Dream Slam Weekly (Vol. 14): Jaguar Yokota Celebrates Milestones and Stardom x NJPW Announces IWGP Women’s Championship

Dream Slam Weekly (Vol. 14): Jaguar Yokota Celebrates Milestones and Stardom x NJPW Announces IWGP Women’s Championship

As July closes, summer heat, tournament season, and the global pandemic don’t show any signs of stopping. Thankfully, this week blurred by without too many big announcements. However, there were a few notable things, aside from illnesses and injuries, that is worth noting! I have all sorts of feelings and thoughts about the newly announced NJPW x STARDOM IWGP Women’s World Championship as it only further compounds my desire and need to get to Japan in November for this show. I need a Dr. Ian Malcolm S-Tier “Life Finds a Way” sort of miracle!

I hope everyone is staying hydrated, healthy & happy. We’re past the mid-way point of summer and the height of tournament season, but make sure to rest when you need to, especially with this unbearable heat lately!

International Excursions & Adventures

Results!

Miyu Yamashita defeated Billie Starks & Janai Kai (6:53; 7/23) Garden State Pro-Wrestling’s Welcome to Eden

Coming Soon!

Mizuki & Emi Sakura: Deadlock Pro’s Believe the Hype (8/6; Raleigh, NC)
Rina Yamashita & Maki Itoh: GCW Homecoming (8/13-14)

This Autumn!

Jungle Kyona vs. Masha Slamovich: Jersey Championship Wrestling’s JCW Uncensored (9/10; Boonton, NJ)
Jungle Kyona & ASUKA (VENY): Garden State Pro-Wrestling’s Dynasty Clash (9/16; Roselle, NJ) – Who will I see there?!!
Maki Itoh: Prestige Wrestling’s Perseverance (9/17; Pomona, CA)
Jungle Kyona: Deadlock Pro Wrestling (9/17; Raleigh, NC) – Details soon
Miyu Yamashita: Prestige Wrestling’s Perseverance (9/17; Pomona, CA)
Jungle Kyona: West Coast Pro Wrestling’s Ride the Lightning (10/8; San Francisco, CA)
Jungle Kyona: Deadlock Pro Wrestling (10/15) – Details soon
Jungle Kyona: Deadlock Pro Wrestling (11/12; Concord, NC) – Details soon
Hyper Misao makes EVE Debut at WRESTLEQUEENDOM V (11/13; London, UK)

Round-up (alphabetical)

DIANA

This Week: JAGUAR (Yokota)’s 61st Birthday & 46th Anniversary Show (7/25) Korakuen Hall

6-Person Tag Match: Megumi Yabushita, KAZUKI defeated Madeline vs. Tiger Queen, Nanami & Miran (11:07)
ZERO1 8-Person Tag Match : TAKAFUMI, Takumi Baba, Satsuki Nagao, & Junya Matsunaga defeated Shoki Kitamura, Tsugutaka Sato, & Astroman (13:45)
Tag Match: Super Tiger & Hayato Mashiro defeated Guts Ishijima & Kenichiro Arai (9:47)
Singles Match: Miyuki Takase defeated Haruka Umesaki (18:57)
Tag Match: Kyoko Inoue & Aja Kong defeated ASUKA & Ayako Sato (16:25)
Main Event: Jaguar Yokota, Maya Ozaki, & Jinsei Shinzaki defeated SAKI, DASH Chisako & Masato Tanaka (17:38)

Medical Update: Haruka Umesaki pulled from shows. Umesaki woke with a fever and illness. Her PCR results were negative, however the doctor’s recommendation is that she take a week to recover. She was scheduled to participate at YMZ (7/30), DIANA (7/31) and WAVE (8/1). The company sincerely apologized to the partner promotions and all the fans looking forward to seeing Umesaki perform.

Gatoh Move & ChocoPro

Free Shows on YouTube! Check out Emi’s LiveStreams with Miyu Yamashita and Baliyan Akki!!

Girls’ Pro-Wrestling Unit COLOR’S
Next Big Event: Yes, My Way (Vol. 4) Announced for October 7th! SAKI will defend the COLOR’s Championship in a four way against Yumiko Hotta, Rina Amikura & Momoka Hanazono!

GLEAT

G-ProWrestling Ver 30 (8/20; Umeda Stella Hall, Osaka)

GPW: Michiko Miyagi & maya Fukuda vs. Chihiro Hashimoto (SenJo) & Tomoka Inaba (JTO)

Ice Ribbon

IR 1217 (7/30) Ice Ribbon Dojo

Singles Match (1/10): Misa Kagura (JTO) vs. Saran
Singles Match (1/10): Yuko Sakurai (COLOR’S) vs. Sumika Yanagawa (JTO)
Singles Match (1/10): Ibuki Hoshi vs. Yura Suzuki (AlmaLibre)
Tag Match (1/20): HIkari Shimizu (COLOR’S) & Kaho Matsushita vs. Asahi & A-Min (Rina Amikura; COLOR’S)

Summer Jamboree Ribbon (7/31) Korakuen Hall

Kyuri’s Return Match(1/15): Kyuri vs. Tae Honma
ICE x Infinity Number One Contender Match (1/No Time Limit): Maika Ozaki vs. Asahi
Special Singles Match (1/30): Hikaru Shida (AEW) vs. Ibuki Hoshi
International Ribbon Tag Championship (1/30): Yuna Manase/Totoro Satsuki vs. Makoto/Hamuko Hoshi – 56th Champions’ 3rd Defense
Tag Match (1/20): CMLL (Dalys & Stephany Vaquer) vs. Hikari Shimizu (COLOR’S) & Kaho Matsushita
Tag Match (1/20): Ram Kaicho (Triple Six) & Sumika Yanagawa (JTO) vs. A~Min (Rina Amikura; COLOR’S)& Misa Kagura (JTO) with Nao Ishikawa
Tag Match (1/20): Yuko Sakurai (COLOR’S) & Kiku vs. Miran & Nao Ishikawa

ICE RIBBON 2022 Schedule

Full schedule through RibbonMania (December 31, 2022) at link above

Just Tap Out

AoTomo II (8/6) – Produced by Aoi & Tomoko Inaba; Basement Monstar Hachioji

King vs. Queen of JTO Match: Ryuya Takekura (King; JTO #1) vs. Tomoko Inaba (Queen; JTO #1)
Singles Match: Aoi vs. Rina Yamashita

TakaTaichiDespy Mania Tomoka Inaba & Aoi (JTO) vs. Stardom’s Maika (Donna del Mondo) and MIRAI (God’s Eye) – While MIRAI originated in Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling, Maika got her start in Just Tap Out before she was scouted by Giulia as the first member of DDM. MIRAI would leave TJPW and join DDM at the beginning of 2022, only to depart when Syuri struck out on her own after becoming World of Stardom Champion. With the increase of crossover between Stardom and NJPW, it is a logical matchup between JTO and Stardom as JTO’s talent has also been prominently presented on Stardom’s New Blood series, with Inaba even getting a Future of Stardom Championship match against current champion, Hanan.

Marvelous

Next Show: Korakuen (8/8) – KAORU’s RETURN & RETIREMENT MATCH

Special Presentations: KAORU’s Retirement & Chigusa Nagayo’s Debut Anniversary
AAAW Tag Team Championship: Rin Kadokura & Itsuki Aoki © vs. Chikako Nagashima * Takumi Iroha
Special Tag Match (As Requested by Maria): Chigusa Nagayo & Riko Kawahata vs. Yumiko Hotta & Maria
Main Event: W-Fix (KAORU, Chikayo Nagashima, Megumi Yabushita & DASH Chisako with Panda-chan) vs. Marvelous
Full Card TBA

Shinjiro Otani Premium Pro-Wrestling Festival: It’s a Summer Women’s Wrestling Festival (8/13) Tokyo Belle Salle Hall

6-Woman Tag Match (1/30): Jaguar Yokota, Aja Kong & Kyoko Inoue vs. Arisa Nakashima, Hikaru Shida & NATSUMI
Marvelous Presents: Takumi Iroha & Maria vs. Mio Momono & Rin Kadokura
6-Person Tag (1/30): Mayumi Ozaki, Saori Anou & Maya Yukihi vs. Hanako Nakamori, Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai
Special Tag Match (1/30): AJPW (Jake Lee & Hokuto Ohmori) vs. ZERO-1 (Tsugutaka Sato & Junya Matsunaga)
6-Person Tag Match (1/30): Dump Matsumoto, Green Yuu & ZAP with Bull Nakano vs. Shinobu Kandori, Kaoru Ito & Megumi Yabushita
Tag Match (1/20): AKINO & Kakeru Sekiguchi vs. AMAZON & Momo Tani
3-Way Match (1/20): Yumiko Hotta vs. Riko Kawahata vs. X
8-Man Tag Match (1/20): Shoki Kitamura, Leo Isaka, Astroman & Takumi Baba vs. TAKAFUMI, Satsuki Nagao, Naoshi Sano & Ryo Hoshino
Tag Match (1/20): Kurumi Hiiragi & Mochi Natsumi vs. Kaori Yoneyama & Leon
Talk Battle: Bull Nakano vs. KAIRI vs. Megumi Endo

※Participants will show off their yukata look with plans for photo ops and entrances

Marvelous 2022 Calendar

Yokohama (8/14) venue TBA
ShinKiba 1st Ring (8/23)
Tochigi (9/4) Oyama City Culture Center, Tochigi Prefecture
Oita (9/11) Nakatsu Sports Center, Oita Prefecture
ShinKiba 1st Ring (9/16)
Chiba (9/23) TKP Garden City

NOMADS’ Freelance Summit! Volume 2 (8/5) Shinjuku FACE (TRAILER)

Full Match Card (Announced 7/7)

Singles Match: Maya Yukihi vs. Yuko Sakurai (COLOR’S)
6-Woman Tag Match: Makoto/Kaho Kobayashi/Kakeru Sekiguchi vs. Saori Anou/Tae Honma/Maika Ozaki
Singles Match: Ryo Mizunami vs. Rina Amikura (COLOR’S)
Semi-Main Sumire Natsu’s Official Return Tag Match: Sumire Natsu/Miyuki Takase (NOMADS’) vs. SAKI/Hikari Shimizu (COLOR’S)
Main Event: Rina Yamashita/Yuu vs. Nanae Takahashi/Hiroyo Matsumoto

OZ Academy

Nagoya Machine Gun Etiquette (7/31) Diamond Hall

Singles Match (1/20): Yuu vs. Kakeru Sekiguchi
Tag Title Contenders Tournament Match: Sonoko Kato & Aya Mizunami vs (Noisy Fire) Tsubasa Kuragaki & Itsuki Aoki
Semi-Main OZ Academy Pioneer 3-WAY: Masked Hanahana vs. AKINO vs Momoka Hanazono
Main Event Pioneer Presents 6-Woman Tag Match (3/60): Aja Kong, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Kaori Yoneyama vs. Maya Ozaki, Maya Yukihi & Saori Anou

Plums Blossoming in the Land of OZ (8/21) Korakuen Hall

6-Person Tag Match: Ozaki Seikigun (Mayumi Ozaki, Maya Yukihi & Saori Anou with “X”) vs. Prominence (Risa Sera, Natsumi Mochi, & Suzu Suzuki with Kurumi Hiiragi)
The Wizard of OZ Academy Openweight Championship (1/60): AKINO © vs. Rina Yamashita
OZ Academy Tag Championship Contenders Tournament Final (1/30): Team 220KG (Yuu & Chihiro Hashimoto) vs. Winner of 7/31 Nagoya Tournament Match (Sonoko Kato & Ryo Mizunami vs. Tsubasa Kuragaki & Itsuki Aoki)
Remainder of card TBA

OZ Academy 2022 Calendar

Bad Moon Rising (9/11) Shinjuku FACE – Tag Team Championship: Hiroyo Matsumoto/Rina Yamashita vs. Tag Tournament Winners
Bad Moon Rising Osaka (9/18) 176BOX
Battle Big Bonus in Okinawa (10/16)
Nagoya Diamond Hall (11/27)
Bad Moon Rising Osaka (12/11) 176BOX

PURE-J

Pre-PURE-J 5th Anniversary Show (7/31) Kame Areana!

Singles Match: AKARI vs. Chie Ozora
Singles Match: Rydeen Hagane vs. Momo Tani
Singles Match: KAZUKI vs. Leon – with special stipulation
Singles Match: Hanako Nakamori vs. CREA

Korakuen Hall (8/11)

Singles Match: Chie Ozora vs. Rina Amikura (COLOR’S)
Singles Match: AKARI vs. AKINO
6-Person Tag Match: KAZUKI, Leon & Momo Tani vs. Cherry Moeka Haruhi & Makoto
POP Championship: Haruka Umesaki © (DIANA) vs. CREA
DAILY SPORTS Women’s Tag Match: Kaori Yoneyama & Kakeru Sekiguchi © vs. Rydeen Hagane & Saki
PURE-J Openweight Championship: Hanako Nakamori © vs. Yuu

SEAdLINNNG

Results: ShinKiba Night! (7/26) ShinKiba 1st Ring

Tag Match Match: Makoto & Ayame Sasamura (2AW) defeated Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai (COLOR’S) (11:01)
Singles Match (1/20): Ryo Mizunami defeated Chie Ozora (12:34)
Semi-Main Tag Match (1/30): Yuu & Miyuki Takase defeated Amazon & ASUKA (VENY) (13:14)
Main Event 6-Person Tag Match (1/30): Kaori Yoneyama, Hiroyo Matsumoto & SAKI (COLOR’S) defeated Arisa Nakajima, Misa Kagura (JTO) & Hanako Nakamori (PURE-J) (21:48)

SEAdLINNNG Lucky Number Seven Anniversary Show (8/17) Korakuen Hall

7th Anniversary Special Singles Match (1/30): Arisa Nakajima © vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto
Announced Participants: Amazon, Rico Kaiju, Kaori Yoneyama (YMZ), Ryo Mizunami, Makoto ASUKA (VENY), Yuu (EVE), Ayame Sasamura (2AW), Miyuki Takase, Itsuki Aoki & More!

SEAdLINNNG 2022 Calendar

ShinKiba Night! (8/31) ShinKiba 1st Ring
Shinjuku FACE (9/22)
Korakuen Hall (10/19)
Yokohama Flash 2022 (11/12) Yokohama Radiant Hall
SEAdLINNNG of the Year 2022 (12/28) Korakuen Hall

Sendai Girls

Next Event: SenJo Chronicle (8/15) Miyagino Ward Cultural Center – Full Card Soon

Next Event: Summer Heat (9/3) ShinKiba 1st Ring – Full Card Soon

Main Event SenJo World Championship (1/30): Chihiro Hashimoto © vs. Ryo Mizunami – The Tenth Champion’s Fifth Title Defense

SenJo 2022 Calendar

SenJo (9/3) ShinKiba 1st Ring
SenJo (9/14) Miyagino Ward Cultural Center
SenJo x Punch Tahara’s 30th Anniversary Show (9/20) Shinjuku FACE
SenJo Keep Burning (10/10) Shinjuku FACE
Women’s Pro-Wrestling BIG SHOW in Niigata (10/30) Niigata City Gymnasium
SenJo Queen of the Ring (11/20) Korakuen Hall 11:30AM

こちらが本日の里村さんの草刈りの様子です🤣😂🤣😂 #仙女 #sendaigirlspro pic.twitter.com/ZIUBaTovD0

— DASH･チサコ dashchisako (@dashchisako) July 20, 2022

Enjoy the power of Meiko Satomura helping harvest rice!

Stardom

Bushiroad x STARDOM Quarterly Report Highlights

Stardom Branded Tour Bus for talent
Mayu Iwatani Film Updates – Many applicants including wrestlers!
D4DJ Groovy x Saki Kashima – Kashima’s theme song, “Victory Road” to be added to the game catalog. Further details to be released during the broadcast of 5★GP Opening Day 1 (7/30)
Stardom x NJPW Strong Spirits – Further details to be released during the broadcast of 5★GP Opening Day 2 (7/31)
IWGP Women’s Championship – First champion to be crowned at NJPW x STARDOM (11/20; Ariake Arena). Goals of the championship are not only defenses on NJPW big events in Japan, but on international tours and NJPW Strong. It will not supersede or replace any of the current Stardom Championships (like the World and Wonder of Stardom or SWA), but serves as a collaborative title for their sibling relationship with New Japan Pro-Wrestling with the aim to start bringing Stardom to a wider international audience.

Medical Updates

Thekla – Removed from Five Star Grand Prix so as to ensure proper rehabilitation of her injury.
Natsuko Tora – No announced in-ring return yet. It’s been one year since her World of Stardom match with Utami, in which she hurt her knee.
Suzu Suzuki (Prominence) – to miss the opening weekend of the 5SGP due to poor condition.

This Weekend: MidSummer Champions in Nagoya (7/24) – Results in 7/30 Dream Slam Weekly; No Event Report

Special Tag Match: Saya Iida & Hanan (STARS) vs. Mai Sakurai (DDM) & Rina Amikura (COLOR’S) (15:00) – Time Limit Draw
Tag Match: STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Saya Iida) defeated OedoTai (Ruaka & Fukigen Death) (4:48) – with Mayu pinning Ruaka after Dodonpa
High Speed Championship (1/30): AZM (Queen’s Quest) defeated Rina (OedoTai) (8:04)
Captain’s Fall 3-Way Trios Match: Prominence (Risa Sera [C], Kurumi Hiiragi & Suzu Suzuki) defeated Cosmic Angels (Mina Shirakawa [C], Unagi Sayaka & Hikari Shimizu) vs. Queen’s Quest (Hina, Lady C [C] & Miyu Amasaki) (11:42)
Artists of Stardom Championship (1/30): OedoTai (Saki Kashima, Starlight Kid & Momo Watanabe) defeated Donna del Mondo (Giulia, Maika & Himeka) (12:56)
Goddesses of Stardom Championship (1/30): Fukuoka Double Crazy (Hazuki/Koguma) defeated God’s Eye (MIRAI/Ami Sorei) (18:54)
Wonder of Stardom Championship (1/30): Saya Kamitani © defeated SAKI (COLOR’S) (13:22) – “Lady C and I have to get past Nanae Takahashi and KAIRI before I can think about August…” – Saya Kamitani (tying Yuzuki Aikawa & KAIRI’s previous White Belt defense records; announced desire to break Momo Watanabe’s longest Wonder streak.)
World of Stardom Championship (1/30): Syuri © defeated Tam Nakano (Cosmic Angels) (22:18) – “There is someone I have in mind for August 21, but will have to see what happens.” – Syuri

Five Star Grand Prix Opening Weekend

Day 1 (7/30) – Full Event Report later today!

Opening Gauntlet Tag Match: Momo Watanabe & Saki Kashima vs. Koguma & Hanan vs. Hina & Miyu Amasaki vs. Tam Nakano & Natsupoi vs. Ruaka & Rina vs. Starlight Kid & Fukigen Death
Special Tag Match: KAIRI & Natsupoi (Cosmic Angels) vs. STARS (Mayu Iwatani & Saya Iida)
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Ami Sorei vs. Saya Iida
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Mayu Iwatani vs. MIRAI
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Giulia vs. Hazuki
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Momo Kohgo vs. Mai Sakurai
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Unagi Sayaka vs. SAKI
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Utami Hayashishita vs. Himeka
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Maika vs. Risa Sera
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Syuri vs. AZM

Day 2 (7/31) – Full Event Report later tomorrow!

Opening Gauntlet Tag Match: Hazuki & Hanan vs. Maika & Mai Sakurai vs. AZM & Miyu Amasaki vs. Lady C & Hina vs. Ruaka & Rina
Special Tag Match: NANAKAIRI (Nanae Takahashi & KAIRI) vs. Queen’s Quest (Saya Kamitani & Lady C)
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Mina Shirakawa vs. Momo Watanabe
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Saya Kamitani vs. Starlight Kid
5★GP22 Blue Stars (1/15): Giulia vs. MIRAI
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Risa Sera vs. SAKI
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Koguma vs. Momo Kohgo
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Tam Nakano vs. Himeka
5★GP22 Red Stars (1/15): Syuri vs. Utami Hayashishita

August 2022 5★GP22 Schedule – Results in Dream Slam Weekly

Niigata (8/6)
Nagano (8/7)
Korakuen Hall (8/11)
Shimane (8/13) Saki Kashima’s Homecoming
Okayama (8/14)
Osaka (8/20)
Korakuen Hall (8/27)
Shizuoka (8/28)

September 2022 5★GP22 Schedule – Results in Dream Slam Weekly

Kagawa (9/3)
Hiroshima (9/4)
Yokohama Budokan (9/11)
Korakuen Hall (9/12)
Osaka (9/17-18)
Nagoya (9/19)
Korakuen Hall (9/23)
Tokyo Bell Salle Hall (9/24-25)

Stardom 2022 Calendar

New Blood 4 (8/26) – Results in Dream Slam Weekly
STARDOM x STARDOM MidSummer Encounters (8/21) – Non-5SGP PPV; Hamamatsu, Shizuoka – Results in 8/27 Dream Slam Weekly
Five Star Grand Prix 2022 Finals (10/1) – Musashino Forest Sports Center
STARDOM x NJPW (11/20) – Ariake Arena

Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW)

Note: 1/NTL = 1 Fall/No Time Limit

Remaining Events in Series: The Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Tournament: (7/16-8/14)

8/13 Korakuen Hall – Semi-Finals
8/14 Korakuen Hall – Finals

Sunday! Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Quarter Finals (7/31) Otemachi Mitsui Hall

6-Woman Tag Match: Yuki Arai, Raku & Pom Harajuku vs. Hyper Misao, Mahiro Kiryo & Kaya Toribami
Tag Match: Maki Itoh & Arisu Endo vs. Moka Miaymoto & Jurai Nagano
3-Way Match: Mizuki vs. Yuki Kamifuku vs. Neko Haruna
Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Quarter Finals Match (1/NTL): Shoko Nakajima vs. Miu Watanabe
Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Quarter Finals Match (1/NTL): Miyu Yamashita vs. Nao Kakuta
Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Quarter Finals Match (1/NTL): Hikari Noa vs. Yuka Sakazaki
Tokyo Princess Cup 2022 Quarter Finals Match (1/NTL): Suzume vs. Rika Tatsumi

※Yuki Aino will be out due to a foot injury.

TJPW 2022 Calendar

Women’s Only Special Show Go Girl 3 (8/28) Korakuen Hall – Guests must contact TJPW via email for a ticket reservation. TJPW’s new logo will be revealed at this show. Full match card TBA
Wrestle Princess III: (10/9) Tokyo Dome City Hall

WAVE

Next Show: PHASE 2 Reboot 3rd NAMI 1 AUG ‘22 (8/1) Shinjuku FACE

- CATCH THE WAVE 2022: Third Place Run-Off (No Time Limit): Kaori Yoneyama vs. Risa Sera vs. SAKI vs. Hikari Shimizu & Itsuki Aoki – Rules TBA

Future Wave Tag Match: Chie Ozora & Kohaku vs. Ayame Sasamrura & Yuko Sakurai
Emotional Wave: Kyusei Sakura Hirota vs. X – To be announced day of
Scramble Wave Tag (1/20): Suzu Suzuki & Miyuki Takase vs. Yuki Miyazaki & Yuu – To be changed due to Suzu being out with illness.

Upcoming Shows

WAVE 15th Anniversary: CARNIVAL WAVE (8/13) Shinjuku FACE – 2PM, 6PM
WAVE 15th Anniversary: CARNIVAL WAVE (8/14) Shinjuku FACE – 12PM, 3PM, 6PM
PHASE 2 Reboot 3rd NAMI 1 SEP ‘22 (9/1) Shinjuku FACE
WAVE 15th Anniversary: CARNIVAL WAVE WEST (9/18) Osaka 176BOX
SAPPORO WAVE NAMARA 8 (10/9)
ASAHIKAWA WAVE (10/10)
KARIYA WAVE vol. 2 (10/30)
TBA WAVE 11/6 Korakuen Hall
TBA WAVE 11/12 Osaka 176BOX

YMZ Gokigenna Wrestling!

Today! Gokigenna Kawasaki 18 (7/30) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki

DIANA Special Singles Match: Ayako Sato vs. Miran
Moeka Haruhi Presents: Cosplay Match: Moeka Haruhi vs. Kaori Yoneyama
2AW Special Singles Match: Kengo Mashimo vs. Shuma Naka
Tag Match: Hikaru Sato & Makoto (with Matsuzawa-san) vs. Kaji Tomato & Yuna Mizumori

Next Show: Gokigenna Kawasaki 19 (8/3) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki

Singles Match: Daiki Shimomura vs. Tatsuya Hanami

YMZ 2022 Calendar

Gokigenna Kawasaki 19 (8/3) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki
Gokigenna Kawasaki 20 (8/6) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki
Gokigenna Kawasaki 21 (8/9) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki
Gokigenna Kawasaki 22 (8/15) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki
YMZ Summer Festival 2022 (8/21) Ouji Basement Monstar
Gokigenna Kawasaki 23 (8/26) Post di Amistad, Kawasaki
YMZ Autumn Festival 2022 (9/28) ShinKiba 1st Ring

Announced Event: Tsubasa Fiesta! Tsubasa Kuragaki’s 25th Anniversary Show will be held at ShinKiba 1st Ring on November 13th (Sunday).

Meanwhile in the USA

Toni Storm defeated Emi Sakura w/ Baliyan Akki (7:33; AEW Dark Elevation #73; 7/20/22)
[Preview] Six Man Tag Team Match: Hikaru Shida, Toni Storm & Willow Nightingale defeat Emi Sakura, Marina Shafir & Nyla Rose (w/Vickie Guerrero) (AEW Dark: Elevation #74; To Air: 8/1/22)

Over on NXT UK… Sarray will challenge Meiko Satomura for the NXT UK Women’s Championship next week! Time/Date TBA

Weekly Match Selection

This week, Jaguar Yokota celebrated 46 years since her debut in pro-wrestling, so I wanted to find a match that featured her. I happened upon this short five-minute exhibition match, which was from her retirement in 1986… I was in the second grade in 1986. Just wait for the double underhook avalanche suplex… yeah, exactly… oh and the post-match run in by Lioness Asuka!! It also has her retirement ceremony footage.

Jaguar Yokota would return on October 31, 1994, at AJPW’s Tokyo Dome show press conference to announce her return.

Typically, I try to stick to the official SNS channels for YouTube video content, but finding anything on Jaguar Yokota, or archived wrestling footage is quite the tall task, so I am just leaning into the 80s era glory with grainy digitized VHS glory… and the cheers of the Japanese crowd! It sounds like the women, especially young girls– outnumber the men!

Promotion: All Japan Women’s Pro-Wrestling
Event Name: Jaguar Yokota’s Retire Match
Show Date: (February 15, 1986)
Competitors: Jaguar Yokota vs. Devil Masami
Venue: Kawasaki City Gymnasium, Kanagawa, Japan

Thanks for reading! Have a great week!