[1993-09-05-AJW] Akira Hokuto & Suzuka Minami vs Yumiko Hotta & Takako Inoue

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Had a lot more trouble getting into this. It's a fine performance from Hokuto but it felt like she was wrestling for four here. Minami is possibly the least charismatic wrestler in the history of joshi if not all of Japan, and Hotta and Inoue were mostly uninspiring until the end when we got to Hotta murdering Hokuto with bombs. I'm about to commit heresy, but I think I'm already over the "Hokuto suffers a crippling injury and fights through it" story--regardless of how entrenched it is in real life. I'm starting to prefer matches like the Saito one where she's the woman in charge and wrestles accordingly.

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Probably even better than Kandori/Kyoko, and maybe even a more glaring omission considering it involves Hokuto. I actually think this is her second best performance of the year and the second-best Zenjo tag behind the TLTB Final.