{"id":89048,"date":"2021-04-11T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=89048"},"modified":"2021-04-11T08:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T12:06:59","slug":"top-recommended-joshi-matches-march-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/04\/11\/top-recommended-joshi-matches-march-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Joshi Matches of The Month (March 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 <\/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!<\/p>\n<p><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.<\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Joshi Matches March 2021<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mention<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AZM vs Natsupoi<\/li>\n<li>Rin Kadokura vs ASUKA<\/li>\n<li>Cosmic Angels (Tam Nakano, Mina Shirakawa &amp; Unagi Sayaka) vs Queen&#8217;s Quest (AZM, Saya Kamitanit &amp; Momo Watanabe)<\/li>\n<li>Mio Momono &amp; Mikoto Shindo vs Chihiro Hashimoto &amp; Manami<\/li>\n<li>ASUKA vs Madeline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>5. Utami Hayashishita vs Saya Kamitani<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/cN76Gbt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/cN76Gbt.jpg\" alt=\"Recommended Joshi Matches Saya vs Utami\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was a fantastic showcase of Saya Kamitani that also showcased just how good Hayashishita is at controlling the flow of a match.\u00a0 Kamitani used her agility to carve out occasional comebacks and to pull out some of the closest 2.9999 near falls we have ever seen on some key reversals.\u00a0 Hayashishita and Kamitani managed to deliver a dramatic world title match that flowed really well despite a combined 5 years of experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link To Watch: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/2632?fcid=24\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stardom World<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. Tam Nakano vs Giulia<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-85032\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Giulia-Tam-Nakano-e1613406743823.jpeg\" alt=\"Giulia Tam Nakano All Star\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These women delivered an excellent climax to their months-long feud as they both put their hair on the line in this grueling battle.\u00a0 With their hair on the line, both women gave their all to this match and unleashed their best shots on their opponent, Giulia&#8217;s slaps were so hard Nakano&#8217;s face was notably bumpy after the match.\u00a0 This match was stiff, emotional, and an absolute battle that everyone should go out of their way to see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link To Watch: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/2632?fcid=24\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stardom World<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. ASUKA\/VENY vs Rina Yamashita<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/mnut99B\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/mnut99B.jpg\" alt=\"Recommended Joshi Matches ASUKA vs Rina Yamashita\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In roughly 15 minutes these two crafted an excellent match that slowly built to the two throwing bombs and hitting some incredibly stiff shots.\u00a0 It&#8217;s the kind of match that&#8217;s hard to pull off without delving into no-selling territory but they pulled it off well and managed to throw in a lot of very memorable spots.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re looking for a well-paced war that isn&#8217;t a spot fest from beginning to end then this is the match for you.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Yoshiko vs Mayu Iwatani<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/3EUbaaU\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/3EUbaaU.jpg\" alt=\"Mayu Iwatani vs Yoshiko\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The simple fact this match actually happened should reserve it a spot in our top 5 but these two women didn&#8217;t rest on that and delivered the match we all know they could.\u00a0 Iwatani and Yoshiko are arguably two of the best workers in the Joshi scene today and they showcased why in this match with its mix of throwing bombs, Yoshiko&#8217;s power, and Iwtani&#8217;s great selling providing us with an excellent match.\u00a0 Yoshiko&#8217;s power and hard-hitting style also naturally mixes well with Iwatani being a psychopathic Naito-esque bumper which gave us some real &#8220;holy sh*t&#8221; moments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Link To Watch: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/2632?fcid=24\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stardom World<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>1. Tsukasa Fujimoto vs Maya Yukihi<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87750\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/Tsukasa-Fujimoto-vs-Maya-Yukihi.jpg\" alt=\"Ice Ribbon Korakuen Hall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/Tsukasa-Fujimoto-vs-Maya-Yukihi.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/03\/Tsukasa-Fujimoto-vs-Maya-Yukihi-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maya Yukihi and Tsukasa Fujimoto always deliver against one another.\u00a0 They are arguably the two top wrestlers in\u00a0<strong>Ice Ribbon\u00a0<\/strong>and they work really well together.\u00a0 The thing that stands out the most about Fujimoto&#8217;s big matches is just how well they&#8217;re paced, this match went 22 minutes but that time flew by.\u00a0 Not only was this match filled with just enough drama but the stiff strikes were something to behold as neither woman held back.\u00a0 Fujimoto once again delivered a MOTY contender, this time against an old rival.<\/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\/03\/11\/reommended-joshi-matches-february-2021\/\" target=\"_self\">check out last month\u2019s edition\u00a0<\/a>for more of our recommended Joshi matches.\u00a0 <em>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!<\/em><\/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 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 [&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":[6975,5302,2192,317,323],"tags":[2902,1450,7503,5923,5281,4237,3918,6107,6270],"class_list":["post-89048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-wrestling","category-joshi","category-wrestling","category-women","category-world-wonder-ring-stardom","tag-ice-ribbon","tag-mayu-iwatani","tag-rina-yamashita","tag-saya-kamitani","tag-seadlinnng","tag-tsukasa-fujimoto","tag-utami-hayashishita","tag-veny","tag-yoshiko"],"modified_by":"Alex Richards, LWOF Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89048","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=89048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89048\/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=89048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}