Kang Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Fukigen Death joined O.T. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 That was the best option. Allows Yoneyama to keep changing the Death gimmick up each year, and its another feather in the cap of Natsuko as leader of OT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Really enjoyed the show. Was shocked by Bea's announcement and hate that she is leaving. I don't watch WWE or AEW so she will effectively just disappear into wresting limbo for me. It will be interesting to see Yoneyama's Fukigen Death look and mannerisms. I thought Mina and Natsupoi brought the goods in their matches proving they can hang with two of Stardom's best in Momo and Tam. Wasn't a fan of Utami not being the main and if they take the belt off her early, even if it is to someone worthy like Syuri or Giulia, it will be disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 53 minutes ago, quackhell said: Really enjoyed the show. Was shocked by Bea's announcement and hate that she is leaving. I don't watch WWE or AEW so she will effectively just disappear into wresting limbo for me. It will be interesting to see Yoneyama's Fukigen Death look and mannerisms. I thought Mina and Natsupoi brought the goods in their matches proving they can hang with two of Stardom's best in Momo and Tam. Wasn't a fan of Utami not being the main and if they take the belt off her early, even if it is to someone worthy like Syuri or Giulia, it will be disappointing. I don't really feel it would be too early. Its been six months, Utami isn't really ready for a long reign, and Giulia is the real ace. How was the Goddess titles match and STARS vs. Oedo Tai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 7 minutes ago, Eivion said: I don't really feel it would be too early. Its been six months, Utami isn't really ready for a long reign, and Giulia is the real ace. How was the Goddess titles match and STARS vs. Oedo Tai? I just prefer long reigns for the Red belt and have zero problem with Utami as a strong champion. To me Giulia is still kind of rebuilding herself after losing the White belt and her hair. Guess time will tell. Quibbles with it's card placement aside I thought the DDM battle for the Goddess belts was excellent. Lot of aggression for an inter unit match and everyone really brought it. Stars vs OT was a lot of fun with constant chaotic action and the fallout will be interesting to see. Mayu just keeps facing set back after set back. Saya Iida looked like she might have injured her knee, but I really hope that isn't the case. Love me some Gori-chan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Hokuto called Giulia a "Dangerous Queen" a while back at the Budokan show, so Giulia used the Northern Lights Bomb technique in the recent Stardom Goddess tag title match. Giulia declared they will be the number one tag team in the world. Maybe might have more Goddess tag title main events over the other titles for now. Or maybe not. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 4, 2021 Share Posted April 4, 2021 Thought overall it was a great show with an really good main event tag. Felt that this show was an overall better show then the Budokan show just because everything was given time. Feels like they're not quite ready have Giulia go for the red belt, but want her main eventing shows since she draws, so they gave her the tag titles as a way to keep her in the mix. With Bea leaving, it's going to be a little weird not having any gaijin in the mix for the foreseeable future. Sucks that both Hayter and Moth Session are stuck in the UK. Hayter especially can add some depth to OT. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I like that Joshi Wrestlers wear their gear for tv shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 News coming out of the Cinderella Tournament press conference is that Saya Iida has ruptured her ACL. Such a shame since she was starting to come into her own recently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Breaks my heart as she has easily become a favorite of mine as she has gone from rookie to the powerful Gori-chan and Future champion. Hoping she heals quickly and makes a strong recovery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) Pity to see her run as Future champ run end like this. She was doing so well. Edited April 7, 2021 by Eivion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 She will come back even more jacked and determined. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Finally saw Yokohama Budokan. Tam/Natsupoi was wonderful. There was a lot emotion in that one. Was neat seeing Natsupoi wear a modified version of Kairi's gear for her first major belt challenge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) Sendai Girls: Chihiro Hashimoto will inherit Buzz Sawyers Murder Technique The PowerSlam. Stardom: Utami wants to win the Cinderella and nominate Syuri, while Syuri is vice versa. Syuri said she wants to raise the value of the Red belt, with strength plus alpha. TJPW: Maki Itoh aims to becomes the top star of Joshi if she beats Rika the POP Champ. Edited April 9, 2021 by D.Z 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, D.Z said: Utami wants to win the Cinderella and nominate Syuri, while Syuri is vice versa. Syuri said she wants to raise the value of the Red belt, with strength plus alpha. After watching Yokohama its obvious the tournament going to one of them. It disappoints a bit me since I was hoping for someone lower on the ladder. With this though it does feel like you can predict who wins the actual title match based on who wins the tournament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quackhell Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 I know in ring wrestling talent isn't the most important thing, especially in TJPW, but Maki Itoh as the POP holder just doesn't feel right to me. Not that I dislike Maki, far from it, but I guess I am more traditional when it comes to who holds the top title in a company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Not sure if Maki will win, her character is more on the "never give up even if never winning the top title" spectrum in TJPW. But it's also Reiwa era so who knows what happens. For Stardom, possible the next Red title defense is under the Goddess Tags again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Maki's whole deal is about overcoming past failures. If she doesn't win this time she'll have another opportunity. Her match with Miyu showed she can step her game up and have a good serious match. Now she just needs to have that kind of match with someone besides Miyu. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 50 minutes ago, quackhell said: I know in ring wrestling talent isn't the most important thing, especially in TJPW, but Maki Itoh as the POP holder just doesn't feel right to me. Not that I dislike Maki, far from it, but I guess I am more traditional when it comes to who holds the top title in a company. If Maki were to win the POP title, it should be from Miyu to complete her story arc. I totally understand why they'd put the title on Maki now to capitalize on her AEW appearance, but it somewhat undercuts what they've spent years building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 1 hour ago, D.Z said: For Stardom, possible the next Red title defense is under the Goddess Tags again. This seems doubtful unless they do one more defense before Ota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Rina replaced Saki, because Saki wasn't feeling well. Here's some Tragic Clownery. Giulia pinned Ruaka with the Northern Lights Bomb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Wouldn't be surprised if Saki got a concussion during the finish of that Stars/OT faction match. She looked pretty out of it afterwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.H. Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Cinderella Round 1 is killing me and not in a goodway James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Yeah just looking at results there are quite a few decisions I wish were reversed. It sucks to see Saki miss another major tournament. Really hope she can make the GP this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofuture Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Cinderella is always going to have some wonky results due to the nature of the tournament. I'm more surprised they still have 10 wrestlers left. I wonder how they're going to bracket that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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