Results, August 16

Results from purolove.com.

OZ Academy "COUNTRY OF OZ ~ PLUM MARIKO MEMORIAL", August 16, 2007 (GAORA TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Carlos Amano defeated Command Bolshoi (14:55) with a Cross Armbreaker.
2. OZ-MEN´S Match - Ryuma Debut Match: Daisuke Sekimoto defeated Ryuma (Mitsuhisa Sunabe) (10:19) with a German Suplex Hold.
3. Mixed Tag Match: Minoru Suzuki & AKINO defeated Dynamite Kansai & El Blazer (18:02) when AKINO used a Reverse Huracanrana on Kansai.
4. Red Rose Cup ~ Reviving the Flower of Evil: Mayumi Ozaki & KAORU defeated Ran Yu-Yu & Toshie Uematsu (21:17) when Ozaki pinned Yu-Yu.
5. Chikayo Nagashima & Sugar Sato defeated Meiko Satomura & Sonoko Kato (16:28) with a STO by Sato on Kato.
6. OZ Academy Openweight Title ~ THE WIZARD OF OZ: Aja Kong (c) defeated Akari Okuda (15:16) with the Stretch Plum (1st defense).

The only result that surprised me was Sugar getting the pinfall, although I bet it wasn't the cleanest of victories. Also notice Aja used Plum Mariko's finisher rather than a typical Kong maneuver to beat Okuda.

The D-FIX revival match featured Ran getting busted open and Mayumi and KAORU cheating and using their typical schtick, with the help of Mika Nishio and the returning Police. Oh gee, what a shock!

A couple of reports I've seen have praised Okuda for her "fighting spirit". Afterthe match, we had more drama between Oz and Aja. Remember, when Aja won the OZ belt, they had a presentation ceremony that was like a parody of championship ceremonies from the past. Think back to some of those old AJW matches where they have some old guy (a Matsunaga?) seriously reading a scroll after the match and the girl is crying her eyes out with joy and they give her a 10-foot tall trophy and it's the moment of
her life. Well, Mayumi had a certificate, which she read off "Blah blah blah" and then threw the belt at Aja.

Well, today, Mayumi had another certificate but Aja tore it up. The reports get garbled, but it sounded like Oz suggested that either herself or KAORU should be the #1 contender. I think AKINO suggested herself again, now that they can't use the "you're not a member of the Oz Academy" excuse with her. Aja gave no indication on who she will face next.