Pure-J 7/18/2022

Pure-J 7/18/2022

I skipped the Kazuki/Yoneyama match as it sounded like comedy.

 

Chie Ozora vs Momo Tani

Chie throws her into the buckles off a handshake then pounds on her chest with forearms. Momo hits a flying knee, bulldogs her then drops double knees on her back. Chie bridges out of the pin and dropkicks her. Chie walks the top rope with Momo's arm then armdrags her down. Momo strangleholds Chie between the ropes then double knees her and kneels on her while she is stuck there. Momo then does her taunt up there.

Momo double knee drops her. Chie rolls up Momo and dropkicks her then is side thrown. Momo crabs her then bulldog headlocks her. Momo stays in control and stomps her down in the corner then sleepers her. She switches over to the body scissors and rolls her over for 2. Chie dropkicks Momo and ties her leg around the middle rope. Chie then dropkicks it. She goes for a legbar but Momo rolls out and kneedrops her then puts her in the octopus stretch. Chie comes back with a flying shoulder.

They trade chest forearms then they trade ddt's without selling them. Momo codebreakers her and meteora's her through the ropes. Momo then top rope knees her and takes a fisherman's suplex for 2. Momo hits an O'Mahoney back roll for 2 and they trade pinfall attempts. Each roll out of the attempts then Momo pins her to win it.

It was fast paced and it was a decent opener.

Kakeru Sekiguchi vs AKARI

Akari armdrags her early then armdrags her from behind the back. Akari shoulder throws her then Kak shoulder throws her. Akari goes up and over her in the corner and dropkicks her. Kak then crossbodies her off the 2nd rope and camel clutches her. Kak ties her up in the ropes and dropkciks her. Akari stranglehold chokes her off the top rope then 2nd rope dropkicks her.

They trade forearms then Kak top rope dropkicks her. They trade a lariat for a dropkick and Kak goes for a fujiwara armbar but Akari ropebreaks. Akari hits a 619 then top rope dropkicks her. Akari then lariats her and Kak STO's her. Akari hits a suplex and they trade forearms on their knees. Akari kick combos her for 2 then Kak comes back with the fujiwara armbar.

Kak has her bodyscissored and is suplexed over top by her, then Kak taps her out with the armbar.

The finish was kind of out of nowhere, but I thought it was decent with Kak working the arm before getting the pin. The two worked well together and Kak really fits well in Pure-J.

Crea and Rydeen Hagane vs Yuu and Cherry

Yuu and Rydeen shoulder battle early then Yuu shoulders her over. Rydeen dropkicks her and both tag out. Cherry wristlocks Crea then Crea kicks her in the chest. Crea ties her up in the ropes and dropkicks her. Cherry back rolls and slams her knee into the mat but does a poor jo of it then Yuu lifts up Cherry for a double boot on Crea. Cherry then climbs Yuu's back and they drop down on Crea then Yuu stands on Crea with Cherry on her back. Yuu splashes Crea in the corner then rolls her into an armbar. Yuu then sentons Crea's arm.

Cherry threw Crea by the hair then Cherry octopus stretches Crea. Cherry guillotine chokes Crea then Crea ropebreaks. Crea northern lights suplexes Cherry. Rydeen gets in and gorilla presses Cherry into Yuu then lariats both at the same time. She then lariats Cherry for 2 and Cherry step up armbars Rydeen. Crea and Rydeen try to double team Cherry. Cherry pulls Crea on top of Rydeen then double stomps them in the pile.

Yuu is called in and Cherry pulls Yuu down on Rydeen then double knee drops her back onto Rydneen, which didn't make any sense. Yuu side slams Rydeen and then Rydeen samoan drops her. Rydeen then vader bombs her for two. Rydeen hits a nice spinning heel kick then Rydee and Yuu trade chops for forearms. Yuu crossbodies a sitting Rydeen. They two bump bodies then Rydeen lariats her for 2.

Crea top rope dropkicks Yuu then Yuu hits chops. Crea goes for a fujiwara armbar. Cherry throws Crea off the top then Yuu sentons Crea for 2. Crea and Rydeen double shoulder Yuu then Yuu corssbodies both at the same time. Rydeen and Crea hit high kicks on Yuu then Crea hits an impressive wrist clutch northern lights suplex for 2. Crea top rope 180 splashes Yuu for 2.

Cherry double backchops both opponents then Yuu backsplashes Crea. Yuu then cannonballs Crea in the corner. Yuu then second rope splashes Crea and wins it.

This was a fun match. The Rydeen and Yuu segments were very good and Cherry brought some interesting offense to the table here. Yuu really came across well here and was really highlighted.

Pure-J Openweight Title - Hanako Nakamori (c) vs Leon

Hanas slaps a side headlock on early and they evade some moves. Hana drops down and Leon blocks her kick then Hana flatliners her and PK's her. Hana ties her up in the ropes and kicks her then Leon slams and double stomps her. Leon sleepers her and Hana ropebreaks then Leon lawn dart spears her in the corner. Leon tries for it again and Hana moves.

They trade forearms for kicks then Hana fishermans suplexes her. Hana then running facekicks her and legdrops her. Hana goes to work on the arm then Leon tilt-a-whirl backbreakers her. Hana ties her up with a grounded octopus. Hana hits kicks on the arm. Leon tries to spear her while she's on the apron and misses, then takes a leg drop over the middle rope. Leon ten spears her on the apron and spears her against the ropes.

Hana fights out of a leg lock then Leon puts it on again. Leon then ankle locks her and wraps her ankle around the middle rope. Hana superplexes her then hits a shining wizard. Hana kneelifts her then hits her with a knee off the top. Leon spinning rack slams her for 2.

Leon hits a knee then takes a headbutt. Leon then rolls her with an unusual ankle lock. Leon dropkicks her in the knee and they go up top. Leon then spears her from the tree of woe position. Leon top rope frogsplashes her. Leon spears Hana then Hana step up enzugiri's her. They trade forearms on their knees then hit forearms at the same time. They then slap each other at the same time and Hana buzzsaw kicked her. Hana then falcon arrows her for 2.

Leon hits a spinning high kick then twisting fisherman's busters her for 2. They roll each other up and Hanas counters Leon's spear with a kick. Hana then hits a shining wizard with the knee to win it.

The first 2/3rd's of this were smart, logical wrestling, then they gave it up to trade moves at the end that had nothing to do with the rest of the match.

Overall thoughts: They were on the right path in the main event but went off road and the semi-main tag match was good. I also liked the the other two matches so it was a good Pure-J show.