn't a strength she's in trouble. *1/2
Kanako Motoya vs. Yuki Miyazaki. Selling, execution, sequences, and transitions were all pretty good. What impressed me was the intensitity, especially from Motoya. Not too much in the way of build or spots and the match ended quickly. **1/4
Rieko Amano vs. Commando Bolshoi. Amano was the underdog that kept trying and wouldn't stay down, gaining respect through her resiliance. More brawling than I expected, with Bolshoi using a metal rod on Amano right in front of Ozaki and raming Amano's head into the table Oz was sitting at which led to Amano juicing. Oddly, they began wrestling once Amano was cut. The wrestling was much more convincing than the brawling because Bolshoi is pretty smooth, but lacks impact and tough girl credibility. Amano would do a nice counter into a finishing predicament to keep hope alive. ***
Cuty Suzuki & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Esther Moreno & Hiromi Yagi. Nice action and moves for the majority of the match, only flagging in the middle when they went to submission. Yagi was the smoothest worker even though lucha and aerial doesn't really suit her offensive style. Moreno didn't botch anything too badly and showed the flashiest offense including a moonsault from the middle rope in the ring to the floor. Hikari is at home here and was very good, the other key to the impressive high flying action. Cuty knows how to get by in this type of match, though she looked silly when her and Hikari tried diving headbutts from opposite corners and she came up short. ***1/2
Devil Masami & Tomoko Miyaguchi & Tomoko Kuzumi vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Meiko Satomura & Sonoko Kato. Heated interpromotional match with well matched teams wrestling with fire and intensity. Unfortunately, there was some major ego feeding from Devil & Chigusa, who weren't going to sell for the younger wrestlers. Bull Nakano could not sell for somebody, but wind up making them look good because when they eventually got some over on her it was meaningful. Unfortunately, Chigusa never sold and Devil only put over Satomura's udehishigigyakujujigatame, which Meiko grossly overused. Chigusa was throwing some really good kicks, but that was like her only offense outside of a choke sleeper to the Tomoko's at the same time. The younger girls looked good against each other, at least, with the Tomoko's showing a lot of potential when given the chance. The finish was indicitave of the ridiculousness we regularly saw here. Kuzumi was nearly pinned because Chigusa kicked her. She survived because Devil saved with a kick, which meant Satomura was pinned becase Devil intercepted Chigusa before she could break Kuzumi's pin. **
Mayumi Ozaki & Kyoko Inoue vs. Dynamite Kansai & Takako Inoue. Very offensive minded match. They wasted little time and everyone used just about their entire arsenal. Good teamwork, and lots of it including Kansai & Takako doing a Die Hard Kansai/nodowa otoshi combination. Ozaki did the best job of playing up a rivalry with Takako. Kansai was the other standout early because everything she does is so high impact. The match lacked focus and storyline. It wasn't very dynamic, though it rarely slowed down either. Mainly it was a highlight reel with the expected spots and others like Kyoko piledriving Kansai through a table. The last 5 minutes looked like 1 finish after another. ****1/4
JWP Korakuen Hall Tag Titles: Tomoko Kuzumi & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Hiromi Yagi & Hashimoto
Rieko Amano vs. Commando Bolshoi
Cuty Suzuki & Tomoko Kuzumi & Kanako Motoya vs. Devil Masami & Saburo & Fusayo Nouchi
Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu vs. Dynamite Kansai & Tomoko Miyaguchi
THE DRESS UP WILD FIGHT: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Takako Inoue
Hiichans feature
Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu vs. Saburo & Fusayo Nouchi
Ozaki & Amano segment showing Ozaki accepting Amano as her understudy and some Amano's matches from April and May
One Night Special Tag Tournament Round 1: Mayumi Ozaki & Rieko Amano vs. Cuty Suzuki & Tomoko Kuzumi
One Night Special Tag Tournament Round 1: Devil Masami & Tomoko Miyaguchi vs. Dynamite Kansai & Kanako Motoya
One Night Special Tag Tournament Final: Ozaki & Amano vs. Kansai & Motoya
HIROMI YAGI BIG CHALLENGE 3: Hiromi Yagi vs. Aja Kong
Commando Bolshoi & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Rieko Amano & Sugar Sato (GAEA).
Devil Masami vs. Tomoko Kuzumi
Candy Okutsu vs. Tomoko Miyaguchi
Candy Okutsu vs. Fusayo Nouchi
HIROMI YAGI BIG CHALLENGE 3: Hiromi Yagi vs. Takako Inoue
JWP Tag Titles: Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki vs. Hikari Fukuoka & KAORU (GAEA). ****
8/16
Hiromi Yagi Big Challenge 3 Final Match: Yagi vs. Super Heel. Yagi's work was real good, but Devil did the typically illogical Undertaker crap and put her away quickly. *1/2
8/10
Highlights of the first round of The Junior Body Heat One Night Tournament
The Junior Body Heat One Night Tournament Semifinal: Kuzumi vs. Fusayo Nouchi. Way too short as this was just 3:53. Bad finish
The Junior Body Heat One Night Tournament Semifinal: Yagi vs. Amano. This was only 1:03.
The Junior Body Heat One Night Tournament Final: Kuzumi vs. Amano. *Reviewed in Quebrada #43* Good match. The first ½ is basic and pretty weak, but the second half is very good. Kuzumi wins tournament, thus is crowned the new JWP junior champion! ***
Fukuoka & Candy & Miyaguchi vs. Devil & Cuty & Commando. Very good work. Bolshoi & Hikari looked good. Miyaguchi shows good fighting spirit. ***1/4
JWP Nintei Musabetsukyu Senshukenjiai: Kansai vs. Ozaki. *Reviewed in Quebrada #43* Tremendous acting by Ozaki. Very good match with solid work, strong build, and psychology. This is what a title match should look like. ****1/4
*Reviewed in Quebrada #45*
Korakuen Hall Tag Titles: Tomoko Kuzumi & Yuki Miyazaki Rieko Amano & Tomoko Miyaguchi ***
Mayumi Ozaki & Rieko Amano & Sugar Sato (GAEA) vs. Cuty Suzuki & Commando Bolshoi & Yuki Miyazaki ***3/4
Tomoko Miyaguchi & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Devil Masami & Kanako Motoya. **3/4
HIROMI YAGI BIG CHALLENGE 3 EXTRA! Yagi vs. Jaguar Yokota ***1/2
JWP KORAKUEN SPECIAL: Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu vs. Dynamite Kansai & Tomoko Kuzumi ***3/4
Fukawa vs. Motoya, Ozaki & Sato & Amano vs. Cuty & Motoya & Plum, Toyota vs. Kuzumi, Mixed Tag Match: Fukuoka & Yagi & Sasuke & Tiger Mask 4 vs. Candy & Bolshoi & Delfin & Naniwa, Kyoko & Devil vs. Aja & Kansai, more!
*Reviewed in Quebrada #45*
11/26 Tokyo Ota-ku Taiikukan
Grudge Match: Mayumi Ozaki vs. Plum Mariko. ***1/2
JWP Tag Titles: Devil Masami & Hikari Fukuoka vs. Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki. Devil & Hikari win titles. **3/4
12/14 Akutoshitei Hamamatsu
Hiromi Yagi vs. Plum Mariko. ***1/4
Mayumi Ozaki vs. Commando Bolshoi. ***
JWP PRESENTS YEAR END TAG TOURNAMENT Round 1: Devil Masami & Kanako Motoya vs. Chikayo Nagashima & Sugar Sato (GAEA team). *1/2
Dynamite Kansai & Cuty Suzuki & Fusayo Nouchi vs. Hikari Fukuoka & Candy Okutsu & Tomoko Kuzumi. ***3/4