Akira Hokuto always looks so cool...

this is less than a minute into the match

The way Hokuto keeps slipping out of Meiko's submission attempts and locking in her own shit is such a great way to emphasize the difference in experience between the two.

lord

holy SHIT the ending, Meiko surviving on pure guts and will is the most young fiery kid vs. veteran ending there could ever be

hell

Don't know the date this happened, but it's pretty good (not wall-to-wall head drops like my gif may make it seem lol)

watching a different match, and not to distract from more joshi wrestling, but i have to highlight the extremely early 1980s suits the announcers are wearing

ok back to WHAT

there is straight up stabbing happening in this match now

more yumi ikeshita going straight to the top of my must watch list, she's incredible in this match. really cool, vicious technical wrestling to begin and then she flips a switch and becomes a serial killer. amazing

everyone dies, nobody's safe

that's all for today, will try to keep up this thread as I watch older joshi wrestling every so often; there is a whole hell of a lot I have never seen, so look forward to that

Yumi Ikeshita throwing Nancy Kumi's face and throat into the point of her boot

This is pretty good, though I'm not certain why the winner actually won the match.

From the promo package for this 2001 Aja Kong/Meiko Satomura match

It's on

Aja Kong not messing around

Like 95% of Aja Kong's offense in this match so far has been murder moves

This is basically a big ass kaiju fight

this poor ref is going to have a hell of a time keeping order between aja kong and yumiko hotta

aja kong in a particularly violent mood for this match

every other move in this match is an absolutely horrifying kick to the face

OK now that I'm hearing him shout "STOP STOP STOP" I'm realizing the ref is a 25 years younger Daichi Murayama

yumiko hotta hates faces

this match is WILD, pretty sure I spent half the runtime flinching

hell of a backbreaker

Pretty cool match featuring a young Jaguar Yokota

Finally continuing this thread after a couple of months! Today I'm watching Devil Masami vs. Chigusa Nagayo from 1985 AJW.

happy valentine's day to Chigusa Nagayo only #AJW

I'm nearly 20 minutes into the match and I don't think the crowd has stopped yelling for Chigusa for more than a few seconds at a time #AJW

they're just popping each other in the face now #AJW

Not a match finish I'm typically a fan of, but it works well here because they emphasized how physically exhausting the match was for both competitors. They expended so much energy fighting on the mat and later on big moves and strikes to keep a slim advantage. #AJW

Cool start to this match #AJW

this match rules #AJW

well every tag match ever is boring after watching this

don't think I've seen Aja Kong do this before #gaea

Interesting watching this match having already seen the one where Meiko actually beats Aja for the title. You see what carries Meiko through (her persistence and pure guts and will), but the problem is that she gets such an ass kicking here that she fades at the end #gaea

Aja Kong takes like 85% of the match, which is not a criticism so much as noting the hill Meiko had to climb to beat such a monster #gaea

continuing this thread with bull nakano #AJW

Mitsuko Nishiwaki starts the fight and then just eats shit on the floor #AJW

dead #AJW

bull nakano too cool #AJW

bull dumping young up-and-comer manami toyota onto her head #AJW

cannot stress enough how much manami toyota dies in this match #AJW

akira hokuto not having a good time against bull nakano #AJW

it's getting real now #AJW

i can't believe akira hokuto is fucking dead #AJW

this is good, akira hokuto dragging her broken ass body everywhere so that she can get off some big offense against bull is that good babyface shit #AJW

daichi is baby here #AJW

fans throwing streamers as bull nakano and aja kong brawl through korakuen hall fuckin RULES #AJW

young kyoko inoue getting wild #AJW

this match slowed down a bit too much and became a normal-ish match at the end, but the first two-thirds are so wild and totally worth watching #AJW

Aja Kong has the Stanley Kubrick stare going while her head is being shaved #AJW

Chigusa Nagayo extremely not happy with Sonoko Kato kicking her so much #GAEA

sonoko is trying her best #GAEA

#GAEA

Sonoko going a bit harder a little more than a year later #GAEA

Etsuko Mita daring Sonoko to step to her #GAEA

some flying from LCO #GAEA

good ass nearfall here #GAEA

this is a blast, love to see the kids fighting against the odds #GAEA

Thread continues today starting with 1992 LCO

Bull Nakano was not especially after being whacked with a chair to begin the match #AJW

Etsuko Mita gets planted on her ass later on #AJW

everyone has just decided that mita has gotta die #AJW

mima shimoda says "i will fight bull nakano." it goes poorly #AJW

lord #AJW

This match is a super fun time. They show early on who can kick whose ass among each team, and from there it's very frantic energy without feeling like they're just doing moves for no reason. #AJW

Akira Hokuto comes to JWP to take on Mayumi Ozaki #JWP

Not sure how far along she is to becoming Evil Hell Witch Ozaki here, but Ozaki is stomping the hell out of Hokuto's knee #JWP

Young Ozaki's dives look like she will wreck someone or actually die herself, and nothing in between #JWP

Ozaki powerbombs Hokuto on the floor and then gets in the ring to mock her with squats lol #JWP

Hokuto gets her payback #JWP

DANGEROUS #JWP

Good time match #JWP

KAORU can probably do this in 2020, right? #FMW

Jaguar Yokota pulling out some wild shit for 1984 #AJW

good lord, this giant swing from lioness asuka #AJW

Kyoko Inoue fighting her ass off against a bloodied up Bull Nakano #AJW

Watching more classic joshi wrestling today! Here's a moonsault combo from Esther Moreno and Manami Toyota #AJW

this was pretty cool #AJW

i can't believe manami toyota is fucking dead #AJW

this match is pretty great, made me want to seek out more esther moreno matches if possible #AJW

this moonsault just as dangerous to akira hokuto as it is to aja kong #AJW

aja kong's reaction to getting kicked in the head #AJW

the extremely rare i can't believe aja kong is fucking dead #AJW

young daichi's mullet #AJW

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WHBB54CXmCpJJNPQdHXNJj5s0hMGUanR/view this is the AJW Classics episode with the two matches I just watched btw

Suzuka Minami jumps off the top rope and boots Akira Hokuto in the face #AJW

this DDT, damn #AJW

northern lights bomb #AJW

this match rules, pre-total makeover Akira Hokuto is pretty great, too! #AJW

match has not started and aja kong is wreaking havoc in the crowd #AJW

I know why it probably couldn't happen today, but Aja Kong and Bull Nakano brawling and throwing shit at each other in the middle of a crowd running for their lives is incredible #AJW

this felt raw as hell #AJW

aja kong is always watching #AJW

literally yelled "JESUS" when this happened #AJW

some bits here and there I didn't like, but overall the way they paced it and kept the urgency consistently high and ended at exactly the right time made this match so good #AJW

aja kong vs. bull nakano for the top title, hell yes #AJW

Bull pulling out everything she can here #AJW

Toshiyo Yamada really stepping to Bull to begin this match #AJW

Think this is the first, or one of the first, matches Akira Hokuto had after dramatically changing her look (though she's still growing her hair out) #AJW

Etsuko Mita has been pestering Aja Kong this whole match; she must now pay the price #AJW

Dynamite Kansai and Hikari Fukuoka get tossed into the guardrail at about the same time and it just explodes lol #JWP

the crowd is gasping in horror at kansai lighting ozaki up #JWP

this was pretty scary #JWP

Match is pretty good! Main event of what is I believe considered JWP's real debut show.

Back in AJW, Toshiyo Yamada also has some nasty kicks #AJW

fun bit with hokuto and kyoko inoue hitting each other's finishers on toyota and yamada #AJW

always a fan of people running in from out of frame to hit a dropkick #AJW

think kansai is a bit upset at ozaki #JWP

very rare show of respect from Aja Kong #AJW

This tag team is functioning much like I thought it would #AJW

Akira Hokuto must die #AJW

good nearfall #AJW

good lord #AJW

this match is getting wild #AJW

this match is a total blast, good as hell underdog story #AJW

Akira Hokuto does not react well to being slapped #AJW

hokuto blocking kyoko's springboard elbow, yikes #AJW

back to the classic joshi wrestling, watching a match that is slightly famous #AJW

Ozaki is so much smaller and easier to throw around than everyone in this match #AJW

ouch #AJW

Kansai uses Yamada's second fall strategy of "wreck opponent with a bunch of suplexes all in a row" and points at Yamada to mock her #AJW

ozaki stomping hands whenever she gets the chance #AJW

Hotta hunting heads #JWP

Hotta is such an asshole in this match lol #JWP

Rookie protector Ozaki??? #JWP

jesus christ hotta #JWP

this match is SUCH a blast, interpromotional hate tag is truly a reliable formula #JWP

Hotta really going for it against Dynamite Kansai #JWP

think ozaki is still mad about the last match #JWP

hotta out to commit a damn murder here #JWP

probably goes too long and I think has at least one big kickout too many, but still a very fun time #JWP

Like this pin attempt #AJW

Bull Nakano and Aja Kong decide to REALLY test the strength of Manami Toyota's neck #AJW

damn #AJW

this match getting good as hell #AJW

This grin on Harley Saito's face as she's wrenching Mima Shimoda's knee before Akira Hokuto comes in to slap the hell out of her #AJW

the japanese table will NEVER break #AJW

very fun match, some good ol' interpromotional anger here #AJW

good bye, ozaki #AJW

please hotta don't hurt 'em #AJW

dead #AJW

big topes #AJW

Continuing with Dreamslam, it's Devil Masami vs. Chigusa Nagayo! #AJW

good to see both of them back again #AJW

this is how this match STARTS #AJW

this tombstone did not go as planned for hokuto #AJW

this match has been wild #AJW

yeah, this one is an all-timer, lord #AJW

never ignore aja kong #AJW

this match is really making me want a kandori-kong match #AJW

kandori taunting aja kong like "look into my fucking eyes while i rip your partner's arm out" is incredible #AJW

watching the second of the Toyota/Yamada vs. Kansai/Ozaki trilogy, which I've never seen before, and it starts with a bang #AJW

the sudden shifts in offense are quite good #AJW

this second fall has been wild #AJW

HOLY SHIT #AJW

i can't believe manami toyota is fucking dead #AJW

WAIT I WAS ONE TWEET TOO EARLY #AJW

no matter how many times I see it, Manami Toyota leaping onto the ropes like this is always going to blow my mind #AJW

DEAD #AJW

yet again, don't mess with aja kong #JWP