The time has come when  nearly all of the 2002 GAEA matches that I have wanted to watch are up on YouTube! It's been a year and I'm in the middle of another project but dammit! we're getting back to GAEA for Joshi January!

Meiko Satomura vs. KAORU (01/14): Unfortunately only half was shown but it was really good stuff. Ozaki and Police (their toady) were interfering and it really seemed like a handicap match. But it was great seeing Satomura repelling their attacks. A strange outcome given how 2001 ended...but I understand they are pitting the ace vs the biggest baddies.

Mima Shimoda & Etsuko Mita vs. Akira Hokuto & Aja Kong (01/14): They very easily could have phoned this in but Aja Kong is bleeding when we join this match in progress. Hokuto is going off the top rope to the floor, Mita & Shimoda are swinging chairs and kicking people in the face. This was great stuff...a little unorganized but the intensity makes up for it.

Chigusa Nagayo & Aja Kong vs. Meiko Satomura & Chikayo Nagashima (02/08): JIP by like 6 minutes but from what was shown, this was awesome! Great moves from both teams, Aja vs Meiko in tags is still one of the best things in '02 wrestling. Nagashima who more the high flyer/lucha of the class definitely has proven she should be at the top tier. Chigusa is as badass as ever. There's not much wrong here..other than the missing time. Near classic.

Akira Hokuto, Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda vs. Mayumi Ozaki, Dynamite Kansai & Toshiyo Yamada (02/08): Old school Las Cachorras Orientales vs Oz & Kansai + Yamada. Just on paper this is exciting to me! Nostalgia aside, this was a great, hectic 6-woman tag match. Everyone had something to do and it his any limitations of age and injuries. Plus there were nice surprises like Kansai kicking Mita in the face every time she went to go for the Death Valley Driver. About 20 minutes of action only hampered some more intricate spots but that's a preference... they pulled them off perfectly. This is shown in full and one I'd recommend to anyone new here wanting to see GAEA.

Meiko Satomura & Chikayo Nagashima vs. Aja Kong & Akira Hokuto (03/17): We only get the last 6 minutes but what was shown was good stuff. But not necessarily fast paced finishing sequence type stuff so I think I'd need to see a lot more to give a rating or recommendation. If you find this in full then, I'm sure it's quality wrestling. GAEAism has a lot of post match in case you think you're going to find the full version there

Dynamite Kansai vs Aja Kong (04/07): Good stuff based on the effort by both women. This is not Kong vs Dynamite in their prime but dammit they really pushed themselves. 

Meiko Satomura vs. Chikayo Nagashima (04/14):Yeah this was a great match! There's a lil spamming of moves which is a perennial gripe with Satomura singles matches but, it's not bad at all. There's a lot to like - good mat wrestling, aggression, creativity and a real sense they are trying to beat each other and win the match. Yeah this was a great match and perhaps a near classic.

Ayako Hamada vs Carlos Amano (06/02): This is from a one night tournament to see who would challenge Satomura for the belt. Spoiler it was neither of these two. But let's dig this anyhow! A gutsy performance from both wrestlers. Both ladies took some hard shots and big bumps but kept on fighting. I think that their quickness and execution were top notch. Carlos' technical moves and Hamada's aerial moves flowed seamlessly. Great 10 minute match!

GAEA is still kicking in 2002! Thanks for reading!