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I am really hoping her upcoming hiatus isn't permanent. Obviously I want her to do what is right for her and her family, but the joshi scene greatly benefits from her being an active member of it.

Awesome. Making a loss mean something to the younger talent and encouraging them to grow. Unsurprisingly great stuff from the veteran ace.

Hate to see Yoneyama out with an injury. She is so active across the joshi scene and elevates any match or company she is involved in. Happy that she isn't thinking retirement yet and hoping she has a good recovery.

I was actually worried Fujimoto would be out for an extended period or might even contemplate another hiatus from in ring action. I should have known better than to doubt a legend

While it is a great get for Stardom, I am really going to miss her in other promotions. Especially Oz Academy where she gets to have fun heeling it up in Ozaki-gun.

Headbutt spot aside that was a hell of a performance by Saya. She really tore it up with Chanyota. Her Ishii influence keeps becoming more and more apparent.

I recall picking up bootleg copy of the FMW 5 5 1996 tape at an IWA MS show and my friends and watched it after we drove back late into the wee hours. They were doubtful about how good a women's death match would be. Those doubts were erased very quickly.

Just watched highlights of Ibuki Hoshi vs Mifu Ashida for the ICExInfinity Championship...good lord Hoshi made mincemeat out of Ashida's chest with chops. It looked like she made a good showing of herself, but she paid some heavy dues in pain.

I appreciate the Ice Ribbon updates and analysis. I mostly just catch the digest clips on YouTube so more context is appreciated. Good to see the company able to move forward despite not having some of the bigger name talent of the past. I have been doing a historical watch and just got to the time Team DATE debuted. Seems like a weird little experiment that just didn't have legs to last.

Having seen ZONES and Matsumoto team up in Oz Academy it would be cool if they became a semi-reguler team across different promotions. I think they vibe with similar power styles and attitude.

Fair enough. Guess that ain't me. Although seeing Natsuki Taiyo work outside of her usual referee role was cool.

The whole thing felt like a weird fan boy playing dress up dolls with his favorite joshi. The whole vibe was just felt off to me instead of it being fun.