PURE-J 5/4/2022

PURE-J 5/4/2022

AKARI vs Kaori Yoneyama

They mat wrestle to start then they trade armdrags and stare down. Akari headscissors her, Kaori gets out and sits on her legs then grabs her by the nose. Kaori then hair throws her and tramps on her in the corner. Kaori then camel clutches her and grabs her by the hair and nostrils. Akari then gives it right back to her. Akari hits forearms and takes some mongolian chops and a senton back. Yone then hanging strangleholds her while sitting the ropes. Akari gollows it up with a missile dropkick.

Akari pump kicks her then 619's her. She then northern lights suplexes her for 2. Akari clotheslines her for 2. and they both try pins on each other. Yone then rolls her up for the win.

This was short and fast paced making for a decent opener. Kaori's tricks and rule-breaking work best in matches like this.

POP Title - Haruka Umesaki vs Chie Ozora

Haruka whips her into the corner off a handshake then stomps on her. They trade dropkicks  then Chie stretchers her between the ropes. Chie spanks her and dropkicks her through the ropes for 2. Haruka then bow and arrows her.

Chie is then tied up in the ropes and dropkicked. chie walks the ropes with Haruka's hand then armdrags her off it. Chie follows up with dropkicks including a to prope dropkick for 2. They trade chest forearms then Haruka hits some basement dropkicks and a suplex for 2.

Haruka misses a top rope dropkick then Chie sunset flips her into a legbar. Chie does a bad springboard kick for 2. Chie then perfectplexes her for another 2 and they trade forearms again. Haruka hits a flurry of them then suplexes her for 2.  Haruka then top rope dropkicks her for another 2.

Chie rolls her up for 2 and they trade pinfall attempts. Haruka then hits la magistral and wins it.

I thought this was decent back and forth match. They kept it fast paced and the strikes were stiff here making for a good one.

Crea and Hanako Nakamori vs KAZUKI and Momo Tani

Momo and Crea do a stand off early after a Crea headlock takeover.  Hana kicks Momo during a test of strength chance and Momo takes kicks from both opponents. Hana then legdrops her for 2 and kicks her while she is in the ropes. Kazuki gets in and hair throws Hanako then slams her and drops double knees on her.

Kazuki stretches Hana then Hana takes running knees from both opponents. Hana fights out of a second attempt with kicks. All four girls get in the ring then Crea is dropped on Hana and Momo double knee drops both. Momo then does her taunt with Kazuki.

Crea and Hana are stacked up on the ropes in each corner then Kazuki drops double knees down hitting both. Hana makes a comeback with a clothesline and tags into Crea, who facekicks Kaz. Crea and Kaz trade chops for knees to the gut. Crea goes a nice roll into an ankle lock on Kaz that Momo breaks up.

Music randomly starts playing then Kaz back body drops Crea while holding onto the legs. Momo gets in and bulldogs Crea then drops double knees on her. Momo backrolls Crea into a guillotine that Hana breaks up. Momo meteora's Crea in the corner then Crea does a nice thrown on her out of the northern lights suplex position.

Hana gets in and facekicks Momo then top rope dropkicks her. Hana does a neat roll in an armlock on Momo then Kaz double lariats Crea and Hana. Kaz gets in and her and Momo hit running knees in the corner of their opponents. Momo and Kaz then double vader bomb knee their opponents and Momo top roe knees Hana for 2.

Kaz codebreakers Crea then takes a Hana codebreaker. Hana then headkicks Momo and Momo O'Mahoney rolls her into a 2 count pin. Hana then rolls up Momo for 2 then Momo meteora's Hana. Kaz and Momo top rope knee drop Hana for 2. Crea hits a reverse brazilian kick on Momo then Hana step up enzugiri's her. Kaz takes a double suplex then Hana high kicks Momo for a close 2. Hana drops a top rope knee on Momo and wins it.

I thought it was a good back and forth match. They didn't overdo it here while keeping it interesting and the teams matched up well together. They also kept a good pace here.

Kakeru Sakiguchi vs Rydeen Hagane

Rydeen wants a test of strength and Kak challengers her to do push-ups instead. They have a contest then Rydeen shrugs off her dropkicks. Kak ties her up in the ropes and works the arm then Rydeen slams her. Rydeen then waistlock bombs her and dropkicks her against the rope. Rydeen then splashes her for 2.

Rydeen spinning backbreakers her then Kak comes back with a fujiwara armbar. Kak then top rope dropkicks her for 2 and Rydeen comes back with a lariat. Rydeen then vader bombed her for 2. Rydeen goes for a lariat but gets beaten to it then Kak strangleholds her. Kak missile dropkicks her off the top for 2 then STO's her for another 2. Rydeen superkicks her and spinning heel kicks her for 2. Rydeen then sliding lariats her for another 2. Rydeen goes up top and hits a top rope splash for the win.

Kakeru got too much in here and Rydeen didn't do enough hoss stuff as she should have been doing. So Kakeru ended up controlling a lot more of this then needed.

PURE-J Title - Leon vs Yuu

Leon gets on Yuu's back early then is slammed down and splashed on. yuu slams her then Leon comes back with dropkicks to the back of the head. Yuu splashes Leon in the corner then Leon spears her in the corner. Yuu hits a stiff chop on Leon then Leon gives her one back. Yuu hits some double slaps and chops on her then sentons her back.

Yuu boston crabs her but Leon ropebreaks. Leon stunners her over the top rope then top rope dropkicks her. Leon then runs up the buckles to bulldog her and top rope dropkicks her back. Leon then rolling hammerlocks her.

The video feed goes out for a second then Yuu side slams her and sentons her. Leon then comes back with a dropkick. Yuu blocks her spear attempt and spins her around then she cannonballs her in the corner. Leon pulls Yuu down off the top rope then spears her for 2.

Leon hits a top rope frogsplash then does a top rope double stomp for 2. Leon runs the ropes then gets crossbodied. They trade forearms on their knees then standing up then they trade chops and forearms. Leon high kicks her then hits a stiff fisherman's buster for 2. Yuu comes back though and 2nd rope splashes her.

Yuu his a crossbody while she is seated for 2 then Leon rolls her up for the win.

The finishing stretch didn't really fit and the finish felt a bit random. I thought they did an okay job of keeping Yuu and Leon both strong at the same time and the two matched up well together. I'd be interested in seeing this again.

Overall thoughts: As always, it was a solid Pure-J show. Maybe not must see, but I liked this one.