[2000-04-16-Oz Academy] Mayumi Ozaki & Carlos Amano vs Chigusa Nagayo & Dynamite Kansai

[soup23]

This played into the trend of the Arsion tag matches earlier in the month where everything was technically fine here but I didn’t get a sense that it kicked into the next gear. This did tell a simple story of the big vs. small with Chigusa and Dynamite being bullies leaving Amano and Oz to result to resourcefulness to take advantage. Overall, not particular great and it didn’t make me exactly look forward to more from the promotion. ***

[Loss]

There are some really good moments in this match, but absolutely nothing has any consequences (this means something different than that moves aren't sold -- they are!), so it's for naught. I've gotten to where there's not much more I hate in Joshi than generic run-ins from other wrestlers wearing t-shirts and athletic shorts, especially when it's not like the particular part of the match symbolizes unique danger. At times, you see all the seconds brawling around ringside for absolutely no reason, and their connection to the in-ring action is not really apparent. Kansai does a chokeslam of Amano on to Ozaki in a really cool moment that reminded me of the Four Corners in June of '95, but the match moved on to something else quickly. Like I said, most things were sold pretty well, but the action was going sideways most of the time instead of building toward a big moment or climatic finish.