{"id":93787,"date":"2021-06-11T16:16:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T20:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=93787"},"modified":"2021-06-11T16:16:35","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T20:16:35","slug":"recommended-joshi-matches-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/06\/11\/recommended-joshi-matches-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Joshi Matches Of The Month (May 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!<\/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 May 2021<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Honorable Mentions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hanako Nakamori, Makoto &amp; ASUKA vs Honori Hana, Arisa Nakajima &amp; Nanae Takahashi<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LPBiWrfvezE\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DASH Chisako vs Mio Momono<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Giulia &amp; Syuri vs Momo Watanabe &amp; AZM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Rika Tatsumi vs Miyu Yamashita<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90754\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/tjpw-yes-wonderland-2021.jpg\" alt=\"TJPW Yes Wonderland 2021 Rika Tatsumi Miyu Yamashita\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/tjpw-yes-wonderland-2021.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/tjpw-yes-wonderland-2021-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The methodical approach of Rika Tatsumi met the unstoppable force of TJPW&#8217;s ace Miyu Yamashita and her arsenal of strikes.\u00a0 Miya Yamashita had answers for everything Tatsumi threw at her, typical ace behavior, and pulled out some fantastic counters to Tatsumi&#8217;s signature moves.\u00a0 Despite Tatsumi&#8217;s best efforts to wear down Yamashita&#8217;s leg she inevitably got her head kicked off and succumbed to the power of Yamashita who once again reigns as TJPW&#8217;s top champion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ddtpro.com\/universe\/videos\/9873\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Link To Watch: Wrestleuniverse<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>4. Giulia &amp; Syuri vs Mayu Iwtani &amp; Starlight Kid<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/kdxfCxx\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/kdxfCxx.jpg\" alt=\"ALK vs MK Sisters Graphic\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starlight Kid and Giulia picked their feud back up to carry the load of this tag match.\u00a0 While the pace was as frantic as expected from a Syuri and Giulia tag title match, this was brought to a higher level by the hatred between Kid and Giulia which saw both of them try to go to war with each other.\u00a0 Giulia was a real standout of this match as she rekindled her role as the bully heel who beat down on Kid with stiff shots and a sickening shoot headbutt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardom-world.com\/set\/2802\/contents\/2805\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Link To Watch: Stardom World<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. ASUKA &amp; Makoto vs Nanae Takahashi &amp; Arisa Nakajima<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/imgur.com\/EjX8waS\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"source: imgur.com\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/EjX8waS.png\" alt=\"Citrus Wind vs Las Egos\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In any other month, this match would have taken the top spot as all four women delivered a professional wrestling masterclass in this one.\u00a0 This was a SEAdLINNNG special that showcased everything that makes this promotion great like stiff wrestling, fighting spirit, and a very high pace throughout.\u00a0 Makoto wrestled the match of her life in this one as she spent the majority of the match in the ring fending off Takahashi and Nakajima.\u00a0 As we said in any other month this would top the list but May was a special month for Joshi wrestling<\/p>\n<h3>2. Kagetsu, Hazuki, Konami &amp; Death Yama-San vs ASUKA, Mio Momono, Syuri &amp; Natsupoi<\/h3>\n<p>The presumed main event for Hana Kimura Matane featured the returns of Kagetsu and Hazuki who made one-off returns from retirement for this match.\u00a0 On the other side of the ring was four of the best wrestlers in all of Joshi.\u00a0 Given the talent involved this one was destined for greatness and it delivered on those expectations.\u00a0 From Syuri and Konami going at it, to the dream pairing of Mio Momono and Hazuki, to Kagetsu and ASUKA, this match was incredible and awe-inspiring for any fan who thought they would never see Kagetsu or Hazuki in a ring again.\u00a0 This seemed like an easy winner for this months list until&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3>1. Kagetsu vs ASUKA<\/h3>\n<p>After securing the win for their team ASUKA challenged Kagetsu to a singles match.\u00a0 The term dream match is thrown around a lot but 2021 ASUKA getting to wrestle Kagetsu in singles action is a true Joshi dream match as they are both excellent wrestlers.\u00a0 Workrate aside this match had such a strong emotional connection to anyone watching Matane.\u00a0 Two of Hana&#8217;s most prominent former tag team partners going head to head on her memorial show was something right out of a TV show.\u00a0 This was emotional, exciting, and had this writer in awe as I watched these two incredible performers go toe-to-toe.\u00a0 If this is the last time we ever see Kagetsu in a professional wrestling ring then she went out in the best way possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fite.tv\/watch\/hana-kimura-memorial-matane\/2p9bx\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Link To Watch: Fite TV<\/strong><\/a><\/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\/05\/14\/top-joshi-matches-april-2021\/\" target=\"_self\">check out last month\u2019s edition\u00a0<\/a>for more of our recommended Joshi matches.\u00a0\u00a0<em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? 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