All Japan Women Destiny

Serena Deeb off of SMASH goes for gold. Freelance joshi take Shimmer including Kana in a big match. Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Yokohama Ribbon 9/24/2011 SHIMMER 41 and 42 10/1/2011 Key matches include: Manami Toyota & Tsukushi vs. Hikaru Shida & Tsukasa Fujimoto Kana vs. Sara Del Ray Madison Eagles (c) vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at...

Part 2 of Dream Rush as JWP "invades" AJW. Ozaki and Kansai five star classic? (All Matches from AJW @ Taped 11/26/92 - Kawasaki, Japan Las Cachorras Orientales (Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda) vs. Chikako Hasegawa & Miori Kamiya Suzuka Minami & Yumiko Hotta vs. Takako Inoue & Terri Powers Jungle Jack (Debbie Malenko & Sakie Hasegawa) vs. FMW (Eriko Tsuchiya & Yoshika Maedomari...

Part 1 of Dream Rush ending the reign of Bull Nakano. The era of Aja Kong begins.  (All Matches from AJW @ Taped 11/26/92 - Kawasaki, Japan (AJW Championship) Tomoko Watanabe vs. Kauro Ito Bison Kimura Retirememnt Ceremony (WWWA Martial Arts Championship) Bat Yoshinaga vs. Kyoko Kamikaze (WWWA Championship) Bull Nakano vs. Aja Kong Join the patreon For LLPW reviews, Joshi 2010s Journey, and m...

Serena Deeb was and is awesome! Kana greatly influenced the scene between Triple Tails and Tajiri's SMASH promotion. Shows covered - Triple Tails produce shows 2/11 and 5/8-2011 SMASH 16-21 Divas title tournament Key matches include: Serena Deeb vs. Kana Kana vs. Syuri Diva's title tournament final You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retrocast. Join the pat...

Gearing up for Dream Rush time. LCO and Bull Nakano are focused here before their biggest event of the year.  (All Matches from AJW @ Taped 8/30/92, 9/11/92 & & 11/4/92 (8/30/92) Bull Nakano, Yumiko Hotta & Suzuka Minami vs. Akira Hokuto, Etsuko Mita & Mima Shimoda (9/11/92) (CMLL Womens Championship) Bull Nakano vs. Yumiko Hotta (9/11/92) Manami Toyota & Toshiyo Yamada vs...

Following Mid Summer Typhoon completes the Summer tournament. At Korakuen Hall we see a tie-breaking quarter final match along with the semis to finals. Winner gets a date at Dream Rush to try and dethrone Bull Nakano from the top.  (All Matches from AJW @ Tokyo, Japan 8/30/92)  Japan Grand Prix 1992 Quarter Final Match - Kyoko Inoue vs. Mariko Yoshida Japan Grand Prix 1992 Semi Final Ma...

Joined by JPQ. Time to crown the first ever champions in Pro Wrestling Wave. Knockout tournament style culminating in the first tag champions for Wave. Shows covered - WAVE various covering the Dual Shock Wave tournament and house shows - 8/16-20/11, Dual Shock Wave tournament matches 9/4-10/30/11 Key matches include: Dual Shock Wave finals You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Moti...

It's the famous Manami Toytoa vs Yamada hair match at the big annual Summer show. This time at Korakuen Hall compared to years past. Plus, the finals of the Fuji TV Network Tag Team Tournament where Yamada must pull double duty. (All Matches from AJW @ Tokyo, Japan 8/13/92 & 8/15/92 Mid Summer Typhoon) (8/13/92) Sakie Hasegawa & Mariko Yoshida vs. Akira Hokuto & Toshiyo Yamada (8/13/92...

The start of the Fuji TV Network Tag Team Tournament. A major showdown as Akira Hokuto meets Bull Nakano in a steel cage match! (All Matches from AJW @ Mito, Ibaraki, Japan 7/30/92 and 8/9/92) (7/30/92) Takako Inoue & Etsuko Mita vs. Mariko Yoshida & Sakie Hasegawa (7/30/92) Minami Toyota & Mima Shimoda vs. Bat Yoshinaga & Tomoko Watanabe (8/9/92) Minami Toyota & Mima Shimoda v...

Joined by JPQ. It's a big anniversary show for Wave at Korakuen Hall following their Catch the Wave tournament. Black Dahlia is fully entrenched as the big heel group in the promotion. Main event features the return after a year out of Shuu Shibutani.  Shows covered - WAVE Like A Virgin - Wave 4th Anniversary Sail A Way5 8/28/11 Key matches include: Kana vs Ayumi Kurihara Shuu Shibutani vs AK...

Bull and Hokuto make another mark on their rivalry. Who will be the mystery partner for Aja Kong going for the tag titles? (All Matches from AJW @ Ota Ward Gymnasium 7/15/92) (AJW Tag Championship) Mariko Yoshida & Takako Inoue (c) vs. Debbie Malenko & Mima Shimoda (AJW Championship) Sakie Hasegawa vs. Mariko Yoshida (c) (All Pacific Championship) Kyoko Inoue (c) vs. Terri Power (CMLL Wome...

Bison Kimura severely injured by her own tag partner Aja Kong. Toyota and Yamada reach a breaking point in their rivalry. (All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall 6/21/92) Debbie Malenko & Mima Shimoda vs. Etsuko Mita & Terri Power (Japan Grand Prix 1992) Aja Kong vs. Bison Kimura Akira Hokuto & Bull Nakano vs. Kyoko Inoue & Takako Inoue (Japan Grand Prix 1992) Toshiyo Yamada vs. Mina...

Joined by JPQ. Ice Ribbon is going through changes. On the cusp of the exodus at the end of 2011, Makoto is the first to leave the promotion. Tsukasa also defends the Icex60 title against possibly the next main event star of the promotion. Shows covered - Ice Ribbon Adventures in Wonderland 2011 8/21/11 Key matches include: Emi Sakura vs Makoto ICEx60 Title Match - Tsukasa Fujimoto (c) vs Hikari M...

Jungle Jack wants their tag titles back while LCO begins to find their footing. Who will get the next shot after this main event? (All Matches from AJW @ Korakuen Hall 5/24/92) Debbie Malenko & Mima Shimoda vs. Takako Inoue & Cinthia Moreno Manami Toyota & Sakie Hasegawa vs. Kyoko Inoue & Mariko Yoshida Bull Nakano vs. Toshiyo Yamada WWWA Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Match - Las...

Joined by Scott Edwards. It's the annual Plum Memorial show again with the biggest crowd in years for joshi. A nostalgia filled celebration show of the big stars from the 90s. Shows covered - OZ Academy Plum Hanasaku ~ Country Of OZ 2011 - Day 2: 15th Anniversary ~ Yokohama Dreams Park 8/21/11 Key matches include: Meiko Satomura vs. Sonoko Kato OZ Academy Tag Team Title Match - Carlos Amano &...

Events followed Stardom's first Korakuen Hall and crowning the promotions first champions. Io Shirai joins the promotion full time and immediately makes a mark. Yuzuki Aikawa and Nanae Takahashi get their first opponents and build towards their titles while the tour gears up for the first Goddess of Stardom Tag League. Shows covered - Stardom house shows from 8/7/11-9/25/11 Key matches include: Io...

Following Hailey Hatred's J-1 win and winning the Openweight title along with it, her friend and returning from injury Yoneyama challenges. Shows covered - JWP Road To 20th Anniversary - Day 9: Pure-Slam 2011 8/7/11 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title / TLW World Women's Title / IMW Hybrid Fighting Title Match Hailey Hatred (c) vs. Kaori Yoneyama You can find some of the key matches up on ou...

Stardom is running Korakuen hall only 7 months in. There are 2 brand new titles and a title from another promotion on the line. It's an exciting and important show in Stardom's history. Shows covered - Stardom X Stardom Nanae Takahashi's 15th Anni 7/24/11 Key matches include: Wonder Of Stardom Title - Yuzuki Aikawa vs Yoshiko NEO High Speed Title - Leon (c) vs Natsuki Taiyo World Of Stardom Title...

Oz is gearing up for their biggest show of the year next month (Plum Memorial). The two shows in Summer built up various match ups including this big main event title match. Can Ran YuYu defend the title against Kansai or will she be a transitional champion? Shows covered - Oz Academy Gravity 7/24/11 Key matches include: OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Ran YuYu (c) vs. Dynamite Kansai You can fi...

JWP concludes a "big" tour for them in Osaka. Ice Ribbon runs Korakuen with 14 year old Tsukushi in the main event. Will the big foreigner Hatred win everything? Will the teenager win at Korakuen? Syuri and Shida are a team? Shows covered - JWP Osaka Carnival J-1 Finals 6/25/2011 Ice Ribbon 288 Golden Ribbon In Korakuen 5/5/2011 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title, TLW title, J-1 Grand Prix...

JWP coming off bringing back the Japan women tag league start a tour of another tournament. The elimination tournament across 6 shows called the J-1 Grand Prix begins. One fun gimmick is a champion also defends their title each round. Shows covered - JWP Road To 20th Anniversary Days 1-5 4/17-6/12/2011 Key matches include: JWP Openweight Title J-1 Grand Prix Tournament Semi Final Match Leon (c) vs...

Wave brings their 3 block tournament back for another year. The blocks are the Young, Technical, and Visual block each with a host of names to note from Kana, Misaki Ohata, Mio Shirai, Ayumi Kurihara, to Yumi Ohka. Shows covered - Pro Wrestling Wave Catch the Wave tournament 5/2/11-7/24/11 Key matches include: 5/29 Tokyo: Yumi Oka vs. Ayumi Kurihara 6/19 Osaka: Yumi Oka vs. Misaki Ohata 7/24/11 Ca...

With the emergency main event booking from the Kaoru injury on the previous show, Aja Kong has found herself as champion. On this night, underdog Ran YuYu tries her hand at hot shot booking. Shows covered - Oz Academy Heavenly Days in Osaka 4/29/11 Key matches include: OZ Academy Openweight Title Match Aja Kong (c) vs. Ran YuYu You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Re...

After the closure of NEO, Kyoko Inoue is back 4 months later to open her new promotion Diana. Nozaki proving match, Sareee's debut, and a big main event. Shows covered - Diana Debut Show 4/17/11 Key matches include: Best Two Out Of Three Falls Tag Team Match Ayako Sato & Kaoru Ito vs Aya Yuuki & Kyoko Inoue You can find some of the key matches up on our Daily Motion page at Red Leaf Retroc...

Kaoru breaks her foot! What does this mean for the main event? A tag rivalry comes to a conclusion. Kurihara still not getting pushed? Shows covered - Oz Academy One Night in Heaven 4/10/11 Key matches include: Tag Titles Chikayo Nagashima & Sonoko Kato (c) vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Tomoka Nakagawa Openweight title KAORU (c) vs. Aja Kong vs. Mayumi Ozaki You can find some of the key matches up...