{"id":100476,"date":"2021-09-13T16:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=100476"},"modified":"2021-09-13T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T20:12:34","slug":"top-joshi-matches-august-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/09\/13\/top-joshi-matches-august-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Joshi Matches of The Month (August 2021)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Joshi wrestling scene (Japanese Women\u2019s Wrestling) is a deep scene full of insanely talented performers and every month there are dozens of fantastic matches from promotions from\u00a0<strong>Stardom\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0<strong>PURE-J\u00a0<\/strong>and everywhere in between.\u00a0 In this article, we aim to give readers a list of recommended Joshi matches that took place in the last month, there will be some honorable mentions and then a top 5 featuring our absolute favorites!\u00a0 This edition focuses on August 2021<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\">\n<div id=\"avantis-player\"><strong>Important Note:\u00a0<\/strong>Due to some matches not airing as of the time of writing some presumably great Joshi matches can\u2019t be ranked.\u00a0 Also due to the recent\u00a0<strong>PPV Model\u00a0<\/strong>adopted by a number of promotions we are unable to see every event.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Recommended Joshi Matches August 2021<\/h2>\n<div><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Natsupoi vs Momo Watanabe<\/li>\n<li>Tsukasa Fujimoto vs Hiroyo Matsumoto<\/li>\n<li>Natsupoi vs Starlight Kid<\/li>\n<li>Maki Itoh vs Mizuki<\/li>\n<li>Maya Yukihi &amp; Risa Sera vs Tsukasa Fujimoto &amp; Hiroyo Matsumoto<\/li>\n<li>AZM vs Syuri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>5. Giulia vs Mayu Iwatani<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"QAFFvi6FShBXqRqmvniZqA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ie\/detail\/1331873098\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'QAFFvi6FShBXqRqmvniZqA',sig:'f7kH1xUqazBZViMAKKGS0ZruJJd-4LEZ97opT811uKk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1331873098',caption: true ,tld:'ie',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some matches just look painful and that&#8217;s the kind of match we got here.\u00a0 Iwatani took some ridiculous bumps on her neck to the apron and the floor, and then the two women took it upon themselves to trade ridiculous headbutts.\u00a0 Mayu Iwatani went zombie mode in the second half and soaked up Giulia&#8217;s offense in an awe-inspiring manner before putting her Giulia away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/3029\/contents\/3028?fcid=24\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Link to watch: Stardom World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Leon vs Yumi Ohka<\/h3>\n<p>On her anniversary show, Yumi Ohka challenged Leon for the PURE-J Openweight Championship.\u00a0 These two veterans delivered a match that harkened back to a more retro style of Joshi with lots of stiff strikes, big bomb-throwing, and no-selling aplenty.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Himeka vs Mayu Iwatani<\/h3>\n<p>One thing that has become apparent is that Mayu Iwatani and Himeka have great chemistry together.\u00a0 In this year&#8217;s Cinderella Tournament these two women met in a match that was interrupted by Oedo Tai, that match did give us a glimpse at what Iwatani and Himeka were capable of and the signs were very promising.\u00a0 This time around there was no Oedo Tai to interfere and we got the great match that most people expected.\u00a0 Despite being the smaller competitor Iwatani spent the early portion picking Himeka apart with no mercy whatsoever before Himeka used her power to gain a foothold in the match.\u00a0 They played into this power vs speed dynamic down the stretch with Iwatani using counters to stay on top and wear down Himeka for the win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/3111\/contents\/3110?fcid=24\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Link To Watch: Stardom World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. Emi Sakura vs Mei Suruga<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ChocoProLIVE! Special Show [Emi Sakura VS Mei Suruga]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iXS6roHV6Ig?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In Emi Sakura&#8217;s last Gatoh Move appearance before departing for America on a one-way ticket, she took on one of her greatest creations in Mei Suruga.\u00a0 These two have had a number of battles since Suruga&#8217;s debut and Sakura&#8217;s veteran poise bounces off of Suruga&#8217;s off-the-wall energy and athleticism making them perfect sparring partners.\u00a0 The match we got here summed up everything that has made Gatoh Move and ChocoPro so special, it delivers an interesting spectacle unlike anything else in pro wrestling and is proof that pushing the boundaries of pro wrestling can pay dividends if done well.\u00a0 This was the perfect send-off for Sakura.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Rina Yamashita vs Suzu Suzuki<\/h3>\n<p>Joshi deathmatches are a spectacle every time they go down and\u00a0<strong>Ice Ribbon\u00a0<\/strong>has become the go-to company to see the best Joshi deathmatches.\u00a0 There was very liberal use of light tubes throughout the match including a nasty fall for Suzuki into a bundle of tubes off of a lariat.\u00a0 When they weren&#8217;t using weapons these two were still going at it hard with their strikes and didn&#8217;t let the piles of broken glass stop them from taking normal moves.\u00a0 Despite being cut on the main airing this match was an utter treat to watch that was violent from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 And\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/08\/10\/recommended-joshi-matches-july-2021\/\" target=\"_self\">check out last month\u2019s edition\u00a0<\/a>for more of our recommended Joshi matches.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Joshi wrestling scene (Japanese Women\u2019s Wrestling) is a deep scene full of insanely talented performers and every month there are dozens of fantastic matches from promotions from\u00a0Stardom\u00a0to\u00a0PURE-J\u00a0and everywhere in between.\u00a0 In this article, we aim to give readers a list of recommended Joshi matches that took place in the last month, there will be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2013,"featured_media":86705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6975,5302,2192],"tags":[6444,4337,7452,2902,1450,5830,4072,7503,480,7145],"class_list":["post-100476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-wrestling","category-joshi","category-wrestling","tag-chocopro","tag-emi-sakura","tag-himeka","tag-ice-ribbon","tag-mayu-iwatani","tag-mei-suruga","tag-pro-wrestling-wave","tag-rina-yamashita","tag-stardom","tag-suzu-suzuki"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2013"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=100476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/100476\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=100476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=100476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}