Prestige - Roseland 8: The 7 Year Anniversary Show (4/14/2024) Kylie Rae vs. Miyu Yamashita Kylie Rae has been spotty in terms of competition for a variety of reasons, but she still looks in good shape. Miyu Yamashita is again refreshingly…

GCW - GCW/JCW Vs. The World 2024 (4/4/2024) JCW Championship: Masha Slamovich (c) vs. Syuri Really enjoyed this match. I love these marathon time-limit draws - they put a wrestler's stamina and overall skillset to the test. I've mostly see…

4. Mei Suruga vs. Arisu Endo I wish this match had gone longer. Mei Suruga and Arisu Endo have such great chemistry as opponents. The opening segment was particularly enjoyable, with Endo's persistent headlock and Mei's headstand escape. E…

Prestige (3/31/2023)Miyu Yamashita vs. Taya Valkyrie This was a brief but enjoyable match. Taya had an overwhelming presence and style. She has undergone notable changes since her AAA days, adding weight to her imposing height and becoming…

RCW (2/19/2023) RCW Women's Championship: Nightshade (c) vs. Takumi Iroha Takumi Iroha returned from injury at an indie event in Spain. She faced Nightshade, a wrestler of similar height but with a rounder, thicker build, similar to Vader …

Prestige - Vendetta (1/21/2023) ROH Women's World Championship: Athena (c) vs. Miyu Yamashita A showdown between ROH and EVE women's champions, with only the ROH title on the line. On paper, I expected the standard modern indie match with …

RCW (10/22/2022) Miyu Yamashita vs. Millie McKenzie This was another great showing from Miyu Yamashita against a foreigner in Spain. They are about the same size so I think they were well matched up. A gradual progression towards heavier t…

BLP - Turbo Graps 24 (9/24/2022) Jungle Kyona vs. Skye Blue I found this to be a much better showing for Jungle Kyona than the DPW match. The match had more energy and dynamism. It helped that she had someone like Skye Blue to work with, w…

JCW - Presents "After Hours 2" (8/13/2022) Billie Starkz vs. Maki Itoh This was my first exposure to indie-prodigy Billie Starkz, and I was impressed by her firmness and stability, which is not often seen in women's wrestlers on the US ind…

RCW (7/2/2022) Miyu Yamashita vs. Alex Windsor When I watched Alex Windsor's Tokyo Joshi debut, I thought it would be great if she wrestled Miyu Yamashita, having no idea that they actually wrestled against each other days prior. It was Mi…

DPW - No Pressure (6/5/2022) Miyu Yamashita vs. Miyuki Takase This may have been a "dream match" for the fans and a "big match" for Miyuki Takase, but for Miyu it seemed to be just a "warm-up match". Having seen all of Miyu Yamashita's imp…

6. Miyu Yamashita vs. Masha Slamovich Miyu usually plays the cool and stoic ace in Tokyo Joshi, but here she was engaging with the audience and wrestled with a more expressive flexbility, which I found refreshing. This was my first time se…