Warrior Queen MMXX: Legacy of Blood

[MidKnightDreary]

another top-class show, good work

[DarK_RaideR]

Fight for Freedom
Saturday, Week 2, November 2021
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (5.361 viewers on All Japan TV)

Tag Team opening match

The Carribean Angels vs Unholy Demon Army
Lady San Juan has carved a singles career for herself in WQ2020, but everywhere else in the world she's known as one half of The Carribean Angels;her regular partner Miss Havana debuted in WQ2020 in this match to reunite their team and it seems this is done to rejuvenate the division while also keeping LSJ away from the title picture, at least for a while. Unholy Demon Army played the role of fodder here, aggressive when they should to generate sympathy for the faces and selling the moves, especially those of the debuting Miss Havana, when they should, with Oni tapping out to the newcomer's Cubano Crab around the tenth minute of the match.

Rating: 43
Individual performances: LSJ 46, Miss Havana 31, Oni 28, Onryo 42

Junior Division Singles match

Chitose Ariwara vs Petra Forsberg
Chitose Ariwara returned to WQ2020 and this time faced off against Petra Forsberg. Not as good as her match against Miyoshi last month, since Forsberg is clearly still green as grass, but certainly the one improving the fastest out of the three Idol Queens. For now, Ariwara did what she was supposed to do: hold the match together, guide the youngster through it, teach a lesson or two, make her look good and put her over by falling to her Encore finisher.

Rating: 40
Individual performances: Ariwara 39, Forsberg 35

The Bloody Hand then hit the ring, with Dr. Yumaniac serving on microphone duty for the group's promo. The subject, of course, was Zeshin Makioka's resignation last month. There was no mention of the criticism he made on the group's performance, but there was commentary on him making his announcement from a distance, out of fear -Dr. Yumaniac said- that he'd get kicked out of the stable if he said the same things while in the same ring as the four of them. With that done and dusted, Dr. Yumaniac once again proclaimed that The Bloody Hand is a five finger death punch, thus she introduced Makioka's replacement...

WEXXV alumnus and former King of Deathmatches, Eiichi Umehara!
Rating: 36

 

4 vs 4 Deathmatch

w/

The Bloody Hand vs Róisín Gross, Hiroko Iha, Piper Hale & WARRIOR Koiso

Just seeing the lineup, there was never any doubt The Bloody Hand were winning this match against a random quartet of rookies. However, it wasn't all about getting Umehara off on the right foot (which was done, as he ended up pinning Hiroko Iha after a Shoulder Breaker). Róisín Gross made her return after an absence of several months and it was plain to see that she'd put a bit of muscle on her -formerly skinny- frame. Hiroko Iha once again looked way out of her element in a deathmatch, which is slowly becoming kind of her new gimmick, while Hale and Koiso displayed their usual fire. Predictable, sure, but well executed nonetheless.

Rating: 41
Individual performances: Morisue 43, Umehara 51, Yumaniac 50, Konoe 50, Koiso 27, Hale 46, Iha 24, Gross 47

WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles match

w/

Deadly Alliance (with Naoko Majima) vs The Hooligan Sisters
Apparently beating the former tag team champions last month, even with a bit of outside help from Monster Ishimura, was enough to warrant a title shot for The Hooligan Sisters. Highlights of the bout include the champions giving the challengers stereo Death Valley Drivers onto chairs that had been set up, Kitsune Danger doing her usual spot of pumping her own adrenaline by giving herself the Kajahara Claw, now with barb wire wrapped around her hand, and Mushashibo putting her goggles on to take an insane dive off the venue's balcony. It was spectacular, but fatal, because not only did she miss, she also ended up taking herself out for a good long while, which in turn left Kitsune Danger all alone to take a double stereo version of the Penalty Kick. One, two, threee, new champions!

Rating: 60
Individual performances: Danger 74, Mushashibo 59, Hannah 51, Helena 44

I Quit Grudge Deathmatch

Monster Ishimura vs Unstoppable Tai
This was the rubber match in the feud between the former Unstoppable Monsters, with the first match ending in a time limit draw and Tai winning the second thanks to interference from Etelka the Hun. Ishimura was technically fighting from behind and the I Quit stipulation was put in place to ensure a definitive winner, as well as an ultroviolent match. This wasn't about crazy spots like the tag titles bout, this was a pure clash of two monsters, a rough brawl with stiff shots and weapon swings, all about toughness, perserverance and determination. Fans clearly wanted to see Ishimura win this one, her popularity still on the rise, which made her the de facto babyface in this situation. By the time she started chaining together some big moves in the finishing stretch, people were all in on this match and thanks to a corner hip attack, a big splash and a senton-like sit down that saw Ishimura put her full weight on Tai's chest, she shoved the mic in her face and finally got Tai to give up.

Rating: 46
Individual performances: Ishimura 36, Tai 49

WQ2020 Queen’s Heart title match

Lady Lotus vs Romi Yamato
So apparently the staredown that ended last month's show was a challenge and Romi Yamato was given the main event spot along with a shot at gold. These women had their work cut out for them after two well received matches that came before, but they blew them both off the water with a frantic, fast paced performance that was gripping from the opening seconds of the match. Well aquainted with each other thanks to their time spent in 5SSW, Lady Lotus and Romi Yamato were able to deliver a great performance with impeccable timing on the big athletic spots. Lady Lotus kicked out of the Yamatotal and when Yamato went for her spinning kick on the corner, the tide shifted as the champion was able to block her leg and reverse into a dragonscrew. This opened the door for her comeback and after taking her challenger on the mat hard one too many times, Lady Lotus ascended on the top rope and hit a gracious Senton Bomb to secure the three count.

Rating: 64
Individual performances: Lady Lotus 56, Yamato 60

 

Show rating: 53

[DarK_RaideR]

Submit to the Will
Saturday, Week 2, December 2021
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (5.287 viewers on All Japan TV)

 

Junior Division Trios match

Lady Lotus, Romi Yamato & Rika Tsujimura vs Pinky Perez, Emiko Miyoshi & Nami Genda

Despite fighting each other in last month's title main event, Lady Lotus and Romi Yamato seemed to work pretty well in this match, as if their fight left them with a sense of respect for each other. Next to these two top-tier fighters, Tsujimura not only held up her own part but even had more opportunities to showcase her obnoxious character against the babyface team. On the (no pun intended) flipside, the team of Perez, Miyoshi and Genda was all about the big moves, athletic spots and high flying action that excited the fans, raising the excitement like any good opening match is supposed to do. Given the many, many high spots in this bout it probably overstayed its welcome a little bit, but the finish came as a bit of a shock when a masked assailant ran down to the ring and assaulted Pinky Perez while the ref was distracted by a complaining Tsujimura. Seeing her chance, Rika quit the complaining and rushed in to hit Perez with a Running Knee Bomb, scoring the pin to win the match for her team.

Rating: 49
Individual performances: Tsujimura 48, Yamato 58, Lotus 60, Genda 54, Miyoshi 49, Perez 65

Sharper new look aside, the pink hair and white biohazzard mask was unmistakable, Ai Takami is back in Warrior Queen 2020! As soon as the broadcast team realized who the newcomer was, they went crazy for the first ever WQ Queen's Heart champion and reminded fans watching on All Japan TV that it was Perez who beat Takami for that title. Clearly, she was now back for revenge.
Rating: 44

Junior Division Singles match

Edo Phoenix IV vs Yayoi Kurmochi

Quite a predictable outcome, Kurmochi made her main show debut in a valiant but ultimately doomed attempt against The Bloody Hand's Edo Phoenix IV. Hardcore WQ2020 fans will already know Kurmochi from the dark matches she's been wrestling for the company in the last few months, where she's been getting quite the bad reaction from audiences who almost booed her out of the building; this wasn't the case here, as Kurmochi's hard work and obvious improvement has endeared her to the WQ2020 audience, at least to the point where she's no longer catching any flak. What she did catch though was a Blaze Of Glory '12, with which Phoenix won their match.

Rating: 47
Individual performances: Phoenix 57, Kurmochi 27

4 vs 4 Deathmatch

Etelka The Hun, Petra Forsberg & Unholy Demon Army vs Róisín Gross, Piper Hale & The Hooligan Sisters

In their first appearance as holders of the WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles, real life sisters Helena and Hannah Hooligan led their team in a match with little story and cohesivenes on both sides. Still, as the first deathmatch of the night, it had enough hardcore action and spectacular spots to excite the live audience, plus Piper Hale was able to score a rare victory for herself when she floored her young facepainted opponent with a Danger Drop for the pinfall win.

Rating: 46
Individual performances: Hale 37, Gross 38, Helena 45, Hannah 49, Oni 27, Onryo 46, Forsberg 41, Etelka 48

Singles Deathmatch

Eiichi Umehara vs Maneater

Next up was Umehara's in-ring debut since showing up to replace Zeshin Makioka in The Bloody Hand. Maneater gave him one hell of a fight and the chemistry between the two was undeniable, raising the intensity to the next level. Things took a turn for the crazier when Maneater got on the top rope for a high flying move, only for Umehara to pick her up and launch her out of the ring, over the barricade and into the crowd. The two brawled in the audience for a while and eventually found themselves climbing up the lighting rig over the entrance ramp. Up top, they traded punches as anticipation built up and Maneater got her revenge when she sent Umehara flying off the top and crashing through some tables underneath. She then followed that up by diving herself with a splash, which left both of them broken on the floor. The fighters had to crawl back on their feet from there and slug it out as they headed back to the ring. There, Umehara got a rush of adrenaline as he whipped Maneater into the side of the ring, then rolled her in to hit his Shoulder Breaker finisher and score the one two three. Great match and a strong debut for the newest member of The Bloody Hand.

Rating: 49
Individual performances: Umehara 55, Maneater 55

Death Triangle made a joint entrance next, the difference between champion Majima and her title-less teammates a stark visual. The group entered the ring, but it didn't take long for a minor argument to break out as Mushashibo and Danger wanted to send Majima backstage and wrestle their next match against The Bloody Hand on their own, instead of having her on their corner. Majima retorted by saying her two allies need all the help they can get since they seem to be struggling a bit as of late, until she eventually addressed the elephant in the room, them losing the tag titles. What could have been a statement to potentially cause the faction to implode was averted as immediately, Monster Ishimura's music hit and the big bruiser walked out with a mic in hand. 

Fans gave Ishimura a huge pop, her every appearance making her more and more of a polarizing figure given her popularity as opposed to her slow, plodding in-ring style. Regardless, Ishimura was coming here fresh of a big win and wrapping up her feud with former teammate Unstoppable Tai, so she threw down the gauntlet, saying she'll be the one to take the last remaining title from Death Triangle, if Majima has the guts to put her Queen of the Deathmatch belt on the line against her!
Rating: 43

 

Tables Tag Team Deathmatch

Deadly Alliance vs The Bloody Hand (Konoe & Morisue)

This could have been an interesting match, if WQ2020 hadn't already seen variations of it a million times already. Furthermore, having to follow up the Umehara-Maneater match and Ishimura's title challenge, fans were probably burned out a bit. Add to that an overall time of about twenty minutes, which dulled out the shock factor of a deathmatch, on top of Konoe's explosive in-ring style that's not that well suited to longer bouts, and it's no surprise a bunch of things were off here. To make matters worse, Morisue broke something under his eye from a stray chair shot early on, which would swell and look more worrying than exciting, perhaps bringing his elimination a bit earlier than intended when he went through a table. Minutes later, Kitsune Danger botched a superplex that had her hopping on one leg for the rest of the match and Konoe visibly checking the back of his neck for the rest of the match, a legitimate injury that further slowed down "The Animal". Deadly Alliance had the numbers advantage and an injured, gassed out opponent so their victory seemed inevitable, but a brief miscommunication gave Konoe the time he needed to get a rush of adrenaline and drive Mushashibo through a table set against a corner with his Animalistic Gore finisher. Danger was shocked and rushed to check on her partner, then the two of them argued a bit more, providing Konoe with all the time he needed to line up another Animalistic Gore. Danger was driven spine first against the corner padding, then picked up and smashed through a table that had been set inside the ring earlier on. Broken, exhausted but still alive, Taheiji Konoe ended the show standing tall. Still, it felt like the focus was more on Deadly Alliance and the tensions between them and this was more like a match they lost rather than a match The Bloody Hand won.

Rating: 44
Individual performances: Danger 74, Mushashibo 56, Morisue 44, Konoe 44
 

Show rating: 45

[willr0ck]

I hope you have money to spend because the new expansion just dropped and there are a lot of hardcore and deathmatch workers in it. I even added a couple of tag teams. Time for some fresh faces in WQ I hope. There is one particular woman I stole from the RV that was made for this promotion. I'm sure you'll figure out who that is.

[DarK_RaideR]

12 hours ago, willr0ck said:

I hope you have money to spend because the new expansion just dropped and there are a lot of hardcore and deathmatch workers in it. I even added a couple of tag teams. Time for some fresh faces in WQ I hope. There is one particular woman I stole from the RV that was made for this promotion. I'm sure you'll figure out who that is.

I'm more than excited to try this out when I'm able. Also, there's a few (masked, especially) gimmicks from the RV that I've been itching to try out once I got the right worker in the right spot to pull them off.

Mod aside, some stuff has been tweaked regardless, whether by the game engine itself (i.e. Makioka switching his style to Regular Wrestler and dropping the Deathmatch Wrestler attribute, thus losing his WQ2020 job) or me (noticing Hiroko Iha had a pretty solid Hardcore attribute and would be interesting as a cute gimmick in deatchmatches a la Pink Power Ranger suit Megumi Kudo, thus giving her the Deathmatch Wrestler attribute via the editor).

[DarK_RaideR]

Unkillable
Thursday, Week 2, January 2022
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (5.426 viewers on All Japan TV)

 

Junior Division Tag Team match

Carribean Angels vs WARRIORS Of GLORY

First Warrior Queen show of 2022 opened with a surprisingly good tag team clash between two of the fresher teams on the roster. Specifically, the focus was on new signings Miss Havana and Akari Kawashima, who both put on a good performance, albeit the former was massively assisted by her teammate. It was all about high flying lucha versus traditional hard hitting puroresu, a highly entertaining match regardless of its predictable outcome: Miss Havana further establishing herself by making young lioness Kawashima tap out to her Cubano Crab.

Rating: 52
Individual performances: LSJ 55, Havana 38, Kawashima 46, Koiso 47

This time instead of marching out to the ring for their segment, Death Triangle were shown in a backstage segment. The angle picked up from where things left off last time, with the trio in a tense state as Majima was preparing for her main event title defence against challenger Monster Ishimura. Not much was progressed, but the heat between the group was kept alive and the big title match hyped up, which frankly was all this segment was supposed to achieve.

Rating: 39

Junior Division Fatal Four Way match

Emiko Miyoshi vs Nami Genda vs Rika Tsujimura vs Romi Yamato

Following last month's trios match, two participants from each team found themselves in a Fatal Four Way, the night's designated spotfest. Again, the faces were the ones bringing the exciting, athletic offence while Tsujimura and Yamato would punish them with strikes or bring down the pace of the match with some mat grappling. The high spots aspect of the match was played up to full effect and eventually referee Tatum Richards had to admit she'd lost control, thus ending the match on a no contest.

Rating: 57
Individual performances: Yamato 57, Miyoshi 52, Genda 54, Tsujimura 47

Unlike Death Triangle, The Bloody Hand did all come out to the ring and Dr. Yumaniac was on mic duty, hyping up Konoe and Morisue's win in last month's main event. Dr. Yumaniac did not shy away from mentioning how the group has been through a lot of internal turmoil with a lot of changes in membership, but things took an unexpected turn when she declared there was one more to make, before abruptly picking up a still-injured Konoe to flatten him with her Purgatorium finisher. Dr. Yumaniac's real-life boyfriend Edo Phoenix IV jumped at the opportunity to put the boots to Konoe, Umehara stayed back as the confused newcomer while Morisue simply cackled at the carnage. With that, Konoe was put down and Dr. Yumaniac declared she is officially taking over leadership of the group from him.

Rating: 48

Grudge match

Ai Takami vs Pinky Perez

A highly anticipated match since Takami's return last month, this was her chance at vengeance and redemption for Perez stripping her of the WQ Queen's Heart title in the not so distant past. As usual, Perez put on a stellar performance but Takami showcased unyielding spirit by constantly kicking out of pinning predicaments and continuing to fight against all odds. Slowly but surely, as the match reached the 20 minute mark, Perez began moving slower and slower, which was just what Takami needed to turn the tables through sheer grit and consistency. In the finishing stretch, Perez threw her biggest moves at Takami but still couldn't hold her down. After one two count too many, a frustrated Perez went high risk but she crashed and burned, allowing Takami to chain a few big moves of her own together and lead up to the Takami Bomb for the pin.

Rating: 67
Individual performances: Takami 45, Perez 69

 

After the match, Takami grabbed a microphone and called out Lady Lotus, saying she's next in line to reclaim her title. The champion did indeed come out and the two shared an intense face to face, as apparently this is going to be the next bout for gold.
Rating: 41

WQ2020 Queen of the Deathmatch title match

Naoko Majima vs Monster Ishimura

Without Mushashibo or Danger seconding her, Majima fearlessly came out and stood across Ishimura in the ring. Seeing her frantic, fast paced style against Ishimura made for an interesting scenario, as she used her speed for hit-and-run tactics while trying to gas out the challenger. The problem with this approach was that it didn't get a lot of damage past Ishimura's thick frame and all the big bulldozer needed was one lucky break to hit a devastating move of her own. Majima slowly realized she was playing it too safe and this wasn't going to do her any favors, so she went high risk with a dive off the balcony of the Iwata Hall. With surprising smoothness to her moves, Ishimura not only caught her but spun around, maintaining the momentum to powerslam the champion onto the ground. From there, it was all Ishimura and once the challenger connected with the Running Butt Avalanche, the wrigint was on the wall. One, two, three, new champion as Monster Ishimura defeated Naoko Majima, ending a reign that began back in September of 2020!

Rating: 53
Individual performances: Majima 61, Ishimura 36

 

Show rating: 54

[DarK_RaideR]

It's been two gruelling years since Warrior Queen 2020's first ever show, two years of blood, broken bones and bleeding finances, mainly due to Kitsune Danger's ambition of starting a new hardcore revolution in Japan and training the first generation of female deathmatch wrestlers at the company's dojo, known as The Queen's Court. It's been a wild ride, but at long last, after the Unkillable show on January 2022, the company finally began to turn in a profit.

 

So of course it invested in even better production values, in order to land a broadcast deal with the brand new WrestleWorld Puroresu platform.

 

Between rising popularity and profits, a new nation-wide broadcast deal and the release of willr0ck's brand new joshi/deathmatch expansion for the Women's Revolution mod, the future looks highly promising for Warrior Queen 2020...

[willr0ck]

Woot woot, WQ got a TV deal! Now these young'ins can really gain some pop.

[DarK_RaideR]

12 minutes ago, willr0ck said:

Woot woot, WQ got a TV deal! Now these young'ins can really gain some pop.

WQ has had a deal with All Japan TV for a while now, covering all of Japan. The difference now is on demand vs graveyard slot, a better profit split (60% instead of 30%) and waaaaaaaay less censorship. I'm hoping for better finances, but I can ensure you'll be seeing much crazier match stipulations from now on. Warrior Queen 2020 as it was meant to be.

[DarK_RaideR]

Attempted Murder
Thursday, Week 2, February 2022
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (22.194 viewers on WrestleWorld Japan)

 

WrestleWorld Japan viewers tuning in to watch a Warrior Queen 2020 show for the first time were introduced to the new Queen of the Deathmatch champion, Monster Ishimura, as she made her entrance and cut a promo to celebrate her victory and establish herself as the promotion's #1 wrestler. Not the most safe way to play things, but WQ2020 has never been about doing things the conventional way, plus Ishimura's size, charisma and popularity are undeniable, regardless of her physical appearance. The champion seemed to be trying to inject a bit more personality to herself and grow out of being just a big monster, but it'll be a while till she can show more. For now, she layed down the gauntlet and issued an open challenge to whoever thinks they can stand in the ring with her.

Rating: 37

WQ2020 Internet title Five Way Ladder match

Emiko Miyoshi vs Nami Genda vs Petra Forsberg vs Pinky Perez vs Rika Tsujimura

Celebrating WQ2020's new online broadcast deal, the brand new Internet title was introduced and literally hung up for grabs in a Ladder match with five women competing for it. The focus was more on impressive flips and dives off ladders rather than using them as weapons for more hardcore spots, but there was still enough action packed in these fifteen or so minutes to keep things exciting. In the end, the match came down to Perez and Tsujimura trading blows on opposite sides of the ladder, with Perez going high risk as she flipped over the top and attempted to slam her opponent off of it. Tsujimura however held on tight and with a well-aimed kick to the top of Perez's head, knocked her off to clear the way and ascent, retrieving the belt to become the first ever WQ2020 Internet champion.

Rating: 57
Individual performances: Miyoshi 54, Genda 53, Forsberg 41, Perez 67, Tsujimura 50

WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles Deathmatch

Hooligan Sisters vs Cannibal Crew

With the audience properly warmed up by this point, the first Deathmatch of the night was up next and it was nothing short of a showcase for new viewers tuning in. Defending champions Hannah and Helena went wild, swinging everything they could against the first ever WQ Blood Sisters title holders. Cannibal Crew brought the intensity to match their wild gimmicks and even gave their opponents a stereo table spot to the outside, meaning of course that they couldn't make the follow up pin. This saw the challengers ramp up the violence, as Etelka reached under the ring to pull out her infamous board of scissors. Fans went wild in anticipation of the spot, but it would be herself who would go through that board after a well timed double knee strike from the champions that knocked her off the apron and through the board. Without flinching, Maneater simply pulled one of the scissors out of the board and attempted to stab her opponents, meaning Helena ended up sporting the crimson mask. The striking visual was something to behold, but it also woke up Hannah who rushed to her sister's aid with a superkick that sent Maneater onto the broken scissor board just as Etelka was standing back up from it. Seeing her chance, Hannah pushed the advantage and rolled a wobbly Etelka into the ring for the cover, ensuring victory with a handful of the Hun's tights just to be sure.

Rating: 56
Individual performances: Helena 49, Hannah 59, Maneater 57, Etelka 53

Iron Maiden trios Deathmatch

Death Triangle vs The Bloody Hand

Now this match was all about celebrating the freedom WQ2020 were given by their new broadcaster to show even crazier matches, something Kitsune Danger ran with like any true scion of the Kajahara bloodline would. What is an Iron Maiden Deathmatch, you might ask. Simply put, a casket match, only the casket itself also contains plenty of barbed wire attached to its inside. Shock value aside, the stipulation also helped make this matchup feel a bit fresh after countless clashes between the two groups, though this time it was also different due to the storylines of internal tension in both factions: Death Triangle had all lost their titles and seemed to struggle, while Dr. Yumaniac had just usurped Taheiji Konoe from leadership. It was all good and brutal, with every single participant having a chance to take some sort of insane bump, until it started raining down injuries. First it was Kitsune Danger with a weird landing on the barricade that probably messed up a rib or two, then Morisue miscalculated a powerslam on the casket, giving Mushashibo some sort of whiplash injury while almost breaking the casket itself into bits and splinters. Death Triangle were obviously struggling and Majima -no pun intended- put the nail on the coffin when an apparent miscommunication between herself and Mushashibo created an opening for Dr. Yumaniac to hit Mushashibo with the Purgatorium onto the open (remains of the) coffin, then slam the lid shut to win the match.

Rating: 53
rformances: Majima 59, Danger 67, Mushashibo 57, Umehara 51, Morisue 40, Yumaniac 54

 

Reeling but victorious, The Bloody Hand stood tall as Edo Phoenix Iv ran down to the ring to celebrate with them. Dr. Yumaniac requested a microphone and cut straight to the chase, saying she wanted to address the elephant in the room, the question in everyone's minds, who will be the fifth member of the group. According to the new leader of The Bloody Hand, the group had failed to blitzkrieg its way into dominance of Warrior Queen 2020 when it first formed, then hit a glass ceiling due to all of its members beside her being ineligible to formally hold one of the title belts in this all female promotion. Therefore, she would be building for the future, by introducing one of the toughest, baddest prospects on the entire roster...

...Piper Hale!

Fans initially seemed a bit confused, but as soon as Hale made her way out to shake Dr. Yumaniac's hand, the visual began to make sense. Hale then got on the mic to address them in fluent Japanese, though she quickly switched to English just to irritate them. It worked too, she got a pretty good reaction and if this was any indication, she might be getting more and more mic time pretty soon. The group ended up hugging and flipped off the crowd, before leaving the ring together to return backstage.
Rating: 41

WQ2020 Queen’s Heart title match

Lady Lotus vs Ai Takami

The challenge laid out last month after Takami exorcised her demons by beating Pinky Perez, the main event saw her take on Lady Lotus in a pretty unorthodox -by WQ2020's standards- match. Indeed, this was a by the numbers classic puroresu slow fuse main event title contest and given the rest of the context, actually felt quite refreshing. It also felt as if WQ2020 were trying to make a point here, as if wanting to say they're not just about ultraviolence or high flying, but they can also put on rock solid, pure wrestling matches as well. A well executed and rather competitive match from bell to bell, this of course escalated as time went on and almost made it to the twenty minute mark (a rarity for WQ2020 contests) before the third Senton Bomb in the bout finally proved enough to hold Takami down for the count as Lady Lotus successfully defended her Queen's Heart title for the third time since winning it.

Rating: 55
Individual performances: Lotus 59, Takami 45

Show rating: 53

[willr0ck]

"Sign me please, no one else will!"

 

 

[DarK_RaideR]

Clearly @willr0ck is too busy browsing the merch tables instead of watching the WQ2020 dark matches...

[willr0ck]

1 hour ago, DarK_RaideR said:

Clearly @willr0ck is too busy browsing the merch tables instead of watching the WQ2020 dark matches...

The preshow is for suckers!

[DarK_RaideR]

31 minutes ago, willr0ck said:

The preshow is for suckers!

SAY IT TO MY FACE

[willr0ck]

[DarK_RaideR]

Too Hot for TV
Saturday, Week 2, March 2022
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (22.407 viewers on WrestleWorld Japan)

 

Till Deathmatch Do Us Part (Losing Team Disbands)

Death Triangle vs The Bloody Hand

Exclusively built up on social media between shows, this match had the added stipulation of the losing side disbanding. Given the recent issues of Death Triangle, they were the obvious candidate to lose here, but the trio used social media to play up the untrustworthiness of Dr. Yumaniac, bringing up her many betrayals and her promo about men not being eligible to compete for titles. As Mushashibo and Danger mentioned (Majima's not that active online), Umehara has been pretty passive during recent developments and Hale has yet to prove her loyalty. Thus, the setup made things feel like they could swing either way and so did the in-ring action, with momentum swinging wildly and frequently between both sides. That said, despite the bountiful use of weapons, this match played out more like a hardcore match, given its participants' track record and penchant for ultraviolence. The big finish saw Hale and Umehara hold Mushashibo and Danger at bay, clearing the ring for Dr. Yumaniac to hit the Purgatorium on Majima and score the three count. Death Triangle are officially no more.

Rating: 55
Individual performances: Majima 57, Danger 68, Majima 52, Hale 47, Umehara 55, Yumaniac 54

Switch to the backstage area and some "hidden camera" footage as Lady Lotus was talking to a massive, muscular woman with her back to the camera. The WQ Queen's Heart champion apparently got herself a bodyguard and was hammering out the last details of the deal.

Rating: 30

WQ2020 Internet title match

Rika Tsujimura vs Edo Phoenix IV

The WQ2020 Internet title is the only championship in the company not explicitly meant for female competitors, so Edo Phoenix IV stepped up to challenge Tsujimura for it in a match loaded with big spots. Tsujimura has managed to make herself quite despised by the fans due to her attitude, so oddly enough Phoenix felt more like the babyface here, which in turn allowed him to utilize more of his high flying arsenal while the defending champion stuck to hard strikes and suplexes. A solid contest from bell to bell, the kind that'll really elevate the importance of the new title belt and Tsujimura's first successful defence of it thanks to her devastating Running Knee Bomb.

Rating: 46
Individual performances: Tsujimura 46, Phoenix 41

Idol Queens came out next for a brief song/dance routine. Mizucore and Iha were on point, but Forsberg returned to her terribad singing act, meaning the performance fell apart quickly. This evolved into a brief back and forth argument, until Forsberg brought up how she's been doing better on her own anyway. Her two bandmates jokingly asked her if she's so over her head not that she's going solo. Forsberg responded she doesn't need them anymore, but no, she's not going solo, she just has someone better to roll with. Enter...

Ai Kon!

The flamboyant new face got a pretty decent reaction and some time on the mic to introduce herself, before she and Forsberg left the ring together. Not as dramatic as Death Triangle falling apart since fans don't care that much about Idol Queens, but Ai Kon's debut landed in the right spot and it'll be interesting to see how things will play out in the future.

Rating: 39

The Hooligan Sisters made an entrance next and joined the broadcast team to provide commentary for the next match. What they also provided was a shot at their WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles to whoever was going to win said match!

Rating: 46

#1 Contender Three Way Tag Team match

Carribean Angels vs Unholy Demon Army vs WARRIORS Of GLORY

Carribean Angels were off to a strong start thanks to Lady San Juan's power dominating the ring, but that wasn't enough for a quick easy win. Unholy Demon Army played up their supernatural-esque gimmicks for a zombie-like comeback, while Koiso and Kawashima were just too full of fighting spirit to give up this early. The two teams fought back to temporarily knock the Angles out of the match, clearing the ring for some classic tag team action between them, complete with the Army isolating Koiso for the double team, building up to a Kawashima hot tag. The pin attempt was barely broken up by a long range frog splash from a recovered Miss Havana, moving the match to its next part, a hard hitting exchange between the Angels and the Warriors. Miss Havana took another high risk but she came up empty, turning control over to the Warriors who delivered a double superkick on LSJ, knocking her off the apron. Oni thought she saw her opportunity and rushed in for a sneaky roll up on Koiso, but a stiff kick to the head from Kawashima interrupted the cover. Koiso picked Oni up for a skull crushing Brainbuster and floated over for the cover. Kawashima circled the scene to fend off any interference and thus, the three count was scored, WARRIORS Of GLORY are the new contenders for the tag titles!

Rating: 50
Individual performances: LSJ 56, Havana 37, Oni 28, Onryo 41, Koiso 52, Kawashima 51

WQ2020 Queen of the Deathmatch Barbed Wire title match

Monster Ishimura vs Hiroshi Morisue

Ishimura's open challenge was answered by the one and only madman, Hiroshi Morisue, apparently not even caring he's not eligible for the belt even if he did win. As if that wasn't enough, the ring ropes were replaced with barbed wire, making this WQ2020's first ever barb wire match, the company clearly pushing the envelope now that they're no longer restricted by the likes of All Japan TV. Ishimura and Morisue smartly built up to the inevitable crash, given they're both quite large and slow: no running, no irish whips, just two hosses slugging it out in a push and shove contest that seemed a lot like a sumo match at first. The two would push each other, slow and hard, fighting for every inch as they closed in on the wires, but never really touching them at first. Eventually, of course, blood was drawn and Ishimura was able to deliver a suplex that was somewhat sloppy, but still enough to send her opponent back first onto the wires. Morisue being Morisue, he sold the bump like a champ, then smeared the blood all over his face to play up the adrenaline rush. Indeed, it seemed as though Morisue got a second wind once he'd been cut open, but Ishimura was able to put the breaks in an emphatic way when she gave him the Running Butt Avalanche, not in the corner like she usually does, but with him against the barbed wires. She then scooped him up for a powerslam and landed on top for the pin, a spectacular first defence of her WQ2020 Queen Of The Deathmatch title.
Rating: 42
Individual performances: Ishimura 38, Morisue 46
 

Show rating: 47

[willr0ck]

Hearts Of Glory, err I mean Warriors Of Glory get a win and a title shot! Hell yeah! No more Death Triangle though, sadness.

[DarK_RaideR]

2 hours ago, willr0ck said:

No more Death Triangle though, sadness.

Those three are too talented for their own good, staying together only held them all down. That said, I'm weighing the possibility of a Kitsune Danger unmasking. Since you've been on a re-rendering kick lately... *nudge nudge wink wink*

[DarK_RaideR]

Buckets of Blood
Thursday, Week 2, April 2022
Iwata Hall, Tohoku Region, 1.000 fans in attendance [SOLD OUT] (24.736 viewers on WrestleWorld Japan)

 

Tag Team Deathmatch

Cannibal Crew vs Gaijin Wrecking Crew

Róisín Gross has apparently found herself a teammate and it's none other than Mad Millie Morgan, who made her (main show) WQ2020 debut in this match. Bit of a backward situation here, as Morgan's punk look makes her a perfect fit for the company but apparently doesn't land that well with the fans, while her mostly crisp striking and technical game should feel out of place, yet she proved she's all too willing and able to also work a deathmatch. For all her efforts though, Morgan only got a good shine as she ended up taking a spike piledriver onto a chair, followed by the pin.

Rating: 53
Individual performances: Maneater 55, Etelka 50, Gross 46, Morgan 39

Remember last month's trios match and how Dr. Yumaniac's series of betrayals, from turning on ex-boyfriend Kimi Kawano in favour of current boyfriend Edo Phoenix IV to usurping the group's leadership from Taheiji Konoe, sowed the seeds of doubt for her group's integrity? Well, according to her latest promo, those seeds already bore fruit and it was time for, as she called it, "The Final Purge".

Three new faces, some already known to fans, crawled out of the ring and attacked the three men inside it. Phoenix got away heartbroken, but mostly intact as the female clown attempted to rip his mask and repeatedly smash the exposed flesh of his face underneath into the turnbuckle until it was busted open. Umehara and Morisue weren't that lucky, as the women piled up on them in a sequence that ended with assisted powerbombs off the apron and through the announcers' table. Umehara looked like he got hurt bad and Morisue's head hit the guardrail on the way down, were it anyone else it would have probably legit knocked them out. The new, all-female configuration of The Bloody Hand stood tall in the ring after the end of the segment, leaving both fans and commentators buzzing.
Rating: 37

Junior Division Trios match

Pinky Perez & The Caribbean Angels vs Rika Tsujimura, Nami Genda  & Yayoi Kurmochi

Might be the masks or the lucha-inspired style, but seeing Perez and the Angels together just made sense. The trio put on an exciting, flashy performance against their opponents and really got fans on their side, which of course the WQ2020 Internet champion wasn't very happy about. What Tsujimura might actually be more worried about though is Nami Genda outshining her between the ropes, but also with the audience who cheered the perennial underdog while voicing their disapproval for the much more egoistical Tsujimura. Kurmochi was the obvious weak link here of course, so it made no surprise she ended up being the one to take the pin, courtesy of a Pink Butterfly Bomb.

Rating: 58
Individual performances: LSJ 60, Havana 41, Perez 68, Kurmochi 30, Genda 58, Tsujimura 50

WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles Deathmatch

Hooligan Sisters vs WARRIORS Of GLORY

Though neither of the teams were technically "true born" as they haven't been trained at the Queen's Court dojo, they did feel as such, given that they more or less began their career with WQ2020, in the promotion's early days, as young lions. Ever since, the Hooligan Sisters made it to championship gold, while WARRIORS Of GLORY were just now getting their first ever shot at a title, after paying their dues for years between the ropes. In that sense, it felt like they actually had a chance, as opposed to a scenario where they'd be going up against one of the more veteran teams. As for the in-ring action, the Sisters kept things hardcore by swinging weapons as often as possible (though Helena did also pull off some slick actual wrestling moves, to her credit) while Koiso and Kawashima stuck to traditional strong style puroresu, willing to do a deathmatch but not exactly fully proficient in such a setting. For all the excitement in the fifteen or so minutes this match went on for, Helena ended it with an eye rake and a handful of tights to pin Kawashima, bit anticlimactic but a finale that sure earned the champions plenty of heat with the fans.

Rating: 56
Individual performances: Helena 60, Hannah 48, Kawashima 52, Koiso 52

Death Triangle hit the ring next and after some arguing back and forth on the mic, agreed to solve their differences inside the ring. Right before the bell though, Monster Ishimura's music hit and the champion came out to up the stakes, offering a title shot to the winner of the bout!

Rating: 47

 

Triangle of Death match

Fujiko Mushashibo vs Kitsune Danger vs Naoko Majima

This one was as crazy as you'd expect given the participants, but the drama between them took things to the next level. As if that wasn't enough, the promise of a shot at the WQ2020 Queen of the Deathmatch title pushed all three women to pull out all the stops and really bring the violence. Mushashibo channeled her inner Jun Kasai to put on her goggles and pull off a crazy dive off a high ledge while her two opponents were slugging it out around the arena, Kitsune Danger got suplexed into a table that had been set on fire and Majima received a superplex onto the exposed wooden boards of the ring. By the end of the match, the ring looked like a warzone, making a fitting scenery for Kanger to apply the Kajahara Claw on Majima, who she slammed onto a roll of stray barb wire with the hold still applied to force the tap.

Rating: 69
Individual performances: Mushashibo 56, Danger 74, Majima 59

WQ2020 Queen’s Heart title match

w/

Emiko Miyoshi vs Lady Lotus (with Shion Ayasato)

As both women made their entrances, the attention was on the new face, the champion's bodyguard who was revealed to be Shion Ayasato. To their credit though, Ayasato kept herself to simply being an intimidating presence at ringside without getting involved in the match, while Miyoshi and Lotus hit turbo boost to perform a frantic, fast paced contest that showcased the best elements of their graceful, athletic junior style. Fans were probably a bit burned out from the chaos of the semi-main event and reactions didn't quite match the in-ring action, but it still made for a solid main event that ended with loveable underdog Miyoshi falling to the champion's Senton Bomb finisher.

Rating: 57
Individual performances: Lotus 54, Miyoshi 54
 

Show rating: 58

[willr0ck]

Great show! I like the idea of Lotus having a heater. Gives her some opportunities to do some real heel sh$t. Also happy to see you kicking some of that testosterone out of the building now that there are more woman who work the WQ style available. 

[DarK_RaideR]

I have willr0ck (and the editor) to thank for more ladies willing to do Japanese deathmatches now. The WEXXV alumni invasion angle had run its course anyway, especially since the men weren't eligible to win any of the belts. As for Ayasato, I'm very much in a Jade Cargill situation with her, she's got all the tools but is still a young lion. Keeping her at ringside, in tag matches and the occasional squash should help build her up properly. Same with the Bloody Hand newcomers who are still green (and unsafe) as hell, so expect to see them in crowded matches for a while. The only thing I'm sad about is the Gaijin Wrecking Crew, poor Morgan's stuck with a lame gimmick trying to build her pop up and Gross just isn't getting over, no matter what. At least Onryo's saddled with a rookie that does have potential. Oh well, stay tuned to find out what happens.

[DarK_RaideR]

Cry of War
Saturday, Week 2, May 2022
Sendai, Tohoku Region, 1.341 fans in attendance (22.667 viewers on WrestleWorld Japan)

 

Cannibal Crew & Unholy Demon Army vs The Hooligan Sisters & Gaijin Wrecking Crew

Pretty typical Japanese undercard multi-woman match, what was strange here -given the promotion and participants- was the fact it mostly involved pure wrestling. Not even intentional chaos to mask any shortcomings of those involved, it was either a showcase bout meant to prove they can actually wrestle or a sink-or-swim situation to determine who'll end up on the chopping board. As the rookie in the mix, Oni ended up taking the fall after Morgan hit her with "Mouth of Madness" Electric Chair Facebuster, likely a forgettable match but one that'll certainly give the Internet Wrestling Community something to talk about for quite a while.
Rating: 49
Individual performances: Gross 34, Morgan 34, Helena 52, Hannah 53, Oni 29, Onryo 48, Maneater 41, Etelka 48

The Bloody Hand was out next, minus Piper Hale, as this was all about Dr. Yumaniac introducing the three newcomers: 100% pure maniac Annibelle The Cannabelle, Madman Boone's only child Jessica (truly, the apple didn't fall far from the tree there) and Stabby The Clown, hailing from a long line of homicidal clowns, most notable being her brother Magwitch, who hardcore fans might know from PSW and GSW in the East and West coasts of America respectively.

Rating: 33

 

Trios match

w/

Pinky Perez & The Caribbean Angels vs The Bloody Hand (with Dr. Yumaniac)

After the introductions, Dr. Yumaniac stuck around at ringside to see her three new recruits go up against the lucha team of Perez and the Carribean Angels. What could have been an extreme clash of styles ended up as a pretty basic wrestling match, if not for the hype and characters of the newcomers who were mostly limited to doing basic moves while playing up their respective characters. The finish was pretty entertaining though (or horrifying, depending on your point of view) because Annibelle pulled out an actual meat knife from her boot and threatened to stab anyone in range, thus clearing enough space for her to pin a nigh-unconscious Miss Havana without anyone breaking up the cover.
Rating: 44
Individual performances: LSJ 60, Havana 41, Perez 62, Stabby 21, Boone 30, Annibelle 28

 

Lady Lotus & Shion Ayasato vs Ai Kon & Petra Forsberg

In-ring debuts for both Ayasato and Ai Kon, who turned out to be pretty solid workers by the end of the match. Combined with Forsberg's improvement and consistency, there could be promise in this new team, while Ayasato did her part with basic power moves, letting her employer hit the more spectacular of aerial moves, as well as the Senton Bomb to score the pin over Forsberg.

Rating: 55
Individual performances: Ayasato 33, Lotus 62, Ai Kon 55, Forsberg 41

WQ2020 Internet title match

Rika Tsujimura vs Nami Genda

Should come as no surprise these two worked an absolute spotfest. Genda perfectly played the role of the underdog both when selling her opponent's stiff offence as well as when she hit her high risk moves. Tsujimura on her part stuck to classic heel wrestling, switching it up between strikes, submissions and a good chunk of taunting, whether it was directed at the audience or her challenger. The turning point of the match was when Genda took a chance and Tsujimura reversed the move mid-air into a backbreaker on her knee. From there, she had full control to build up to her Running Knee Bomb for the pin, marking her second successful defence of the WQ2020 Internet title.

Rating: 52
Individual performances: Tsujimura 48, Genda 49

Triple Threat match

Ai Takami vs Emiko Miyoshi vs Ramona Diaz

Plenty of new faces in WQ2020 lately, but this one got properly promoted prior to the show and fans were ecstatic to see the debut of a Diaz family member. A classic powerhouse, Ramona hit her big moves and her feet rarely ever left the mat, while Miyoshi perfectly played up their difference in styles every time she was involved in a sequence with the newcomer. Takami probably wasn't as hard pressed to put Diaz over, but somehow this vibe between them made for some super stiff shots, many of which seemed to be legit shooting instead of worked spots, even receipts. By the time Diaz put Takami in a Guillotine Choke for the tap, it almost felt like a shoot fight, or like she was trying to get her back in line. Might be the start of a storyline, might be legitimate heat between the two, the only thing sure is this match will be the source of much controversy in the near future.

Rating: 56
Individual performances: Takami 42, Miyoshi 54, Diaz 58

WQ2020 Queen of the Deathmatch 1.000 Light Tubes title match

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Monster Ishimura vs Kitsune Danger (with Fujiko Mushashibo)

Despite Death Triangle imploding last month in that three way match, Mushashibo seconded Danger to the ring for the main event, proving their real life friendship is stronger than anything. Announcers also played up the fact that Mushashibo herself is a former holder of the title but still didn't seem to be envious, which in turn segwayed into the realization that both Mushashibo and Majima were former champions, but Kitsune Danger's never held a singles title, so this could be her big night. This more or less set up the tone of the match, which otherwise played out as a classic David vs Goliath story as Danger used every trick in her twisted mind to bring the fight to her much larger opponent.

It was the presence of Majima however that proved to be the deciding factor in this contest. Majima marched out and burst into a tirade about Mushashibo's presence in this match and how the two friends always held her back, which of course started an argument that quickly got physical. For a brief moment, it looked like a tornado tag team match, with action in and outside the ring, but it all boiled down to a single decision when Danger found herself perched on the top rope: dive towards Ishimura and hopefully win the title match, or dive out to save Mushashibo from the onslaught. Danger chose the latter, which made for a spectacular spot as she literally threw her body in the way of a light tube swing, taking the blow meant for Mushashibo and crashing hard on the ground outside, which had already been littered with dust and broken glass. Mushashibo fell on top of her friend to check up on her, which gave Majima an opening for a Cradle DDT onto the ground. With the field cleared, Majima rolled Danger into the ring, essentially serving her on a silver platter to Ishimura, who delivered her finisher and scored the pin to retain.
Rating: 59
Individual performances: Ishimura 38, Danger 75
 

Show rating: 54

[willr0ck]

I can't have a diary w/my mod using a RV generic title now can I. Bam...

 

 

[DarK_RaideR]

Queen’s Quest
Sunday, Week 2, June 2022
Sendai, Tohoku Region, 1.277 fans in attendance (24.755 viewers on WrestleWorld Japan)

 

Ai Kon & Petra Forsberg vs Mizucore & Hiroko Iha

There is no two ways about it, this match was bad. Might have flown in the early days of WQ2020, but given the standard of performance set up to this point, it did not sit right. Kudos to Forsberg for effort and improvement, as well as Ai Kon for a surprisingly good performance, but Mizucore and Iha were just terrible. Yes this match had to happen to establish Forsberg leaving the Idol Queens, but hopefully that bit ends here and won't turn into a full blown storyline. Ideally, Mizu and Iha's defeat could be a great way to write them off, if not permanently, at least until they can hold their on between the ropes.

Rating: 43
Individual performances: Forsberg 35, Ai Kon 52, Mizucore 31, Iha 20

Ladder match for the WQ2020 Internet title

Rika Tsujimura vs Pinky Perez

A Ladder match always signals the bout will be full of spots and perhaps some nasty violence if the ladder itself is used as a weapon. This was just the case here and things were elevated further by the stellar chemistry these two competitors displayed in their match. Yes there were the usual Tsujimura shenanigans of her cheating or antagonizing the fans, there were the athletic high flying moves of Perez but perhaps the moment that truly encapsulates these two was when Tsujimura hit a high knee kitchen sink and the running Perez took it with such grace, she used her momentum to flip inside out, something wrestlers usually do to sell a clothesline. The two ended up fighting on top of the ladder from opposing sides and in another showcase of her nasty character, Tsujimura messed with her opponent's mask to blind her, then pulled her hair to knock her off and clear the way to capture the belt hanging just above to retain.

Rating: 58
Individual performances: Tsujimura 52, Perez 62

 

WQ2020 Blood Sisters titles match

Hooligan Sisters vs Carribean Angels

After the spectacular ladder match, fans needed a moment to catch their breath and these two teams caught wind of it, making sure to start slow. Lady San Juan started for her team, playing up her power as the unmovable object who absorbed the blows, while Hannah and Helena took their cautious potshots trying to find a crack in the armor. They even tried some proper wrestling moves, showcasing their technique and development, but of course that's not what the fans expected to see from these teams. Once things had simmered down a bit, the Hooligan Sisters kicked things into next gear, returning to her usual hardcore antics and dirty tricks to take down Miss Havana. This of course built up to the LSJ hot tag and a false finish, a comeback from the sisters leading to a new hot tag, this time for Miss Havana and the big finish of the match: just as Helena managed to rescue Hannah from a Cuban Crab submission, she was setting up for the Penalty Kick but Miss Havana caught the leg and rolled into a small package for the three count. New champions!
Rating: 53
Individual performances: Helena 56, Hannah 55, LSJ 57, Havana 38

Light Tube Deathmatch

w/

Naoko Majima vs Fujiko Mushashibo (with Kitsune Danger)

An early candidate for match of the night, given the popularity of those involved, the story between them and their absolute willingness to sacrifice their bodies in the most suicidal of ways. The drama was amped up by Kitsune Danger seconding her BFF, all taped up after the hit she took in last month's main event when she dove to get in the way and save Mushashibo from a light tube swing. Between that reminder and making this too a light tube deathmatch, all the pieces were in place. Furthermore, Majima and Mushashibo are cut from the same cloth and just gel as opponents, which made the match even greater, on top of the huge bumps they both took to pop the fans. Mirroring Etelka the Hun's infamous scissor board spot, Majima pulled out a board with broken light tubes set up like spikes -a visual that would have sparked them "You sick f**k" chants in the West- and superplexed Mushashibo onto it, yet couldn't crawl for the cover afterwards as her back also took part of the blow. As if that wasn't insane enough, Danger began setting up some contraption at ringside, when she set up a table, then started laying out light tubes slightly on top of it, trying to balance them between the ring apron and the barricade she'd pulled forward. Majima, firmly in control of the match at that point, felt safe enough to leave the ring and attack Danger adding insult to injury, but that was the cue for the big reveal, as Kitsune Danger fought back, whether because she wasn't as badly hurt as she appeared to be, because of her fighting spirit or a combination of both. Majima had to retreat to the ring, barely escaping a Kajahara Claw that Danger teased to pop the fans but never got to deliver, only for Mushashibo to catch her with a Fujiko Valentine for the three count, then put her on top of Danger's contraption for good measure and hit a Frog Splash to the outside, driving both women through a cloud of dust, glass and wood splinters.

Rating: 59
Individual performances: Mushashibo 56, Majima 64

WQ2020 Queen of the Deathmatch title bout

Monster Ishimura vs Dr. Yumaniac

There was no topping the previous match, still Ishimura and Yumaniac did their best to rise to the occasion of a title contest. However, this was never meant to be a straightforward bout.

All four of Dr. Yumaniac's lackeys marched out to the ring and they used their numbers advantage to have one of them distract the ref while the others would run interference. It didn't exactly make for great wrestling, but it did provide the challenger with an advantage to counterbalance the champion's sheer size and power. Furthermore, all this interference messed with the flow of the match, which impacted the in-ring action but at the same time really generated fan hatred for the Bloody Hand, a reaction that's never truly been achieved in the past as audience members still had respect for the WEXXV veterans. In that sense, the match achieved its purpose and the booking went all the way with it, with Dr. Yumaniac eventually slaying the monster to become the new WQ2020 Queen Of The Deathmatch.
Rating: 47
Individual performances: Ishimura 42, Yumaniac 57

WQ2020 Queen’s Heart title match

w/

Ramona Diaz vs Lady Lotus (with Shion Ayasato)

There is no question Ramona Diaz came into the company with much fanfare and her spectacular (main show) WQ2020 debut showed she's both way more talented, skilled and popular than her age and experience would suggest. That said, she found herself main eventing a show in a title match already and as if that wasn't enough, the two women wrestled it at a frantic pace. At first, it seemed as though Lady Lotus was taking advantage of her speed and agility, maybe even trying to burn up her opponent's stamina early, but as soon as Diaz caught her mid-air to roll back into a german suplex, then launched a barrage of big moves, it was clear this was going to be the tempo of the match, from start to finish. This also achieved two very important goals, on one hand showcasing newcomer Diaz as a big league star that could legitimately beat the champion, on the other giving Ayasato reason to interfere and even the odds whenever she was able. This frustrated Diaz just enough to throw her off her game and although Ayasato was not involved in the finish, she'd done her part to create an opening for Lady Lotus to build up some offence, leading to a high flying Senton Bomb for the three count.

Rating: 64
Individual performances: Lotus 60, Diaz 60

 

Show rating: 58

[DarK_RaideR]

Sendai, Japan. First days of August 2022

 

"I got some news you won't like. We need to talk"

 

I raised my head from the jumbled mess of papers and notes to see a rather unusual group standing in front of the table I was using as my desk. For the life of me, I couldn't even begin to imagine what they all had in common for them to show up with that statement. To make matters worse, Fujiko was in a playful mood and wanted to give me three guesses as to what the matter was. Probably her way of lightening the mood before dropping the bomb. The delay and fooling around was only messing me up, I'd rather have it blunt and straightforward, but I knew her well enough to understand her good intentions.

 

"Well, let me think what you three have in common..." I began, trying to assemble my thoughts. "You're not all in the same division, so it's not about that. One has a title, one just lost it and the other one isn't involved in the title picture, so you're not here to complain either... I dunno, you want a raise or something?" Mushashibo lowered one of the three fingers she was holding up.

 

"Uhm... don't think Lady Lotus has ever been injured working for us and she's not doing deathmatches, so it's not about safety... D'you get new boyfriends? I know Ishi's still dating Makioka, but I'm not bringing men back in, I struggled hard to write them out and it was only out of necessity..." my voice trailed off as Mushashibo lowered another finger.

 

"We're your new Holy Trinity. Or Four Pillars of Heaven if you want to include yourself, I suppose" Lady Lotus finally got to the damn point. So this was about their push after all? Weird, I knew she was a bit self-centered, but she'd held onto that title forever and all three of them were heavily featured already...

 

"There's talk in the locker room" Ishimura chipped in. "Some of the girls have already received calls from Karube or Ogiwara. Written contracts, exclusive. Pay per month, not per show, guaranteed."

 

Suddenly, the pieces all fell into place. All three of them had walked out of 5SSW and they knew as much as I did, we wouldn't stand a chance if we were to start a bidding war.

 

But we could just start a plain old fashioned war...