{"id":14855,"date":"2014-11-11T08:06:13","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/?p=14855"},"modified":"2014-11-11T10:10:51","modified_gmt":"2014-11-11T15:10:51","slug":"fighting-spirit-review-reina-syuri-festival-on-103014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crazymax.org\/newsite\/reviews\/fighting-spirit-review-reina-syuri-festival-on-103014\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting Spirit Review: REINA “Syuri Festival” on 10\/30\/14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Date:\u00a0 October 30th, 2014
\nLocation: Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan
\nAnnounced Attendance: 400 Fans (Super No Vacancy)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Another new promotion to review for this year, hooray!\u00a0 REINA was part of WNC, but when WNC merged with WRESTLE-1, REINA split back off again into their own promotion.\u00a0 They have had many events in 2014, this is just the first one I have been able to track down, more may pop up later.\u00a0 As this is the Syuri Festival, she has two matches on this event.\u00a0 Here is the full card:<\/p>\n

– One-Sided Two Count Rules:\u00a0 Kana vs. Koharu Hinata
\n– Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 vs. SYURI and Ray
\n– Arisa Nakajima vs. Haruka Kato
\n– Brahman Shu vs. Brahman Kei vs. Danshoku Dino vs. The Bodyguard
\n– Leon and Tomoka Nakagawa vs.\u00a0 Makoto and Maki Narumiya
\n– Kyoko Kimura and Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Syuri and Shiro Koshinaka<\/strong><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s get straight to the action.<\/p>\n

Kana vs. Koharu Hinata<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The special rule for this match is that Hinata only needs a two count to win, but Kana still has to get a three count.\u00a0 Kana offers her hand to start the match but instead hits a snap German suplex.\u00a0 Roll-up by Hinata but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Another roll-up gets another a one for Hinata, as does a crucifix hold.\u00a0 Kana punches Hinata to the mat, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kana picks up Hinata and hits a neckbreaker, cover, but it gets another two.\u00a0 Running knee to the face by Kana, cover, but Hinata gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 High kick by Kana but Hinata sneaks in a school boy for a two count.\u00a0 Waistlock by Hinata but Kana reverses it and applies an armbar.\u00a0 Hinata is forced to tap out.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0 Kana<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 Since I love Kana my natural inclination is to love the match, but obviously there just wasn\u2019t much to it.\u00a0 I liked the gimmick of the match to try to even the playing field, but the match was still just way too short to really put it over.\u00a0 Matches under a minute are a hard sell, it was a good idea that just needed a bit more time.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 3.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 vs. SYURI and Ray<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Black Jujidan #1 and SYURI start things off.\u00a0 SYURI avoids Black Jujidan #1\u2019s attacks and kicks her in the stomach, Irish whip by Black Jujidan #1 and she hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 SYURI goes off the ropes but she can\u2019t knock Black Jujidan #1 off her feet.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 goes off the ropes, drop toehold by SYURI and she delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Kicks by SYURI, Irish whip to the corner, reversed, SYURI kicks Black Jujidan #1 back and she hits a tilt-a-whirl headscissors.\u00a0 Dropkick by SYURI and Black Jujidan #1 tags in Black Jujidan #2.\u00a0 SYURI tags in Ray, Ray and Black Jujidan #2 tie-up, takedown by Black Jujidan #2 but Ray quickly gets away.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 asks for a handshake and Ray obliges, kick to the stomach by Black Jujidan #2 but Ray hits a hurricanrana.\u00a0 Ray picks up Black Jujidan #2 while SYURI runs in the ring, double Irish whip to Black Jujidan #2 and they connect with a double dropkick.\u00a0 SYURI goes off the ropes but Black Jujidan #1 grabs her from the floor.\u00a0 SYURI is slid back into the ring, and Black Jujidan #2 stomps on her.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 throws SYURI into the corner and chokes her with her boot.\u00a0 Dropkick by Black Jujidan #2 and she chokes SYURI against the ropes.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 tags in Black Jujidan #1, stomps by Black Jujidan #1 and she hits a scoop slam to SYURI.\u00a0 Elbow drop by Black Jujidan #1, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 picks up SYURI, Irish whip, waistlock by SYURI but Black Jujidan #1 elbows out of it.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 goes off the ropes but SYURI catches her with a backstabber.\u00a0 SYURI tags in Ray, and Ray hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Space Rolling Elbow by Ray and she hits a lariat on Black Jujidan #1, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Ray goes up to the top turnbuckle but Black Jujidan #1 avoids the missile dropkick.\u00a0 Kick by Black Jujidan #1 and she hits a vertical suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 picks up SYURI and tags in Black Jujidan #2.<\/p>\n

Snapmare by Black Jujidan #2 and she stomps on Ray\u2019s face.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 chokes SYURI with wrist tape while applying a sleeper hold, stomp by Black Jujidan #2 and she punches Ray to the mat. Black Jujidan #2 picks up Ray and goes for a slam but Ray lands on her feet.\u00a0 High kick by Ray but Black Jujidan #1 kicks Ray from the apron.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 holds Ray for Black Jujidan #2, but Ray moves and Black Jujidan #2 hits Black Jujidan #1 by accident.\u00a0 Tilt-a-whirl DDT by Ray to Black Jujidan #2, and she makes the tag to SYURI.\u00a0 Dropkick by SYURI to Black Jujidan #2 and Black Jujidan #1, Black Jujidan #1 recovers and they Irish whip SYURI but SYURI hits a double crossbody.\u00a0 Stomp by SYURI to Black Jujidan #2, she goes off the ropes but Black Jujidan #2 hits a lariat.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 goes off the ropes but SYURI hits a body scissors into a bulldog.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 SYURI goes up to the top turnbuckle but Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2\u2019s manager knocks her off the top down to the mat.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #2 picks up SYURI and hits a Fire Thunder Driver, cover, but Ray breaks it up.\u00a0 Black Jujidan #1 attacks Ray, and both Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 try to take off their opponent\u2019s masks.\u00a0 They finally get Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 back after some trickeration, Ray goes up to the top turnbuckle and hits a moonsault onto Black Jujidan #1.\u00a0 SYURI runs in and hits a tilt-a-whirl school boy on Black Jujidan #2, and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 SYURI and Ray<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have no idea who Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 are, I am just assuming they are women.\u00a0 I guess the ending meant something to people that follow REINA but to an uneducated viewer it just came across as weird and a silly way to end the match.\u00a0 Besides that, the action was fine, Ray is really fun to watch and SYURI of course did her fair share.\u00a0 I would be interested to know who Black Jujidan #1 and Black Jujidan #2 are since they obviously know what they are doing.\u00a0 Nothing exciting and the ending was bizarre, but not bad.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Arisa Nakajima vs. Haruka Kato<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Tie-up to start, Kato gets Nakajima into the ropes and clubs her in the chest, but Nakajima returns the favor.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nakajima and she delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kato, snapmare, and she applies a sleeper.\u00a0 Kato gets out of it, front facelock by Nakajima but Kato slides out of it and gets in the mount.\u00a0 Nakajima applies the stretch muffler\u00a0 but Kato gets a hand on the ropes.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kato and throws her into the corner before throwing Kato down by her hair.\u00a0 Nakajima throws her again and a third time.\u00a0 Nakajima stands on Kato\u2019s face in the corner, Kato fights back but Nakajima elbows her to the mat.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kato but Kato takes Nakajima down.\u00a0 Stomp by Nakajima and she hits a scoop slam, but Kato rolls up Nakajima for a two count.\u00a0 School boy by Kato but she gets another two.\u00a0 Nakajima kicks Kato in the back and then knees her in the face.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nakajima and she hits an elbow in the corner.\u00a0 Irish whip by Nakajima, reversed, reversed again, but Kato grabs Nakajima\u2019s arm and applies an armbar over the top rope.\u00a0 Kato gets back in the ring but Nakajima avoids her dropkick attempt.\u00a0 Nakajima kicks Kato in the head, she goes off the ropes but Kato kicks her in the stomach.\u00a0 Nakajima kicks her back and drops Kato with a DDT.\u00a0 Sliding kick by Nakajima, cover, but Kato gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Nakajima applies a waistlock, Kato elbows out of it but Nakajima elbows Kato.\u00a0 They trade elbows, Irish whip by Kato but Nakajima elbows Kato.\u00a0 Nakajima goes for a backdrop suplex but Kato lands on her feet.\u00a0 Sleeper by Kato and she goes for the cross armbreaker, Kato then applies an armbar but Nakajima gets a foot on the ropes.\u00a0 Dropkick to the arm by Kato, and she hits two more.\u00a0 Kato goes off the ropes but Nakajima elbows Kato.\u00a0 Kick to the head by Nakajima, she picks up Kato and Nakajima hits a backdrop suplex.\u00a0 Nakajima goes up to the top turnbuckle and she hits a missile dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but she gets a two count.\u00a0 Nakajima picks up Kato and she hits a German Suplex Hold for the three count.\u00a0 Your winner:\u00a0\u00a0 Arisa Nakajima<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 A good back and forth match, Nakajima was the better wrestler but Kato got in a fair amount of offense as well.\u00a0 \u00a0Even though the action was largely forgettable as nothing really stood out, it was fluid from start to finish and both wrestlers were on point.\u00a0 A solid mid-card match but not much else beyond that.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 6.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Brahman Shu vs. Brahman Kei vs. Dino vs. The Bodyguard<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Dino harasses the referee before the match starts, Shu spits water at The Bodyguard and he attacks him along with Kei.\u00a0 Kei and Shu hold The Bodyguard for Dino, Dino goes off the ropes but The Bodyguard shoves Kei and Shu off.\u00a0 The Bodyguard hits a press slam on Kei and throws him at Shu.\u00a0 The Bodyguard and Dino are alone in the ring, tie-up, Dino goes for a kiss but The Bodyguard blocks it and throws Dino to the mat.\u00a0 The Bodyguard goes off the ropes and hits a shoulderblock.\u00a0 Cover, but Shu breaks it up.\u00a0 Shu spits water at The Bodyguard as he rolls out of the ring, and they both exit the ring to go after him.\u00a0 Well Shu does, Kei mostly talks to the crowd.\u00a0 They all battle around the ring and into the crowd, and after a bit Shu gets in the ring with The Bodyguard.\u00a0 Shu hits The Bodyguard with a metal sign, Kei goes up to the top turnbuckle and spits green goo onto The Bodyguard.\u00a0 Shu gets some luggage and rams it into The Bodyguard\u2019s groin, he then gets a bowling ball and rolls it into the piece of luggage.\u00a0 Double Irish whip to The Bodyguard but The Bodyguard hits a lariat on both of them.\u00a0 The Bodyguard puts Kei on his shoulders, Shu tries to break it up but The Bodyguard keeps the hold on Kei.\u00a0 Dino gets in the ring and puts his hand into The Bodyguard\u2019s trunks, getting The Bodyguard to release the hold.\u00a0 Kei and Shu stomp on Dino, Shu gets the bowling ball but Dino hits him before he can use it.\u00a0 Dino grabs Shu and Kei by the balls and flings them both to the mat, he then goes to The Bodyguard and gives him a big \u2018ol kiss.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Dino pulls down his pants and goes up to the top turnbuckle, but The Bodyguard stomps himself from being thrown into Dino.\u00a0 Shu returns and kicks The Bodyguard from behind, and The Bodyguard lands in the same corner as Dino.\u00a0 Shu goes to spit the black mist at The Bodyguard, but The Bodyguard moves and Dino is hit instead.\u00a0 Shu and Kei then ram The Bodyguard face-first into Dino\u2019s ass, before pulling him off the top turnbuckle.\u00a0 Kei gets a metal sign and goes to hit Dino, but Dino moves and he hits Shu by accident.\u00a0 Dino then makes Kei and Shu kiss and they both fall out of the ring.\u00a0 The Bodyguard gets back into the ring, elbows by The Bodyguard to Dino but Dino Hulks Up until green goo starts coming out of his mouth.\u00a0 The Bodyguard goes off the ropes and hits a lariat onto Dino, but then he starts spitting up green goo as well.\u00a0 Everyone is laid out on the mat and the referee calls for the bell.\u00a0 The match is declared a Draw.<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 This match was ridiculous.\u00a0 In pretty much every way possible.\u00a0 I mean I don\u2019t mind a weird spectacle every now and then and this match definitely qualifies as that.\u00a0 I actually like the green goo spot, which may not say a whole lot about me, but besides that there wasn\u2019t much going on here.\u00a0 Half of the match was brawling around the crowd, we got our usual spots with Dino and the match ended soon after that.\u00a0 I guess it is what it is, a decent change of pace with some laughs but a missed opportunity in some ways.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 5.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Leon and Tomoka Nakagawa vs. Makoto and Maki Narumiya<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Leon and Narumiya start things off.\u00a0 Tie-up to start, side headlock by Leon, Narumiya reverses it into a wristlock but Leon trips her.\u00a0 Leon goes off the ropes and Narumiya hits an armdrag.\u00a0 Armdrag by Leon, they take turns tripping each other and both wrestlers return to their feet.\u00a0 Makoto and Nakagawa are tagged in, they lock knuckles, waistlock by Nakagawa but Makoto reverses it.\u00a0 Wristlock by Nakagawa, Makoto reverses it but Nakagawa reverses it back.\u00a0 Hammerlock by Nakagawa and she applies a wristlock.\u00a0 Armdrag by Makoto, she goes off the ropes and kicks Nakagawa to the mat.\u00a0 Makoto tags in Narumiya, they pick up Nakagawa, double Irish whip and they hit a double boot.\u00a0 Narumiya stomps on Nakagawa, Irish whip by Narumiya, reversed, and Nakagawa delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Nakagawa tags in Leon and Leon dropkicks Narumiya in the corner.\u00a0 Leon picks up Narumiya and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Leon goes off the ropes and hits a rolling senton, elbow by Leon but Narumiya delivers a dropkick and she tags in Makoto. Makoto goes up to the second turnbuckle and hits a missile dropkick to Leon.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a one count.\u00a0 Makoto picks up Leon and goes for a suplex but Leon blocks it.\u00a0 Vertical suplex by Leon and she tags in Nakagawa.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Makoto and throws her into the corner, elbow strike by Nakagawa, snapmare, and Nakagawa hits a dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets two.\u00a0 Nakagawa tags in Leon, double Irish whip to Makoto but Makoto hits a crossbody on both of them.\u00a0 Narumiya comes in the ring, she throws Nakagawa into the corner and Leon is thrown into the same corner.\u00a0 Dropkick by Narumiya and Makoto hits a big boot.\u00a0 Cover by Makoto but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Makoto picks up Leon and applies a double underhook, but Leon backdrops out of it.\u00a0 Elbows by Makoto, she goes off the ropes but Leon catches her and drives Makoto into the corner.\u00a0 Running shoulder tackle by Leon in the corner, cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Leon picks up Makoto and hits an underhook suplex.\u00a0 Cover, but it only gets two.\u00a0 Leon picks up Makoto, waistlock by Leon but Makoto elbows out of it.\u00a0 Leon goes off the ropes but Narumiya kicks her from the apron.\u00a0 Elbow by Makoto, Irish whip, reversed, and Makoto kicks Leon in the back of the leg.\u00a0 Narumiya adds in a dropkick as well, cover by Makoto but it gets two.<\/p>\n

Makoto tags in Narumiya, and Narumiya dropkicks Leon.\u00a0 Narumiya throws Leon in to the corner but it is reversed, Narumiya flips herself out to the apron and kicks Leon back.\u00a0 Waistlock by Narumiya, reversed by Leon but Narumiya rolls her up and applies a stretch submission hold.\u00a0 Rocking Horse by Narumiya and she stomps Leon in the back.\u00a0 Narumiya goes off the ropes but Leon hits a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.\u00a0 Leon picks up Narumiya, she puts Narumiya in a backbreaker but it is broken up.\u00a0 Leon charges Narumiya but Narumiya moves out of the way.\u00a0 Leon slams Narumiya to the mat, and Leon tags in Nakagawa.\u00a0 Nakagawa stomps on Narumiya in the back and hits a double kneedrop.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Narumiya and rolls her up before applying a single leg crab hold, but Narumiya makes it to the ropes.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Narumiya and goes for a Fisherman Suplex, but it is blocked.\u00a0 Narumiya kicks Nakagawa back and delivers a dropkick.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Narumiya picks up Nakagawa and gets her onto her shoulders, but Nakagawa gets out of it.\u00a0 Nakagawa goes off the ropes but Narumiya hits a Polish Hammer.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Narumiya tags in Makoto, and Makoto hits a superkick to Nakagawa.\u00a0 Makoto picks up Nakagawa, Nakagawa goes off the ropes but Makoto dropkicks her in the knee.\u00a0 Double stomp by Makoto, cover, but it gets a two.\u00a0 Nakagawa kicks Makoto and throws her off the top turnbuckle, Leon then goes up top and hits a missile dropkick onto Makoto.\u00a0 Makoto rolls up Nakagawa, but it only gets a two count.\u00a0 Makoto throws Nakagawa into the corner, reversed, and Makoto kicks Nakagawa in the stomach.\u00a0 Makoto goes up top and hits a diving crossbody onto Nakagawa, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Bridged double underhook suplex by Makoto, but Nakagawa gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Makoto charges Nakagawa, but Nakagawa applies a crab hold.\u00a0 Narumiya quickly breaks it up and hits a spear onto Nakagawa.\u00a0 Makoto hits a spear of her own, cover, but it is broken up.\u00a0 Leon hits a spear onto Makoto and Nakagawa hits a stunner.\u00a0 Submission hold by Nakagawa to Makoto but Narumiya breaks it up.\u00a0 Inside cradle by Makoto to Nakagawa and then a backslide, but Nakagawa gets out of it and hits a step-up enzigieri.\u00a0 Nakagawa picks up Makoto and hits a Fisherman Suplex Hold, but Makoto barely gets a shoulder up.\u00a0 Step-up kick by Nakagawa and she hits a lariat, cover, and she picks up the three count.\u00a0 Your winners:\u00a0 Leon and Tomoka Nakagawa<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0An entertaining match, a few of these girls can really bring it.\u00a0 This is the first match on the card that really felt like it got enough time, as it clocked in at almost fifteen minutes.\u00a0 They used the time wisely and the match was just non-stop action to the point I had to pause it a few times to catch up on my play by play.\u00a0 And I type very fast.\u00a0 \u00a0I\u2019m not a big fan of Makoto, I just find her average overall, but Nakagawa is great and Narumiya held her own as well.\u00a0 A fun mid-card tag match with more upside than downside even if it was a bit chaotic at times.\u00a0 Score:\u00a0 7.0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyoko Kimura and Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Syuri and Shiro Koshinaka<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Kimura and Koshinaka start things off.\u00a0 They circle each other, Koshinaka punches Kimura to the mat and hits a quick hip attack before tagging in Syuri.\u00a0 Kimura and Syuri jockey for position, Kimura pushes Syuri into the ropes and takes her down to the mat.\u00a0 Kimura goes for Syuri\u2019s arm and tries to lock in the cross armbreaker, but Syuri quickly gets out of it.\u00a0 Kimura tags in Mochizuki and Syuri tags in Koshinaka.\u00a0 Koshinaka and Mochizuki tie-up but break cleanly, side headlock takedown by\u00a0 Koshinaka but Mochizuki quickly gets out of it.\u00a0 Irish whip by Koshinaka, Mochizuki goes for a shoulderblock but Koshinaka doesn\u2019t go down.\u00a0 Mochizuki goes off the ropes but Koshinaka delivers a hip attack.\u00a0 Mochizuki tags in Kimura, kick by Koshinaka and he clubs Kimura to the mat.\u00a0 Koshinaka picks up Kimura and hits a scoop slam.\u00a0 Koshinaka picks up Kimura again and headbutts her to the mat.\u00a0 Another headbutt by Koshinaka and a third headbutt, Koshinaka picks up Kimura and clubs her in the back.\u00a0 Kimura tries to fight back but Koshinaka gives her a forearm shot before tagging in Syuri.\u00a0 Syuri kicks Kimura in the chest, she picks her up but Kimura drives Syuri into the corner and tags in Mochizuki.\u00a0 Mochizuki and Syuri circle each other and trade leg kicks, snapmare by Syuri and she kicks Mochizuki in the back.\u00a0 Mochizuki gets back up, strike combination by Syuri and she delivers a high kick.\u00a0 Mochizuki returns to his feet, kicks by Syuri but Mochizuki slaps her to the mat.\u00a0 Mochizuki picks up Syuri, snapmare, and he kicks her in the back.\u00a0 Mochizuki picks up Syuri and throws her into Kimura\u2019s foot before tagging in Kimura.\u00a0 Kimura grabs Syuri by the hair and flings her to the mat, and she does it a few more times.\u00a0 Kimura throws Syuri into the corner and tags in Mochizuki, and Mochizuki hits Syuri with a hip attack.\u00a0 Kimura runs in the ring and hits a hip attack as well, and Mochizuki hits another one.\u00a0 Mochizuki picks up Syuri, elbows by Syuri and she kicks Mochizuki in the chest, but Mochizuki kicks her to the mat.\u00a0 Cover, but it gets a two count.\u00a0 Mochizuki tags in Kimura, Syuri fights back against Kimura but Kimura hits a hard elbow. Kimura picks up Syuri, Irish whip, but Syuri hits a knee. Syuri tags in Koshinaka, and Koshinaka hits a hip attack on Kimura and Mochizuki. Syuri comes back in, double Irish whip to Mochizuki and they hit a double hip attack. Koshinaka picks up Kimura and throws her down by the hair. Side Russian leg sweep by Koshinaka to Kimura and he puts her in a crab hold. Kimura crawls to the ropes and reaches them to force a break.<\/p>\n

Koshinaka hits a hip attack on Kimura and a second one. Koshinaka picks up Kimura and he hits a vertical suplex. Cover, but it gets a two count. Stomp by Koshinaka, he picks up Kimura and throws her into the corner. Stomps by Koshinaka and he throws Kimura into Syuri’s boot. Koshinaka tags in Syuri and Syuri throws Kimura into Koshinaka’s boot. Koshinaka comes in and the ring and they both kick Kimura, hip attacks by Syuri to Kimura and she goes for a suplex, but Kimura blocks it. Grounded front facelock by Syuri but Mochizuki muscles out of it and hits a vertical suplex. Kimura tags in Mochizuki, Mochizuki picks up Syuri and throws her into the corner. Irish whip by Mochizuki but Syuri moves when he charges in, kick by Syuri but Mochizuki comes back with a big boot. Mochizuki goes off the ropes and kicks Syuri in the chest, but Syuri hits a leg sweep. Syuri tags in Koshinaka, hip attack by Koshinaka to Mochizuki as Syuri comes back into the ring, double Irish whip to Mochizuki and they hit a double lariat. Koshinaka throws Mochizuki into the corner, Syuri hits a jumping knee and Koshinaka delivers a hip attack. Koshinaka picks up Mochizuki and goes for a powerbomb, but Kimura breaks it up. Koshinaka punches Kimura out of the ring and goes back to Mochizuki, but Mochizuki hits a back bodydrop. Koshinaka tags in Syuri, kicks by Syuri to Mochizuki but Mochizuki kicks her back, snapmare by Mochizuki and he hits a PK. Cover, but Syuri gets a shoulder up. Mochizuki tags in Kimura, kicks to the head by Kimura, cover, but it gets a two count. Syuri pushes off Kimura, kicks by Syuri and she goes off the ropes, but Kimura hits a big boot. Syuri blocks the next one and hits a release German suplex, punches by Syuri but Kimura hits her back and they trade slaps. Headbutt by Kimura, and both wrestlers fall to the mat. Knees by Syuri, she goes off the ropes but Mochizuki knees her from the apron. Koshinaka runs in, he goes out to the apron and hits a hip attack down to the floor on Mochizuki. In the ring Syuri picks up Kimura and applies a waistlock, Koshinaka comes in and tries to hip attack Kimura but Kimura moves and he hits Syuri by accident. Kimura holds Syuri for Mochizuki, but Syuri moves and Mochizuki boots Kimura. German suplex hold by Syuri to Kimura, but it gets a two count. Syuri kicks Kimura in the side of the head, cover, but Mochizuki breaks it up. Syuri picks up Kimura but Kimura hits a headbutt, inside cradle by Syuri but it gets two. Syuri goes off the ropes but Kimura hits a big boot, cover, but it gets two. Kimura picks up Syuri and applies a sleeper, Syuri struggles but can’t get out of the hold, then Mochizuki comes in and kicks her in the head. That effectively puts her out and the referee calls for the bell. Your winners: Kyoko Kimura and Masaaki Mochizuki<\/p>\n

Match Thoughts: <\/strong>I really enjoyed this one, it was a unique pairing but all four worked well together. While the male wrestlers were obviously stronger they gave the women a fair amount of offense and didn’t treat them like they were beneath them which I thought made the match a lot better. Koshinaka still does way too many hip attacks, but then everyone started doing hip attacks which was fun. The ending was really well done, with Kimura already having the sleeper locked in, and Mochizuki running in to kick Syuri in the head to just make sure she didn’t get out of the hold. Even though I like him Koshinaka can sometimes drag a match down, but he didn’t here and overall it was just a fun match to watch even if it did slow down at times. Score: 7.5<\/span><\/p>\n

Final Thoughts:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Best Match: Kyoko Kimura and Masaaki Mochizuki vs. Syuri and Shiro Koshinaka<\/strong>. \u00a0\u00a0The uniqueness of this match definitely helped it, but even without that I thought that it was a fun match. Syuri and Kimura were great and the men did enough to enhance the match without dominating it. They let the women shine, which was good since it was Syuri’s festival after all. It had a good blend of 1 vs. 1 and tag spots, and even though it wasn’t fast paced it kept going enough that it never dragged. A fun once-in-a-lifetime type match that delivered.<\/p>\n

MVP: Syuri<\/strong>. Duh, right? She wrestled in two matches and looked really good in both. She got respect from both Mochizuki and Koshinaka, two respected veterans. And she was involved in two entertaining matches on a card that only had six matches. Syuri is a great wrestler, she should just be in every match next time.<\/p>\n

Overall:<\/strong> Not the longest event but still a pretty solid one. The Joshi matches were all decent (not counting the first match that was under a minute long), and the bizarre four way will certainly be enjoyed by some people. The event lacked a real standout must-see match but it was a lot of fun seeing Koshinaka and Mochizuki in a different setting. The women weren’t treated as inferior wrestlers which helped the match a lot, and in general on the card every match felt competitive. It is hard to recommend an event with really only five matches, but there is definitely some good here to be seen.<\/p>\n

Grade: C+<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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