{"id":14211,"date":"2014-10-18T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T16:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=14211"},"modified":"2014-10-14T13:05:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:05:07","slug":"fighting-spirit-review-oz-academy-no-lookin-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/reviews\/fighting-spirit-review-oz-academy-no-lookin-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Spirit Review: OZ Academy &#8220;No Lookin&#8217; Back&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[spacer height=&#8221;20px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.puroresucentral.com\/img4\/oz11052014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"315\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Date:\u00a0 May 11th, 2014<br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0 Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan<br \/>\nAnnounced Attendance:\u00a0 304<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back to Oz!\u00a0 This is a pretty normal show with no title matches or major freelancers (except maybe Kuragaki, if you count her as major) but it does have the end of a tournament to find the next challenger for the OZ Academy Openweight Championship.\u00a0 I see a few of the girls I like on here so there should be some goodness.\u00a0 Here is the full card:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Dynamite Kansai and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Manami Toyota and Carlos Amano<br \/>\n&#8211; Kyusei Sakura Hirota vs. Mayumi Ozaki<br \/>\n&#8211; Sonoko Kato and Kagetsu vs. Yumi Ohka and Mio Shirai<br \/>\n&#8211; Aja Kong and Hikaru Shida vs. AKINO and Hiroyo Matsumoto<br \/>\n&#8211; OZ Academy Openweight Title Contendership: Tomoka Nakagawa vs. Tsubasa Kuragaki<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OZ has been a bit disappointing to me so far in 2014, so let\u2019s see if this event is better.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Dynamite Kansai and Kaori Yoneyama vs. Manami Toyota and Carlos Amano<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nAmano and Yoneyama start things off.\u00a0 Toyota attacks Yoneyama from behind, double Irish whip to Yoneyama and they both kick her before hitting a double dropkick.\u00a0 Toyota and Amano sit down on Yoneyama but Kansai comes in and breaks it up.\u00a0 Toyota and Amano are thrown into each other but they swing around\u00a0 and elbow their opponents.\u00a0\u00a0 Kansai throws Toyota to the mat and throws Amano into the corner, Toyota is then thrown into the same corner as Yoneyama jumps on Kansai\u2019s back, but Toyota and Amano avoids their charge.\u00a0 Amano picks up Yoneyama and throws her to the mat by her hair before charging her in the corner.\u00a0 Amano and Toyota both put their boot on Yoneyama in the corner, Toyota goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits an armdrag onto Yoneyama.\u00a0 Toyota picks up Yoneyama and pulls back on her hair while putting her in a chinlock.\u00a0 Amano comes in to stick her foot into Yoneyama\u2019s face, then Toyota switches to a crab hold on Yoneyama.\u00a0 Kansai comes in the ring and breaks it up, Yoneyama chops Toyota and tags in Kansai.\u00a0 Kansai and Toyota lock knuckles, wristlock by Kansai and she kicks Toyota in the chest.\u00a0 Elbow drop by Kansai and she applies a Scorpion Deathlock, she picks up Toyota, Irish whip, but Toyota hits a crossbody and tags in Amano.\u00a0 Amano picks up Kansai and throws her into the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Amano, reversed, and Kansai hits a lariat in the corner.\u00a0 Kansai throws Amano into the corner and Yoneyama runs in with a dropkick.\u00a0 Kicks to the chest by Kansai, Irish whip, but Amano dropkicks Kansai in the knee and applies the cross armbreaker.\u00a0 Kansai quickly gets a foot on the ropes, Amano picks up Kansai and she hits a series of armbreakers.\u00a0 Kansai comes back with a sleeper but Toyota quickly breaks it up.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kansai but Amano headbutts her in the arm and applies the cross armbreaker.\u00a0 Armbar by Amano but Yoneyama breaks it up.<\/p>\n<p>Amano tags in Toyota, who comes in the ring with a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Toyota goes up to the top turnbuckle but Kansai rolls out of the way of the moonsault.\u00a0 Yoneyama runs in with a suplex to Toyota and Kansai follows with a lariat, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kansai picks up Toyota but Toyota ducks the kick attempt, Amano comes in but Kansai applies the claw to both of them.\u00a0 Kansai pushes them into the ropes, double Irish whip and Kansai hits a lariat onto both of them.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kansai tags in Yoneyama and Yoneyama knees Toyota in the back of the head.\u00a0 Yoneyama goes for a German suplex but Toyota rams Yoneyama back into the corner.\u00a0 Yoneyama avoids Toyota\u2019s charge, she goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Toyota shakes off Yoneyama and she hits the Oklahoma Roll for a two count.\u00a0 Toyota puts Yoneyama up on her shoulders, Amano goes to the top turnbuckle\u00a0 but can\u2019t reach Toyota to tag in, Yoneyama gets off Toyota\u2019s shoulders as Kansai comes in as well and Yoneyama hits a superplex onto Amano.\u00a0 Yoneyama and Kansai both kick Amano, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Headbutt by Amano to Yoneyama, cover, but Kansai breaks it up.\u00a0 Toyota pulls Kansai into the corner, Amano goes off the ropes but Yoneyama catches her with an inside cradle for a two count.\u00a0 Toyota and Amano both headbutt their opponents, but Yoneyama ducks another attempt\u00a0 and Toyota\/Amano accidentally headbutt each other. German suplex by Yoneyama to Amano, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Yoneyama goes up to the top turnbuckle, Kansai picks up Amano and hits the Splash Mountain.\u00a0 Yoneyama then jumps off with a senton, cover, and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Dynamite Kansai and Kaori Yoneyama<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Part of me is sad to see legends like Kansai and Toyota spending their twilight years wrestling matches like this, but I guess as long as they are having fun.\u00a0 This wasn\u2019t a bad match for an opener as it was kept pretty simple.\u00a0 These are older wrestlers so they weren\u2019t flying around or anything, but the action stayed moving.\u00a0\u00a0 The time felt about right and there was nothing really wrong with it other than that it lacked any memorable moments at all and felt basic.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Kyusei Sakura Hirota vs. Mayumi Ozaki (with Yumi Ohka)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI don\u2019t want to review this.\u00a0 Hirota is trying to fold up her shirt but Ohka and Ozaki take it from her and they play keep away with their other friends.\u00a0 They finally get started, and Ohka as well as the manager run over and stomp down Hirota.\u00a0 Ozaki picks up Hirota and puts her in the ropes, while Ohka gets the whip and teases Hirota with it.\u00a0 Ozaki goes off the ropes and knees Hirota in the back.\u00a0 She goes off the ropes again but stops and kicks Hirota.\u00a0 Hirota gets back up and talks on the mic, she rolls up Ozaki but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Stomp by Hirota and she hits a falling headbutt.\u00a0 Hirota goes off the ropes and slides into Ozaki, hitting a headbutt.\u00a0 Hirota hits a doublestomp, she picks up Ozaki and runs to the corner with her, but Ozaki shrugs Hirota off.\u00a0 Ozaki gives Hirota her hand so she can try again, but quickly shakes her off again.\u00a0 They do it again, Hirota runs up in the corner and walks the ropes, but Ozaki pulls her off.\u00a0 Ohka comes in the ring, Ozaki picks up Hirota and hits her in the corner with a chain while Ohka holds the referee back.\u00a0 Irish whip by Ozaki and she hits Hirota with the chain again.\u00a0 Irish whip by Ozaki, reversed, and Hirota hits a face crusher.\u00a0 Hirota goes off the ropes but is tripped by Ozaki\u2019s manager.\u00a0 Ozaki goes off the ropes but Ohka gets excited and trips her as well.\u00a0 They do this a few more times, the manager gets on apron and trades punches with Hirota.\u00a0 Hirota knocks him off the apron, and Hirota gives Ozaki the oil check.\u00a0 Hirota puts Ozaki in a cradle submission, the manager comes in the ring which Hirota offers him money.\u00a0 Ohka then comes in the ring and they all kick at Ozaki.<\/p>\n<p>They help Hirota put Ozaki in the Mexican Surfboard, which she keeps on for several moments before she releases the hold.\u00a0 Hirota starts running in slow motion, the manager and Ohka come in as well and they run around the ring in slow motion.\u00a0 Ozaki is not having any of it, and she slaps Hirota to the mat.\u00a0 They run in slow motion again while Ozaki watches, she finally joins in, Hirota rolls up Ozaki, the referee does a fast count but it only gets two.\u00a0 Hirota gets up on the top turnbuckle and does a handstand, but she falls off.\u00a0 Ozaki grabs Hirota and hits a sitdown powerbomb, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ozaki picks up Hirota, Hirota gets Ozaki\u2019s back but Ozaki reverses it.\u00a0 Ohka and the manager come in the ring but the manager lariats Ozaki by accident.\u00a0 Hirota then drop toeholds Ohka into the manager\u2019s groin, then Ozaki punches Hirota so she falls on his groin area as well.\u00a0 Ozaki picks up Hirota and applies a waistlock, but Hirota turns around and gets out of the hold.\u00a0 Hirota goes off the ropes, inside cradle by Hirota but it gets a two count.\u00a0 They trade back slap attempts with no luck, and eventually they get dizzy and fall to the ground.\u00a0 Hirota picks up Ozaki, the manager runs in again but Hirota kisses him.\u00a0 Ozaki gets a chain again as Ohka comes in the ring, but Hirota kisses her as well.\u00a0 Hirota spits red mist into Ozaki\u2019s face, inside cradle, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ozaki goes off the ropes but Hirota sprays mist in her face again, cover, and she gets the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kyusei Sakura Hirota<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Why wasn\u2019t this match clipped?\u00a0 I don\u2019t really like matches like these, and I really don\u2019t like matches like these that go on for 15 minutes.\u00a0 I don\u2019t find this type of comedy match very funny, Ozaki not always cooperating was kinda cute but once you get past that it just wasn\u2019t very fun. \u00a0It\u2019s not the worst match I have ever seen but it is certainly the worst match I have seen anytime recently.\u00a0 I wish I could skip Hirota matches.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Score:\u00a0 2.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sonoko Kato and Kagetsu vs. Yumi Ohka and Mio Shirai<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong>Shirai attacks Kagetsu before the match starts, and they brawl outside of the ring.\u00a0 Ohka and Shirai get the upper hand outside the ring and throw chairs at their opponents.\u00a0 Shirai and Kagetsu get back in the ring and Shirai kicks Kagetsu in the back.\u00a0 Shirai puts Kagetsu in the ropes and Ohka chokes Kagetsu with her boot.\u00a0 Shirai hits a big boot onto Kagetsu from behind, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Shirai picks up Kagetsu and tags in Ohka.\u00a0 Ohka picks up Kagetsu, double Irish whip with Shirai and they hit a double big boot.\u00a0 Shirai and Ohka take turns kicking Kagetsu and Ohka hits a big boot.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ohka applies a chinlock to Kagetsu and rams her head into the mat.\u00a0 Ohka picks up Kagetsu and she rakes her in the eyes.\u00a0 Irish whip by Ohka to the corner, Shirai comes in and she hits a jumping knee onto Kagetsu.\u00a0 Big boot by Ohka and she shoves her boot into Kagetsu\u2019s face.\u00a0 Ohka picks up Kagetsu, she goes off the ropes and hits another big boot.\u00a0 Cover, but Kato breaks it up.\u00a0 Shirai kicks Kagetsu in the head, Shirai goes off the ropes but Kagetsu delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Ohka runs in and knocks Kato off the apron, double Irish whip to Kagetsu and Kagetsu hits a double dropkick before tagging in Kato.\u00a0 Kato hits a double face crusher and kicks Shirai in the chest and back.\u00a0 Kato picks up Shirai, Irish whip, and Kagetsu hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Kato picks up Shirai, Irish whip to the corner, reversed, kick by Kato but Shirai slaps her.\u00a0 Shirai and Kato trade elbows, Kato goes off the ropes but Shirai hits a big boot.\u00a0 Release German suplex by Kato and she hits a cannonball in the corner.\u00a0 Kato tags in Kagetsu, she picks up Shirai but Shirai slides away.\u00a0 Kagetsu drives Shirai into the corner and hits a jumping knee, Kagetsu goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kagetsu applies a submission but Shirai gets out of it, Shirai jumps on Kagetsu\u2019s back and applies a stretch hold before rolling it into a two count.\u00a0 High kick by Shirai and she tags in Ohka.\u00a0 Ohka goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving crossbody for a two count.\u00a0\u00a0 Ohka boots Kagetsu in the head a few times, elbows by Kagetsu but Ohka hits a cross armed Backstabber.\u00a0 Big boot by Ohka, she picks up Kagetsu and goes for a backdrop suplex but Kagetsu elbows out of it.\u00a0 Roll-up by Kagetsu into an arm submission hold, but it is broken up.\u00a0 Armbreaker by Kagetsu to Ohka and she kicks Ohka in the arm.<\/p>\n<p>Ohka dumps Kagetsu out to the apron but Ohka applies a cross-armed submission over the top rope.\u00a0 Ohka slams Kagetsu to the mat and kicks her in the ribs.\u00a0 Heel drop by Ohka, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ohka goes off the ropes but Kagetsu gets Ohka on her shoulders and hits a Samoan Drop.\u00a0 Kagetsu picks up Ohka, Kagetsu goes for a cross armbreaker but Ohka rolls out of it.\u00a0 Brainbuster by Kagetsu and she makes the tag to Kato.\u00a0 Kato kick Ohka repeatedly in the chest, knees by Kato but Ohka knees her back.\u00a0 Kato goes off the ropes but Shirai hits her from the apron.\u00a0 Backdrop suplex by Ohka, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ohka picks up Kato but Ohka gets away and boots Kato.\u00a0 Kato kicks her back and they trade kicks, and Kato gives Ohka a rolling kick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kato picks up Ohka and applies a full nelson, Ohka gets out of it and Shirai hits Kato from the apron with the kendo stick.\u00a0 Big boot by Ohka, cover, but Kato kicks out.\u00a0 Ohka picks up Kato and hits a brainbuster, cover, but it gets another two.\u00a0 Ohka tags in Shirai, and Shirai kicks Kato.\u00a0 Kick to the side of the head by Shirai, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Swinging kick by Shirai, cover, but Kagetsu breaks it up.\u00a0 Shirai picks up Kato and hits the underhook face crusher, cover, but Kagetsu again breaks it up.\u00a0 Ohka boots Kagetsu out of the ring, and Shirai hits Kato with the stick.\u00a0 Kato hits a dragon screw leg whip on Ohka, she goes off the ropes but is tripped from the apron.\u00a0 Shirai hits a vertical suplex onto Kato and applies a headscissors, but Kagetsu breaks it up with a doublestomp.\u00a0 Ohka throws Kagetsu out of the ring, Kato goes off the ropes and kicks Shirai in the head.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kato pulls Shirai in the middle of the ring, she goes up to the top turnbuckle but is grabbed from the apron.\u00a0 Kato gets away and hits the diving guillotine leg drop, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kato picks up Shirai and she goes for the Crown\u2019s Gate, but Shirai gets out of it and Ohka hits a chokebomb.\u00a0 Shirai rolls up Kato but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to Kagetsu but she hits a spear on both her opponents, Shirai goes for a hurricanrana on Kato but Kato catches her and hits the Crown\u2019s Gate.\u00a0 Cover, and she gets a three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Sonoko Kato and Kagetsu<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 This was solid but far from perfect.\u00a0 Ohka just does way too many big boots, always has, and I find that it is just really repetitive and unimaginative.\u00a0 So anytime she was in the ring it was a bit of a drag.\u00a0 When she wasn\u2019t there the action was better and I liked that it was pretty non-stop from bell to bell and had a definite ending.\u00a0 So not bad, Ohka just dragged it down with her utter lack of variety.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Aja Kong and Hikaru Shida vs. AKINO and Hiroyo Matsumoto<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nShida and Matsumoto start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up, side headlock by Matsumoto, Shida Irish whips out of it but Matsumoto hits a lariat.\u00a0 Shida misses a dropkick but then hits an armdrag, she goes for another one but Matsumoto blocks it and hits a side headlock takedown but Shida quickly gets out of it.\u00a0 Matsumoto kicks Shida and they trade elbows, Shida goes off the ropes but AKINO trips her from the floor.\u00a0 Knee drop by Matsumoto and she hits a second one followed by a third.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Matsumoto tags in AKINO, snapmare by AKINO and she kicks Shida in the back.\u00a0 Kick to the chest by AKINO and they trade elbows, AKINO grabs Shida, Irish whip, and AKINO delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 AKINO kicks Shida into the corner and she hits a series of bootscrapes.\u00a0 Matsumoto comes in the ring, double Irish whip to Shida, Kong comes in the ring and Shida springboards off Kong with a double crossbody.\u00a0 Shida picks up AKINO and throws her to Kong, Kong picks up AKINO and chops her in the corner.\u00a0 Kong picks up AKINO and chops her again, Irish whip by Kong but AKINO kicks Kong in the chest and then in the back of the head.\u00a0 Irish whip by AKINO but Kong punches her in the face, she goes for a backdrop suplex but AKINO lands on her feet.\u00a0 Irish whip by Kong to the corner and AKINO kicks Kong back.\u00a0 Matsumoto comes in the ring but so does Shida, Matsumoto throws Shida into the same corner as AKINO and Kong and Matsumoto charges in, but both her opponents move and she hits a body avalanche on AKINO.\u00a0 Kong hits a lariat onto them and then hits an elbow drop onto AKINO, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kong tags in Shida, Shida picks up AKINO but AKINO hits a jawbreaker.\u00a0 AKINO picks up Shida but Shida hits a step-up enzigieri.\u00a0 AKINO goes for an armbar but Shida gets out of it and hits an Argentine Backbreaker into a regular backbreaker.\u00a0 Shida applies a single leg crab hold to AKINO but AKINO makes it to the ropes.\u00a0 Shida hits a knee lift onto AKINO, she goes up to the top turnbuckle but AKINO recovers and hits a superplex on her.\u00a0 Shida hits a running knee to AKINO\u2019s back and she applies the stretch muffler, but AKINO gets out of it and applies a double armlock.\u00a0 Matsumoto comes in to play interference, but Shida makes it to the ropes.\u00a0 Kicks to the legs and to the head by AKINO, cover, but it gets a two count.<\/p>\n<p>AKINO tags in Matsumoto, Matsumoto hits a body avalanche and kicks her into the corner.\u00a0 Matsumoto goes for the reverse splash but Shida gets her knees up.\u00a0 Shida picks up Matsumoto but Matsumoto hits a headbutt.\u00a0 Shida headbutts her back, Shida goes off the ropes but Matsumoto hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Shida and she goes for a suplex but Shida lands on her feet and delivers a running knee to the face.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Shida goes off the ropes but AKINO kicks her from the apron.\u00a0 Matsumoto goes off the ropes but she is kicked from the apron as well.\u00a0 Knee by Matsumoto, Irish whip to the corner but Shida rebounds out of the corner with a dropkick.\u00a0 Matsumoto gets Shida up on her shoulders and hits a gutbuster, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Matsumoto tries to tag out but Shida grabs her and hits a heel kick.\u00a0 Falcon Arrow by Shida, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Shida tags in Kong, and Kong kicks AKINO off the apron.\u00a0 Backdrop suplex by Kong to Matsumoto, cover, but Matsumoto gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Kong picks up Matsumoto and drops her with a piledriver.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets another two.\u00a0 AKINO picks up Matsumoto and hits a scoop slam, she goes up to the second turnbuckle but AKINO runs in and throws her to the mat.\u00a0 Matsumoto picks up Kong and goes for a powerbomb but Kong blocks it and hits a back bodydrop.\u00a0 AKINO dropkicks Kong and Matsumoto rolls up Kong for a two count.\u00a0 Matsumoto goes off the ropes but Kong hits a lariat.\u00a0 Kong goes for a brainbuster but Matsumoto blocks it, Shida goes for a kendo shot to Matsumoto but Matsumoto moves and Kong is hit by accident.\u00a0 AKINO kicks Shida into the corner but Kong lariats AKINO, roaring elbow by Matsumoto to Kong and she drops her with a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two when Shida breaks it up.\u00a0 Matsumoto picks up Kong and goes for a piledriver but Kong gets out of it.\u00a0 High kick by AKINO to Kong and Matsumoto hits AKINO with an elbow.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Matsumoto picks up Kong, Matsumoto and AKINO put Kong up on the second turnbuckle but Shida runs in and hits AKINO and Matsumoto with a kendo stick.\u00a0 Matsumoto and Shida fight over the kendo stick but Kong hits Matsumoto with a metal box.\u00a0 Brainbuster by Kong to Matsumoto, cover, but AKINO breaks it up.\u00a0 Shida hits a running knee to Matsumoto and Kong nails her with the Uraken.\u00a0 Cover by Kong and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Aja Kong and Hikaru Shida<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019ve really been enjoying Aja Kong as I watch OZ, she has generally been one of the highlights of the show.\u00a0 She just seems to really understand her role, she comes in and hits the big moves but takes offense as well so she doesn\u2019t come across as an older legend that doesn\u2019t give back anything.\u00a0 I love Shida which is probably documented somewhere, and their opponents were good as well.\u00a0 Lots of big moves and chaos, and overall just a fun match to watch.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Score:\u00a0 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Tomoka Nakagawa vs. Tsubasa Kuragaki<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThey charge each other to start the match, waistlock by Nakagawa but Kuragaki elbows her off.\u00a0 Nakagawa re-applies the waistlock but Kuragaki throws Nakagawa over her head.\u00a0 Kuragaki goes off the ropes but Nakagawa hits a jumping kick.\u00a0 Kuragaki throws Nakagawa into the corner but Nakagawa moves and hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Nakagawa goes for an inside cradle but Kuragaki blocks it and hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Kuragaki kicks Nakagawa into the corner and she hits a lariat.\u00a0 Another lariat by Nakagawa and she hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Kuragaki and applies a backbreaker before spinning Nakagawa to the mat.\u00a0 Kuragaki applies a stretch hold before releasing it after a moment and applies a leg submission hold, but Nakagawa gets to the ropes.\u00a0 Kuragaki picks up Nakagawa and goes for a suplex but Nakagawa lands on top of her and hits a spinning headscissors.\u00a0 Nakagawa charges Kuragaki, Kuragaki drops Nakagawa onto the apron but Kuragaki can\u2019t suplex her back into the ring.\u00a0 Nakagawa dropkicks Kuragaki from the floor, she then goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a diving crossbody.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Kuragaki and goes for a Fisherman Suplex but Kuragaki blocks it and hits a military press slam.\u00a0 Kuragaki picks up Nakagawa and goes for a second one but Nakagawa reverses it into a DDT.\u00a0 Running kick by Nakagawa, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakagawa waits for Kuragaki to get up but Kuragaki catches her with a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Kuragaki goes up to the second turnbuckle but Nakagawa has recovered.\u00a0 Kuragaki kicks Nakagawa back but Nakagawa charges again, Nakagawa gets on the second turnbuckle but Kuragaki picks her up and drops her to the mat.\u00a0 Missile dropkick by Kuragaki, she picks up Nakagawa and puts her on her shoulders with an Argentine Backbreaker.\u00a0 Samoan Drop by Kuragaki, she goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits the moonsault.\u00a0 Cover, but Nakagawa gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Kuragaki knees Nakagawa, Nakagawa goes for a backslide but Kuragaki blocks it.\u00a0 Kuragaki goes off the ropes but Nakagawa ducks the lariat.\u00a0 Enzigieri by Nakagawa but Kuragaki kicks her in the stomach.\u00a0 Lariat by Nakagawa, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Back kick by Kuragaki, Nakagawa kicks her back but Kuragaki rolls her up for a two count. \u00a0Nakagawa rolls up Kuragaki, but she also gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakagawa goes off the ropes but Kuragaki catches her with a lariat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kuragaki picks up Nakagawa and hits a modified suplex, cover, but Nakagawa reverses the cover for a two count.\u00a0 Kuragaki goes up to the top turnbuckle but Nakagawa rolls out of the way of the moonsault.\u00a0 Kuragaki charges\u00a0 Nakagawa but Nakagawa sneaks in the 120% Schoolboy and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Tomoka Nakagawa<\/p>\n<p><strong>Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0This was an odd way to end the event.\u00a0 It was the shortest match, which is unusual, and it really didn\u2019t have any big moments.\u00a0 Nakagawa spent the bulk of the match trying for roll-ups and quick pins, which apparently was the only way she could beat Kuragaki.\u00a0 Kuragaki did have some solid power moves and dominated the match at times, but Nakagawa never had a real issue of coming back even if the transition wasn\u2019t great.\u00a0 In a vacuum it wasn\u2019t a bad match, but as the main event and a #1 Contender match it did fall a bit flat.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best Match: Aja Kong and Hikaru Shida vs. AKINO and Hiroyo Matsumoto<\/strong>. \u00a0\u00a0I really enjoyed just about every aspect of this match.\u00a0 Both teams worked well together and all the wrestlers helped make the match what it was.\u00a0 Kong did a good job as the power wrestler, Shida is adorable, and Matsumoto was non-stop as she always is. \u00a0This was the only memorable match on the card but it was definitely a good one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MVP: Aja Kong<\/strong>.\u00a0 Kong is old and slow, but she still has that aura to her and still hits hard which on this event was all that was needed.\u00a0 Besides kicking ass she took a lot of offense as well so she didn\u2019t come across as selfish or just trying to get herself over.\u00a0 She isn\u2019t great on every show but this is about as good as she gets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall:<\/strong> With five match events, every match has to deliver to some degree and this one definitely did not.\u00a0 Only one match was really good, with the rest ranging from bad to just solid.\u00a0 I wouldn\u2019t ever recommend someone watch an event just for an entertaining mid-card tag match, there just wasn\u2019t enough here.\u00a0 OZ continues to disappoint 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