1. AZM & Mei Suruga vs. Starlight Kid & Mei Seira Supersonic high speed. What an incredible way to open the show. The four were going nonstop with mesmerizing and innovative sequences and counters. It's so great to see Mei Seira (the forme…

6. Giulia & Himeka vs. Tam Nakano & Natsupoi A tremendous prelude to Giulia and Tam Nakano at Yokohama Arena, with probably many more quality preludes to come. Giulia and Tam basically had what resembled a mini singles match in the midst o…

Stardom - Cinderella Quarterfinals (4/2/2023) Cinderella Tournament - Quarterfinals: MIRAI vs. Xena Good little match, with every movement executed with precision and no wasted motion. Even though it was short it had a classic opening with…

6. Supernova Trial Series #3: Miyu Amasaki vs. Syuri This was absolutely Miyu Amasaki's best bout so far. Her growth as a wrestler was on full display against Syuri. Her persistent attacks to the leg and heavy, rhythmic elbow strikes showe…

4. Triangle Derby: Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki & Hiiragi Kurumi vs. Nanae Takahashi, Yuu & Yuna Mizumori Controlled chaos. Even though it was a match between two away teams, the crowd took to them well. Suzu Suzuki stood out as a crowd favorite…

Stardom - Stardom in Matsumoto (2/23/2023) Miyu Amasaki vs. Yuna Mizumori While her trial series matches against Giulia and Tam Nakano are still my favorites, this was the best individual performance I've seen from Miyu Amasaki in singles.…

Stardom - TRIANGLE DERBY (2/17/2023) Triangle Derby: Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & SAKI vs. Syuri, Ami Sohrei & MIRAI Another hot performance from Kouzen in this tournament. Despite being pitted against the formidable trio of GE's strongest membe…

1. Naniwa Roulette: Mayu Iwatani vs. Saki Kashima vs. Natsupoi vs. Tam Nakano vs. Natsuko Tora vs. Yuna Mizumori vs. Mina Shirakawa vs. Momoka Hanazono vs. Momo Kohgo vs. Mai Sakurai vs. Thekla vs. Mariah May vs. Waka Tsukiyama vs. Miyu Am…

1. Future of Stardom Championship: Ami Sohrei (c) vs. Mai Sakurai A match between former Actress Girls that felt more like a Stardom match than an AWG match, which is a testament to how much they've grown. They fought with strong emotion a…

Stardom - NEW BLOOD 7 (1/20/2023) New Blood Tag Team Championship - Round 1: MIRAI & Tomoka Inaba vs. Hanan & Saya Iida This was a hot 12-minutes. Hanan and Inaba revived their past feud with technical exchanges; while MIRAI and Iida, who …

Stardom - TRIANGLE DERBY ~ Osaka Day 2 ~ (1/15/2023) Triangle Derby: Mina Shirakawa, Xia Brookside & Mariah May vs. Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki & Kurumi Mariah and Xia should be commended for their seamless integration into Stardom's six-man st…

Stardom - TRIANGLE DERBY in Nagoya (1/8/2023) Triangle Derby: Tam Nakano, Natsupoi & SAKI vs. Risa Sera, Suzu Suzuki & Hiiragi Kurumi A rematch of their excellent hardcore match at SHOWCASE, this time under traditional rules, with SAKI rep…

5. Utami Hayashishita vs. KAIRI Even though this was a non-title match, its content was befitting of the IWGP. Hot 15 minutes where Utami and KAIRI fought and received each other's best firmly. Utami smartly adjusted and zoned in on KAIRI'…

NJPW/Stardom - Historic X-over (11/20/2022) IWGP Women's Championship (decision): Mayu Iwatani vs. KAIRI Mayu Iwatani began the match as " Killer Mayu" with an assault targeting KAIRI's ailing arm, but by the end, both were in zombie mode …

1. High Speed Championship: AZM (c) vs. Momoka Hanazono AZM, steady and sharp as usual, adapted to her opponent's hybrid style well. Hanazono is small but has a bulky physique and rugby background, and brought some power elements to "high …

7. Wonder of Stardom Championship: Saya Kamitani (c) vs. Mina Shirakawa I never imagined Mina Shirakawa would become such a soul-stirring performer. Her love and dedication for pro-wrestling could be felt during and after the match. Finish…

4. Red Goddess: Syuri vs. Tomoka Inaba vs. Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe I knew Syuri & Inaba would make a good duo, but they were more fun than I expected. Such a refreshing and dynamic tag team. And of course BLACK DESIRE, who have been …

1. Blue Stars: MIRAI vs. Saya Iida A hot opening match. Iida packs heavy chops and lariats despite having a petit body. The lariat battle that developed on the outside was spectacular. As usual MIRAI brought the novelty with a yurikamome x…

2. Blue Stars: Starlight Kid vs. Suzu Suzuki Starlight Kid and Suzu Suzuki seem to be the closest you could get to the Hiromu/Desperado dynamic in women's wrestling. The similarity in body shape and style and their bold personalities and v…

Stardom - 5STAR Grand Prix 2022 (9/24/2022) Blue Stars: Giulia vs. Saya Kamitani The 2020 GP match between these two was a personal gem of mine and I couldn't wait to see them face again. They have an excellent chemistry; their timing and …

1. Blue Stars: Hanan vs. Suzu Suzuki A nice compact sprint opener. Even though Hanan has no possibility of advancing to the tournament finals, she fought with a lot of urgency and emotion and showed her pride as pro-wrestler. Suzu's abilit…

Stardom - 5STAR Grand Prix 2022 (9/19/2022) Red Stars: Utami Hayashishita vs. SAKI Utami and SAKI matched up surprisingly better than I was expecting them to. This was a great match between power fighters. It built up gradually from headlo…

4. Blue Stars: Mina Shirakawa vs. Starlight Kid Another grueling limb war involving Mina Shirakawa, who has firmly developed her fighting style in this tournament. Mina mixed up other forms of offense with her leg attacks to keep Kid guess…

5. Blue Stars: MIRAI vs. Mina Shirakawa Strong style in its truest form. A combination of martial arts standing techniques and ground work. MIRAI and Shirakawa have both really honed their styles of fighting in this tournament, especially …

2. Blue Stars: Mina Shirakawa vs. Ami Sohrei Mina showed a glimpse of what she can do with a figure-four leglock in her match against Giulia, and in this match she was fully focused on working the leg, finding a variety of angles to attack…

5. Blue Stars: Saya Kamitani vs. Suzu Suzuki I never imagined Saya Kamitani and Suzu Suzuki would be competing against each other in the same ring. Stardom and Ice Ribbon supernovas who achieved big things early in their careers. It was a …

5. Blue Stars: MIRAI vs. Momo Watanabe I was looking forward to this and I wasn't disappointed. Momo as a conniving heel and MIRAI as a gentle and strong heroine. While it didn’t come close to MIRAI-Suzuki in quality, it was similarly a ba…

6. Blue Stars: Giulia vs. Mina Shirakawa I always enjoy Giulia and Shirakawa's chemistry. Both are charismatic wrestlers with heavy hitting movesets that draw inspiration from the past. This was an exciting sprint match built around classi…

2. Blue Stars: MIRAI vs. Hanan Hanan has found her consistency in the later part of her tournament. The early standing grappling and headlock struggles showed the fruits of their judo training. It was an amazing match from a technical stan…

1. Red Stars: Unagi Sayaka vs. Mai Sakurai The finish was unsatisfactory, but this match left an impression on me. After her match against Suzu Suzuki, Maipyan seems best suited for brawling matches. She used her size and strong lower body…