Several groups saw action this week. Ice Ribbon had the usual Wednesday/Saturday line up from the Isami Wrestle Budokan out in Warabi City, Saitama. Notable results were the Makoto/Hikaru Shida team picking up a win over Nanae Takahashi & Tsukasa Fujimoto in Wednesday's main event (Makoto using a German Suplex on Fujimoto) and little Riho retaining the Triangle Ribbon Championship over Makoto & Fujimoto on Saturday.
The final two Ibuki shows on Thursday saw quite a bit. We had the retirement of the Mongolian wrestler Esui, the return of Mariko Yoshida in two short exhibition matches, Meiko Satomura & DASH Chisako beat Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata when Meiko put Hiroyo to sleep, Kyoko Kimura beat usual partner Atsuko Emoto with a Big Boot in the main event of the matinee, and the Kimura/Matsumoto/Shibutani team beat the Emoto/Kurihara/Ohata team in the final Ibuki match when Hiroyo used a Liger Bomb on Ohata. Yoshida was a bit inscrutable as usual regarding her plans, but it sounds like S-Ovation will return with something that's not Ibuki this summer.
WAVE was in action late Saturday night (really early Valentine's Day morning). They had a 4 woman "Garters" championship for creeps and perverts, with Moeka Haruhi emerging as champ in a field including Toshie Uematsu, Cherry, and Shu Shibutani. GAMI sat this one out, wisely. Ryo Mizunami defeated the comedy duo of Bullfight Sora and Sakura Hirota in consecutive singles matches, and Haruhi/Ohata/Yuki Miyazaki won the main event over GAMI and the Shirais by 2 falls to one. GAMI got the first fall on Misaki, then Miyazaki used a Moonsault on Mio and Misaki got the victory by getting a revenge pin on GAMI.
Ito Dojo held a rare show. Too bad birthday girl Ayako Hamada is spending her 29th birthday at a Chili's in suburban Orlando with Kevin Nash, Sean Waltman, and Brian Knobbs, who ate all the nachos and jalapeno poppers himself. We did have the usual old ladies beat younger ladies routine, with Kaoru Ito teaming with Tomoko Watanabe again to beat Shibutani & Asami Kawasaki, Takako Inoue beating Tomoko Morii, and Manami Toyota beating Kyoko Kimura. There was an upset in the main event, as Ayako Sato (teaming with Hanako Kobayashi and Noriyo Tateno) did get a rare pin on Big Auntie Ito (with Aja Kong and Yumiko Hotta).
JWP and NEO both ran Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Sol. JWP's show saw a title change, as Natsuki*Taiyo recaptured the NEO High Speed Championship from Kaori Yoneyama. Two league matches saw Tsubasa Kuragaki beat Yumi Ohka and Nanae Takahashi beat Sachie Abe and both seem fairly likely to end up meeting in the finals for a shot at Kayoko Haruyama's title. The vacant JWP/Daily Sports tag titles will be decided in upcoming weeks in a six team tournament. KAZUKI didn't have a partner, but recruited tag team stalwart Toshie Uematsu, and they drew a first round bye, along with the Natsuki*Taiyo/Kazumi Shimouma Passion Red squad. First round matches will be Command Bolshoi/Megumi Yabushita vs Ayako Sato/Hanako Kobayashi and Kayoko Haruyama/Misaki Ohata vs Mio Shirai/Io Shirai.
NEO's show features their ever-dwindling roster, as all of the rookies seem to be gone for good, Nagisa Nozaki's still hurt as usual, and now the seemingly immune Aya Yuki is out. She has a neck injury that was apparently suffered in her junior titles match against Ryo Mizunami at last month's Sendai Girls show. Fortunately for NEO, they have a stable of strong free-lancers that regularly appear and access to Ice Ribbon for card fillers. The main event was a NEO Tag Team Championship match, and the champs retained. Yoshiko Tamura and Ayumi Kurihara thwarted off the Revolucion Amadola challengers Kimura & Emoto, with Ayumi scoring a big pin on Kimura for their first defense.
In injury updates, we have the previously mentioned Aya Yuki injury. Severity of injury and date of return is not known at this point. We do know that Basara will return on April 29th at the Vader Time show, which will be a mix of joshi and non-joshi action. Apparently Vader is gonna try and wrestle, teaming with his son. This show is at Shinjuku FACE the same day as the Kana Produce show, with the Kana-Meiko main event. Maybe Basara and Meiko will run into each other and exchange valentines, or hugs, or dirty looks or kicks, or something. Kana's show will also have a lot of non-joshi action, including a Tatsumi Fujinami vs Yuki Ishikawa match that sounds pretty awesome. In additon to Basara, Hiren should be back by April, as she's expected to appear in Sendai's tournament starting in early April. Sendai Sachiko's screwed up ankle will not allow her to return in time for that event.
Warabi City Isami Wrestle Budokan
71 Fans
1. Hikari Minami defeated Chii Tomiya (6:19) with the Blockbuster.
2. Hamuko Hoshi defeated Mai Ichii (8:12) with the Shubain Buster Bomb.
3. Munenori Sawa & Keita Yano defeated Ribbon Takanashi & Souma Takao (14:10) when Yano used a Missile Kick on Takao.
4. Makoto & Hikaru Shida defeated Nanae Takahashi & Tsukasa Fujimoto (18:01) when Makoto used a German Suplex Hold on Fujimoto.
IBUKI "THANKFULNESS" February 11, 2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
391 Fans
1. Shu Shibutani defeated Esui (9:08) with a Modified Cradle.
2. Leon defeated Bambi (6:16) with the Mad Splash.
3. Ray & Natsuki*Taiyo defeated Toshie Uematsu & Tomoka Nakagawa (15:06) when Taiyo used the Peach*Latch on Nakagawa.
4. Exhibition: Mariko Yoshida vs Ray (3:00) went to a time-limit draw.
5. Meiko Satomura & DASH Chisako defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata (18:00) when Satomura defeated Matsumoto with a Modified Sleeper Hold.
6. Kyoko Kimura defeated Atsuko Emoto (19:18) with a Big Boot.
IBUKI "FORESIGHT" February 11, 2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
427 Fans
1. Esui Retirement Match: Ryo Mizunami & Esui defeated Aya Yuki & Kagetsu (13:13) when Esui used a Chokeslam on Kagetsu.
2. Future Trial Match: YUMIKO & Atsushi Tashiro defeated ゆき & TAIJU (9:36) when YUMIKO used the t.m.r. on TAIJU.
3. Emi Sakura & Tomoka Nakagawa defeated Akiko Narikuni & Cherry (13:59) when Sakura used the Nyan Nyan Press on Cherry.
4. Exhibition: Mariko Yoshida defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto (3:00) by 1 fall to 0.
5. Natsuki*Taiyo defeated Ray (15:36) with the Taiyo-Chan Spanish Fly.
6. Kyoko Kimura, Shu Shibutani, & Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Atsuko Emoto, Ayumi Kurihara, & Misaki Ohata (26:41) when Matsumoto used a Liger Bomb on Ohata.
OSAKA PRO "OSAKA HURRICANE 2010" February 11, 2010
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
5083 Fans
2. GAMI & Yumi Ohka defeated Kana & Apple Miyuki (10:43) when Ohka used a Tiger Suplex Hold on Apple.
3. Shiro Koshinaka, Kikutaro, & Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru defeated Kuishinbo Kamen, Ebessan III, & Kanjuro Matsuyama (13:05) when Koshinaka used a Powerbomb on Ebessan.
ICE RIBBON February 13, 2010
Warabi City Isami Wrestle Budokan
80 Fans
1. Exhibition: Mai Ichii vs ? (3:00) went to a time-limit draw.
2. Exhibition: Chii Tomiya vs ? (3:00) went to a time-limit draw.
3. Hikari Minami defeated Miyako Matsumoto (6:17) with a Blockbuster.
4. Triangle Ribbon Championship: Riho defeated Makoto & Tsukasa Fujimoto (6:11) by using the Ribbon Round and Round on Fujimoto. Riho is successful in the 1st defense.
5. Kazumi Shimouma defeated Hamuko Hoshi (14:19) with a Back Half Slam Buster.
WAVE February 14, 2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
124 Fans
Part One
1. Yumi Ohka & Kana defeated Shu Shibutani & Hiroyo Matsumoto (13:57) when Okha used a Tiger Suplex Hold on Shibutani.
2. GENTARO defeated Toshie Uematsu (16:58).
3. Ryo Mizunami defeated Bullfight Sora (9:00).
4. Ryo Mizunami defeated Sakura Hirota (9:30) with a Guillotine Drop.
5. Moeka Haruhi, Misaki Ohata, & Yuki Miyazaki defeated GAMI, Mio Shirai, & Io Shirai (28:48) by 2 falls to 1. GAMI defeated Ohata (13:17) with the Adios Amiga. Miyazaki defeated Mio (4:41) with the Moonsault Press. Ohata defeated GAMI (10:47) with a Reverse Cradle.
Part Two
1. Garters Championship Semifinal: Moeka Haruhi defeated Shu Shibutani (4:50).
2. Garters Championship Semifinal: Cherry defeated Toshie Uematsu (4:54).
3. Garters Championship Final: Moeka Haruhi defeated Cherry (6:35).
ITO DOJO February 14, 2010
Shin-Kiba 1st Ring
1. Aki Kambayashi defeated Cherry (10:15) with the Marukurijabe.
2. Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe defeated Shu Shibutani & Asami Kawasaki (19:20) when Ito used a Spiral Bomb on Shibutani.
3. Takako Inoue defeated Tomoko Morii (12:27) with the Destiny Hammer.
4. Manami Toyota defeated Kyoko Kimura (16:30) with the Japanese Ocean Queen Bee Bomb.
5. Ayako Sato, Hanako Kobayashi, & Noriyo Tateno defeated Kaoru Ito, Aja Kong, & Yumiko Hotta (26:36) when Sato pinned Ito.
JWP February 14, 2010
Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Sol
157 Fans
1. Command Bolshoi, KAZUKI, & Megumi Yabushita defeated Toshie Uematsu, Io Shirai, & Mio Shirai (15:40) when KAZUKI used a Dragon Suplex Cutback on Uematsu.
2. Keito & Leon defeated Kayoko Haruyama & Misaki Ohata (15:46) when Leon used the Captured Buster on Ohata.
3. NEO High Speed Championship: Natsuki*Taiyo defeated Kaori Yoneyama (14:26) with the Avalanche-Style Sea Fire. Yoneyama fails in the 2nd defense and Taiyo becomes the 3rd champion.
4. OCC League: Tsubasa Kuragaki [5] defeated Yumi Ohka [0] (14:04) with the Metal Wing.
5. OCC League: Nanae Takahashi [5] defeated Sachie Abe [2] (14:10) with a Lariat.
NEO February 14, 2010
Lazona Kawasaki Plaza Sol
189 Fans
1. Kana defeated Kagetsu (8:34) with a Backhand.
2. Atsuko Emoto defeated Makoto (8:31) with an M-Clutch.
3. Toshie Uematsu & Tsukasa Fujimoto defeated Tanny Mouse & Yuki Miyazaki (11:38) when Fujimoto used a Schoolboy on Tanny.
4. Nanae Takahashi & Natsuki*Taiyo defeated Hiroyo Matsumoto & Misaki Ohata (16:23) when Takahashi used an Iku Bomb on Ohata.
5. Kyoko Inoue defeated Hikaru Shida (5:22) with a Lariat.
6. NEO Tag Team Championship: Yoshiko Tamura & Ayumi Kurihara defeated Kyoko Kimura & Tomoka Nakagawa (22:21) when Kurihara used a Diving Double Knee Attack on Kimura. Tamura & Kurihara are successful in the 1st defense.
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