Aug. 16, 2013 - Athena Pro

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Athena Pro - Aug. 16
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
1. Rabbit Miu vs Hikaru Shida
2. Arisa Nakajima, Hiroyo Matsumoto & Act Yasukawa vs Hong Kong Cavaliers
3. Yoshiko vs Dark Angel
4. Ramu, Riho & LuFisto vs Knight Dynasty
5. 1916 Battalion vs Triple Tails

Rabbit comes hopping out to ringside a tosses her little toy rabbits into the crowd. She hops around the ring to warm up. Hikaru comes out and dances around the ring. The ref calls for the bell.

Hikaru charges at Rabbit to try to get the jump on her and avoid Miyako’s mistake from last week. Rabbit ducks out of the way and Hikaru’s dropkick takes her through the turnbuckle and she crotches on the ringpost. Rabbit climbs to the top turnbuckle and comes off with a double foot stomp on Hikaru. Rabbit pulls Hikaru into the ring and rolls her up for the three count.
Rabbit Miu pinned Hikaru Shida

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Arisa, Hiroyo and Act come to the ring. Hiroyo is mocking Act about her New Territories Tiara, waving like a queen. Lin, Lisa and Martini come out, looking calm for the first time in months, knowing they won’t be ambushed. This match has a great mix of veterans and newcomers, power and speed, skill and brawling. The two most technically skilled, Lin and Arisa will start the match. The ref calls for the bell.

Lin’s slight speed advantage counters Arisa’s slight skill advantage, and vice versa. All the newcomers give a great showing against the veterans. At the end, Hiroyo’s power has Lin warn down. Hiroyo lifts Lin up into a backbreaker in preparation for the Hiroyo Stone. Lin counters into her Linlin Spiral Clutch and gets the three count.
Lin Bairon pinned Hiroyo Matsumoto with the Linlin Spiral Clutch

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Yoshiko comes out, looking confident as she is taking a step up in the quality of her opposition. She does a few warm ups and tests out the ropes. Dark Angel is introduced and comes out, looking calm and confident. Dark Angel offers her hand to Yoshiko; they shake hands. The ref calls for the bell.

Yoshiko jumps on Dark Angel, taking her to the mat. Yoshiko shows off amateur skills no one knew she had and rides Dark Angel. Yoshiko locks Dark Angel in various holds to keep her down. Dark Angel gets to the ropes to force a break and applauds Yoshiko. The match continues and Dark Angel begins to take the advantage. Yoshiko manages to kick out or power out of most of Dark Angel’s finishing attempts. Dark Angel finally manages to lock on a double chicken wing and a neckscissors. Yoshiko tries to reach the bottom rope but she is locked too tight and taps out.
Dark Angel submitted Yoshiko with a neckscissors double chickenwing


Before the next match, Rabbit Miu is introduced and comes hopping back out to the ring. Alyson Hau hands her the ring mic.

Rabbit Miu - I just received some great news that all my bunnies in the Rabbit Hole will love. Because I beat Miyako Matsumoto last week and Hikaru Shida earlier tonight, I get to be in the Unified tag Title match at Summer Sevens. Commissioner Konno is letting me choose any partner I want. I know who my partner will be but she will be a surprise to everyone. All I will say about her is that she is my dream partner.

Rabbit slides out of the ring and hops over the railing to join her young fans in “The Rabbit Hole”

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Pegaboo leads LuFisto, Ramu and Riho out to the ring. They all talk in the corner and do a few warm ups. The Knight Dynasty come out, soaking up the jeers of the crowd. After a staredown and some trash talking, both teams go to their corners. LuFisto and Britani will start for their teams. The ref calls for the bell.

LuFisto and Britani start off, showing their impressive technical skills. Everyone else in the match shows off their skills also. The momentum switches back and forth for well over a dozen minutes until it is LuFisto and Britani left in the ring. LuFisto goes for a cannonball splash into the corner but Britani rolls out of the way. Britani lifts LuFisto and drops her with a fisherman brainbuster. Britani covers LuFisto and gets the three count.
Britani Knight pinned LuFisto with the Knight Light




Syuri, Makoto and Lorisa come out to a huge chorus of boos. Lorisa is carrying the Tuvan flag. Kana, Io and Mio come out, looking very confident. Both teams engage in a staredown with nobody saying anything. They go back to their corners. The ref calls for the bell.

Io and Makoto start the match. Io is a step ahead of any dirty trick that Makoto tries. Before she can get too frustrated, Makoto tags out to Syuri. The match continues with triple Tails controlling most of the action. With less than a minute left in the time limit, Mio locks Lorisa in a figure-four necklock. Lorisa tries to break free but has to tap out before passing out.
Mio Shirai forced Lorisa Oorzhak to submit to a figure-four necklock

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I think the right team won in the main event, but I think the heat that Lorisa generates and her ability to hang with these more experienced girls should be noted. I think she has big things in her future. Going back to the beginning now, I was really surprised that Rabbit made such short work of Shida. I was hoping she'd get the win, as she has to be popular with her gimmick and her props, but that Tree of Woe Double Stomp must be devastating; that makes her even more interesting. Even more intriguing is trying to think of who she might pick to accompany her in her charge to claim the Unified Tag Team titles. In any event, I was also somewhat surprised to see Bairon's team pick up the win their match, given the experience and skill advantage the other side had, but that only proves to be a testament to how great of a ring general she is. She seems to bring up everybody in her efforts.