Pure-J 6/12/2022

Pure-J 6/12/2022

Rydeen Hagane vs Momo Tani

This has comedic rules. They have to say something and get the OK from the game show buzzer to win. Rydeen ended up winning this. It is virtually impossible for non-Japanese speaking fans to enjoy or understand this one and I don't recommend watching it.

Hanako Nakamori vs AKARI

Hana rolls out of an armlock early. Akari goes around her back and hits a nice armdrag then ties up Hana's arm in the ropes. Akari slams her for 2 then Hana kicks her in the back. Hana then legdrops her for 2 and ties her up in the ropes. She pushes her foot against her head then hits some leg kicks on her. Hana then single leg crabs her and ddt's her.

Hana bangs her head off the buckles then Hana spin kicks her. Akari comes back with a shotgun dropkick and triangles her over the top rope. Akari then 2nd rope dropkicks her for 2. Hana does a hilarious botch on a step up enzugiri as she falls flat on her face then Hana works her leg. Hana trades kicks for chest forearms from Akari. Akai chest club flurries her an goes for a fujiwara armbar.

Hana kicks Akari's head through the ropes then spin kicks Akari. Akari comes back with a spin kick and pump kick of her own. Akari then 619's her and northern lights suplexes her for 2. Akari then top rope dropkicks her for 2. Akari moves into a double reverse armbar and Hana ropebreaks.

Hana headbutts Akari in the gut then Akari hits la magistral on her. Akari lariats her for 2 and Hana comes back with a german suplex. Hana hits a nice high kick for 2. Hana shining wizard's Akari then hits a flying kick to her face for the win.

I wasn't that into it. They went a little too even and it just wasn't anything special. They did their usual moves and not much else.

Crea and Leon vs KAZUKI and Cherry

Kaz and Crea shoulder battle to start. Kaz shoulders her over. Leon and Crea double team Kaz by gut kicking her then bulldogging her and dropkicking her as she is down. Crea indian dathlocks Kaz then back body drops her for 2. Leon gets in and flying dropkicks Kaz then Leon flipping sentons her for 2.

Leon and Crea double team Kaz again with running back elbows. Cherry then knocks them over as they try to pose and throws them into Kaz's knees. Kaz and Cherry then pose together. Cherry cartwheel back elbows Leon then puts her in the Christo, which Leon ropebreaks for. Leon tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Cherry then Cherry flying clotheslines her.

Kaz headlocks Crea then hair throws her. Kaz slams her and does a weak double knee drop for 2. Kaz trades knees to the gut for Crea's forearms. Cherry hits Crea with a water bottle as she comes off the ropes then Crea alternates between chopping Cherry and Kaz. Kaz hits a weird back body drop on Crea then Crea catches Kaz's leg and ankle locks her which Kaz codebreakers out of.

Leon gets in and running spears Kaz. Leon then uses the ropes to bulldog Kaz for 2. Kaz knees Leon in the gut then puts her on the 2nd buckle and double knee drops Leon from the top. Cherry eventually has to help Kaz push her down as Leon wouldn't budge. Cherry gets in and leg trips Leon into a surfboard variation.

Leon does a great backwards roll into a rack over her back then Cherry sleepers her. Leon tilt-a-whirl slams her then texas cloverleafs her. Leon criss crosses Cherry and spears her from the side. Crea gets in and top rope dropkicks Cherry. She then northern lights suplexes her for 2 and hits an unusual standing leglock. Crea facekicks Cherry through the ropes.

Crea takes a sandwich shot from Kaz and Cherry then Leon spears Kaz and Cherry. Crea hits a 180 rotation splash from the top on Cherry then Crea rolls up Cherry for 2. Kaz TKO's Crea and Cherry kicks Kaz in the back for some reason. Cherry then rolls Crea into a choke with her inner leg and wins it.

This wasn't too good. Kaz didn't have a great night and her and Cherry didn't mesh that well as a team here. It also definitely went longer than it needed to.

Overall thoughts: Not a good one here. The opener was Japanese comedy and the semi-main and main didn't really deliver.