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I don't see Bayley working with an older male audience in the long term. She's fantastic for kids and women but you already see online that some male fans are getting sick of her cutesy stuff. That's just going to get worse on the main roster.

Asuka vs. Dana is the most interesting match on the show. Asuka thrives at working with inexperienced women, usually giving them a fair bit while maintaining that she's clearly better in the end. This is best chance for Dana Brooke to show where she is at in her development. Most likely isn't going to be the stiff, one-sided squash that people are expecting.

This show line-up highlights how NXT isn't really the booking oasis that it might seem like: - They're running Bayley vs. Sasha again because they honestly don't have a better option for a main. The first on-air Balor vs. Joe match was the only other option but that probably being saved for the UK show. Also, I don't see any productive long term reason for Sasha winning. The Brooklyn show should have been her swan song, plus the whole 'respect' bit really doesn't fit 'The Boss'. Never mind that NXT's big gimmick match over the last 2 years has been the 2/3 falls match and would have been easier match for the two of them to work. - The tag tournament should feature the new found depth of the tag division. Instead, the semis feature 2 makeshift teams of top singles stars and both semis are on the show. Thus, your current champs, ex champs, and arguably most over act won't be on the show. - Tyler Breeze should be, at worst, be challenging for the NXT title. Instead, they ran Breeze vs. Balor into the ground earlier this year so now he has to put over the new guy. He has the same problem that a lot of guys have on the main roster, just being paid less.

The messenger matters in letting you know how much you should look into something before you accept it. If someone who works for Korman said the same thing you would do less research to confirm it than CM Punk saying the same thing. Trying to make a charitable donation should not be like trying to buy a vehicle.

Vince's NWO promos?

Her twitter account is AWESOME!!! Stuff like this is mixed in with misadventures of living in the States (driving, coin-operated washer and dryer.)

It helps if the mechanics find a gimmick that fits his/her personality. If Daniel Bryan kept the same oatmeal persona he had the first year that he was on the main roster he wouldn't have been close to being as over as he eventually became. I assume that they felt that Sasha wasn't quite ready, combined with the recent history of NXT gimmicks on the main roster. Instead, they actually have the most complete package to come out of developmental since Kurt Angle. That is going to force them to push her earlier than they had planned and probably push Charlotte to the side, which might actually help her in the long run. Becky may end up in the mechanic role if they don't find a character for her.

I don't think this would work. You'll just have a macho business donkey wrestler talk about his super karate monkey death car.

The Bellas vs. B.A.D. from Main Event was interesting. Both teams worked heel, but the Bellas had a noticeable face reaction from the women in the crowd. If they keep going with this they'll have 7 heels and 3 faces, with Natalya back. I don't know if this means they'll start cutting down the number of women that they feature or what. I really hope they don't break up B.A.D. since all 3 seem to really enjoy working together and its done a lot for Naomi's in-ring work. Coincidental fun fact: before getting into wrestling, Kana/Asuka was working in the video game industry, both as a designer and a magazine writer. Even had XBox 360 sponsorship for a few years in wrestling.

NXT is basically doing that angle with Dana Brooke and the backstage interview girl.

Horrible news... https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/3m3mpa/akira_hokuto_diagnosed_with_breast_cancer/

The most successful feud in the history of women's wrestling was a school bully picking on another girl.

This is a work in progress list, not a final one. I'll keeping adding stuff as I watch and bold the Tier 1 matches everything else is Tier 2/3. Yoshiko Tamura vs. Mariko Yoshida - NEO - 11/3/06 Meiko Satomura vs. Kyoko Kimura - Sendai Girls - 12/3/06 Meiko Satomura vs. Ayako Hamada - Sendai Girls - 7/22/07 Azumi Hyuga vs Kaori Yoneyama - JWP - 12/9/07 Azumi Hyuga vs Kayoko Haruyama - JWP - 4/29/08 Azumi Hyuga/Carlos Amano vs. Meiko Satomura/Chikayo Nagashima - JWP - 12/28/08 Meiko Satomura vs. Azumi Hyuga - Sendai Girls - 12/20/09 Kana vs. Syuri - SMASH - 6/25/10 Yoshiko Tamura/Ayumi Kurihara vs. Kana/Io Shirai - NEO - 8/1/10 Kana vs. Meiko Satomura - Triple Tails - 2/13/11 Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Ayumi Kurihara - Yuzupon Matsuri - 5/15/11 Kana vs Serena - SMASH - 5/3/11 Ayumi Kurihara vs Kana - WAVE - 8/28/11 Nanae Takahashi vs. Meiko Satomura - Stardom - 3/20/12 Emi Sakura/Kaori Yoneyama vs. Command Bolshoi/Arisa Nakajima - JWP - 8/19/12 Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Io Shirai - Stardom - 8/26/12 Tsukasa Fujimoto/Maki Narumiya vs. Kana/Mio Shirai - Ice Ribbon - 10/20/12 Kana/Mio Shirai vs. Ayako Hamada/Arisa Nakajima - Triple Tails S - 2/24/13 Arisa Nakajima/Nana Kawasa vs. Kana/Raideen Hagane - JWP - 5/5/13 Natsuki Taiyo vs. Kaori Yoneyama - Stardom - 6/2/13 Io Shirai vs. Yoshiko - Stardom - 6/2/13 Kana/Ayumi Kurihara vs. Meiko Satomura/Ayako Hamada - KanAyu - 6/15/13 Arisa Nakajima vs. Kana - JWP - 8/18/13 Io Shirai vs. Arisa Nakajima - Stardom - 12/29/13 Io Shirai vs. Natsuki Taiyo - Stardom - 1/26/14 Kana vs. Meiko Satomura - Kana Pro - 2/25/14 Meiko Satomura vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto - Fortune Dream - 6/8/14 Io Shirai vs. Meiko Satomura - Stardom - 7/10/14 Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Arisa Nakajima - Ice Ribbon - 12/28/14 Arisa Nakajima vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto - JWP - 12/28/14

Oh for crying out loud they can't even do a cake spot right... What's on NXT? Sasha: Bayley, I respect you... Me: Really? At least a new Hojo match sneaked online.

Start off with Aja vs. Toyota at the Dome, Kyoko vs. Hokuto at Dream Rush, and Kyoko/Takako vs. Oz/ Cuty matches that gives you good sample of what to expect. Then look through the yearbook section to find stuff that might fit what your personal tastes a bit more then go from there. 90's is the best place to start because it has a clear listing of what out there for stuff to watch, unlike the 80's or even the '00.

I liked the finish in a general sense. Nikki needed the record to stay relevant because, for better or worse, they need the Bellas in the picture for now. Also thought that both Nikki and Charlotte were great acting through the finish, Nikki getting on to the apron then making the ref get the belt and Charlotte being too distraught to react to getting a rematch. I could go all Jim Cornette on how they could have made it better with details but at least they kinda got it right. Sasha/Paige was kinda disappointing. After their Smackdown was hoping for more of a brawl so it was a let down to see them work a straight match. Was also hoping that they would get a match on NoC but with Sasha going over clean I doubt that's going to happen now. Also worried about Sasha health. She's taking NXT special type bumps on every show and if she keeps going like that she'll end up like someone like Ayumi Kurihara or Mio Shirai, having to retire in her prime due to neck/back injuries.

If they want to actually make this work, they need to more segments like the ones on the last Smackdown. Somehow, Nikki and Charlotte had an effective promo that actually made you want to see them face off. Somehow, they've got Sasha and Paige on the verge of a blood feud after their match turned into a nasty little brawl the lead to a GAEA style pull apart. Hopefully after tomorrow night they'll have focused on two single's feuds that will finally start moving this forward.

I didn't really start following joshi again until a couple of years ago. Even then it was more out of the curiosity of what it had become that led me to checking it out. I'll work on a list next week, but the match that convinced me to check out recent joshi was the 12/9/07 Azumi Hyuga vs. Karoi Yoneyama JWP title match. Played out the "Company Ace vs. Young Star" storyline perfectly. Clear Tier 1 match for me. Part 1 - http://dai.ly/xe2q6f Part 2 - http://dai.ly/xe2qjv

http://joshicity.com/top-five-joshi-matches-of-the-year/ Link has both of the Hojo/Satomura title matches. They are both private videos so you have to play them on that page, not Dailymotion itself. The Kana tag and Nakajima vs. Shida are worth checking out too. Didn't really care for Ayako vs. Shida. Edit: Both matches back up on Youtube 6/14 - https://youtu.be/QZwS5Vs_MJs 7/26 - https://youtu.be/pysE-txkQGk

She's always claimed that she was a fan of UWF and didn't care much for traditional joshi.

Would have preferred 2/3 falls, because that's kind of NXT's gimmick plus they could have work long in a more organic fashion.

That's the same name of the transgender trainee with Pro Wrestling Wave. Wouldn't be surprised if that she picked that as a tribute.

Mystique? You know she's done dozens of comedy matches based around her breasts. When she was with Smash/WNC she did lots of promos and was in plenty of angles. English is a concern there's no evidence as to how much she knows. She never spoke in Shimmer, her Twitter/Youtube pages uses very little English but I'm sure she's creative enough to work around that if they let her. At least she knows what to do with a cake - https://youtu.be/SR8P9fntntE

So Triple H made this official yesterday. That English interview she did was weird. Nice to see she's already preparing for her arrival at the performance center:

Paige needs new friends, Devil Masami and the JBA wouldn't have put up with the crap B.A.D. were pulling. Hell if they're signing joshi talent, get Police and put him with a heel Paige, that would be fantastic. In all honesty, I want to see Sasha and Paige go 15 mins on a PPV. I really think those two could pull off something special.