Oz has booked Yokohama later in the year, so what does that mean for the Summer and the Plum Memorial show?They have a fresh new champion defending frequently, but is it best for Oz currently?Shows covered - The Beginning Of Fight 6/9/13 & Sparkling 7/14/13Key matches include: OZ Academy Openweight Title MatchAKINO (c) vs. Leon Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
IR is cold into 2013. An injured champion on the rise. Putting teenagers in main events. No competition for Shida and Fujimoto. The promotion is not drawing, so what are they to do? Shows covered - Yokohama 5/24/13 & Shinjuku Face 7/14/13 Key matches include: International Ribbon Tag Team Title / REINA X World Tag Team Title Match Aoi Kizuki & Tsukushi (c) vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto ICEx60 Title / IW-19 Title Match Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs. Tsukushi (c) Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
The push of Io Shirai has begun. Yuhi might be the most exciting wrestler to watch. And, the rest of the scene outlook is taking shape... for better and for worse. Shows covered - Nagoya 5/19/13 & Golden Age Korakuen 6/2/13 Key matches include: Wonder Of Stardom Title Match - Dark Angel (c) vs. Yuhi World Of Stardom Title Match - Io Shirai (c) vs. Yoshiko Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
On Diana's second anniversary show, Kyoko is in the main event to challenge to become the promotions inaugural champion. A tag blood feud brawls and bleeds in the semi main event.Shows covered - Diana Danger Zone 2nd Anni Kawasaki Gym 4/29/13Key matches include: World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana Tag Team Title MatchKaoru Ito & Tomoko Watanabe (c) vs. Keiko Aono & Yumiko Hotta World Woman Pro-Wrestling Diana World Title MatchKyoko Inoue vs. Jaime D Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Yuzuki Aikawa is retiring. The largest and most ambitious joshi show in the last 10 years is on!Shows covered - Stardom Sumo Hall 4/29/13Key matches include: World Of Stardom Title Match - Alpha Female (c) vs. Io Shirai Retirement match - Yuzuki Aikawa vs. Yoshiko Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Chikayo puts her 400 day title reign on the line. Ozaki-gun goes full force as Kurihara looks to take Ozaki down in a barbed wire board streeet fight.Shows covered - Oz Academy Wizard of Oz 1/13/13 through Wednesday Showdown 4/24/13Key matches include: OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Chikayo Nagashima (c) vs. Mio ShiraiOZ Academy Openweight Title Match Chikayo Nagashima (c) vs. AKINOBarbed Wire Boards Street Fight Mayumi Ozaki vs. Ayumi Kurihara Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
First defense of the new Regina Di Wave champion Ohka. Why is it in Hokkaido? Ayumi Kurihara announces her retirement. We follow her road with her last bouts.Shows covered - Wave Sapporo NaMaRe 4/21/13 and the Kurihara retirement road seriesKey matches include: Regina Di WAVE Title: Yuu Yamagata vs. Yumi Ohka Ayumi Kurihara retirement matches May-July 2013 in Wave Ayako Hamada vs. Yuhi 2/19/14 Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Nakajima's reign continues through veterans row of the "great era." Dash and Sachiko take on the bruising duo for the tag titles. Shows covered - JWP Mania X 4/14/2013 Key matches include: JWP Tag Team Title / Daily Sports Tag Team Title Match Kayoko Haruyama & Tsubasa Kuragaki (c) vs. DASH Chisako & Sendai Sachiko JWP Openweight Title Match Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Yumiko Hotta Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
The road and finale for the first Regina di Wave Title. Shows covered - Wave house shows 12/23/12-3/17/13 Key matches include: Regina di Wave Title Tournament: Kana vs. Ayumi Kurihara Regina di Wave Title Tournament Final: Yumi Oka vs. Kana Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Aikawa is retiring and the road to Sumo Hall is closing in. Is Stardom making new stars or are they getting monsters to take over instead?Shows covered - Stardom road to Ryogoku Cinderella: title matches Jan-Mar 2013, 3/16/13 Korakuen HallKey matches include: Goddesses of STARDOM Titles Match Nanae Takahashi and Miho Wakizawa vs. Natsuki*Taiyo and YOSHIKO (c) High Speed Title Match Kaori Yoneyama vs. Natsuki*Taiyo (c) Meiko Satomura vs. Yuzuki Aikawa World of STARDOM Title Match Alpha Female vs. Nanae Takahashi (c) Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Nakajima and her tour for stardom. Her first big defense is against the "ace" of JWP Haruyama. Did this get her over the way they intended?Shows covered - JWP Violence road #1 and #2 2/10/13, 2/17/13Key matches include: 2 out of 3 Falls Match - REINA/CMLL International Title Match Leon (c) vs. Sachie Abe JWP Openweight Title Match Arisa Nakajima (c) vs. Kayoko Haruyama Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Retirement of Suzuka Minami. Manami Toyota's first world title defense. (All Matches From Korakuen Hall and May 7, 1995) Yoshiko Tamura vs. Yumi Fukawa Exploding Death Match Atsushi Obuddha vs. Tomezo Tsunokake AJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match Chaparrita ASARI (c) vs. Nobue Endo Kaoru Ito, Mariko Yoshida and Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa, Takako Inoue and Tomoko Watanabe Aja Kong and Reggie Bennett vs. Raijin Corps (Bison Kimura and Lioness Asuka) Suzuka Minami Retirement Match Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) vs. Suzuka Minami and Yumiko Hotta Marine Wolves (Akira Hokuto and Suzuka Minami) vs. Bull Nakano and Yumiko Hotta WWWA Singles Title Match Kyoko Inoue vs. Manami Toyota (c) Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey, and more. https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast Twitter: @BowlingJD
Big match Nanae and the creation of the Artist trios titles go hard at Korakuen.Shows covered - Stardom 2nd Anni from Korakuen 1/14/2013Key matches include: Artist of Stardom Titles Tournament, Final - Artist of STARDOM Titles Match World of STARDOM Title Match - Kyoko Kimura vs. Nanae Takahashi (c) You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
It's the start of a new year and JWP has a mission. Push the agenda of Arisa Nakajima. However, why does it seem like it's all about Haruyama instead?Shows covered - JWP 1/6/13 Opening, 1/13-14/13Key matches include: Daily Sports Tag Team Titles Match & JWP Tag Team Titles MatchJWP Seikigun (Command Bolshoi and Arisa Nakajima) (c) vs. JWP Seikigun (Kayoko Haruyama and Tsubasa Kuragaki) #1-Contender Tournament (JWP Openweight Title), FinalKayoko Haruyama vs. Leon You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
After two years Aja Kong is dethroned! (All Matches From Yokohama Arena and March 26, 1995) 3-Way Match - WWWA All-Pacific Title Match Reggie Bennett vs. Takako Inoue vs. Toshiyo Yamada UFC Fight Rules Match Lioness Asuka vs. Yumiko Hotta WWF Women’s Title Match Bull Nakano (c) vs. Kyoko Inoue WWWA Singles Title Match Aja Kong (c) vs. Manami Toyota Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey, and more. https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast Twitter: @BowlingJD
Young guns getting the shine. (All Matches From Yokohama Arena and March 26, 1995) Kumiko Maekawa vs. Rie Tamada Rate match AJW Junior Heavyweight Title Match Candy Okutsu (c) vs. Chaparrita ASARI Rate match Kickbox Shoot Match Kaoru Ito vs. Noriko Tsunoda Rate match 2 out of 3 Falls Match Mariko Yoshida and La Felina vs. Lady Apache and Jaguar Yokota Rate match UWA World Women’s Tag Team Titles Match Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda) (c) vs. Suzuka Minami and Tomoko Watanabe Rate match Bison Kimura vs. Sakie Hasegawa Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey, and more. https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast Twitter: @BowlingJD
2012 review in joshi. Plus wrestlers of the year, attendances, and top 10 matches of the year. Ribbonmania from Ice Ribbon focuses on the debut of Risa Sera, and the pushing of new talent in big matches. Narumiya goes for the main title while Kizuki attempts at the tag titles while Shida and Fujimoto take on some "passion."Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Ribbonmania 12/31/2012Key matches include: Icex60 Title MatchMaki Narumiya vs. Mio Shirai (c) You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
Double Inoue vacated the tag titles to become the 100th champions. (All Matches From Tokyo Feb 15, 1995 and March 21, 1995 at Osaka Hall. Feb 15, 1995 Chaparita Asari vs. Yuka Shina Mariko Yoshida & Rie Tamada vs. Kumiko Maekawa & Tomoko Watanabe Aja Kong vs. Etsuko Mita Manami Toyota & Yumiko Hotta vs. Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue Kyoko Inoue, Takako Inoue & Mariko Yoshida vs. Etsuko Mita, Mima Shimoda & Toshiyo Yamada March 21, 1995 full show Wrestling Queendom - Success Main event: Vacant tag titles tournament final Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey, and more. https://linktr.ee/RedLeafRetrocast Twitter: @BowlingJD
A year long journey of the return of Arisa Nakajima all ready to finish the story. Did JWP make their next star?Shows covered - JWP Climax 12/24/2012Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title MatchArisa Nakajima vs. Emi Sakura (c) You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD
The road to Yuzupon's retirement begins with her cashing in on her 5 Star GP win. She's going for Nanae's world title. Shows covered - Goddess of Stardom Tag League and Year End Climax 12/24/2012 Key matches include: World of STARDOM Title Match Nanae Takahashi (c) vs. Yuzuki Aikawa You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey (2 weeks early), and more. Twitter: @BowlingJD