July 20, 2012 - Athena Pro

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Athena Pro
July 20, 2012

1. Smash Girls vs Miguela Martinez & Nagisa Nozaki
2. Kana vs Fang Tiaorong
3. Cherry & Arisa Nakajima vs Lin Bairon & Gail Kim
4. Queen of Legends Series
Etsuko Mita vs Ayako Hamada vs Naomi Knight vs Layla
5. Queen of Legends Series
Mariko Yoshida vs Emi Sakura vs Faby Apache vs Noriyo Tateno
6. Queen of Legends Series
X vs Nanae Takahashi vs Sexi Star vs Miyako Matsumoto

The SMASH Girls vs Miguela Martinez & Nagisa Nozaki
Driven DDT by Makoto on Miguela. Super frankensteiner on Miguela, who hit hard. There's a two count on the pin. Tag to Syuri. The SMASH Girls whip Miguela into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Hard back suplex on Miguela. There's a two count on the pin. Stiff high kick on Miguela by Syuri. Miguela blocks a kick from Syuri. Back heel kick off the second rope, Syuri goes down. Miguela tags out to Nagisa Nozaki. Spin kick by Nagisa to the face. Nagisa crushes Syuri with a running senton. Nagisa only gets knees on a splash. Tag between Syuri and Makoto. Super frankensteiner on Nagisa. Vicious kick to the teeth from Makoto. Makoto hooks a leg for a close fall. Makoto hits a wicked chop that echoes through the building. Nagisa powers out of a Makoto headlock. Nagisa crushes Makoto with a running senton. Nagisa has Makoto down on the canvas. Makoto gets locked in a Chokehold! Submission victory!
Nagisa Nozaki forced Makoto to tap out to a chokehold at 15:53

Kaori Yoneyama - Good win for Miguela and Nagisa. Maybe Syuri and Makoto were thinking about their flight tonight or their match on Sunday at The Great American Bash.
Akira Hokuto - This match will be a good learning expedition for these two. My first overseas trip opened my eyes to so many things.
Masa Horie - We’ll all be rooting for Makoto and Syuri on Sunday.

Miguela Martinez - We won! We won! We beat the international heroes. We deserve to go to the American Grape Bashing; I love wine. And we also deserve a match for the High in the Sky titles, if we’re sober after winning at the American Grape Bash!

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Kana vs Fang Tiaorong
Kana snapmares Fang Tiaorong. Fang avoids a Kana avalanche. Kana hits a punch, but takes one right back. We have our mandatory ref bump, as she goes down after accidentally getting caught by an elbow to the face. Fang nearly ends the career of Kana with a screwed up German suplex. Pinfall attempt, but the ref is still laid out. Fang misses a clothesline. Face crusher from Kana on Fang. Kana hits a high kick on Fang. Cover for a two count. Flying knee to the face from Kana. Kana hooks a leg for a close fall. Kana gets taken down out of nowhere. Powerslam from Fang on Kana. Fang hooks a leg for a close fall. Kana fights out of a grapple. Kana floors Fang Tiaorong. Fang gets locked in the Kanagon! Submission victory!
Kana forced Fang Tiaorong to tap out to the Kanagon at 23:32

Kaori Yoneyama - This was a mission statement for Kana. She proved that she can adapt to whatever style her opponent uses.
Akira Hokuto - Your last match before a title match can give you that extra push you need or kill any confidence you have
Masa Horie - Win or lose, Kana will prove why she is not just one of the best women wrestlers, but one of the best wrestlers… period.

Kana - 36 hours Gail! That’s all the time you have left with the title. Have all the fun you can with it between now and then. Just make sure that is clean and shiny for Sunday night. I want it to look great around my waist when my friends and I celebrate my win…. 36 hours!

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The Orchard (Arisa Nakajima & Cherry) vs Electric Action (Gail Kim & Lin Bairon)
Cherry hits an arm drag on Lin. Flying elbow off the top rope by Cherry. Cherry hooks a leg for a two count. Tag between Cherry and Arisa Nakajima. The Orchard whip Lin into the ropes and hit a double backdrop. Lin gets caught with a short powerbomb from Arisa. Cover for a two count. Belly to belly suplex by Arisa. Arisa only gets knees on a splash. Tornado DDT from Lin Bairon, Arisa got planted. Tag between Lin and Gail Kim. Flying elbow from Gail Kim. Spinning bulldog in the corner, Arisa is down. Arisa blocks a kick from Gail Kim. Tag between Arisa and Cherry. Cherry hits a high kick on Gail. Cherry with an enzuigiri. Pin 1 - 2 - 2.9999999. Kick from Cherry to the leg. Gail Kim reverses a waistlock. Super frankensteiner on Cherry. Gail lifts Cherry and plants her with a piledriver! Gail covers Cherry 1....2....3!
Gail Kim pinned Cherry with a piledriver at 21:54

Kaori Yoneyama - Gail has matched Kana with a statement win tonight.
Akira Hokuto - Gail may have got a small edge when she used a piledriver, something we’ve never seen her use in JPP.
Masa Horie - I’m so glad I’ll have a seat at ringside to witness this great match!

Gail Kim - Kana, I’m going to tell you a story. When I was a young girl, my parents would drag me to a local orchard every summer to pick cherries. I’d eat half the cherries I picked until I got sick. Then I would dump them on the ground and squish them, just like I did to the so called junior champion Cherry just now…. Just like I’ll do to you on Sunday. Like the cherries in that orchard, you’re just going to be a mess all over the canvas when I’m done.

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Queen of Legends Series
Etsuko Mita vs Ayako Hamada vs Naomi Night vs Layla
Vertical suplex on Naomi by Ayako. Ayako hits some punches. Cover for a two count. Tag to Etsuko Mita. Mita hits a spinning back kick on Naomi. Mita with an enzuigiri. Cover, but there's a last second kick-out. Mita tags out to Layla. Layla with a spinning neckbreaker on Naomi. Naomi tags out to Ayako. Ayako uses a forearm to the face. Layla fights out of a grapple. Layla scores with a spinebuster. Cover gets three. Layla pinned Hamada. (21:54) Layla walks into a spinning heel kick from Naomi. Flying elbow off the top rope by Naomi. There's a two count on the pin. Naomi hits an arm drag on Layla. Layla tags out to Mita. Naomi walks into a spinning heel kick. Naomi takes a chop from Mita. Naomi kicks Mita in the gut to reverse the momentum. Mita takes a chop from Naomi. Naomi face jams Mita. Pin, three count, it's over. Naomi Night pins Mita. (34:13)
Layla and Naomi have advanced in the Queen of Legends Series

Kaori Yoneyama - That match probably had the two biggest upsets in the series so far. Nobody would have bet that Ayako Hamada and Etsuko Mita wouldn’t advance.
Akira Hokuto - I’ll have to remind my old friend Etsuko about this loss as often as I can.
Masa Horie - Matches in JPP aren’t decided by betting odds or by a career record, they‘re fought in that ring and anyone can win on any night.

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Queen of Legends Series
Mariko Yoshida vs Emi Sakura vs Faby Apache vs Noriyo Tateno
Face crusher from Tateno on Sakura. Sakura takes a kick to the chest. Cover for a two count. Tateno tags out to Mariko Yoshida. Yoshida uses a basement dropkick to the knee. Diamond Dust from Yoshida, Sakura is out. Pinfall attempt gets a 2.9999. Yoshida tags out to Faby Apache. Second rope flying axe handle, Sakura goes down. Tag between Sakura and Tateno. Tateno hits an arm drag on Faby. Faby counters a sleeper hold by turning it into a jaw breaker. Vicious kick to the teeth from Faby Apache. Pin, three count, it's over. Faby Apache pins Noriyo Tateno. (26:24) Faby takes a chop from Sakura. Back heel kick from Sakura on Faby. Cover for a two count. Sakura hits a spinning back kick. Tag to Mariko Yoshida. Legsweep out of Nowhere. Driven DDT by Yoshida on Sakura. Sakura backdrops Yoshida out of a piledriver attempt. Sakura hits a flying kick on Yoshida. Ugly-looking short powerbomb by Sakura. Cover gets three. Emi Sakura pinned Yoshida. (35:09)
Faby Apache and Emi Sakura have advanced in the Queen of Legends Series

Kaori Yoneyama - Two more skilled veterans have qualified for the Shanghai Rumble.
Akira Hokuto - That match is packed with so many top tier girls. If they’re not careful, one of the younger girls could sneak up and get the win.
Masa Horie - That almost happened back at our spring Supershow when Ramu almost won the match. It’s almost time for our final qualifying match and we still don’t know who the unknown fourth competitor will be.

Faby Apache - Gracias por dar la bienvenidame en su hermosa ciudad. Estoy orgulloso representar mi país, LLX, y mi familia en la Reina de la Serie de Leyendas. Ganaré el igual y entonces traeré el título mundial en casa a México

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Queen of Legends Series
Sweet Saraya vs Nanae Takahashi vs Sexi Star vs Miyako Matsumoto
Double arm suplex by Sweet Saraya on Miyako Matsumoto. Miyako tastes a high angle back suplex. There's a two count on the pin. Miyako elbows Sweet Saraya in the face to break a hammerlock. Miyako tags out to Sexi Star. Driven DDT by Sexi Star. Sexi Star misses a clothesline and takes out the referee by mistake. DDT from the top rope by Sexi Star. Pinfall attempt but the ref is still laid out. Flying elbow from Sexi Star. Sweet Saraya reverses a Sexi Star hammerlock. Sweet Saraya tags out to Nanae Takahashi. Takahashi suplexes Sexi Star. Takahashi snap suplexes Sexi Star. Takahashi gets taken down out of nowhere. Takahashi takes a flying neckbreaker from Sexi Star. Tornado DDT from Sexi Star, Takahashi got planted. Pin, three count, it's over. Sexi Star pins Nanae Takahashi. (23:13) Kick from Miyako to Sexi Star’s leg. Miyako hits a dropkick on Sexi Star. There's a two count on the pin. Super frankensteiner on Sexi Star. Miyako hooks a leg for a close fall. Sexi Star reverses a waistlock. Power drive elbow by Sexi Star. Tag between Sexi Star and Sweet Saraya. Tiger Driver nearly crushes the spine of Miyako. Pin, three count, it's over. Sweet Saraya pins Miyako. (36:16)
Sexi Star and Sweet Saraya have advanced in the Queen of Legends Series

Kaori Yoneyama - Both ladies are from the new LLX promotion in Mexico. A great boost for that upstart promotion.
Akira Hokuto - I was so surprised to see Saraya here tonight. I remember when she was a young rookie back in England almost 20yrs ago.
Masa Horie - What a great night of action here in JPP. Next week is the biggest weekend in our short history. This Sunday Kana challenges Gail Kim for the NWA Women’s World Title at The Great American Bash and next Friday is our very own Summer Supershow in Shanghai. Good luck to all our girls.

Sweet Saraya - They’ll need luck you little man. My daughter told me how great this city is; she must have been drunk when she told me. It’s full of noisy little people who should have stayed under the guiding rule of the British Empire. I demand that all you colonials rise and join me in singing what should be your anthem forever!!