May 10, 2013 - Athena Pro

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Athena Pro - May 10
1. TKO vs Yoneyama & Nakagawa
2. Yoshiko vs Dark Angel
3. Holly Blossom vs Hikaru Shida
4. Martini Ip vs Makoto
5. Ramu & LuFisto vs Hiroyo Matsumoto & Syuri

Evie and Yuhi come to the ring, neither looking confident at all. Kaori and Tomoka come to the ring, looking overly confident and laughing at Evie & Yuhi. The ref calls for the bell.

Kaori & Tomoka use their experience and confidence to bully Evie & Yuhi. They are almost toying with their overwhelmed opponents. Kaori and Tomoka both deliberately pull up from pin attempts and release submissions. Kaori and Tomoka are double teaming Evie. Tomoka is holding up Evie as Kaori goes to the top turnbuckle. Kaori comes off with a moonsault, but Evie breaks free and Tomoka gets hit instead. Evie rolls up Kaori and gets the three count.
Evie pinned Kaori Yoneyama with a rollup

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Yoshiko comes to the ring with her usual uninterested look. She does a few half-hearted warm-ups while waiting. Dark Angel is introduced and come to the ring, blowing kisses to the crowd.

As soon as Dark Angel steps through the ropes into the ring, the lights go out. Several thumps and bumps can be heard while the lights are out. When the lights come back on, both Yoshiko and Dark Angel are laid out in the ring and a small glowing night light is on Dark Angel’s chest.

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Holly looks a bit dejected as she comes to the ring. Holly needs to win this match if she and her sister have a hope of winning the rematch for the Unified Tag Team Titles next week. Hikaru comes to the ring proudly wearing her title belt. Hikaru holds up the belt as she walks past Holly. The ref calls for the bell.

Both girls have the same game plan and go after each other hard and fast. This leads to a good long back and forth match. Both girls show their best offence and defence. Great counters and escapes are shown by both Hikaru and Holly. Hikaru has Holly down on her knees. Hikaru charges across the ring for a running knee strike but Holly catches her and DDTs her. Holly makes the cover and gets the three count.
Holly Blossom pinned Hikaru Shida with a DDT

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Martini comes to the ring alone. She’s looking around cautiously, knowing that there will be an attack at some point. Makoto comes down the aisle, followed by Syuri and The Scarlett. The 1916 Battalion are smiling when they notice that Lin Bairon and Lisa Cheng aren’t around. The referee warns Syuri and Makoto to stay at ringside then calls for the bell.

Makoto goes on the attack with a violent aggression. The referee has to try to control her so often. Makoto tries every shortcut and dirty trick. No matter what Makoto does, Martini manages to hang on. Martini eventually turns the match around. Makoto manages to get Martini’s neck twisted up between the top and middle rope. Makoto is pulling on Martini’s feet, increasing the pressure of the choke. The ref warns Makoto and begins the count. …1 …2 …3 …4 …5 The ref calls for the bell.

Makoto continues to hold on to Martini. Syuri and the Scarlett are cheering on Makoto. Lisa Cheng runs to ringside and chases off The 1916 Battalion. Lisa and the referee free Martini from the ropes. Martini collapses to the mat; the ring doctor comes to check on her. While they are checking on her, The 1916 Battalion come back to the ring. As they are about to attack Lisa, a masked woman comes out of the crowd and into the ring. The masked woman goes right at Syuri, Makoto and The Scarlett. They run off.
Martini Ip wins the match by disqualification



Ramu and LuFisto are introduced and come out together, accompanied by Pegaboo. They are talking as they wait. Hiroyo is introduced and comes to the ring. Syuri is introduced and her music plays, but she doesn’t show up. She is introduced again and still doesn’t show up. The camera switches to backstage where Syuri is seen on the floor in the doorway of a dressing room. Several of the other wrestlers are watching as the medical team check on Syuri. The masked woman from the last match appears from around a corner.

Back in the ring, the referee is talking with Hiroyo, Ramu and LuFisto. They all seem to agree on something. The ref tells something to Alyson Hau, who then announces that the match is now a triple threat match. The ref calls for the bell.

Right away, Ramu and LuFisto team up against Hiroyo and quickly eliminate her from the action. Now it’s down to just Ramu and LuFisto. LuFisto goes to the extreme corner of her mind and attacks Ramu with a ferocity she hasn’t shown in JPP yet. With Ramu worn down and slumped in a corner, LuFisto goes to the opposite corner. LuFisto charges across for a cannonball splash but is speared out of her boots by Hiroyo. Hiroyo rolls up LuFisto with a handful of tights and gets the three count.
Hiroyo Matsumoto pinned LuFisto with a spear

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I like the way you handled the main event, and I think a singles match between LuFisto and Hiroyo might be in order after what went down there. The Makoto/Martini match was also very well done, as you don't often see that finish and then the masked lady angle is always intriguing. Very intriguing stuff with the Dark Angel/Yoshiko situation as well. There is just so much going on here, it's awesome. Evie and Yuhi shock everyone with a big time upset over the veterans, two of the best in joshi, so that was a nice little turn. Just really enjoyable card all around, not a dull moment.