Sept. 28, 2012 - Athena Pro

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Athena Pro - Sept. 28

1. JPP New Territories Tiara
Arisa Nakajima© vs Yuhi
JPP Junior Title Tournament
2. Chii Tomiya vs Mickie James vs Miyako Matsumoto
3. Riho vs Maria Kanellis vs Makoto
4. Apple Miyuki vs Jenny Rose vs Mia Martinez
5. Syuri vs Lisa Cheng vs Yuzuki Aikawa
6. Submission Match
Gail Kim vs Kana

JPP New Territories Tiara

Yuhi comes to the ring for her first title match. Her usual calm focused demeanour is twinged with a bit of nervousness tonight. Arisa comes to the ring, carrying the tiara high. The referee goes over the rules. (ding, ding) Arisa carefully stays out of the range of Yuhi’s early kicks. Arisa catches one of Yuhi’s kicks and takes her off her feet. Arisa keeps Yuhi off her feet, working on her legs and knees. Yuhi eventually manages to make a short comeback. Yuhi tries for a spinning back kick but Arisa catches her with a Cutie Special. 1 - 2 - 3
Arisa Nakajima pinned Yuhi with the Cutie Special at 6:43. Arisa Nakajima retains the New Territories Tiara

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Chii and Mickie are already in the ring. Miyako is introduced and comes out to a country song and dressed in a gaudy cowgirl costume; Mickie has a good laugh. Miyako tries to throw her lasso at Mickie but it ends up around her own head. (ding, ding) Miyako and Mickie team up to work on Chii. They use Miyako’s lasso to hogtie Chii.
With Chii hogtied, Mickie and Miyako face off one on one. Mickie’s experience gives her the edge and she quickly gets the advantage over Miyako. After a few minutes, Mickie sets up Miyako for the Mickie-DT and plants her in the middle of the ring. Chii has freed herself. Mickie goes for a cover. Chii comes off the top turnbuckle and lands a legdrop on Mickie. Chii sends Mickie through the ropes to the floor. Chii rolls up Miyako and gets the three count.
Chii Tomiya pinned Miyako Matsumoto at 5:35

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All three girls are in the ring, they shake hands. (ding, ding) A great back and forth match with each girl having the advantage at various times. Riho and Makoto begin working together to eliminate Maria. Makoto sends Maria through the ropes. Riho dropkicks Makoto from behind, leaving her draped over the middle rope. Riho spins through the ropes and his Makoto with a tiger feint kick. Riho springboards off the top rope and takes Makoto over with a hurricanrana into a prawn hold. 1 - 2 - 3
Riho pinned Makoto with a prawn hold at 6:11

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Jenny Rose looks confused as Mia stops at ringside and takes a box from a fan and starts eating the cupcakes in the box. Apple shrugs as she looks at Mia when she comes to the ring. The ref calls for the bell without Mia in the ring.
(ding, ding) Apple takes control early. Apple wears down Jenny with her aggressive style. Jenny gets in a few brief flurries of offence but Apple quickly manages to regain the momentum. Apple is working on Jenny’s neck to set up for the Apple Sleeper. Apple eventually tries for the sleeper but Jenny counters it and drops Apple with a reverse DDT. Jenny makes the cover and gets the three count.
Jenny Rose pinned Apple Miyuki with a reverse DDT at 6:47

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All three girls come to the ring looking confident. They go nose to nose to nose in the middle of the ring. (ding, ding) They exchange forearm chops round and round. Syuri and Lisa both hit Yuzuki with elbows at the same time, knocking her down. Lisa and Syuri square off and begin exchanging kicks. The fans begin to gasp as the kicks get harder and harder. Yuzuki starts to step in to get back in the action but backs off when she sees how hard Lisa and Syuri are kicking. Lisa’s kicks finally take their toll on Syuri and Syuri collapses to the mat. Yuzuki dives in to try for a cover; Lisa kicks Yuzuki in the backside, breaking the pin attempt. Syuri legsweeps Lisa, taking her down. Yuzuki tries to pin Lisa but is kicked off by Syuri. The same pattern continues for a few minutes, Lisa and Syuri exchanging martial arts kicks and strikes and Yuzuki trying to poach pin attempts. Syuri and Lisa both hit Yuzuki with a roundhouse kick, Yuzuki tumbles through the ropes to the floor.
Lisa catches Syuri with a spinning back kick to the gut. Lisa drives her knee up into Syuri’s chin, knocking her out. Lisa covers Syuri for the three count.
Lisa Cheng pinned Syuri with the khao dot at 6:11

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Submission Match

Kana comes to the ring and waits cautiously as she stretches and warms up. Gail Kim’s music plays but she doesn’t show up. Her music plays again. Near the end of the song, she comes through the curtain followed by Commissioner Konno and several members of security. Gail tries to get away, but security forces her into the ring. (ding, ding) Gail is looking for a way out of the ring. Kana sneaks up, grabs Gail and takes her over with a German suplex.
Kana continues with the offence as Gail continues looking for a way out. Gail eventually manages to rake Kana’s eyes. Gail tries for a quick rollup, but the ref doesn’t count. Gail is arguing with the ref, giving Kana time to recover. Kana reaches around and rakes Gail’s eyes. Kana hits Gail with rapid-fire lefts and rights then flattens her with an exaggerated overhand right. Kana tries to lock on the Kana Lock but Gail scrambles to the bottom rope, forcing a break. Gail slips to the floor. Gail is looking for a way to get away but is blocked by security wherever she tries. Kana goes to the floor and chases down Gail. Kana grabs Gail and tries to send her back into the ring but Gail reverses it and sends Kana shoulder first into the ringpost.
Gail slips in to break the count and slips back out. Gail grabs Kana’s arm and wraps it around the ringpost. She slams Kana’s arm on the ring steps repeatedly. Gail places Kana’s arm between the steps and the ringpost. Kana manages to free her arm before Gail dropkicks the steps. Kana slips into the ring.
Kana is shaking her arm as Gail stalks her. Gail corners Kana and lands a kick on Kana’s arm. Gail continues working over Kana’s arm; locking it in the top and middle rope and kicking at it. Gail runs off the far ropes and comes in for a big kick but Kana frees herself; Gail’s leg gets twisted in the top and middle rope.
Kana sees the opening and locks on a modified dragon sleeper, shutting out the pain in her arm. Gail is struggling to get free but eventually passes out.
Kana wins by submission with a modified dragon sleeper at 13:27