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  1. donsem43
    The official line is that she initially left due to a "family emergency" and was suppose to come back after a month or so but never did so they ended up firing her. I think her parents freaked out over the Yoshiko/Act Yasukawa shoot incident on this same show and talked her out of being in wrestling.
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    To be honest this match is much better if you watch it with some context. Emi was one of the original founders of Ice Ribbon but ended up leaving for "personal reasons," leaving Fujimoto to take over as head trainer/face of the promotion. Emi made her surprise return to the promotion a few weeks earlier as the mystery partner for Takahashi. Also, Nanae has a budding rivalry with Nakajima that started in her SEAdLINNNG promotion and carried over to this. Plus, this match came together after the initial match between Best Friends and Stardom's Thunder Rock fell apart. Anyway, the actual match starts off with a mat exchange between Nakajima and Takahashi, but after that it just turns into a slugfest. Sakura gains control over Fujimoto simply by chopping the hell out of her. Eventually the match is worked like a tag combining two singles feuds as anytime Arisa gets in the ring and goes right after Nanae, likewise with Tsukka and Emi. The finish does turn into a bit like the typical joshi tag finish with a ton of saves, but it works because of the story they established with Fujimoto surviving and overcoming her former mentor. A really awesome match. ****1/4
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    Nominating: Tsukasa Fujimoto/Arisa Nakajima vs. Emi Sakura/Nanae Takahasi (Ice Ribbon - 5/4) I'll get a write up done later this week. I don't have internet on my desktop at the moment.
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    Viper is more like Earthquake than Vader. She's not really athletic enough to have a really flashy offense.
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    That channel just posted 3 Azumi Hyuga title matches vs Amazing Kong, Kaori Yoneyama, & Kayoko Haruyama so if you're looking to check her out because of GWE now is a good time.
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    NXT talk

    donsem43 replied to Woof's topic in WWE

    They also got raided pretty hard after Mania. Who would have thought that Crews, Corbin, and the Vaudevillans would all be up on the main roster by now, while Balor and Bayley are still in NXT? Of course they could get away with having those two work different tours but they don't trust Bayley to headline a house show by herself. People love to complain about Asuka working too stiff.
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    Bayley vs. Asuka (NXT Take Over: Dallas, 4/1) - YES
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    Pretty simple story here as the beloved champion takes on the dangerous undefeated challenger. This does get off to a slow and even awkward start, (Asuka stiffs Bayley with a forearm after their first lockup.) Once they they settle down, they do get into a nice groove with each other. I do like that Bayley went right at Asuka and never showed any fear but that does cost her at times as she gets out-struck and outclassed on the mat. She does adjust and learns to pick her spots which leads to some nice counters. Also, I enjoyed the announce team as both Phillips and Graves put over both of the matchup plus point out little stuff like Bayley trying to use submissions that had got her wins in previous title matches. Overall, an incredibly well done title match the is different from the typical fare you get from the WWE. ****1/4
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    MY NAME IS SUE!!!! HOW DO YOU DO???!!!???!!!
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    I love that Okabayashi refuses to change his typical mode of attack just for Hama. As a result, his pride ends up almost costing him the match at times. I guess there's a reason that they call it BJ Strong not BJ Smart. Hama is really great at using his weight to make his offense look extra effective. The crowd reaction to every moment that Hama squishes Okabayashi is fantastic. Maybe not one of the best matches from this year, but definitely one of the most fun to watch. ****
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    As a joshi fan, I'm contractually obligated to mention Kairi Hojo's top-rope elbow drop. Also, Moonsault Footstomp!!!
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    The time for talk is over! The time for action is now!!! Sorry, I couldn't help myself hence the spoiler tag in case someone does get offended. That's from today's Ice Ribbon show and as soon as I saw it I thought of this thread.
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    Actually that would be a great way to nominate a match, by giving a link to the thread they created for it with the comments in there. Do you mean something like this? Nominations: Mayu Iwatani vs. Evie (Stardom 2/21) Meiko Satomura vs. Syuri (Sendai Girls 3/11) Thunder Rock vs. Matsumoto & Kagetsu (Stardom 4/2) Meiko Satomura vs. Aja Kong (Sendai Girls 4/8)
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    I don't think that sexuality will ever be gone from wrestling for either women or men. It's just too easy to market attractive people to the masses. Even someone like Kana/Asuka is a more complicated example. Sure she has the most reasonable intergender matches in wrestling, but she's also had comedy matches based around her breasts and has several DVDs/photobooks that market her looks. I also think that there can be positives in this. If you market women like Asuka, Nia Jax, and even Bayley for their looks your sending out a positive message about body image, which is a lot better than just marketing women with their ribs sticking out and oversized breast implants as being the only people who are 'hot.'
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyjUiPAcZLU This is an all out, strait forward brawl. Somehow, Ozaki just shows up by herself so we're saved from this match being booked into oblivion. The start is great as Ozaki tosses to JWP belt out of the ring causing Nakajima to freak out. Then, someone brings the belt back to the ring so Oz just grabs it and whips it right into Arisa's face opening her up. Ozaki just keeps working the cut for the rest of the match so Nakajima white gear doesn't stay white for long. Arisa does some great babyface comebacks but Oz just cuts them off by grabbing a chain and throwing it right at her face. The finish does have a ref bump as Ozaki accidentally hits the ref with mist but it ends up working in a neat way as once the ref recovers she bumps into Ozaki cause Oz to eat a nasty forearm from Nakajima for the win. Not the prettiest match you'll see but still highly entertaining. ***3/4
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    The NXT crowd did start calling Sasha 'ratchet'. I've been a fan of women's wrestling for about 15 years but I definitely wouldn't call myself a feminist because of that.
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    Given how they are treated, it's pretty amazing that the women still have a strong connection with female fans like this.
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    How do I get access to the video? This video is restricted. Try signing in with a Google Apps account. If you have something like a gmail or youtube account, login in with that username/password. If you still have that problem, you probably have some sort of content restriction on in your settings, just go and turn any of that stuff off. Hopefully that should fix it.
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    Pretty excited to see this pop up online since JWP pick this as 2014 match of the year and there hasn't been much Arisa pop up online from this year. I've never really cared for Leon as I usually find her to be a fairly spotty worker, but here I thought she was really good. She picks up the intensity early on, then starts to focus on Nakajima's back mixing in different spots like lucha subs and a spear into apron. Arisa sells the backwork incredibly well especially during her comebacks. During a sequence where she elbows out of a spider-german suplex attempt, then hits a mountain spike, a jumping DDT onto the apron, and a double-stomp off the top to the floor. Normally, 99% of workers would just rip through a sequence like this but Nakajima takes her time to make sure that she sells her back the whole time. The only real issue that keeps this match from being a true MOTYC is some sloppiness most notably at the finish as Arisa is off a bit hitting a dragon suplex at the finish and having to hit another one for the win. Otherwise, this was a spectacular, highly entertaining war. ****1/4 Links: Part 1, Part 2
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    I would buy Baba being influenced by American corporate imperialism not cultural.
  21. donsem43
    This match was setup at the previous TV taping when Carmella won a battle royale for a title shot. They also played up the real life friendship between the two of them. I really liked how Bayley worked this match. She controlled most of the match but managed to find some nice ways to keep Carmella looking competitive. Also thought that Carmella's selling was very good throughout the match and the way that she built up to the back-to-back dives was tremendous. Realistically, this match was as good as you could hope for given Carmella's experience level. ***3/4
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    This match was on a show that was part of the Cauliflower Alley Club. Instead of trying to work a memorable epic, they keep things simple and work a straight forward easy to understand match in front of a crowd that was mostly unfamiliar with them. A great sampler of what the Stardom girls can do. ***1/2
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    I personally prefer using the Match Discussion Archive because I usually skim through full shows at best. Granted it's a bit out of the way due to how the board is laid out but it works better for people who come along later. They don't have to do a search and going sifting through long threads looking for others opinions but I'm not against anything that can create more discussion.
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    Oops! Sorry I didn't notice that.
  25. donsem43
    Dylan's John Cena > Four Pillars explanation.
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