{"id":60612,"date":"2020-01-10T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T20:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=60612"},"modified":"2022-01-12T08:33:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-12T13:33:23","slug":"top-joshi-matches-december-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/01\/10\/top-joshi-matches-december-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Joshi Matches Of The Month (December 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0<\/strong>to\u00a0Pure-J\u00a0<\/strong>and everywhere in between.<\/p>\n

Important Note\u00a0<\/strong>(Due to some matches not airing as of the time of writing some presumably great matches can\u2019t be ranked)<\/p>\n

Leon vs Rina Yamashita<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A clash of style’s here as Leon and her athleticism took on one of the hardest hitters in the scene Rina Yamashita.\u00a0 It did start to drag a little before reaching the finish but this was exactly as good as these two were capable of<\/p>\n

Hanako Nakamori vs Moeka Haruhi<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hanako Nakamori is one of the hidden gems of the joshi scene.\u00a0 She once again delivered here in the main event as she played her role as the dominant champion to perfection.\u00a0 At times these two were on a different wavelength which took it down a notch but Nakamori was as good as ever and kept this one at a good level.<\/p>\n

Suzu Suzuki, Ibuki Hoshi & Maya Yukihi vs Maika Ozaki, Tsukasa Fujimoto & Tsukushi<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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This served as a great warm up for\u00a0Ribbonmania\u00a0<\/em>where these six would be paired off into two title matches.\u00a0 A really fun trios match that gave us a glimpse at the fantastic matches to come between these competitors.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Ice Ribbon Nico Channel)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sakura Hirota vs Mei Suruga<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Hirota and Suruga are fast becoming mainstays on our list.\u00a0 Hitora’s comedy stuff is always great but matches like this where her opponent can play off it are really great.\u00a0 An engrossing match between two strong characters that played off Hirota’s established formula really well.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Sendai Girls YouTube)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Kagetsu vs Mayu Iwatani<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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This is a match that has caught a lot of hype within some circles.\u00a0 This one was a really good match between two performers that know each other inside and out.\u00a0 They threw everything in their arsenal at each other and even had some finisher kickouts down the stretch as these two went to war.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Stardom World)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Syuri & Rina Shingaki vs AKINO & Sonoko Kato<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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MISSION K4 remain one of the highlights of Oz Academy\u00a0<\/strong>for this writer.\u00a0 The hard-hitting no-nonsense tag team always hold up their end of the equation and beat up their opponents.\u00a0 If there is anyone in Joshi that is up to the task of combating AKINO and Koto it’s Syuri and she gave them a real fight here.<\/p>\n

Hibiki, Takumi Iroha & Dash Chisako vs Asuka, Chiyako Nagashima & Mikoto Shindo<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Given the people involved it’s no surprise that this was one of the best matches of the month.\u00a0 ASUKA, DASH, and Takumi are all among the best performers on the scene and Shindo and Hibiki are always impressive.\u00a0 The interactions between ASUKA and Takumi helped to take this one up a bit as they look to be building to something.<\/p>\n

Mayu Iwatani & Arisa Hoshiki vs Kagetsu & AZM<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Hazuki’s retirement tour gave us this fantastic tag match.\u00a0 Notably impressive was the portion where Arisa decided to kill Hazuki with strikes.\u00a0 Mayu and Kagetsu got to build to their upcoming title match as they had some excellent exchanges.\u00a0 A really fun tag team match that showed off the talents of everyone involved.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Stardom World)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chihiro Hashimoto, Ayame Sasamura & Yuu vs Sareee, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Dash Chisako<\/span><\/strong>
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Another match that was exactly what you could expect considering the talent involved.\u00a0 Chihiro and Hiroyo had impressive exchanges, as did DASH and Yuu and of course every time Sareee got in there with either Dash or Chihiro was fire.\u00a0 We always praise Sendai Girls main events as they consistently deliver and this one was no different.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Sendai Girls YouTube)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Suzu Suzuki & Ibuki Hoshi vs Tsukasa Fujimoto & Tsukushi<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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These two teams have been battling for the better part of two months in various matches.\u00a0 At Ice Ribbon’s biggest show of the year, they went out there and delivered the best match we got to see in December.\u00a0 Tsukushi, in particular, was on a mission for murder and Tsukasa Fujimoto was her usual consistently great self, Suzuki and Hoshi are a really dynamic team but they can go blow for blow with their opponents when needed.<\/p>\n

Link To Watch (Ice Ribbon Nico)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Stay tuned to the\u00a0Last 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\u00a0check out last month\u2019s edition\u00a0<\/a>for more fantastic Joshi matches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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