{"id":80462,"date":"2020-12-18T13:05:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=80462"},"modified":"2020-12-18T19:43:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T00:43:28","slug":"preview-gatoh-move-chocopro-73-season-five-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/12\/18\/preview-gatoh-move-chocopro-73-season-five-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Gatoh Move ChocoPro #73 &#8211; Season Five Premiere (12\/19\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling<\/strong> is set to return with season five of <strong>ChocoPro<\/strong>! This looks to be the most stacked season since the show began earlier this year, complete with eighteen events to take place. Not only will fans see new stories develop but a series of exciting matches to boot. What should viewers expect heading into the ChocoPro season five premiere? Here is what you need to know.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"art\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udea6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yiXsAbVm8J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/yiXsAbVm8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u5c0f\u77f3\u5ddd \u30c1\u30a8 (@chie_gtmv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chie_gtmv\/status\/1338730467260940288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Chie Koishikawa vs. Yuna Mizumori<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The opening match of ChocoPro season five will feature two of the most energetic personalities in Gatoh Move. Chie Koishikawa has had a tremendous season four, including her announcement of becoming a full-time wrestler. Since then, she&#8217;s changed her look and style, though her trademark energy has remained intact. Meanwhile, Yuna Mizumori remained one of the most dominant competitors on the show, whether in tag team or singles competition. Anyone that has picked up a win over her had to work that much harder. Can Yunamon start the season off strong with a victory or will it be &#8220;Too Much Energy&#8221; that emerges supreme?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanks a lot for your poll.<br \/>I am <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChocoS4MVP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChocoS4MVP<\/a> .<br \/>This is not only mine.<br \/>This is perfectly yours .<br \/>I am always hearing your cheering.<br \/>That is my honor.<br \/>I keep wrestling and writing to discover new stuff.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gtmv?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#gtmv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChocoPro?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ChocoPro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PencilArmy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PencilArmy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iUzsebENMp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/iUzsebENMp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; lulu pencil\/\u30eb\u30eb \u30da\u30f3\u30b7\u30eb(\u5973\u5b50\u30ec\u30b9\u30e9\u30fc) (@lulupencil_gtmv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lulupencil_gtmv\/status\/1339587987110199297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mei Suruga and Lulu Pencil vs. Emi Sakura and Sayaka Obihiro<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Lulu Pencil was recently named the MVP of ChocoPro season four. It&#8217;s difficult to argue with this, as the Pencil Army leader has put on incredible performances and created memorable moments throughout the season. A cursory glance through Twitter is all one would need to reaffirm this. Meanwhile, Mei Suruga has continued her growth in not just Gatoh Move but <strong>Tokyo Joshi Pro Wrestling<\/strong>, the latter of which she&#8217;s made consistent appearances. Together, the season four MVP candidates will face Gatoh Move pillars Emi Sakura and Sayaka Obihiro on the season five premiere. Expect this to be a competitive encounter between up-and-comers and established veterans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u660e\u65e5\u30d6\u30e9\u30c3\u30af\u30b3\u30de\u30cd\u30c1\u304c\u3069\u3093\u306a\u98a8\u8c8c\u3001\u30b9\u30bf\u30a4\u30eb\u3067\u304f\u308b\u304b\u3001\u5168\u304f\u4e88\u60f3\u304c\u3064\u304b\u306a\u3044 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UPQYienPJo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UPQYienPJo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mei Suruga \u99ff\u6cb3\u30e1\u30a4\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 (@Mei_gtmv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mei_gtmv\/status\/1336316538924613636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Baliyan Akki vs. Antonio Honda (ChocoPro Main Event)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As the self-proclaimed \u201cAce\u201d of ChocoPro, Baliyan Akki is one of the most successful stars in Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling today. In season four, he has come out victorious in singles and tag team competition alike. While he&#8217;s worked well alongside Mei Suruga as the tandem called <strong>Best Bros<\/strong>, it&#8217;s fair to say that Akki will be looking to make season five his own. Akki boasts a unique blend of strike-based and aerial offense, making the most of Ichigaya Chocolate Square to keep his opponents on their toes. On the first episode of ChocoPro season five, the star from Uttar Pradesh, India will take on a unique challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Japanese pro wrestling fans may best know Antonio Honda from his work in <strong>Dramatic Dream Team<\/strong>. As a three-time DDT Extreme Champion and seventeen-time Ironman Heavymetalweight Champion, Honda&#8217;s unorthodox, oftentimes comedic antics have led him to success on multiple occasions. This has been true in ChocoPro as well. In season four, \u201cThe Dragon,\u201d he picked up victories over Akki, Chie Koishikawa, Yuna Mizumori, and others. Needless to say, Honda is as wily as he is playful. With that said, Honda will be looking to avenge his showing from the previous episode of ChocoPro.<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/12\/08\/preview-gatoh-move-chocopro-72-season-four-finale\/\" target=\"_self\">episode seventy-two<\/a> of ChocoPro, Honda teamed with <strong>Tokiko Kirihara<\/strong> to take on Best Bros. Despite the best efforts of Honda and Kirihara, the combined efforts of Suruga and Akki proved to be too much. With Akki entering this main event with momentum on his side, Honda will be looking to cut him off in the early goings of season five. Expect this featured match to showcase the unique fighting styles of both men.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ChocoPro #73 will air on December 19th at 10 AM JST (December 18th at 8 PM EST.)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It will air live on the Gatoh Move YouTube channel for free before being available for on-demand viewing afterward. To support the company, you can sign up for their Patreon, which features multiple tiers, or their own on-demand streaming service linked below. Listed below are the confirmed dates for upcoming episodes of ChocoPro season five.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>#74 \u2013 December 25 (8 PM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#75 \u2013 December 30 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#76 \u2013 December 31 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#77 \u2013 January 1 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#78 \u2013 January 3 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#79 \u2013 January 8 (8 PM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#80 \u2013 January 10 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#81 \u2013 January 11 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#82 \u2013 January 17 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#83 \u2013 January 22 (8 PM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#84 \u2013 January 24 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#85 \u2013 January 30 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#86 \u2013 February 3 (8 PM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#87 \u2013 February 6 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#88 \u2013 February 7 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#89 \u2013 February 12 (8 PM JST)<\/li>\n<li>#90 \u2013 February 14 (10 AM JST)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"td-post-content tagdiv-type\">\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. You can watch Gatoh Move on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2HtPsU4U7TNSv2mSbPkj0w\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gatohmovex.pivotshare.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gatoh Move Experience<\/a>. Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? Head on over to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/boards\/index.php\" target=\"_self\">LWOS Boards<\/a>\u00a0to engage in conversation with fellow fans!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling is set to return with season five of ChocoPro! This looks to be the most stacked season since the show began earlier this year, complete with eighteen events to take place. Not only will fans see new stories develop but a series of exciting matches to boot. What should viewers expect [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3354,"featured_media":80942,"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":[2,13,6976,2192],"tags":[6182,6442,6336,6444,4337,5836,6180,5830,6123,6161],"class_list":["post-80462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-international","category-joshi-international","category-wrestling","tag-antonio-honda","tag-baliyan-akki","tag-chie-koishikawa","tag-chocopro","tag-emi-sakura","tag-gatoh-move","tag-lulu-pencil","tag-mei-suruga","tag-sayaka-obihiro","tag-yuna-mizumori"],"modified_by":"Robbie Sutter","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80462","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\/3354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}