2026 Nomination Thread

[fred]

Sareee

 

I'm still learning about joshi, but Sareee is one person that has popped off the screen whenever I've seen her. She's an intense, physical worker who can match the strengths of her opponent and is in so much demand that she can main event Marigold & Stardom in 2025 while also running her own promotion, Sareee-ISM. She is good enough that I think she warrants consideration despite losing nearly three years of her young career to COVID & WWE mismanagement.

 

Recommend matches

 

vs. Chihiro Hashimoto, 6/8/19

vs. Meiko Satomura, 4/16/19

vs. Nanae Takahashi, 12/13/24

w/ Natuspoi vs. AZM & Takumi Iroha, 7/29/24

[El McKell]

Noriyo Tateno

I didn't want to be the one to do this because I probably won't vote for her, but at this stage it's absurd that she doesn't have a thread. The Jumping Bomb angels are really great, they often kill it in their home promotion, they look 20 years ahead of their time in WWF. And it's not obvious watching them team that Tateno is in any way behind Yamazaki.

Jumping Bomb Angels vs Crush Gals 1987-09-14
Dawn Marie , Donna Christianello, Glamour Girls & Sensational Sherri vs. Jumping Bomg Angels, Rockin' Robin, The Fabulous Moolah & Velvet McIntyre 1987-11-26
vs Chigusa Nagayo 1988-07-19

[darren]

Sakie Hasegawa

One of the most reliable mid-card highlights of early-mid 90s AJW.

A pretty short career, her standout work is between 1992 & 1996, but delivered consistently energetic and just all round fun performances in this period.

Lacks volume of standout singles matches but her works was almost always good, often very good.

Also an incredible dazed expression seller.

Recommend matches

Sakie Hasegawa & Debbie Malenko vs Mariko Yoshida & Takako Inoue 1992/02/25

Sakie Hasegawa vs Hikari Fukuoka 1993/04/11

Sakie Hasegawa vs Toshiyo Yamada 1994/04/04

Sakie Hasegawa & Manami Toyota vs Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue 1995/01/04