Sept. 14, 2012 - Athena Pro

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Athena Pro - Sept. 14

1. #1 New Territories Tiara Contender
Miyako Matsumoto vs Nagisa Nozaki vs Yuhi
2. Ramu & Riho vs Martinez Sisters
3. Gail Kim & Natsuki*Taiyo vs Kana & Ayumi Kurihara
4. Syuri & Makoto vs Lin Bairon & Tess LaCoyle
5. Martini Ip vs Nattie Neidhart
6. JPP Sky High Tag Team Titles
Shirai Sisters vs Chii Tomiya & Lisa Cheng

#1 New Territories Tiara Contender

Each girl is doing their own thing to warm up, Miyako is dancing, Nagisa is posing for fans and Yuhi is throwing practice kicks. (ding, ding) Nagisa is still posing as Miyako approaches Yuhi for a lockup. Yuhi almost connects with a high kick. Yuhi’s follow up kick catches Miyako in the thigh. Yuhi chases as Miyako dances away. Nagisa jumps on Yuhi and is trying to lock on a sleeper but Yuhi’s hair is in her face. Miyako springboards off the middle rope and takes down Yuhi and Nagisa. Miyako tries to cover Yuhi; kick out. Miyako tries to cover Nagisa; kick out. Yuhi kicks Miyako in the glutes; Miyako dances away again. Yuhi grabs Nagisa in a waistlock and takes her over with a Karelin Lift. Yuhi goes for a cover; Miyako breaks it up. Miyako kicks Yuhi with several ineffective kicks. Yuhi legsweeps Miyako. Nagisa hits Miyako with a baseball slide, sending her to the floor. Yuhi springboards off the middle rope and catches Nagisa with a roundhouse kick to the head. Yuhi goes to the top turnbuckle and comes off with a moonsault on Nagisa. Yuhi gets the three count.
Yuhi pinned Nagisa Nozaki with a moonsault at 5:25

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Ramu & Riho run to the ring, high-fiving their fans along the way. Mia & Miguela walk to the ring slowly, posing for their nonexistent photographers again. They see the girls who’ve been sending them cupcakes and go over to them. They hold out their hands but don’t get a box. The girls motion for them to get in the ring. Mia & Miguela are still distracted when they get in the ring and don’t hear the bell.
Ramu jumps onto Mia and takes her over with a reverse hurricanrana. Mia narrowly kicks out of Ramu’s pin attempt. Ramu springboards off the middle rope with a lionsault. Another close pin attempt. Ramu tags out to Riho.
Riho comes off the top rope and lands a legdrop on Mia. Riho grabs Mia’s leg and locks on a single leg Boston crab. Miguela pulls Mia to the safety of the ropes. Riho hits Miguela with a tiger feint kick, Miguela tumble to the floor. Riho tags in Ramu.
Riho & Ramu pull Mia towards their corner. Ramu Takes Mia over into a Boston crab. Riho climbs to the top turnbuckle and dives off with a splash on Mia. Ramu makes the cover and gets the three count.
Ramu Endo pinned Mia Martinez with the Alaskan Kind Crab at 3:59

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Natsuki runs to the ring and is bouncing off the ropes as Gail just calmly walks down the aisle and climbs onto the ring apron. Ayumi and Kana come to the ring proudly showing off their tag title belts. (ding, ding) Ayumi and Natsuki start the match. They lockup. Natsuki hits Ayumi with rapidfire forearm chops. Natsuki bounces off the ropes and is caught by a dropkick from Ayumi. Ayumi bounces off the ropes and hits Natsuki with a low dropkick and again and again. Natsuki kicks out of Ayumi’s pin attempt. Natsuki rolls to her corner but Gail backs away from the tag attempt. Ayumi charges and squashes Natsuki in the corner with an avalanche.
Ayumi pulls Natsuki to the middle of the ring and tries for another pin attempt. Natsuki barely kicks out. Ayumi lifts Natsuki and hits her with a spinning neckbreaker. Ayumi makes the tag to Kana.
Kana lifts Natsuki and pushes her to her corner and motions for Gail to come in. Gail refuses the tag again. Natsuki reaches over and slaps Gail in the face. Natsuki hops through the ropes to the floor and walks off. Gail is yelling for Natsuki to come back. Kana walks over to the corner and grabs Gail by the hair and pulls her onto the top rope. Kana DDTs Gail from the top rope. Kana gets the three count.
Kana pinned Gail Kim with a DDT at 4:15

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Lin and Tess come to the ring looking upset. Syuri and Makoto come to the ring. Makoto is dancing as Syuri is waving a little brown envelope with CONSP written on one side. Syuri places the envelope in their corner. Lin and Tess attack Makoto and Syuri from behind right away. They lay down an intense beating, leaving Syuri on the mat and Makoto on the floor. Lin grabs the envelope and runs off with Tess.
Syuri is first to get back up. She slides out to the floor and helps Makoto up. They look at each other and begin laughing.
No Contest

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Martini comes to the ring, looking confident but also nervous. Nattie comes to the ring, proudly wearing the NWA Women’s World Title belt. Martini and Nattie meet in the middle of the ring. They stare at each other before Martini offers her hand; they shake. (ding, ding)
Martini hits Nattie with a spear right away. Nattie kicks out at two, looking shocked. Martini grabs Nattie’s leg, trying for a submission hold; Nattie kicks her off. Nattie gets back to her feet; she smiles at Martini. They lockup, both trying to push the other off. Nattie’s experience allows her to take the early advantage. After a few minutes, Nattie goes for a discus clothesline but Martini ducks and catches her with a short spear.
Martini takes the advantage, using a variety of power moves. Martini sends Nattie into the turnbuckle with a powerful Irish whip. Martini charges in for a spear but Nattie ducks out of the way; Martini crashes into the ringpost. Nattie grabs Martini’s feet and locks her in a sharpshooter; Martini taps out.
Nattie Neidhart forced Martini Ip to tap out to the sharpshooter at 10:40

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JPP Sky High Tag Team Titles

Io and Mio are already in the ring. Chii and Lisa are introduced and ride to ringside on scooters. After the introductions, the ref goes over the rules. (ding, ding) Lisa and Mio start the match. Lisa uses her speed and muay thai skills to take the early advantage. A spinning back elbow sends Mio into her corner. Io tags in and cautiously enters the ring. Io ducks a couple of kicks from Lisa and takes her off her feet. Io uses her grappling skills to keep Lisa off her feet. Both teams exchange the advantage with Chii eventually forcing Mio to tap out to a head scissors armbar.
Chii Tomiya and Lisa Cheng retain the JPP Sky High Tag Team Titles

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Nattie Neidhart and Lisa Cheng both stood out for me, looking strong. I am a fan of the Shirai sisters, but I think the right team went over in the main event.