{"id":66601,"date":"2020-04-10T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=66601"},"modified":"2020-04-10T14:23:10","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T18:23:10","slug":"top-joshi-matches-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/04\/10\/top-joshi-matches-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10 Joshi Matches Of The Month (March 2020)"},"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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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<h3><strong>10. Haruka Umesaki vs Yurika Ohka<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66604\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66604\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Yurika-Ohka-vs-Haruka-Umesaki-e1586527707657.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: sendaigirls.jp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A matchup from Sendai Girls&#8217; rookie tournament that saw Diana&#8217;s Umesaki have a great showing against Sendai&#8217;s latest gem Ohka.\u00a0 Both women showed tremendous fire and had a fun match that made both look like future stars.\u00a0 Rookie matches are often some of our favorites and this was no different as they had an intense, hard hitting match that was a breeze to watch while still feeling rough around the edges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3\/28(\u571f)\u5bae\u57ce\u91ce\u533a\u6587\u5316\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u5927\u4f1a\u3000\u3058\u3083\u3058\u3083\u99ac\u30c8\u30fc\u30ca\u30e1\u30f3\u30c81\u56de\u6226\u3000\u7b2c5\u8a66\u5408 \u5ca1\u512a\u91cc\u4f73 vs \u6885\u54b2\u9065\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o5oGUCvdYj0?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<h3><strong>9. Rina Yamashita vs Arisa Nakajima<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66607\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66607\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66607\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Arisa-Nakajima-vs-RIna-Yamashita-1-e1586528423170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @SLinnng<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As was to be expected from these two they just hit each other a lot and didn&#8217;t hold much back.\u00a0 They&#8217;ve definitely got a better match in them but this was a good contest between two of joshi&#8217;s hardest hitters.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>8. Muki Aono vs Momo Tani<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Intense match that opened the show. It was short and sweet but the action was good and both showed great intensity.\u00a0 Actwres girl&#8217;Z gets a reputation for being an idol promotion but matches like this show that the talent in the ring can deliver good matches too.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. Miyuki Takase &amp; Syuri vs Nagisa Nozaki &amp; Takumi Iroha<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66608\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66608\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/WAVE-Nami-March-1-e1586529384776.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"562\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @p_w_wave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Takumi beat up Takase which was fun, then Syuri kicked Iroha very hard a lot which was also fun, then Nozaki beat up Takase and if that doesn&#8217;t prove this match was great we don&#8217;t know what will. Iroha and Nozaki even had some fun tag moves which was a fun addition to their arsenals.\u00a0 (Video below is clipped)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3.1NAMI1\u30b9\u30af\u30e9\u30f3\u30d6\u30ebwave \u91ce\u5d0e\u6e1a\uff06\u5f69\u7fbd\u5320vs\u9ad8\u702c\u307f\u3086\u304d\uff06\u6731\u91cc\u3042\u304f\u307e\u3067\u3082\u30c0\u30a4\u30b8\u30a7\u30b9\u30c8\uff01\u30d7\u30ed\u30ec\u30b9\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0wave \u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb\u672c\u7269\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XgRHFEiIcXI?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<h3><strong>6. Chihiro Hashimoto vs Syuri<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66610\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66610\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Syuri-vs-Chihiro-e1586529903341.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @senjo2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not many words are needed here, these two beat each other up. Syuri was pretty merciless with her kicks and Hashimoto didn&#8217;t hold back either. Genuinely thought Syuri had murdered Hashimoto with some of the head kicks which is always amazing. Great match as Syuri once again delivers an entertaining match in a big spot<\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Giulia vs Natsuko Tora<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66611\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Giulia-vs-Natsuko-Tora-e1586530036802.jpg\" alt=\"Joshi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @we_are_stardom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two badasses with attitude just traded shots with neither woman refusing to back down.\u00a0 This match really showed off the strengths of both women with Giulia especially looking great at multiple points including the spot where she just started slapping Tora knowing that a receipt was coming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/1314\/contents\/1332?fcid=15\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/1314\/contents\/1332?fcid=15\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tardom World Link<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>4. Hanako Nakamori &amp; Rina Yamashita vs Leo &amp; Manami Katsu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66612\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66612\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Hanako-Nakamori-Rina-Yamashita-vs-Leon-Manami-Katsu-e1586530638517.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: @purejpro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A stiff, no-nonsense fight from these four. Rina Yamashita and Katsu had some fantastic hoss exchanges with Yamashita reminding us once again that she&#8217;s one of the hardest hitters in Joshi. Leon and Nakamori also had some intense exchanges with Nakamori delivering many stiff kicks to Leon. A great tag match that started off intense and only got more violent from there.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uff13\u6708\uff11\u65e5\uff08\u65e5\uff09\u5927\u962a\u30fb\u6dc0\u5ddd\u533a\u6c11\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc  \u4e2d\u68ee\u83ef\u5b50\uff06\u5c71\u4e0b\u308a\u306a vs Leon\uff06\u52dd\u611b\u5b9f\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_3DC1OhUVjQ?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<h3><strong>3. Syuri, Meiko Satomura &amp; DASH Chisako vs Sakura Hirota, Yuu &amp; Chihiro Hashimoto<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66613\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66613 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Sakura-Hirota-Yuu-Chihiro-Hashimoto-vs-Meiko-Satomura-DASH-Chisako-Syuri-e1586530832937.jpeg\" alt=\"Joshi\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: sendaigirls.jp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sakura Hirota being comedy gold and showing off her actual wrestling skills as well as Syuri and Yuu beating each other up what&#8217;s not to like?\u00a0 Most Sendai Girls tag main events are hectic matches that are very entertaining but this one added in the comedic Sakura Hirota to add some spice to proceedings making for one of the best matches of the month.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3\/28(\u571f)\u5bae\u57ce\u91ce\u533a\u6587\u5316\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u5927\u4f1a \u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8 \u6a4b\u672c\u5343\u7d18\uff06\u512a\u5b87\uff06\u65e7\u59d3\uff65\u5e83\u7530\u30a8\u30ea\u30b6\u30d9\u30b9\u3055\u304f\u3089 vs \u91cc\u6751\u660e\u8863\u5b50\uff06DASH\uff65\u30c1\u30b5\u30b3\uff06\u6731\u91cc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EdxRCoIv5EE?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<h3><strong>2. Mei Suruga vs KAORU vs Aiger vs Sakura Hirota<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66615\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66615\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Aiger-vs-Sakura-Hirota-vs-KAORU-vs-Mei-Suruga-e1586531133178.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: sendaigirls.jp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Four strong characters clashed to provide a brilliant comedy match. Mei was the excitable, energetic youngester surrounded by grumpy KAORU, Sakura Hirota, and whatever the heck Aiger is meant to be. The interactions between the characters was fnatastic and this match is sure to bring a smile to anyone&#8217;s face with its absurd comedy<\/p>\n<h3><strong>1. Chigusa Nagayo &amp; Takumi Iroha vs Mei Hoshizuki &amp; Masha Slamovich<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66616\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-66616 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/04\/Chigusa-Nagayo-Takumi-Iroha-vs-Mei-Hoshizuki-Masha-e1586531515964.jpg\" alt=\"Joshi\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: info_marvelous<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This really was a fantastic match. Joshi and wrestling Chigusa Nagayo and Takumi Iroha mercilessly laid it into Mei and Masha who refused to back down. Mei especially showed tonnes of fire in her comebacks.\u00a0 Nothing will ever be better than Takumi Iroha when she&#8217;s cocky and toyinh with women she helped train and this was another example of that dynamic leading to fantastic matches.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freshlive.tv\/marvelous\/277649\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link To Watch Marvelous&#8217; Freshlive Channel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">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:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/03\/11\/top-10-joshi-matches-february-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out last month\u2019s edition\u00a0<\/a>for more fantastic 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. Important Note\u00a0(Due to some matches not airing as of the time of writing some presumably great matches can\u2019t be ranked) 10. 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