All Japan Women Destiny (Red Leaf Retrocast)

Yuzuki Aikawa is retiring. The largest and most ambitious joshi show in the last 10 years is on!
Shows covered - Stardom Sumo Hall 4/29/13
Key matches include:

World Of Stardom Title Match - Alpha Female (c) vs. Io Shirai

Retirement match - Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Yoshiko

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Former 3WA champion Monster Ripper from the early 80s returns with a vengeance. She's got Aja Kong and Bull Nakano to deal with in this classic revisit. Also, we got Bison Kimura going for a big win, and both Inoue's meet in singles action.

(All Matches from AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/21/1991 & AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/29/1991)

Aja Kong vs. Monster Ripper (AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/21/1991)

Bison Kimura vs. Bull Nakano (AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/21/1991)

WWWA Martial Arts Championship: Bat Yoshinaga (c) vs. Akemi Torisu (AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/29/1991)

AJW Singles Championship: Kyoko Inoue (c) vs. Takako Inoue (AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/29/1991)

WWWA Singles Championship: Bull Nakano (c) vs. Monster Ripper (AJW @ Tokyo, Japan, 4/29/1991)

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News on the Road to "Big Egg" is heating up. Saitama is a major Summer step now.

(All Matches From Saitama, Japan @ Saitama, 7/16/1994)

Mariko Yoshida vs. Rie Tamada

Mima Shimoda vs. Takako Inoue

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sakie Hasegawa

Aja Kong, Bull Nakano & Minami Suzuki vs. Kyoko Inoue, Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta

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Events followed Stardom's first Korakuen Hall and crowning the promotions first champions. Io Shirai joins the promotion full time and immediately makes a mark. Yuzuki Aikawa and Nanae Takahashi get their first opponents and build towards their titles while the tour gears up for the first Goddess of Stardom Tag League.

Shows covered - Stardom house shows from 8/7/11-9/25/11

Key matches include:

Io Shirai's first match in Stardom.
Wonderful Stars Tag Battle: Nanae Takahashi & Io Shirai vs. Yuzuki Aikawa & Yoko Bito
Yoko Bito vs. Io Shirai
Wonder of Stardom Title Match: Yuzuki Aikawa def Io Shirai

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Hikaru Shida as the kendo stick champion. Mio Shirai signs with IR. Hailey Hatred in IR to body people. The road to RibbonMania 2012.
Shows covered - Ice Ribbon #417 ~ Knights Of Ice Ribbon 2012 9/23/12
Ice Ribbon #424 ~ Start Band III 10/28/12
Ice Ribbon #431 Dojo 11/28/12
Key matches include:

ICEx60 title Hikaru Shida vs. Mio Shirai
ICEx60 title Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Mio Shirai

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On the road to Big Egg.

(All Matches From Kanagawa, Japan, 9/23/1994)

Yachiyo Kawamoto vs. Yuka Shina

Reggie Bennett & Aja Kong vs. Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda

Manami Toyota vs. Mariko Yoshida

Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue vs. Sakie Hasegawa & Toshiyo Yamada

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The road and finale for the first Regina di Wave Title.

Shows covered - Wave house shows 12/23/12-3/17/13

Key matches include:

Regina di Wave Title Tournament: Kana vs. Ayumi Kurihara

Regina di Wave Title Tournament Final: Yumi Oka vs. Kana

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Hokuto's first match on her three match retirement road....teaming with Kandori!?

(All Matches From Yokohama, Japan @ Yokohama Arena, 3/27/1994)

AJW Junior Title Match

Candy Okutsu (c) vs. Rie Tamada

Singles Match

Little Abdullah The Butcher (Mr. Buddha Man) vs. Little Great Muta (Little Frankie)

Japanese Tag Team Title Match

Miki Handa & Yasha Kurenai (c) vs. Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe

Singles Match

Chaparita Asari vs. Hikari Fukuoka

Tag Team Match

Chikako Shiratori & Suzuka Minami vs. Megumi Kudo & Nurse Nakamura

IWA World Title Match

Manami Toyota (c) vs. Plum Mariko

Tag Team Match

Takako Inoue & Yumiko Hotta vs. Eagle Sawai & Reggie Bennett

JWP Tag Team Title Match

Cutie Suzuki & Mayumi Ozaki (c) vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)

Singles Match

Dynamite Kansai vs. Sakie Hasegawa

All Pacific Title Match

Toshiyo Yamada (c) vs. Kyoko Inoue

Tag Team Match

Akira Hokuto & Shinobu Kandori vs. Aja Kong & Bull Nakano

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A year long journey of the return of Arisa Nakajima all ready to finish the story. Did JWP make their next star?
Shows covered - JWP Climax 12/24/2012
Key matches include:

JWP Openweight Title Match
Arisa Nakajima vs. Emi Sakura (c)

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IR is cold into 2013. An injured champion on the rise. Putting teenagers in main events. No competition for Shida and Fujimoto. The promotion is not drawing, so what are they to do?

Shows covered - Yokohama 5/24/13 & Shinjuku Face 7/14/13

Key matches include:

International Ribbon Tag Team Title / REINA X World Tag Team Title Match

Aoi Kizuki & Tsukushi (c) vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto

ICEx60 Title / IW-19 Title Match

Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Tsukushi (c)

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Yoneyama did not retire. JWP begins the new year immediately going into their tag league revival from 2011. Hatred and Yoneyama vacated the tag titles on January 5, so the winners of the league get the titles.

Shows covered - JWP Tag League Days 1-4 1/9/2012 - 2/12/2012

Key matches include:

Tag League The Best 2012 Red Zone Match

Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki vs. DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko

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Joined by JPQ.
Ice Ribbon is going through changes. On the cusp of the exodus at the end of 2011, Makoto is the first to leave the promotion. Tsukasa also defends the Icex60 title against possibly the next main event star of the promotion.

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Adventures in Wonderland 2011 8/21/11

Key matches include:

Emi Sakura vs Makoto
ICEx60 Title Match - Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs Hikari Minami

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It's our first episode as we begin the year 2011. This is a year Ice Ribbon goes through some internal changes. We have debuts, a strange mixed tag, and a star-making breakthrough performance in the main event.

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon New Ice Ribbon #252 ~ The New Year 1/4/2011

Key matches include:

International Ribbon Tag Team Title Match
Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs Hikari Minami & Riho

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All of the Jumping Bomb Angels have retired from AJW. Meanwhile, the rest of the card continues the next generation push. This includes the conclusion of the story around Suzuka Minami, Manami Toyota, and the All-Pacific title.

(All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 3/17/1991)

WWWA Martial Arts Championship: Bat Yoshinaga (c) vs. Kaoru Ito

Noriyo Tateno Retirement Match: Noriyo Tateno vs. Takako Inoue

WWWA All-Pacific Championship: Manami Toyota (c) vs. Suzuka Minami

Aja Kong vs. Akira Hokuto

Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue vs. Jungle Jack (Bison Kimura & Mika Takahashi)

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With the Summer and Fall season push of Nishiwaki, and Bull Nakano winning the All Pacific title in the Fall, both wrestlers are set to win the vacant 3WA title to usher in the new era of AJW. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, 1/4/1990)

AJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Mima Shimoda (c) vs. Kaoru Ito

Manami Toyota vs. Suzuka Minami

Akira Hokuto & Yumiko Hotta vs. Dream Orca

WWWA Singles Championship Tournament Final – Championship Vacant: Bull Nakano vs. Mitsuko Nishiwaki

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It's IR's first big show at Korakuen post RibbonMania and Emi Sakura leaving the promotion.

Shows covered - IR March Ribbon #375 3/20/2012

Key matches include:

ICEx60 Title Match Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Aoi Kizuki

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Double Inoue vacated the tag titles to become the 100th champions.

(All Matches From Tokyo Feb 15, 1995 and March 21, 1995 at Osaka Hall.

Feb 15, 1995

Chaparita Asari vs. Yuka Shina

Mariko Yoshida & Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa & Tomoko Watanabe

Aja Kong vs. Etsuko Mita

Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta vs. Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue

Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue & Mariko Yoshida vs. Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda & Toshiyo Yamada

March 21, 1995 full show

Wrestling Queendom - Success

Main event: Vacant tag titles tournament final

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Heading back to Oz Academy after their biggest show of the year. Kaoru is cemented at the top, and this show is a good example of the typical building show for events and feuds to come.

Shows covered - Oz Academy Get Wild 9/19/2010

Key matches include:

Carlos Amano vs. Sonoko Kato
Aja Kong, KAORU & Mayumi Ozaki vs Hiren, Takako Inoue & Yumi Ohka

We discuss the booking of Oz Academy.

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The next generation is taking over: Toyota, Inoue, and Jungle Jack are rising up.

(All Matches from AJW Wrestlemarinepiad II @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 11/14/1990 & AJW @ Japan, 12/9/1990)

AJW Tag Team Championship: Mika Takahashi and Kaoru Maeda (c) vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (AJW Wrestlemarinepiad II @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 11/14/1990)

Kickboxing Match: Bat Yoshinaga vs. Kaoru Ito (AJW Wrestlemarinepiad II @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 11/14/1990)

WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match: Marine Wolves (c) vs. Manami Toyota and Kyoko Inoue (AJW Wrestlemarinepiad II @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 11/14/1990)

Las Cachorras Orientales vs. 1987 Team Gold Combo (AJW @ Japan, 12/9/1990)

Bull Nakano vs. Kyoko Inoue (AJW @ Japan, 12/9/1990)

WWWA Tag Team Championship: Marine Wolves (c) vs. Jungle Jack (Aja Kong & Bison Kimura) (AJW @ Japan, 12/9/1990)

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The first movement for Reina becoming something of note for joshi in Japan.

The Reina title tournament and the follow up to Dual Shock Wave are the main attractions. However Kana and Kurihara once again steal the show.
Shows covered - WAVE The Virgin Mary Reina De Reinas 2012 11/27/2012
Key matches include:

AAA Reina de Reinas Title AAA Reina de Reinas Tournament 2012 Final Match
Sexy Star (c) vs. Kaguya

WAVE Tag Team Title Match
GAMI & Tomoka Nakagawa (c) vs. Misaki Ohata & Tsukasa Fujimoto

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Hokuto won the Grand Prix over the Summer, but after battling injuries and coming off of a recent knee surgery she makes a shocking declaration. Also on the card is a big Devil Masami singles match, and two big singles matches from Yamada and Toyota against Kansai and Ozaki.

(All Matches From Wrestlemarinepiad @ Tokyo Bay NK Hall, 10/9/1993)

Tag Team Match

Carol Midori, Michiko Futagami & Mizuki Endo vs. Etsuko Mita, Numatchi & Tomoko Watanabe

Captain's Fall Eight Man Tag Team Match

Chaparita Asari, Chikako Shiratori, Kaoru Ito & Mima Shimoda vs. Bolshoi Kid, Cutie Suzuki, Hikari Fukuoka & Plum Mariko

Tag Team Match

Shinobu Kandori & Yasha Kurenai vs. Sakie Hasegawa & Takako Inoue

Tag Team Match

Bull Nakano & Reggie Bennett vs. Suzuka Minami & Yumiko Hotta

Singles Match

Devil Masami vs. Kyoko Inoue

Singles Match

Manami Toyota vs. Mayumi Ozaki

Singles Match

Toshiyo Yamada vs. Dynamite Kansai

Singles Match

Akira Hokuto vs. Aja Kong

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Every year, Oz Academy holds their annual big show honoring the legacy of Plum Mariko.

Shows covered - 8/22/210 OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku ~ Country Of OZ 2010 - Day 2 at Korakuen Hall

Key matches include:
Aja Kong & Yoshiko Tamura vs. Carlos Amano & Manami Toyota

OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match
AKINO & Ran YuYu (c) vs. Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato

OZ Academy Openweight Title Last Woman Standing Match
KAORU (c) vs. Mayumi Ozaki

Plus, discussion over the solid undercard, and the concept of booking to age.

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Emi Sakura and crew phasing out while joshi wrestlers finish up a tour in America for Shimmer.

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon 343 11/15/2011
Ice Ribbon 344 11/19/2011
SHIMMER 43 and 44 10/2/2011

Key matches include:

ICEx60 Title Match - Hikari Minami (c) vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto
Madison Eagles (c) vs. Cheerleader Melissa

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Io Shirai is cleared of her drug charge, and Aikawa defends the Wonder title in the main event over Nanae. The era of Stardom is being defined.
Shows covered - Stardom X Stardom 2012 8/5/12
Key matches include:

World Of Stardom Title Match - Nanae Takahashi (c) vs. Yoshiko

Wonder Of Stardom Title Match - Yuzuki Aikawa (c) vs. Yoko Bito

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1991 begins with the explosion of Gokumon-to (Bull Nakano's faction). Loser loses their hair!
Also, Akira Hokuto begins her year off with 2 title matches in MOTYC.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, 1/4/1991 & AJW @ Japan, 1/11/1991)

Kyoko Inoue vs. Noriyo Tateno (AJW @ Japan, 1/4/1991)

Jungle Jack (Aja Kong & Bison Kimura) vs. Manami Toyota and Suzuka Minami (AJW @ Japan, 1/4/1991)

WWWA Singles Championship: Bull Nakano (c) vs. Akira Hokuto (AJW @ Japan, 1/4/1991)

WWWA All-Pacific Championship: Manami Toyota (c)  vs. Akira Hokuto (AJW @ Japan, 1/11/1991)

Hair vs. Hair Match: Jungle Jack (Aja Kong & Bison Kimura) vs. Bull Nakano & Kyoko Inoue (AJW @ Japan, 1/11/1991)

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After two years Aja Kong is dethroned!

(All Matches From Yokohama Arena and March 26, 1995)

3-Way Match - WWWA All-Pacific Title Match

Reggie Bennett vs. Takako Inoue vs. Toshiyo Yamada

UFC Fight Rules Match

Lioness Asuka vs. Yumiko Hotta

WWF Women’s Title Match

Bull Nakano (c) vs. Kyoko Inoue

WWWA Singles Title Match

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It's the Matsunaga tribute show. We cover some of the historic matches from Beauty Pair to Jaguar Yokota and Devil Masami paving the way. Some of their best matches from the late 70s and early 80s.

WWWA Singles Championship: Jumbo Miyamoto (c) vs. Mach Fumiake (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 3/19/1975)

WWWA Tag Team Championship: Beauty Pair (c) vs. Black Pair (AJW @ Japan, 12/8/1976)

Devil Masami vs Jackie Sato Nov 27, 1980

Rumi Yokota vs Jackie Sato Dec 16, 1980

WWWA Singles Championship: Devil Masami vs. Jaguar Yokota (c) (AJW @ Ota Ward Gymnasium, 7/19/1982)

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The push of Io Shirai has begun. Yuhi might be the most exciting wrestler to watch. And, the rest of the scene outlook is taking shape... for better and for worse.

Shows covered - Nagoya 5/19/13 & Golden Age Korakuen 6/2/13

Key matches include:

Wonder Of Stardom Title Match - Dark Angel (c) vs. Yuhi

World Of Stardom Title Match - Io Shirai (c) vs. Yoshiko

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The first venture into 2011 for JWP. The tag league based from old AJW is back. We cover loosely the first few days of the tournament and lead into two full shows covered. On here we see a good mixture of veterans, rookies, and potential top talent.

Shows covered - Tag League the Best Day 4 (2/20/11) and Day 5 (3/6/11)

Key matches include:

Leon & Misaki Ohata vs KAZUKI & Sachie Abe

Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki vs Leon & Misaki Ohata

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Oz has booked Yokohama later in the year, so what does that mean for the Summer and the Plum Memorial show?
They have a fresh new champion defending frequently, but is it best for Oz currently?
Shows covered - The Beginning Of Fight 6/9/13 & Sparkling 7/14/13
Key matches include:

OZ Academy Openweight Title Match
AKINO (c) vs. Leon

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A week later followed another major inter-promotional show in Osaka, Dream Slam 2. This features the critically acclaimed tag title match of JWP vs. AJW Toyota and Yamada defending against Kansai and Ozaki. Also, another Chigusa Nagayo return match as well as Kandori and Hokuto meeting in the ring again in tag action. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Taped 4/11/93 - Osaka, Japan at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. Attendance 6,500.
Sakie Hasegawa vs. Hikari Fukuoka
Michiko Futagami, Miho Kitamura & Takako Kuzumi vs. Kaoru Ito, Saemi Numata & Tomoko Watanabe
Bat Yoshinaga & Terri Powers vs. Miki Handa & Rumi Kazama
Combat Toyoda & Megumi Kudo vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)
Bolshoi Kid, Cutie Suzuki & Plum Mariko vs. Double Inoue (Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue) & Yumiko Hotta
Harley Saito vs. Suzuka Minami
Bull Nakano vs. Chigusa Nagayo
Aja Kong & Akira Hokuto vs. Eagle Sawai & Shinobu Kandori
WWWA Tag Team Title 2/3 Falls: Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (c) vs. Dynamite Kansai & Mayumi Ozaki

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Post Big Egg and it is time to reestablish the heavy hitters. Kong, Hotta, and a returning Asuka are the major players to build here.

(All Matches From Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan @ Yokohama Bunka Gymnasium, 12/4/1994)

Singles Match

Misae Watanabe vs. Mina Taniyama

Tag Team Match

Chaparita ASARI & Nobue Endo vs. Kumiko Maekawa & Yoko Takahashi

Tag Team Match

Reggie Bennett & Rie Tamada vs. Suzuka Minami & Tomoko Watanabe

Tag Team Match

Kaoru Ito & Mariko Yoshida vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)

Singles Match

Blizzard Yuki vs. Manami Toyota

Tag Team Match

Takako Inoue & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Kyoko Inoue & Lioness Asuka

WWWA World Title Match

Aja Kong (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta

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Madusa's best career match? A double ring 2 match classic? One of the biggest shows in 1989 had it all.

(All Matches from AJW Wrestlemarinepiad 1989 @ Yokohama Arena, 5/6/1989)

Manami Toyota & Mima Shimoda vs. Etsuko Mita & Toshiyo Yamada

Kaoru Maeda & Mika Takahashi vs. Texas & Tiffany

Double Jeopardy Match: Bull Nakano vs. Yumi Ogura & Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Noriyo Tateno

WWWA World Championship Match with Special Guest Referee Nick Bockwinkel: Lioness Asuka (c) vs. Madusa Miceli

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It's the start of a new year and JWP has a mission. Push the agenda of Arisa Nakajima. However, why does it seem like it's all about Haruyama instead?
Shows covered - JWP 1/6/13 Opening, 1/13-14/13
Key matches include:

Daily Sports Tag Team Titles Match & JWP Tag Team Titles Match
JWP Seikigun (Command Bolshoi and Arisa Nakajima) (c) vs. JWP Seikigun (Kayoko Haruyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki)

#1-Contender Tournament (JWP Openweight Title), Final
Kayoko Haruyama vs. Leon

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It's an all out war interpromotional show between AJW and LLPW. But are there enough stakes for a show like this?

(All Matches From AJW vs LLPW @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 9/29/1993)

Tag Team Match

Carol Midori & Michiko Nagashima vs. Chaparita ASARI & Chikako Shiratori

AJW Junior Title Match

Numatchi (c) vs. Mizuki Endo

Tag Team Match

Infernal KAORU & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)

Japanese Tag Team Title Match

Kaoru Ito & Sakie Hasegawa (c) vs. Leo Kitamura & Mikiko Futagami

Singles Match

Suzuka Minami vs. Utako Hozumi

Singles Match

Takako Inoue vs. Yasha Kurenai

Singles Match

Bull Nakano vs. Noriyo Tateno

Tag Team Match

Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Harley Saito & Miki Handa

Tag Team Match

Aja Kong & Kyoko Inoue vs. Eagle Sawai & Yukari Osawa

Singles Match

Shinobu Kandori vs. Yumiko Hotta

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Nakajima's reign continues through veterans row of the "great era."

Dash and Sachiko take on the bruising duo for the tag titles.

Shows covered - JWP Mania X 4/14/2013

Key matches include:

JWP Tag Team Title / Daily Sports Tag Team Title Match

Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki (c) vs. DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko

JWP Openweight Title Match

Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta

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Takako Inoue is just cranking out 5 star matches.

(All Matches From Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan @ City Gymnasium, 10/9/1994)

Singles Match

Kumiko Maekawa vs. Fusayo Nochi

Singles Match

Little Frankie vs. Tomezo Tsunokake

Tag Team Match

Misae Genki & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Chaparita ASARI & Suzuka Minami

Singles Match

Rie Tamada vs. Hiromi Yagi

Singles Match

Mariko Yoshida vs. Yumiko Hotta

JWP Tag Team Title Match

Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda) (c) vs. Command Bolshoi & Hikari Fukuoka

Singles Match

Aja Kong vs. Kaoru Ito

Singles Match

Reggie Bennett vs. Sakie Hasegawa

WWWA Tag Team Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match

Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (c) vs. Double Inoue (Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue)

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On Diana's second anniversary show, Kyoko is in the main event to challenge to become the promotions inaugural champion. A tag blood feud brawls and bleeds in the semi main event.
Shows covered - Diana Danger Zone 2nd Anni Kawasaki Gym 4/29/13
Key matches include:

World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Title Match
Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe (c) vs. Keiko Aono & Yumiko Hotta

World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Title Match
Kyoko Inoue vs. Jaime D

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A rare JWP appearance outside Tokyo all the way in Fukuoka. Here, the heart of JWP in Haruyama defends the title. Yoneyama makes her first challenge post "not" retirement.

Shows covered - JWP Pure War Series 10/21/2012

Key matches include:

JWP Openweight Title Match

Kayoko Haruyama (c) vs. Kaori Yoneyama

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Aikawa is retiring and the road to Sumo Hall is closing in. Is Stardom making new stars or are they getting monsters to take over instead?
Shows covered - Stardom road to Ryogoku Cinderella: title matches Jan-Mar 2013, 3/16/13 Korakuen Hall
Key matches include:

 Goddesses of STARDOM Titles Match

Nanae Takahashi and Miho Wakizawa vs. Natsuki*Taiyo and YOSHIKO (c)

High Speed Title Match

Kaori Yoneyama vs. Natsuki*Taiyo (c)

Meiko Satomura vs. Yuzuki Aikawa

World of STARDOM Title Match

Alpha Female vs. Nanae Takahashi (c)

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Madusa gets a big rematch against Lioness Asuka in one of the biggest matches of her career. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Ota Ward Gymnasium, 7/19/1989)

The Honey Wings vs. Mima Shimoda & Hiromi Hasegawa

Etsuko Mita vs. Miori Kamiya

Eight Woman Tag Team Match: Noriyo Tateno, Yumi Ogura, Reibun Amada & Manami Toyota vs. Bull Nakano, Kumiko Iwamoto, Aja Kong & Nobuko Kimura

Kickboxing Match: Toshiyo Yamada vs. Annamaria Tenkate

WWWA Tag Team Championship: Marine Wolves (c) vs. Fire Jets

WWWA World Championship: Lioness Asuka (c) vs. Madusa Miceli

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March 2011 features Yumi Ohka trying to finally defeat a veteran and Ice Ribbon runs Korakuen. Tsukasa Fujimoto is defending the Icex60 title against the high flying threat of Ray from Hong Kong. Shida attempts to level up by going up against Smash's super "rookie" Syuri. Wave section also features run down of Wave from Jan to Mar.

Shows covered - Wave Osaka Rhapsody (3/20/11) and Ice Ribbon March Ribbon  (3/21/11)

Key matches include:

Yumi Ohka vs GAMI
Ayako Hamada vs Misaki Ohata
Kagetsu vs Kana

Hikaru Shida vs Syuri
ICEx60 Title Match Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs Ray

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Nagayo retires.... the first time. End of an era, the Crush Gals era.

(All Matches from AJW Wrestlemarinepiad 1989 @ Yokohama Arena, 5/6/1989)

International Super Battle Royal – 30 Women, Two Rings

Chigusa Nagayo Retirement Series:

The Crush Gals vs. Akira Hokuto & Mitsuko Nishiwaki

The Crush Gals vs. Yumiko Hotta & Suzuki Minami

The Crush Gals vs. Itsuki Yamazaki & Norio Tateno

The Crush Gals vs. Bull Nakano & Yumi Ogura

Chigusa Nagayo vs. Lioness Asuka

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A show of many interesting singles matches and headlined by a battle royal? Why?

Shows covered - Wave Sail a Way 2012 8/26/12

Key matches include:

Ayako Hamada vs. Ayumi Kurihara

Misaki Ohata vs. Yumi Ohka

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Dump and Nagayo are building to a fever pitch and AJW goes to Mexico. We discuss the influence of lucha libre into joshi wrestling, and the importance of excursions for wrestlers.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Apr-May 1985)  
WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match: Dump Matsumoto & Crane Yu vs. The Crush Gals (AJW @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 4/2/1985)
2/3 Falls Match: The Crush Gals vs. Lola Gonzales & Rosa Maria (AJW @ El Toreo De Cuatro Caminos, Mexico, 5/12/1985)  
WWWA Singles Championship 2/3 Falls Match: Jaguar Yokota (c) vs. Pantera Surena (AJW @ El Toreo De Cuatro Caminos, Mexico, 5/12/1985)  WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match: The Crush Gals vs. Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano (AJW @ Omiya Skate Center, 5/16/1985)

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JWP and FMW make up the remainder of the card to cover from this legendary show. Most notably is the AJW champion defending her title against the champion of JWP in this juggernaut of a bout.

Plus bonus of the tour that followed LoQ was a tag title match for the vacated UWA titles.

(All Matches From AJW Legacy of Queens @ Nippon Budokan, 8/25/1993)

Infernal Kaoru & Chaparita Asari vs. Bolshoi Kid & Candy Okutsu

Toshiyo Yamada & Kaoru Ito vs. Megumi Kudo & Yukie Nabeno

WWWA World Championship: Aja Kong (c) vs. Dynamite Kansai

UWA Tag Titles (Vacant): Yumiko Hotta & Takako Inoue (c) vs. Akira Hokuto & Suzuka Minami 9/5/93)

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Aja Kong meets Bull Nakano in two cage matches. One was memorable while the other had Gedo (yes that Gedo).

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Fall 1990 – Various Dates)

Cage Match: Aja Kong vs. Bull Nakano (AJW @ Japan, 9/1/1990)

Mitsuko Nishiwaki Retirement Match: Mitsuko Nishiwaki vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW @ Japan, 10/7/1990)

WWWA Singles Championship Steel Cage Match: Aja Kong vs. Bull Nakano (c) (AJW Wrestlemarinepiad II @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 11/14/1990)

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1986 ends with Team Warfare battles. Can anyone stop Domei? 1987 starts with a match of the year contender as the Crush Gals meet in single action to become the number 1 contender.

1986.11.29 Bull Nakano, Condor Saito, Kumiko Iwamoto, Susan Starr & Tracy Richards vs. Yukari Omori, Kanako Nagatomo, Kyoko Aso, Sayuri Nakajima & Miori Kamiya

12.06.1986 Team League Final: 6 vs 6 Dump Matsumoto, Bull Nakano, Condor Saito, Drill Nakamae,Yasuko Ishiguro & Kahoru Kage vs. Chigusa Nagayo, Yumi Ogura, Kazue Nagahori, Yumiko Hotta, Nobuko Kimura & Yachiyo Hirata

3WA tag titles Bull Nakano & Dump Matsumoto (c) vs Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno (1/9/1987)

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Feb-Mar 1987)

AJW Championship: Bull Nakano (c) vs. Yasuko Ishiguro (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 2/26/1987)

Lioness Asuka vs. Chigusa Nagayo (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 2/26/1987)

WWWA Tag Team Championship: The Red Typhoons vs. Yumiko Hotta & Hisako Uno (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 3/21/1987)

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League: Chigusa Nagayo vs. Bull Nakano  (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 3/21/1987)

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Official send of for Bull Nakano filled with nostalgia, call backs, and interpromotional war!

Also, bonus NEO from 2010!

Joined by JPQ!

Shows covered - Bull Nakano Produce Empress 1/08/12

Bonus - NEO Last Holy Fight in Kitazawa 12/15/10

Key matches include:

Emi Sakura, Meiko Satomura & Nanae Takahashi vs. Ayumi Kurihara, Tsukasa Fujimoto & Yoshiko
Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Hikaru Shida
NEO title Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs. Aya Yuuki 12/15/10

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Joined by Scott Edwards.
It's the annual Plum Memorial show again with the biggest crowd in years for joshi. A nostalgia filled celebration show of the big stars from the 90s.

Shows covered - OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku ~ Country Of OZ 2011 - Day 2: 15th Anniversary ~ Yokohama Dreams Park 8/21/11

Key matches include:

Meiko Satomura vs. Sonoko Kato
OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match - Carlos Amano & Manami Toyota (c) vs. Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu
OZ Academy Openweight Title Four Way Elimination Match - Dynamite Kansai (c) vs. Aja Kong vs. Shinobu Kandori vs. Mayumi Ozaki

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Ran YuYu retirement road with her last matches in Wave. Dual Shock Wave tournament follow up. Gami fumbling booking left and right.

Shows covered - Sunday Night Wave #12 11/4/12; Weekday Wave Vol. 55 11/16/12;

Weekday Wave Vol. 56 12/5/12; WAVE Regina Di Wave 12/16/12

Key matches include:

Ran YuYu last matches in Wave

WAVE Tag Team Title Match

Misaki Ohata & Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Makoto & Moeka Haruhi

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JWP's home army tries to stave off Team Emi's Heart Move Kei Reform as the tag titles and main Openweight title are on the line. 

This will set up and determine the end of year Korakuen Hall show in December
Shows covered - JWP Pure Wars Series ~ 20th Anniversary 10/28/2012
Key matches include:

JWP Openweight Title Match
Kayoko Haruyama (c) vs. Emi Sakura

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Crush Gals are back together.... sort of. Hotta has been cycled down hard while a new push finally begins in Bull Nakano. With JBA on the verge of a long excursion, and many top mandatory retirements coming, this tag league was important establishing the next round of stars.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, July-Oct 1987 – Various Dates)

AJW Championship: Bull Nakano (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW @ Miyagi Sports Center, 7/20/1987)

AJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Kyoko Aso (c) vs. Erika Shishido (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 8/20/1987)

Tag League The Best ’87: The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. The Crush Gals (AJW Friendship 1987 @ Omiya Skate Center, 9/14/1987)

Tag League The Best ’87: The Red Typhoons vs. Dump Matsumoto & Megumi Nakamae (AJW @ Japan, 10/11/1987)

Tag League The Best ’87 Final: The Crush Gals vs. Bull Nakano & Condo Saito (AJW @ Japan, 10/11/1987)

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The last show from NEO and our conclusion of the year 2010. We have deep discussions over NEO, the promotions failures, praising Yoshiko Tamura, and more.

Shows covered - NEO Stage Door 12/31/2010

We finish up the cast going over our top 5 matches from 2010 and our wrestlers of the year (with some kayfabe involved).

Key matches include:

NWA Women's Pacific & NEO Title Match - Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs. Ayumi Kurihara
Tanny Mouse, Yoshiko Tamura & Yuki Miyazaki vs. Aya Yuuki, Mika Iida & Nagisa Nozaki

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The last of the Crush Gals is retiring. The last of the stars that made the 80's boom. At the same time there Tag League the Best has started. How will the next generation step up?

(All Matches from AJW Lioness Asuka Retirement Show @ Korakuen Hall, 8/24/1989)

Tag League The Best ’89: Bison Kimura & Grizzly Iwamoto vs. The Honey Wings

Miori Kamiya & Yumiko Hotta vs. Yumi Ogura & Hiromi Hasegawa

AJW Championship: Reibun Amada (c) vs. Aja Kong

Tag League The Best ’89: Akira Hokuto & Etsuko Mita vs. Mima Shimoda & Suzuka Minami

Lioness Asuka Retirement Exhibition Match: Lioness Asuka vs. Noriyo Tateno

Lioness Asuka Retirement Exhibition Match: Lioness Asuka vs. Jaguar Yokota

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A show of injuries. Blood was spilled in the main event. Both Bull Nakano and Hisako Uno (Akira Hokuto) suffer bad injuries taking them out of action. This was a very interesting and historical show.

(All Matches from AJW @ Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, 4/27/1987)

Noriyo Tateno vs. Itsuki Yamazaki

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League: Devil Masami vs. Bull Nakano

WWWA Tag Team Championship: Yumiko Hotta & Hisako Ino (c) vs. The Red Typhoons

WWWA All Pacific Championship: Leilani Kai (c) vs. Chigusa Nagayo

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A serious push of youth or finally people getting their big chance in the biggest CTW to date hot off the Uematsu retirement.
Shows covered - Wave Catch the Wave series 4/30/12-7/1/12
Key matches include:

Blocks-

Black Dahlia - Yumi Ohka, Misaki Ohata, Cherry, Hanako Nakamori, Tsukasa Fujimoto
Power - Sawako Shimono, Aya Yuki, Ayako Hamada, Ryo Mizunami, Hamuko Hoshi
White Tails - Kana, Ayumi Kurihara, Shu Shibutani, Syuri, Mio Shirai

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Our journey through the 2010s of joshi wrestling continues with Ice Ribbon. We chose some important to top matches from the promotion from Jan to Feb 2010.

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon #146 ~ New Year Ribbon Games 1/4/2010 to Ice Ribbon #158 2/20/2010

Key matches include:

Main events include the crowning of Tsukasa Fujimoto and the tag titles on the line
Kazumi Shimouma & Nanae Takahashi vs Hamuko Hoshi & Hiroyo Matsumoto (c)

You can also find all these matches currently available on Ice Ribbon's Nico Pro channel in their archives.

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Joined by JPQ.

It's a big anniversary show for Wave at Korakuen Hall following their Catch the Wave tournament. Black Dahlia is fully entrenched as the big heel group in the promotion. Main event features the return after a year out of Shuu Shibutani. 

Shows covered - WAVE Like A Virgin - Wave 4th Anniversary Sail A Way5 8/28/11

Key matches include:

Kana vs Ayumi Kurihara
Shuu Shibutani vs AKINO

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Toyota and Yamada lay an egg while Kyoko has her... "toughest" challenge to date.

Team JWP and Team AJW reach a fantastic peak.

(All Matches From Wrestling Queendom @ Osaka-Jo Hall, 11/28/1993)

Tomoko Watanabe vs. Candy Okutsu
Kyoko Inoue vs. Yukie Nabeno
Bull Nakano vs. Hikari Fukuoka
(Survival Elimination Match) Devil Masami, Dynamite Kansai, Mayumi  Ozaki & Plum Mariko vs. Akira Hokuto, Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda  & Suzuka Minami
(All-Pacific Championship) Toshiyo Yamada vs. Manami Toyota

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Nagayo is starting GAEA Japan.

(All Matches From Tokyo, Japan @ Nippon Budokan, 8/24/1994)

Suzuka Minami, Capparita ASARI, Tomoko Watanabe & Rie Tamada vs. Hikari Fukuoka, Fusayo Nochi, Commando Boirshoi & Hiromi Yagi

(Kick Boxing) Kumiko Maekawa vs. Kyoko Kamikaze

Chigusa Nagayo & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Sakie Hasegawa & Mariko Yoshida

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The Japan Grand Prix in 1986 has begun. It's a round-robin tournament with 12 people involved this time around. AJW has started sending wrestlers out of various excursions at the time including Dump Matsumoto and the Crush Gals to the WWF. The Jumping Bomb Angels finally captured the 3WA tag titles, but now must defend against the popular Crush Gals. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Osaka Castle Hall, 3/20/1986)

Bull Nakano, Chela Salazar, & Zuleyma vs. Devil Masami, Mika Komatsu & Kanako Nagatomo

AJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Condor Saito (c) vs. Hisako Uno

Japan Grand Prix ‘86 League: Kazue Nagahori vs. Yumi Ogura

Japan Grand Prix ‘86 League: Dump Matsumoto vs. Yukari Omori

WWWA Tag Team Championship: The Jumping Bomb Angels (c) vs. The Crush Gals

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A Crush Gals focused eps along with the luchadoras and foreign talent use in AJW. (All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/6/1984 & AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 1/5/1985 & 1/6/1985) WWWA Tag Team Championship: The Crush Gals (c) vs. La Galáctica & Lola Gonzales (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/6/1984) Itsuki Yamazaki vs. Yumi Ogura (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/6/1984) WWWA Tag Team Championship: The Crush Gals (c) vs. Dump Matsumoto & Rossy Moreno (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 1/5/1985) WWWA Tag Team Championship: The Crush Gals (c) vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 1/6/1985) Become a patreon Website: https://redleafretrocast.blogspot.com https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast Twitter: @BowlingJD Big Egg Joshi podcast: https://anchor.fm/K-Master-of-None

Bull and Hokuto make another mark on their rivalry. Who will be the mystery partner for Aja Kong going for the tag titles?

(All Matches from AJW @ Ota Ward Gymnasium 7/15/92)

(AJW Tag Championship) Mariko Yoshida & Takako Inoue (c) vs. Debbie Malenko & Mima Shimoda
(AJW Championship) Sakie Hasegawa vs. Mariko Yoshida (c)
(All Pacific Championship) Kyoko Inoue (c) vs. Terri Power
(CMLL Womens Championship) Bull Nakano (c) vs. Akira Hokuto
(WWWA Tag Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match) Toshiyo Yamada & Minami Toyota (c) vs. Aja Kong & X

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I was lucky and happy to be joined by James and Rich from One Nation Radio to discuss the 2023 Observer Hall of Fame.

We discuss each and every category. I go over my personal ballot in each region.

We got fun and interesting debates over Otto Wanz, Roman Reigns, Becky Lynch, CM Punk and definitely go over people like Meiko Satomura, Ishii, and others.

On the ballot:

HISTORICAL PERFORMERS ERA CANDIDATES

Ole Anderson

Bob Armstrong

Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson w/J.J. Dillon

Jack & Jerry Brisco

British Bulldogs (Dynamite Kid & Davey Boy Smith)

June Byers

Wild Bull Curry

Cowboy Bob Ellis

Pampero Firpo

Black Gordman & Great Goliath

Archie “Mongolian Stomper” Gouldie

Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)

Sputnik Monroe

Dusty Rhodes & Dick Murdoch

Argentina Rocca & Miguel Perez

Johnny Rougeau

Iron Sheik

Tiger Jeet Singh

Sgt. Slaughter

Ricky Steamboat & Jay Youngblood

Mad Dog & Butcher Vachon

Von Brauners & Saul Weingeroff

Kevin & Kerry & David Von Erich

MODERN PERFORMERS IN U.S/CANADA CANDIDATES

Mark & Jay Briscoe

Young Bucks

Edge

Bill Goldberg

Matt & Jeff Hardy

Becky Lynch

Jon Moxley

Kevin Nash & Scott Hall

Paul Orndorff

Randy Orton

Seth Rollins

C.M. Punk

Roman Reigns

Trish Stratus

Rick & Scott Steiner

WRESTLING IN JAPAN CANDIDATES

The Beauty Pair (Jackie Sato & Maki Ueda)

CIMA

Satoshi Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Hayabusa

Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi

Tomohiro Ishii

Meiko Satomura

Shingo Takagi

Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada

WRESTLING IN MEXICO CANDIDATES

Angel Blanco & Dr.Wagner

Sangre Chicana

Los Hermanos Dinamita (Cien Caras & Mascara Ano 2000 & Universo 2000)

Dorrell Dixon

Pirata Morgan

Blue Panther

El Hijo del Santo & Octagon

La Parka AAA

Huracan Ramirez

WRESTLING IN EUROPE/AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND/PACIFIC ISLANDS/AFRICA

Spyros Arion

Big Daddy

Dominic DeNucci

Billy Joyce

George Kidd

Killer Karl Kox

Mike Marino

Kendo Nagasaki

Jackie Pallo

The Royal Brothers (Bert Royal & Vic Faulkner)

Johnny Saint

Adrian Street

Jose Tarres

Otto Wanz

NON-WRESTLERS

Dave Brown (U.S. & Canada modern)

Bobby Bruns (Japan)

Bob Caudle (U.S. & Canada historical)

Bobby Davis (U.S. & Canada historical)

Joe Higuchi (Japan)

Jim Johnston (U.S. & Canada modern)

Larry Matysik (U.S.& Canada historical)

Rossy Ogawa (Japan)

Reggie Parks (U.S. & Canada modern)

Morris Sigel (U.S. & Canada historical)

Tony Schiavone (U.S. & Canada modern)

George Scott (U.S. & Canada historical)

Sanshiro Takagi (Japan)

Mike Tenay (U.S. & Canada modern)

Ted Turner (U.S. & Canada modern)

Roy Welch (U.S. & Canada historical)

Stanley Weston (U.S. & Canada historical)

Grand Wizard (U.S & Canada historical)

Serena Deeb off of SMASH goes for gold.
Freelance joshi take Shimmer including Kana in a big match.

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Yokohama Ribbon 9/24/2011
SHIMMER 41 and 42 10/1/2011

Key matches include:

Manami Toyota & Tsukushi vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto
Kana vs. Sara Del Ray
Madison Eagles (c) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto

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2012 review in joshi. Plus wrestlers of the year, attendances, and top 10 matches of the year.

Ribbonmania from Ice Ribbon focuses on the debut of Risa Sera, and the pushing of new talent in big matches. Narumiya goes for the main title while Kizuki attempts at the tag titles while Shida and Fujimoto take on some "passion."
Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Ribbonmania 12/31/2012
Key matches include:

Icex60 Title Match
Maki Narumiya vs. Mio Shirai (c)

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The finals of Tag League in 1993 lead to a tape traders dream. The retirement of Akira Hokuto is here and she goes out being a full time wrestler with a bang.

The infamous double Meltzer 5 star match show in AJW history.

(All Matches From Tag League The Best @ Korakuen Hall, 12/10/1993)

Chikako Shiratori vs. Kumiko Maekawa
Tag League The Best 1993 Match -Kaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)
Bull Nakano & Chaparita Asari vs. Suzuka Minami & Yumiko Hotta
Tag League The Best 1993 Match - Aja Kong & Sakie Hasegawa vs. Eagle Sawai & Yasha Kurenai
Tag League The Best 1993 Match - Akira Hokuto & Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue & Toshiyo Yamada
Tag League The Best 1993 Final Match - Akira Hokuto & Manami Toyota vs. Kyoko Inoue & Toshiyo Yamada

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Yumi Ogura going for tag team gold versus the unbeatable Crush Gals death gripping the 3WA tag titles. More importantly, is the story around the rise of Yukari Omori. Coming off her valiant story against Dump Matsumoto, Omori finds herself in the finals against the promotion's most popular star in Chigusa.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Apr-Jul 1986)

WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match: The Crush Gals vs. The Red Typhoons (AJW @ Miyagi Sports Center, 4/8/1986)

AJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hisako Uno (c) vs. Yasuko Ishiguro (AJW @ Omiya Skate Center, 5/29/1986)

Bull Nakano vs. Kazue Nagahori (AJW @ Matsudo Movement Park Gymnasium, 7/24/1986)

AJW Junior Heavyweight Championship: Yasuko Ishiguro (c) vs Suzuka Minami (AJW @ Matsudo Movement Park Gymnasium, 7/24/1986)

Japan Grand Prix ‘86 League Final: Yukari Omori vs. Chigusa Nagayo (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 6/22/1986)

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The life of a freelance joshi wrestler is tough. Kurihara doing another produce show to get by along with CMLL trips. Was this Mika Iida's coming out match?

Shows covered - Kurihara Produce 5/6/12

Key matches include:

Ayumi Kurihara & AKINO vs. Aja Kong & Mika Iida

3/9/12 Arena Mexico, CMLL Women's Title Match: Ayumi Kurihara vs. Marcela

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One of the brightest wrestlers in the joshi scene and freelancer Ayumi Kurihara ran her own show. Here she takes on CMLL champion Marcela in trying to cement a legacy which Bull Nakano also embarked on.

Also, bonus Ice Ribbon show from 2010 with two important matches.

Shows covered - Ayumi Kurihara Produce 11/26/11
Ice Ribbon #220 ~ Knights Of Ice Ribbon 9/23/10

Key matches include:

CMLL World Women's Title Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match - Marcela (c) vs. Ayumi Kurihara
ICEx60 Title Match - Hikari Minami (c) vs. Command Bolshoi
Meiko Satomura vs. Emi Sakura

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Tag titles on the line. Ice Ribbon contracts coming up. Rising stars featured. Hikaru Shida a bad champion?

Shows covered - Ice Ribbon 5/5/12

Key matches include:

Kana vs. Hikaru Shida

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Building to a major March. Kong and Toyota begin heating up.

(All Matches From Chiba Japan, Feb 3, 1995)

Yoko Takahashi vs. Yoshiko Tamura

Rie Tamada vs. Jaguar Yokota

Aja Kong & Kauro Ito vs. Manami Toyota & Kumiko Maekawa

Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue & Mariko Yoshida vs. Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda & Toshiyo Yamada

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Are the interpromotional matches becoming stale?

(All Matches From Fukuoka, Japan @ Hakata Starlanes, 2/18/1994)

Etsuko Mita, Rie Tamada & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Chikako Shiratori, Kumiko Maekawa & Suzuka Minami

Mima Shimoda vs. Takako Inoue

Aja Kong & Bull Nakano vs. Kaoru Ito & Sakie Hasegawa

Kyoko Inoue & Yumiko Hotta vs. Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada

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It is the retirement of Toshie Uematsu and a couple months of Wave leading up to it. Wave runs Korakuen Hall for only the their third time. Was it a success?

Shows covered - Wave Mar-Apr/2012

Key matches include:

WAVE Tag Team Title Match - Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu (c) vs. GAMI & Tomoka Nakagawa 4/1/12

Retirement match - Ran YuYu & Toshie Uematsu vs. Moeka Haruhi & Shu Shubutani 4/30/12

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Last stop before Big Egg. Toyota big singles title match time.

(All Matches From Nagoya, Japan, 10/22/1994)

Kumiko Maekawa & Misae Watanabe vs. Yoko Takahashi & Nobue Endo

Rie Tamada vs. Chaparita Asari

Kyoko Inoue vs. Reggie Bennett

Aja Kong vs. Toshiyo Yamada

(IWA/All Pacific Championship) Manami Toyota (c) vs. Takako Inoue

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The Crush Gals are still broken up. It's Grand Prix time and after a slew of injuries, the tournament found itself in interesting situations. We saw the launch of Nagayo into official singles top push action as well as the attempt of Yumiko Hotta.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, June 1987)

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League: Dump Matsumoto vs. Condor Saito (AJW @ Okinawa Prefectural Onoyama Park Gymnasium, 6/13/1987)

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League: Lioness Asuka vs. Chigusa Nagayo (AJW @ Okinawa Prefectural Onoyama Park Gymnasium, 6/13/1987)

AJW Tag Team Championship – Championship Vacant: Mitsuko Nishiwaki & Kyoko Aso vs. Kumiko Iwamoto & Drill Nakamae (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 6/28/1987)

Kanako Nagatomo Retirement Match: Kanako Nagatomo vs. Mika Komatsu (AJW @ Japan, 6/2X/1987)

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League Semi-Final: Dump Matsumoto vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW 6/XX/1987)

Japan Grand Prix ‘87 League Final: Dump Matsumoto vs. Chigusa Nagayo (AJW 6/28/1987)

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The rookie class in 1986 for AJW is regarded as possibly the best crop of rookies ever produced in a single year. This classic episode focuses on the debuts of some of those wrestlers. Also, the conclusion of Tag League The Best in 1986 as super rookies Hotta and Uno (Hokuto) are pushed into prominence tagging with Nagayo and Omori respectively.

May 1986

Bull Nakano vs Dump Matsumoto (possibly JGP match)

Jumping Bomb Angels vs Dump Matsumoto and Condor Saito

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Aug-Oct 1986)

Kaoru Maeda vs. Megumi Kudo (AJW @ Higashimurayama Shimin Sports Center, 8/8/1986)

Nobuko Kimura vs. Junko Ohashi (AJW @ Koga Municipal Gymnasium, 9/10/1986)

Erika Shisido vs. Noriyo Toyoda (AJW @ Japan, 9/17/1986)

Reibun Amada vs. Yachiyo Hirata (AJW @ Omiya Skate Center, 9/25/1986)

Miori Kamiya vs. Mika Takahashi (AJW @ Omiya Skate Center, 9/25/1986)

Kanako Nagatomo vs. Yukon Erika (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/10/1986)

Tag League The Best ’86 League Final: Chigusa Nagayo & Yumiko Hotta vs. Yukari Omori & Hisako Uno (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/10/1986)

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6 days after running the Budokan, AJW comes back with the historical hair vs hair match. We also have the conclusion of Tag League the Best 1985.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Aug-Oct 1985)

Kamakiri Death Match: Dump Matsumoto vs. Chigusa Nagayo (AJW @ Osaka Castle Hall, 8/28/1985)

Tag League The Best ’85 League Semi-Final: Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano vs. The Jumping Bomb Angels (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/10/1985)

Tag League The Best ’85 League Final – 2/3 Falls Match: Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano vs. The Crush Gals (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 10/10/1985)

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In late 1985, Jaguar Yokota vacated the 3WA title due to injury. Now, red hot top heel Dump Matsumoto takes on All Pacific champion Devil Masami for her title and the vacant 3WA title. 

(All Matches from AJW @ 12/12/1985, Ota Ward Gymnasium @ Tokyo, Japan)

Rookie of the Year Tournament Final: Hisako Uno vs. Akemi Sakamoto

AJW Championship: Bull Nakano (c) vs. Yumi Ogura

Jumbo Hori Retirement Exhibition Match: Jumbo Hori vs. Yukari Omori

WWWA All Pacific Championship & Vacant WWWA Singles Championship: All Pacific Champion Devil Masami vs. Dump Matsumoto

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Does JWP have a youth push problem? Haruyama could be one of the best in the scene going.
Shows covered - JWP Pure Mountain Series 6/17/23 & 7/8/23
Key matches include:

JWP Tag Team Title / Daily Sports Tag Team Title Match - Emi Sakura & Kaori Yoneyama (c) vs. Arisa Nakajima & Manami Katsu

JWP Openweight Title Match - Kayoko Haruyama (c) vs. Misaki Ohata

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March in 2010 featured a big NEO event plus what turned out to be a key retirement in the world of joshi wrestling.

Shows covered - NEO 10th Anni in Kawasaki 2010 3/14/2010

Key matches include:

Here, we find a NEO card on March 14 with Emi Sakura vs Kana 

Main Event: Yoshiko Tamura (c) vs Meiko Satomura.

Other "key" matches from the month are from Ice Ribbon's Miyako Matsumoto and the Icex60 title. Last covers the retirement match of Fuka as she is against Nanae Takahashi.

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Akira Hokuto is one of the biggest stars in wrestling while on one leg. Fire Jets and Marine Wolves clash again.
Hokuto and Toyota have one of the best matches of the year in 93.

(All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall, Japan, 8/21/1993)

Bull Nakano vs. Bat Yoshinaga

Japan Grand Prix 1993 Semi Final Match Akira Hokuto vs. Manami Toyota

Japan Grand Prix 1993 Semi Final Match Yumiko Hotta vs. Harley Saito

Aja Kong, Kaoru Ito & Kaoru Maeda vs. Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue & Toshiyo Yamada

Japan Grand Prix 1993 Final Match Akira Hokuto vs. Yumiko Hotta

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Through the Summer of 2010, Pro Wrestling Wave ran their second 3 block round robin tournament. This is what would eventually give the young promotion some notoriety.

Wrestlers involved in CTW 2010 were:

Young Block: Io Shirai, Sawako Shimono, Ryo Mizunami, Senri Kuroki, Misaki Ohata

Rival Block: Shu Shibutani, Moeka Haruhi, Cherry, Asami Kawasaki, Ayumi Kurihara

Visual Technical Block: Kana, Yumi Ohka, GAMI, Mio Shirai, Toshie Uematsu

Key topics include: representation of the joshi scene, importance of booking structure, and the old guard, and more.

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The build to Yokohama Arena in 94.

(All Matches From Tokyo, Japan @ Korakuen Hall, 2/27/1994)

Bull Nakano vs. Etsuko Mita

Yumiko Hotta & Takako Inoue vs. Kyoko Inoue & Kauro Ito

(WWWA Tag Championship) Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada (c) vs. Aja Kong & Sakie Hasegawa

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The Morenos are back from Mexico for tag action. Also, the JGP begins as the knockout format returns.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, 7/15/1991, & AJW @ Japan, 8/2/1991)

WWWA All-Pacific Championship: Akira Hokuto (c) vs. Bat Yoshinaga (AJW @ Japan, 7/15/1991)

AJW Tag Team Championship: Cinthia Moreno & Esther Moreno (c) vs. Takako Inoue & Mariko Yoshida (AJW @ Japan, 8/2/1991)

Japan Grand Prix ’91 – Round #1: Kyoko Inoue vs. Toshiyo Yamada (AJW @ Japan, 8/2/1991)

Japan Grand Prix ’91 – Round #1: Aja Kong vs. Yumiko Hotta (AJW @ Japan, 7/15/1991)

Japan Grand Prix ’91 – Round #2: Kyoko Inoue vs. Toshiyo Yamada (AJW @ Japan, 8/2/1991)

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A double shot show within the week was a common play for AJW. One featured top of the company star Nagayo defending the White belt against a member of the Glamour Girls. The other was the recent Grand Prix winner in Yukari Omori trying to become the next top champion. Can the chop win her the Red title?

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, Jun-Aug 1986)

WWWA All Pacific Championship: Chigusa Nagayo (c) vs. Leilani Kai (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 8/21/1986)

Bull Nakano & Dump Matsumoto vs. Chigusa Nagayo & Kazue Nagahori (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 8/23/1986)

WWWA World Championship Devil Masami v Yukari Omori (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 8/23/1986)

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Joined by JPQ.
Time to crown the first ever champions in Pro Wrestling Wave. Knockout tournament style culminating in the first tag champions for Wave.

Shows covered - WAVE various covering the Dual Shock Wave tournament and house shows - 8/16-20/11, Dual Shock Wave tournament matches 9/4-10/30/11

Key matches include:

Dual Shock Wave finals

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Following Mid Summer Typhoon completes the Summer tournament. At Korakuen Hall we see a tie-breaking quarter final match along with the semis to finals. Winner gets a date at Dream Rush to try and dethrone Bull Nakano from the top. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Tokyo, Japan 8/30/92) 

Japan Grand Prix 1992 Quarter Final Match - Kyoko Inoue vs. Mariko Yoshida
Japan Grand Prix 1992 Semi Final Match - Aja Kong vs. Toshiyo Yamada
Japan Grand Prix 1992 Semi Final Match - Manami Toyota vs. Mariko Yoshida
Japan Grand Prix 1992 Final Match - Aja Kong vs. Manami Toyota

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Due to the mandatory retirement rule within AJW at the time, their top star and long-time 3WA champion Jaguar Yokota must retire. We give our top AJW Jaguar Yokota matches. Also, we run over the fun tag titles matches featured among this classics episode.

(All Matches from AJW @ Japan, January 1986)

WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match – Championship Vacant: The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. Bull Nakano & Condor Saito (AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 1/5/1986)

WWWA Tag Team Championship 2/3 Falls Match: The Jumping Bomb Angels (c) vs. Dump Matsumoto & Bull Nakano (AJW @ Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, 1/9/1986)

AJW Tag Team Championship: The Red Typhoons (c) vs. Bull Nakano & Condor Saito (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 2/15/1986)

Jaguar Yokota Retirement Exhibition Match: Jaguar Yokota vs. Devil Masami (AJW @ Kawasaki City Gymnasium, 2/15/1986)

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Debbie Malenko shines off her match against Hokuto. Unfortunately, her career ends here. 

(All Matches from AJW @ Taped 2/10/93 & 3/11/93
(2/10/93) Kauro Ito vs. Debbie Malenko
(2/10/93) Toshiyo Yamada & Minami Toyota vs. Aja Kong & Bat Yoshinaga
(3/11/93) Bat Yoshinaga & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Terri Power & Kauro Ito
(3/11/93) Aja Kong vs. Yumiko Hotta
(3/11/93) Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Debbie Malenko & Sakie Hasegawa

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Former champion Monster Ripper made her long return to AJW. Ripper and Bull take on Jungle Jack inside a steel cage!

(All Matches from AJW @ Toyama City Gymnasium 10/26/91)

All Pacific Title Match: Suzuka Minami vs. Bison Kimura 

Bull Nakano & Akira Hokuto vs. Manami Toyota & Debbie Malenko 

11/21/91 Kawasaki-shi Taiikukan
All Japan Title Match: Takako Inoue vs. Debbie Malenko 

Kyoko Inoue & Toshiyo Yamada vs. Akira Hokuto & Manami Toyota 

Cage Tag Street Fight Death Match: Bull Nakano & Monster Ripper vs. Aja Kong & Bison Kimura

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GONG!

JD and JPQ interview Eric of the Joshi Pod over his opening show.

The first ever joshi show for Kitsune Pro Wrestling live on IWTV Oct 22

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With the retirements of Ohmori, Masami, and Dump all within that last 4 months, there is a need of a top heel. Thus, begins the major push of Bull Nakano.

(All Matches from AJW @ Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, 4/2/1988)

Japanese Tag Team Championship – Championship Vacant: Eriko Shisido & Nobuko Kimura vs. Mika Takahashi & Kaoru Maeda

Dynamite King, Dynamite Queen & Dynamite Jack vs. Lioness Asuka, Hisako Uno & Mika Suzuki

WWF Women’s Tag Team Championship: The Jumping Bomb Angels (c) vs. Fire Jets

WWWA All Pacific Championship Match: Chigusa Nagayo (c) vs. Bull Nakano

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Kyoko Inoue meets 3WA Bull. The reign of awesome terror from Bull Nakano continues on. Meanwhile, Akira Hokuto defends the White belt against her Fire Jet rival.  

(All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall, 9/7/1991)

Six Woman Tag Team Match: Kaoru Ito, Miori Akiyama & Mita Takahashi vs. Las Cachorras Orientales & Mariko Yoshida

Jungle Jack (Aja Kong & Bison Kimura) vs. Minami Suzuki & Takako Inoue

Manami Toyota vs. Toshiyo Yamada

WWWA All Pacific Championship: Akira Hokuto (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta

WWWA World Championship: Bull Nakano vs. Kyoko Inoue

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LCO, Hotta, and finally Aja Kong is getting the main event spotlight.

(All Matches From Naha, Japan @ Okinawa, 3/30/1994)

Singles Match

Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa

Singles Match

Chaparita Asari vs. Chikako Shiratori

Tag Team Match

Bull Nakano & Tomoko Watanabe vs. Manami Toyota & Suzuka Minami

Singles Match

Kaoru Ito vs. Toshiyo Yamada

UWA World Women's Tag Team Title Match

Takako Inoue & Yumiko Hotta (c) vs. Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda)

Tag Team Match

Aja Kong & Sakie Hasegawa vs. Kyoko Inoue & Reggie Bennett

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Produce shows from wrestlers were and are quite common within the joshi scene. Along with some key matches from other promotions, we find ourselves filling in gaps, and freelancing around these matches.

Sendai 1/31/10 Dynamite Kansai vs Yukari Ishino
Kana & Meiko Satomura vs DASH Chisako & Kagetsu
Kana Produce 4/29/10 Kana vs Meiko Satomura
NEO 8/1/10 Yoshiko Tamura & Ayumi Kurihara vs Kana & Io Shirai
Tateno Produce 10/10/10 Ayumi Kurihara & Harley Saito vs GAMI & Noriyo Tateno
Ice Ribbon Ribbon Mania 12/26/10 Tsukasa Fujimoto vs Command Bolshoi
Yoshiko Tamura vs Hikaru Shida

You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast.

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Foreigners are making a splash within the upstart company. Jazzy Gabbert aka Alpha Female challenges for the title while Kyokyo Kimura has created a scary stable called Kimura Monster-gun.
Shows covered - Stardom Osaka Championship Night 10/21/2012
Key matches include:

World Of Stardom Title Match
Nanae Takahashi (c) vs. Alpha Female

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Oz is running Korakuen for first time in basically 18 months. The story is focused on Oz vs Oz, but is it much of a rivalry or story for that matter?

Shows covered - OZ Academy A Kingdom Of The Chaos 3/25/2012

Key matches include:

OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match - Aja Kong & Sonoko Kato (c) vs. AKINO & Ayumi Kurihara

OZ Academy Openweight Title 30 Minute Iron Man Match - Mayumi Ozaki (c) vs. Chikayo Nagashima

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Retirement of Suzuka Minami. Manami Toyota's first world title defense.

(All Matches From Korakuen Hall and May 7, 1995)

Yoshiko Tamura vs. Yumi Fukawa

Exploding Death Match

Atsushi Obuddha vs. Tomezo Tsunokake

AJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match

Chaparrita ASARI (c) vs. Nobue Endo

Kaoru Ito, Mariko Yoshida and Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa, Takako Inoue and Tomoko Watanabe

Aja Kong and Reggie Bennett vs. Raijin Corps (Bison Kimura and Lioness Asuka)

Suzuka Minami Retirement Match

Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) vs. Suzuka Minami and Yumiko Hotta

Marine Wolves (Akira Hokuto and Suzuka Minami) vs. Bull Nakano and Yumiko Hotta

WWWA Singles Title Match

Kyoko Inoue vs. Manami Toyota (c)

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