Oz has booked Yokohama later in the year, so what does that mean for the Summer and the Plum Memorial show?
They have a fresh new champion defending frequently, but is it best for Oz currently?
Shows covered - The Beginning Of Fight 6/9/13 & Sparkling 7/14/13
Key matches include:
OZ Academy Openweight Title Match
AKINO (c) vs. Leon
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IR is cold into 2013. An injured champion on the rise. Putting teenagers in main events. No competition for Shida and Fujimoto. The promotion is not drawing, so what are they to do?
Shows covered - Yokohama 5/24/13 & Shinjuku Face 7/14/13
Key matches include:
International Ribbon Tag Team Title / REINA X World Tag Team Title Match
Aoi Kizuki & Tsukushi (c) vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto
ICEx60 Title / IW-19 Title Match
Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Tsukushi (c)
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The push of Io Shirai has begun. Yuhi might be the most exciting wrestler to watch. And, the rest of the scene outlook is taking shape... for better and for worse.
Shows covered - Nagoya 5/19/13 & Golden Age Korakuen 6/2/13
Key matches include:
Wonder Of Stardom Title Match - Dark Angel (c) vs. Yuhi
World Of Stardom Title Match - Io Shirai (c) vs. Yoshiko
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On Diana's second anniversary show, Kyoko is in the main event to challenge to become the promotions inaugural champion. A tag blood feud brawls and bleeds in the semi main event.
Shows covered - Diana Danger Zone 2nd Anni Kawasaki Gym 4/29/13
Key matches include:
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Title Match
Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe (c) vs. Keiko Aono & Yumiko Hotta
World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Title Match
Kyoko Inoue vs. Jaime D
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Yuzuki Aikawa is retiring. The largest and most ambitious joshi show in the last 10 years is on!
Shows covered - Stardom Sumo Hall 4/29/13
Key matches include:
World Of Stardom Title Match - Alpha Female (c) vs. Io Shirai
Retirement match - Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Yoshiko
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Chikayo puts her 400 day title reign on the line. Ozaki-gun goes full force as Kurihara looks to take Ozaki down in a barbed wire board streeet fight.
Shows covered - Oz Academy Wizard of Oz 1/13/13 through Wednesday Showdown 4/24/13
Key matches include:
OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Chikayo Nagashima (c) vs. Mio Shirai
OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Chikayo Nagashima (c) vs. AKINO
Barbed Wire Boards Street Fight Mayumi Ozaki vs. Ayumi Kurihara
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First defense of the new Regina Di Wave champion Ohka. Why is it in Hokkaido?
Ayumi Kurihara announces her retirement. We follow her road with her last bouts.
Shows covered - Wave Sapporo NaMaRe 4/21/13 and the Kurihara retirement road series
Key matches include:
Regina Di WAVE Title: Yuu Yamagata vs. Yumi Ohka
Ayumi Kurihara retirement matches May-July 2013 in Wave
Ayako Hamada vs. Yuhi 2/19/14
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Nakajima's reign continues through veterans row of the "great era."
Dash and Sachiko take on the bruising duo for the tag titles.
Shows covered - JWP Mania X 4/14/2013
Key matches include:
JWP Tag Team Title / Daily Sports Tag Team Title Match
Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki (c) vs. DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko
JWP Openweight Title Match
Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta
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The road and finale for the first Regina di Wave Title.
Shows covered - Wave house shows 12/23/12-3/17/13
Key matches include:
Regina di Wave Title Tournament: Kana vs. Ayumi Kurihara
Regina di Wave Title Tournament Final: Yumi Oka vs. Kana
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Aikawa is retiring and the road to Sumo Hall is closing in. Is Stardom making new stars or are they getting monsters to take over instead?
Shows covered - Stardom road to Ryogoku Cinderella: title matches Jan-Mar 2013, 3/16/13 Korakuen Hall
Key matches include:
Goddesses of STARDOM Titles Match
Nanae Takahashi and Miho Wakizawa vs. Natsuki*Taiyo and YOSHIKO (c)
High Speed Title Match
Kaori Yoneyama vs. Natsuki*Taiyo (c)
Meiko Satomura vs. Yuzuki Aikawa
World of STARDOM Title Match
Alpha Female vs. Nanae Takahashi (c)
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Nakajima and her tour for stardom. Her first big defense is against the "ace" of JWP Haruyama. Did this get her over the way they intended?
Shows covered - JWP Violence road #1 and #2 2/10/13, 2/17/13
Key matches include:
2 out of 3 Falls Match - REINA/CMLL International Title Match
Leon (c) vs. Sachie Abe
JWP Openweight Title Match
Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Kayoko Haruyama
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Retirement of Suzuka Minami. Manami Toyota's first world title defense.
(All Matches From Korakuen Hall and May 7, 1995)
Yoshiko Tamura vs. Yumi Fukawa
Exploding Death Match
Atsushi Obuddha vs. Tomezo Tsunokake
AJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Chaparrita ASARI (c) vs. Nobue Endo
Kaoru Ito, Mariko Yoshida and Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa, Takako Inoue and Tomoko Watanabe
Aja Kong and Reggie Bennett vs. Raijin Corps (Bison Kimura and Lioness Asuka)
Suzuka Minami Retirement Match
Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) vs. Suzuka Minami and Yumiko Hotta
Marine Wolves (Akira Hokuto and Suzuka Minami) vs. Bull Nakano and Yumiko Hotta
WWWA Singles Title Match
Kyoko Inoue vs. Manami Toyota (c)
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Big match Nanae and the creation of the Artist trios titles go hard at Korakuen.
Shows covered - Stardom 2nd Anni from Korakuen 1/14/2013
Key matches include:
Artist of Stardom Titles Tournament, Final - Artist of STARDOM Titles Match
World of STARDOM Title Match - Kyoko Kimura vs. Nanae Takahashi (c)
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It's the start of a new year and JWP has a mission. Push the agenda of Arisa Nakajima. However, why does it seem like it's all about Haruyama instead?
Shows covered - JWP 1/6/13 Opening, 1/13-14/13
Key matches include:
Daily Sports Tag Team Titles Match & JWP Tag Team Titles Match
JWP Seikigun (Command Bolshoi and Arisa Nakajima) (c) vs. JWP Seikigun (Kayoko Haruyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki)
#1-Contender Tournament (JWP Openweight Title), Final
Kayoko Haruyama vs. Leon
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After two years Aja Kong is dethroned!
(All Matches From Yokohama Arena and March 26, 1995)
3-Way Match - WWWA All-Pacific Title Match
Reggie Bennett vs. Takako Inoue vs. Toshiyo Yamada
UFC Fight Rules Match
Lioness Asuka vs. Yumiko Hotta
WWF Women’s Title Match
Bull Nakano (c) vs. Kyoko Inoue
WWWA Singles Title Match
Aja Kong (c) vs. Manami Toyota Join the patreon
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Young guns getting the shine.
(All Matches From Yokohama Arena and March 26, 1995)
Kumiko Maekawa vs. Rie Tamada Rate match
AJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Candy Okutsu (c) vs. Chaparrita ASARI Rate match
Kickbox Shoot Match
Kaoru Ito vs. Noriko Tsunoda Rate match
2 out of 3 Falls Match
Mariko Yoshida and La Felina vs. Lady Apache and Jaguar Yokota Rate match
UWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles Match
Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) (c) vs. Suzuka Minami and Tomoko Watanabe Rate match
Bison Kimura vs. Sakie Hasegawa
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2012 review in joshi. Plus wrestlers of the year, attendances, and top 10 matches of the year.
Ribbonmania from Ice Ribbon focuses on the debut of Risa Sera, and the pushing of new talent in big matches. Narumiya goes for the main title while Kizuki attempts at the tag titles while Shida and Fujimoto take on some "passion."
Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Ribbonmania 12/31/2012
Key matches include:
Icex60 Title Match
Maki Narumiya vs. Mio Shirai (c)
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Double Inoue vacated the tag titles to become the 100th champions.
(All Matches From Tokyo Feb 15, 1995 and March 21, 1995 at Osaka Hall.
Feb 15, 1995
Chaparita Asari vs. Yuka Shina
Mariko Yoshida & Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa & Tomoko Watanabe
Aja Kong vs. Etsuko Mita
Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta vs. Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue
Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue & Mariko Yoshida vs. Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda & Toshiyo Yamada
March 21, 1995 full show
Wrestling Queendom - Success
Main event: Vacant tag titles tournament final
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A year long journey of the return of Arisa Nakajima all ready to finish the story. Did JWP make their next star?
Shows covered - JWP Climax 12/24/2012
Key matches include:
JWP Openweight Title Match
Arisa Nakajima vs. Emi Sakura (c)
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The road to Yuzupon's retirement begins with her cashing in on her 5 Star GP win. She's going for Nanae's world title.
Shows covered - Goddess of Stardom Tag League and Year End Climax 12/24/2012
Key matches include:
World of STARDOM Title Match
Nanae Takahashi (c) vs. Yuzuki Aikawa
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