Ran YuYu

[Grimmas]

Jetlag:

Previously I would've thought Ran Yu Yu never quite fulfilled her potential. But now? Fuck that, Ran Yu Yu fucking rules. Considering what she had to work with, she has so many hits under her belt it's honestly kind of staggering. Watching her is pretty much a guarantee to come across some hidden gems, whether in GAEA, JWP or anywhere else. While her career seemingly dipped a bit after her prime from around 1999-2005, she's still good-really good-great up to her final matches around 2012. Awesome wrestler with really stylish, graceful offense, has a knack for making basic things like an elbow feel epic, in a lot of great matches that she played no small role in. Absolutely one of my favourite women wrestlers ever and someone who deserves a deep dive. And now with GAEAism making so much of her stuff available and other previously more obscure things like JWP footage seeping out it's a good time as any.

Recommended matches:

vs Command Bolshoi, JWP 3/3/2006

vs Meiko Satomura, GAEA 9/15/2003

vs. Misae Genki, JWP 12/9/2001

[Ma Stump Puller]

Yeah the JWP fancam files give Ran some pretty stellar showings; she was a far greater natural when it came to working than some of her contemporaries, even if she didn't have the same success they had overall. Had some of the most awesome elbow shots since at least Misawa and from my viewing always came across as a super worker that just never got the spotlight deserved of them. Shout out to her never having a bad match with Carlos Amano, though with their joint consistency I imagine that would be next to impossible. Maybe has a slot in the upper regions.