The long and short of it, is that the match is on, and I can’t wait. Thankfully, Maki was there to step up to the plate for her new pal, promising to prove her ‘cute head’ was harder than Rika’s ‘dirty old ass’. Rika said she was up for that, before pointing out that Raku didn’t have a partner. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say her getting that pin was up with Naito winning at the Dome in my moments of the year.Īfterwards, still fighting through those tears, Raku made it clear she wasn’t done there, challenging Miu and Rika for the Tag Titles. Tokyo Joshi took someone who wasn’t that interested in wrestling and crafted a tale around her falling in love with it and at the same time everyone else seemed to fall in love with her. However, this was an incredible piece of beautifully simple storytelling. Look, Raku is not about to become the second-coming of Bull Nakano (I know Bull’s not dead, but you get what I mean). The Neckbreaker would prove to be enough, Raku had won, and promptly burst into tears. The tide was turning, and she came flying forward with a Sling Blade and a Running Neckbreaker both of which, amazingly, she’s chosen to name after trains. Time after time, you were tricked into assuming this was over, but Raku was having none it. She escaped a Rika Dragon Sleeper, before battling back from a Giant Swing and two sickening Backbreakers from Miu. Then, in the home stretch, she was unkillable. She came into this match with an edge we haven’t seen from her before, insisting she start in a way that caught even Maki and Pom by surprise. So, she turned to Maki Itoh and told her she wanted to be like her which, quite frankly, in 99.9% of situations is a fucking awful life choice.Įxcept, for Raku, it worked. Her fellow Up Up Girls began to find success, and while Raku was getting better, she was still unable to clear that hurdle. However, at some point, she started to care. Wrestling was a side effect of her attempt to be an idol, and she’s been open about not being that interested in it. At the start, it probably didn’t bother her. In that time, she’s been on the winning side a fair few times, but she’s never been the one doing the winning.
Raku, Maki Itoh and Pom Harajuku defeated Miu Watanabe, Rika Tatsumi and Suzume This was Mina’s last match before she heads on a wee tour of Spain, but it was one that transformed my opinion of her from a decent wee wrestler to someone I’ll have to keep an eye on. Thankfully, she seemed shaken rather than concussed, taking an Attitude Adjustment and managing to clamber to her feet to shake Yamashita’s hand before making her way to the back without any support. In fact, the Reverse Roundhouse looked like it might have connected a bit too snugly, as Mina was obviously supposed to kick out, but didn’t respond. Unfortunately, those kicks are always there, and it took just one for the whole match to change.
It was leaps and bounds ahead of any other performance I’ve seen from her, as she held her own with one of the best. That was the opening act of a match that was paced to near-perfection as they’d come off the floor and Mina would have a burst of offence, sensing an opportunity to gain a massive scalp. Miyu was still on top, but Shirakawa wasn’t outclassed, and impressively held her own. It also allowed Mina to show off a skill set I didn’t know she had.
She perfectly balances realism with the flair of wrestling, and I actually enjoy watching her work on the floor. I have raved (and will continue to rave) about nearly everything Miyu Yamashita does, but I’m not sure I’ve given her enough credit for what a fantastic grappler she is. Yuki Aino and Haruna Neko defeated Shoko Nakajima and Yuki Kamifuku I think I’m getting to the point where I’m incapable of being subjective when it comes to Tenma, but her and Manase’s face-off was a particular highlight.Īfter they won, PaMi accepted the delicious gift before opening it up and sharing a bit with her new pal. Around that, there was also some wrestling, all of which was very enjoyable. Then, before hitting her Final Cut finish, she let out a roar of ‘Happy Valentines’, embracing the holiday once and for all. As usual, get your translations from the match would end up helping Misao through her past issues as the chocolate revived her when it looked like she might be down and out. It seemed to be working until Mahiro popped up with her attempts to help and, well, I guess she tried. Sadly, it turned out Misao has some Valentine related childhood trauma which, amazingly, led to Tenma trying to explain that it wasn’t chocolate’s fault. Beforehand, Tenma wanted to give Misao some chocolate for Valentine’s Day (isn’t she lovely?). If you put Nodoka Tenma and Hyper Misao on the same team, I am going to have a good time.
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