We Are Seishin #1 Results

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

We are Seishin #1

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo

The Seishin cameras open inside the famous Korakuen Hall inside Tokyo Dome City, where a sold-out crowd of two thousand wrestling fans are seated and waiting patiently for the first ever edition of We Are Seishin to begin. Suddenly, the hall’s speakers filled the venue with the gentle notes of “Ai Wo Torimodose” by Faylan, prompting the fans present to cheer. Moments later, and the song picked up the pace, and Mariko Inoue, one of the founders and general manager of Seishin steps through the curtain with a smile on her face. She was dressed like a supermodel, a black flowing dress and open-toed heels, and jewelry that only made her all the more dazzling.

Keiji Mikami: “Good evening to everybody watching, and welcome to the first ever edition of We are Seishin, here at the Korakuen Hall here in Tokyo! I’m Mikami Keiji, here to call the action along with my broadcast partner Takahashi Tomoko!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Mikami-san, thank you for the introduction. In spite of all the models pretending to be wrestlers here in Seishin, tonight just might be a good night.”

Keiji Mikami: “Your thoughts on our roster aside, we have Mariko Inoue, Seishin’s general manager coming down to the ring and she looks amazing!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “She looks just like she did back when she was a joshi, like a damn model looking pretty for the cameras. I remember when she first started, and let me tell you she was addicted to attention, just like everyone else on the Seishin roster, all ‘look at me, look at me!’ Barring a few individuals, of course.”

The general manager flashed the crowds a bright smile and blew them all a kiss before making her way down the aisle, climbing the ring stairs as soon as she approached them. She slipped through the ropes held open by a member of the ring crew for her, and as soon as she stepped in the ring Mariko blew the crowds another kiss just before she was given a microphone by another member of the ring crew. With mic in hand, she gave the fans a respectful bow and another bright smile.

As soon as her music faded to silence, the general manager of Seishin brought the mic to her lips and began to speak.

Mariko Inoue: “Good evening!”

Mariko was met with a chorus of clapping and cheering.

Mariko Inoue: “You know…if you asked me six months ago that I would help found and then run my own puroresu promotion, I would have laughed it off as some kind of joke. When I retired back in May, I was more than happy to enjoy the fruits of my career, spend time with my husband…reap the benefits of all those gravure DVDs with me in them.”

Mariko laughed at her small joke.

Mariko Inoue: “But then I was approached by a man with a dream. Toru Hyuga-san of the Hyuga Foundation came to me about building this, all of this…a promotion dedicated to the beauty of our roster, as well as their wrestling talent. Hyuga-san and I have worked to assemble the most talented joshi across Japan and beyond, and in the space of just a few short months…here we all are.”

The crowds filled the hall with another chorus of cheers and clapping.

Mariko Inoue: "In the Japanese language, the word ‘Seishin’ means psyche; the soul, the spirit, and the will. In Seishin I see the soul of joshi puroresu in its fans, the fighting spirit of its roster, and the will to one day be the best joshi promotion in the world. Ladies and gentlemen…”

Mariko paused in her speech for just a few moments, and she smiled brightly before bringing the microphone back to her lips.

Mariko Inoue: “We…are Seishin."

And with that Korakuen Hall erupted in a thunderous roar of cheering. Mariko smiled at the fans with pride for her baby, her promotion. She slipped out of the ring and made her way back to the backstage area but before she passed through the curtain, Mariko turned back to the fans and held the mic back up.

Mariko Inoue: “Enjoy the show, everybody!”

Match One

Kawashojo Senshi vs. Brazilian Beauties

Tag Team Match

Written By: [GM] Mariko Inoue

Masami Ishikawa: “Ladies and gentlemen, this match is a tag team match set for one fall, with a twenty minute time limit.”

The opening notes of Hideyuki Fukasawa's "Theme of Cammy" blasted through the venue's speakers and the fans went wild, cheering loudly for the Japanese sensations that were Kawaishojo Senshi, the Cute Girl Warriors.

The cameras pan around the arena, taking in shots of the cheering fans until one of them zoomed in and caught sight of REINA Reiko and the Blue Star Warrior, Hiroyo Sato, standing at the top of one of the aisles. They were smiling and waving at the camera before they began their descent down to the ring, slapping hands with the fans.

Hiroyo and Reiko continued their descent down the stairs until they reached the guardrail, climbing over it quickly. As soon as they climbed over the guardrail, Hiroyo then climbed the nearest ringpost and waved a finger across the crowds as soon as she reached the top, a gesture that was greeted with a massive cheer from the fans. Reiko did the same with one of the other ringposts, waving at the crowd with a bright smile.

The two girls then jumped off their respective ringposts and landed on their feet in the ring. They then made their way to their corner as the music cuts out, waiting for the match to begin.

Keiji Mikami: “Here is Kawaishojo Senshi, REINA Reiko and Hiroyo Sato, from Yokohama and Sendai, respectively.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Look at these two. They’re all candy and rainbows in that ring. Let’s see if that’ll last.”

Joanna exits from behind the curtain and bangs her chest and lets out a loud roar then runs down to the ring, and if there is an opponent already in the ring she will pace around the outside, staring at her opponent, stalking her prey like a jungle cat, she then slides into the ring, climbing the turnbuckles and banging her chest and letting out another loud roar.

Keiji Mikami: “And here is Joanna Tarzanna, the jungle girl all the way from Brazil.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “I don’t believe for a second that woman is from Brazil, Keiji. Her or her partner, Azola.”

Azola enters from behind the curtain and blows a kiss to the fans before she walks down to the ring, she slaps hands with the fans before she walks up the steel steps and enters the ring between the middle and top ropes.

Keiji Mikami: “And speaking of Azola, here she is! At 6’ and 160lbs, she is an intimidating sight to behold.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “What is that woman wearing, a bra and panties?! I thought this was a wrestling match, not a lingerie modelling show!”

The hall went dead silent as both teams took to their corners, and Masami Ishikawa stood in the centre of the ring with her microphone in her hands.

Masami Ishikawa: “Introducing first, in the red corner from Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture and weighing in at 117lbs…the Blue Star Warrior, Sato Hiroyo! Also, from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture and weighing in at 117lbs…REINA Reiko! Kawaishojo Senshi!!!”

The fans clapped and cheered, and the smaller team of Kawaishojo Senshi raised their arms in their corner as gold and sky blue streamers were tossed into the ring. It did not take long for the ring crew to remove the long streams of coloured paper from the ring.

Masami Ishikawa: “Their opponents, in the blue corner… First, from Sao Paulo, Brazil and weighing in at 160lbs…Azola! Her partner, from the Amazon Rainforest and weighing in at 185lbs…Joanna Tarzanna! The Brazilian Beauties!!!”

The Brazilian Beauties smiled and waved at the clapping fans as yellow and green coloured streamers flew from ringside. The ring announcer stepped out of the ring as the ring crew worked to clean the ring once again. A few moments later and the referee moved to the centre of the ring, as did Joanna Tarzanna and REINA Reiko. He said some words to the pair as their partners took their places outside the ring, and they both nodded back to him.

Ding! Ding!

Keiji Mikami: “And now our first match is underway! Who do you think will win this one, Takahashi-san?”

Tomoko Takahashi: “I’m calling a match between amazons and the Kawaii Gang. How could I possibly choose?! I am, of course, being sarcastic, here, Mikami-san.”

Keiji Mikami: “Of course.”

Joanna and Reiko circle one another in the centre of the ring until Reiko held her hand up, calling for a test of strength. Joanna gave Reiko a smile and did the same, but then she raised her hand even higher. So high, in fact, that the shorter Reiko could not possibly reach. Reiko dropped her arm and looked up at Joanna’s raised high above her. She jumped up to try and reach it, and again, but she was unable to grab the taller woman’s hand. Joanna just stood there with a smile on her face, as if the whole thing was some kind of joke.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Start the damn match already you damn models, stop playing around!”

As if on cue, Reiko planted a boot into Joanna’s gut, and then another. She landed a kick on one of Joanna’s long legs which made it buckle, and the Jungle Girl fell to one knee. With that, Reiko threaded her fingers with Joanna’s like she tried to do and exclaimed “I did it!” to the fans with a smile on her face. Joanna quickly recovered and grabbed Reiko’s other hand, threading her fingers with Reiko’s and standing up.

Keiji Mikami: “REINA Reiko wanted a test of strength with the Jungle Girl, and she’s going to get one!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Serves that little airhead right! Trying a test of strength with a woman twice your size…”

Joanna went back to her feet and wrenched Reiko’s hands and forced her to her knees, roaring in her face before gave Reiko a headbutt. She then lifted the smaller woman back to her feet and puched her to the ropes with an Irish whip. Reiko bounced off the ropes and was hit with a clubbing fist to the face, knocking her to the mat.

Keiji Mikami: “And it’s Joanna starting this strong…”

Joanna tagged in her partner, and Azola climbed through the ropes. She then proceeded to stomp her bare feet on Reiko’s abdomen a couple of times before picking her up, gave her a few slaps to the face and then tried an Irish whip of her own, about to knock her down with a clothesline when the smaller joshi returned to her but Reiko ducked under, bouncing off the ropes and then doing a cartwheel, and then a handspring, and then a dropkick to Azola’s knees, bringing the larger woman down.

Keiji Mikami: “Nice reversal from REINA Reiko!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Ehh, not bad.”

Reiko quickly recovered and ran to the ropes quickly dropping Azola again with another dropkick, this time to the face, before tagging in her partner. Hiroyo entered the ring, and Kawaishojo Senshi moved to lift Azola to her feet before hitting her with a double snap suplex, and then followed this with a double elbow drop onto the downed Azola.

They then flashed peace signs toward the clapping fans.

Tomoko Takakahashi: “Showboating in the middle of a match… Sometimes I miss the 90s.”

Keiji Mikami: “Why is that, Takahashi-san?”

Tomoko Takahashi: “You wouldn’t see that kind of behaviour in the ring in that day.”

Reiko slipped out of the ring, leaving Hiroyo to make the early pin. The referee dropped to his knees and began the three count.

1!

2!

But Azola got the shoulder up before three.

Keiji Mikami: “Sato trying the early pin and failing.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “And another thing about back in the day. We’d make sure our opponents wouldn’t be able to kick out of our pins. We’d destroy them first before even thinking of making the pin!”

Hiroyo turned her opponent over to her stomach and resumed with a fujiwara armbar, attacking Azola’s left arm. In between keeping the hold locked in, Hiroyo also drove her knee into Azola’s elbow to damage the arm further. She then picked the larger woman up and hit her in the face with a punch, and then a shoot kick to the side of her abdomen, and then a couple more punches before Hiroyo concluded with a Judo throw onto the mat. She went for the pin again.

1!

2!

And Azola kicked out again.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Word of advice, Young Girl: kick her ass before you pin her! Stupid model…”

Keiji Mikami: “You keep calling these women ‘models,’ Takahashi-san, why is that?”

Tomoko Takahashi: “They’re young, beautiful, like to show themselves off. Take the Kawaishojo Senshi, they’re part-time gravure idols. And Azola… Bra and panties? Need I say more, Mikami-san?”

Hiroyo moved to her team’s corner and tagged in Reiko.

Masami Ishikawa: “Five minutes have elapsed!”

Reiko climbs the ropes and balances onto the thick pad tied into the corner. She then leaps into the air and hits Azola with a frog splash.

Keiji Mikami: “Beautiful frog splash from REINA Reiko, showing off her background in lucha libre.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “So she can roll. Big deal. The only wrestling style worth a damn is Japanese strong style!”

Keiji Mikami: “Says the technical wrestler…”

Tomoko Takahashi: “What’s that?”

Keiji Mikami: “Nothing.”

Reiko twists Azola around with la magistral and the referee drops for the pin, but notices that the larger woman had her shoulder up, so he orders Reiko to release the pin. She does so, and then proceeds to hit Azola with a camel clutch, bending the larger woman backwards. Azola screamed in pain, and Joanna looked as if she wanted to surge into the ring and rip Reiko limb from limb.

The smaller woman had the clutch locked in for another minute or so before the Brazilian woman struggled to get onto her feet with Reiko still on her back. In an impressive feat of strength and under Reiko’s protest, Azola managed to get to her feet and bring an arm around Reiko’s neck before hitting the smaller woman with a Brazillian stunner.

And the fans clapped and cheered for the reversal.

Keiji Mikami: “Brilliant reversal from Azola!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “If she has any brains in her head, she’d tag in Joanna!”

And indeed that was her plan. Azola slowly tried to crawl over to her team’s corner, to Joanna. But so did Reiko try to crawl towards Hiroyo. It was a race to see who would reach their partner first, and the fans were cheering for both of them.

Azola got to her partner first, and Joanna was in the ring like a shot. Hiroyo was tagged in a second later, and she was hit with a hip toss from Joanna just as soon as she climbed in the ring. Hiroyo quickly got to her feet and was met with another hip toss from Joanna, and then she grabbed the fallen Hiroyo by the collar of her top and then decked her across the saw. Hiroyo was out like a light, and the Jungle Girl filled the hall with a savage roar that almost drowned out the cheers coming from the fans.

Keiji Mikami: “Joanna Tarzanna comes into the ring hot, and is looking to balance the odds in favour of the Brazilian Beauties!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Hey, Mikami-san, I wonder…if Joanna truly is a jungle girl as she claims, is Azola her Jane?”

Keiji Mikami: “…And Sato is down. It’s been said that the Blue Star Warrior has a glass jaw. We may have just seen that for ourselves!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Who in their right mind would want to be a wrestler if they can’t even take a punch? Idiot.”

Joanna continues to roar and beat her chest to the crowd at ringside, and a recovering Azola is cheering her on. While she was playing to the crowd, however, REINA Reiko was climbing to the top rope and she waited until Joanna turned around to face her. Azola saw Reiko on the ropes and warned Joanna. She turned, but was unable to do anything as the smaller woman leaped off the ropes and hit the Jungle Girl with a hurricanrana.

Masami Ishikawa: “Ten minutes have elapsed!”

Azola slipped in the ring with fury in her eyes, and she came at Reiko with a clothesline. Reiko ducked and then she ran for the ropes, she rebounded and as she came at the taller woman she hit her with a lariat, and the fans surged to their feet and filled the hall with a thunderous chorus of cheering and clapping as Azola rolled outside the ring, clutching her neck.

Keiji Mikami: “LARIATOOOOOOO!!!”

Joanna scrambled to her feet as Reiko helped Hiroyo to her feet and shook the stars that her partner was probably seeing. The Jungle Girl charged Kawaishojo Senshi, looking to take them both down but was met with a double dropkick from the two girls. Hiroyo backed into the corner, her eyes fixed on Joanna. Reiko’s eyes were fixed on Azola, who was recovering from the lariat at ringside. Reiko ran to the ropes behind her, bounced off and then she hit Azola with a plancha, and both women fell to the floor with a heavy thud.

Keiji Mikami: “Such elevation from REINA Reiko with the plancha! She is definitely making her fellow luchadoras proud, tonight!”

Hiroyo still stood in the corner, eying Joanna as she got to her feet. “KA-ME-HA-ME…!!!” she yelled while waving her arms around, before she hit the larger woman with a double palm thrust.

Tomoko Takahashi: “And a Kamahamehadouken! from the Blue Star Warrior…! She is definitely making Ryu and Goku proud, tonight!”

Keiji Mikami: “She said, sarcastically…”

Clutching her chest, Joanna scrambled back to her feet and then went for Hiroyo, throwing a punch that was wide off the mark as Hiroyo ducked under the taller woman’s fist and stepped behind her. She snaked her arms around Joanna’s and pressed her hands against the back of her head, lifting Joanna and hitting her with a devastating dragon suplex.

Keiji Mikami: “Star Destroyer from Sato! Kawaishojo has this match won!”

The referee drops to his knees and began his count.

1!

2!

3!

The bell rang and “Theme of Cammy” filled the hall, as did the cheers of the fans as Hiroyo climbed off of Joanna and hopped around with her arms outstretched and a smile of her face as she celebrated her team’s victory.

Masami Ishikawa: “Here are your winners by pinfall…Kawaishojo Senshi!!”

Reiko slipped through the ring ropes and then surged toward her tag team partner, and they wrapped their arms around one another in a tight hug, sharing the victory together.

Keiji Mikami: “And a huge congratulations to both REINA Reiko and the Blue Star Warrior! This was an incredible first match we had, Takahashi-san.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “It was alright, I suppose. We’ll have to see if the rest of this show is up to the same standard.”

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

Segment

The camera fades in. Merlot Ayano is sitting on a bench in the locker. She is already dressed in her ring attire. Merlot glances over at the camera and smiles a bit.



Merlot Ayano: This is the time everyone has been waiting for; I know I have been. Seishin is here, and it is now!



She cracks her knuckles.



Merlot Ayano: The time for my match is swiftly approaching. Merlot cannot tell you how much she has been anticipating this encounter. However, it’s kind of sad. I came into this match with a great deal of respect for Shura. Along the way though, Shura made sure that she killed that respect.



Merlot stretches her right arm a bit.



Merlot Ayano: My goal in this match is to break Shura. It didn’t have to come to this, but, it has. And, to be honest, I’m going to kind of enjoy it. You see, I’m doing Seishin a favor by going up against Shura. Heck, I’m doing all the joshis on this roster a favor. In Japan, sometimes there is this theory that because you are older, that you are good wrestler. Shura thinks this, you can tell by the way she talks. I’m no rookie―I’m going to bring the fight to Shura. I shall prove that she isn’t as good as she thinks she is. And when she is passed out on the mat, she will know the error of her ways.



Merlot stood up.



Merlot Ayano: Now, the time for talking is finished. It’s time for war. Please watch, and enjoy.



The camera fades out.

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

Match Two

Merlot Ayana vs. Shura

Singles Match

Written By: [GM] Mariko Inoue

Masami Ishikawa: “Ladies and gentlemen, this match is a singles match set for one fall, with a twenty minute time limit.”

“Burning White” by Crossfaith begins to kick into full force. The lights in the arena dim just a little bit. Pockets of fans begin to cheer throughout the arena.

The camera quickly cuts to a section of the audience, located somewhere close to the entrance ramp. Those fans are decked out in various “Ayano” merch and swag.

As the song’s guitars begin to blare, Merlot Ayano walks out from the back, dressed in her ring attire and a black and silver ring jacket. She peers out at the crowd for a moment before her eyes fixate on the ring. She cracks her neck before making her way down to the ring. Merlot bumps fists and interacts a bit with the “Ayano” section before making it to the base of the ring.

Merlot pats on her kickpads and wipes her boots before sliding into the ring. In the corner, she pulls on the ropes and stretches a bit. She then takes off her ring jacket and lifts up her arms―a portion of the fans cheer. She then goes back to the corner and waits for the bell to ring.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Merlot Ayano of the Ayano clan. Bunch of drunken idiots, if you ask me.”

Keiji Mikami: “She looks ready for a fight though."

Tomoko Takahashi: “I for one am looking more forward to seeing her opponent in action.”

The fans release a long loud boo as "The Sun Rises" by Rei Kondo blasts through the speakers, filling the venue with peaceful and upbeat music that conveyed hope, a far cry from the woman who just moments later slips out through the backstage curtain.

Azumi Uematsu, the woman known as Shura, comes out with a sour look of determination on her face and a beautiful short kimono, red with golden and white highlights. She looks at the fans on either side of them with her hands on her hips, giving them all a look of disapproval at their booing before she decides to march to the ring with that same look of sour determination on her face. All business.

Shura climbs the ring steps and then walks across the apron to the middle of the ring, grasping the top rope as she bowed her head to the ring in reverence. After a few brief moments, Shura then slipped through the ring ropes and marched over to her corner to wait for the bell to ring so that she may teach her opponent some respect.

Keiji Mikami: “This is, of course, Azumi Uematsu, or perhaps better known as Shura. The twenty-year veteran from Fukuoka is glaring at Merlot Ayano.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “And with good reason, Mikami-san. That model over there made some comments about Shura on Twitter, questioning her sense of honour. Let me tell you something for nothing, I came from those same days as Shura did. Hell, she was my last opponent and I her first, and I happen to agree with her that puroresu has changed for the worst over the years. Go back twenty years ago and you’ll see what respect and honour looked like in the ring, and Shura is the only one in this company’s whole roster who still fights for those things!”

Keiji Mikami: “That’s…probably the most I’ve heard you say tonight.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Hmph…”

The hall went dead silent as both teams took to their corners, and Masami Ishikawa stood in the centre of the ring once again with her microphone in her hands.

Masami Ishikawa: “Introducing first, in the red corner from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture and weighing in at 150lbs…the Japanese Suplex Machine… Shura!!!”

The fans released another long boo for Shura as she took a couple of steps forward and then raised her arms as red and gold streamers were tossed into the ring, and then she returned to her corner and removed her kimono before handing it to a member of the ring crew. It wasn’t long before the streamers were cleared from the ring.

Masami Ishikawa: “And her opponent, in the blue corner… From Osaka, Osaka Prefecture and weighing in at 118lbs. Representing the Ayano Clan… ’Silent Rain’ Ayano Merlot!!”

Violet and grey coloured streamers flew from ringside, but Merlot did nothing. She just stood there, reclined against the large corner pad tied to the ropes. The ring announcer slipped out of the ring as the ring crew worked to clear the ring of the coloured streamers. A few moments later and the referee moved to the centre, as did Merlot and Shura who were glaring at one another. Eventually, Shura gave Merlot a respectful bow, while still glaring hotly at her. The referee asked both competitors if they were ready to begin and they both nodded back to him.

Ding! Ding!

Merlot and Shura circled one another in the ring, never taking their eyes off one another. Suddenly, they both lock up, attempting to get the upper hand over the other. It was Shura who got it, pulling Merlot into a tight headlock and then pushing her off to the ropes. Merlot rebounded, and was hit with an exploder suplex.

As soon as Merlot was onto the mat, Shura stood beside her with her arms crossed, looking at the fallen Ayano.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Shura starting this match strong! And I’m not surprised. When I first met that woman twenty years ago I said she could carry a cow over her head. Two decades has not changed that opinion!”

Shura backed away from Merlot for a couple of steps, her arms still crossed, as she allowed her opponent to get back to her feet. They locked up once again, and once again Shura gained the upper hand, stepping behind and holding Merlot with a waistlock. Merlot grabbed Shura’s wrists and struggled out of the hold and then putting her opponent in a wristlock. Shura winced for a brief moment before she rolled onto the mat and locked in a wristlock of her own, mere seconds before pulling Merlot into her arms and tossing her onto the mat with an overhead belly-to-belly suplex.

Keiji Mikami: “They do not call her the Japanese Suplex Machine for nothing!”

Shura quickly climbs to her feet pulling Merlot up with her by the head. She kicks her in the abdomen, causing her to stumble backwards. Shura then quickly fires a stiff roundhouse kick towards her head but Merlot managed to roll to the side and avoid the contact. Shura quickly turns around as the Ayano woman jumped to her feet but Shura sent her to the mat with a crushing chokeslam. Shura again grabbed Ayano and then she pulled her to her feet. She irish whipped her into the ropes and she charged after her as she rebounded and springing up with a lariat.

Keiji Mikami: “Lariat from Shura, and she is taking control of this match, Takahashi-san.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Well, Shura is no joke. She can and has competed with the best of them in her twenty years as a joshi. Models like Ayano are no match for her!”

With the Ayano girl grounded Shura stood above her once more to observe her fallen opponent for a few moments with a smirk on her face. She then dragged Ayano back to her feet but before she could inflict more damage onto her, Merlot shot out with a stiff yakuza kick to the side of Shura's head, which sent her stumbling over to the ropes.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Ouch! That had to hurt.”

Keiji Mikami: “Excellent reversal from Ayano!”

Merlot shook away the effects of the lariat she suffered. Noticing Shura shaking cobwebs of her own against the ropes, she turned and ran at the ropes. As she rebounded Merlot rushed her opponent and dove straight at her, forcing both to spill out of the ring, hitting the floor with heavy thuds.

Keiji Mikami: “Both women are out of the ring!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Thank you, Captain Obvious!”

As the fans cheered, the referee began the twenty-count.

1!

2!

3!

4!

5!

Shura and Merlot got to their feet and then began to brawl, exchanging fists with one another until Merlot responded with a swift boot to Shura’s abdomen, followed by a DDT onto the hard floor.

6!

7!

8!

9!

10!

Merlot dragged Shura to her feet and whipped her over to the nearest ringpost. The Anti-Model impacted the steel post hard, and Merlot quickly moved close to her. She grabbed Shura by the hair and then slammed her head against the steel.

Tomoko Takahashi: “What blatant disrespect for her better! I hope Shura beats some into her!”

Keiji Mikami: “Well, first she has to regain the advantage she had earlier in the match.

11!

12!

13!

14!

15!

Merlot noticed the referee counting, and with wide eyes hurried back into the ring before she was counted out. Shura was on one knee, holding her head and shaking the stars she was seeing away.

16!

17!

18!

19!

Before she was counted out and through pure instinct, Shura darted into the ring. She laid there on the mat, still clutching her head when Merlot dragged her closer to the centre of the ring, and then followed that with a stomp to the gut for good measure. She climbed the ropes and perched onto the corner mat, just before leaping into the air with a 450 splash, crashing down onto Shura.

She makes the cover.

1!

2!

But Shura got her shoulders up before the three count.

Masami Ishikawa: “Five minutes have elapsed!”

Merlot pulled the Japanese Suplex Machine to her feet and then slammed her forearm into Shura’s head several times, and then she followed with a devastating brainbuster. She straddled Shura’s hips and rained down the blows. Shura’s thick arms protected her head from most of the blows but a few did get through. Shura then began to fight back, matching Merlot’s blows with some of her own, and with her larger arms and strength advantage, Shura managed to fight Merlot off of her. The Ayano woman climbed off her opponent and then backed away, giving Shura the window needed to get to her own feet.

Her eyes smouldered at the sight of Merlot Ayano.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Man, Shura looks pissed! It serves that little twit right when she bashed her head in against the ring post!”

Keiji Mikami: “I think we’re about to see why they call Shura ‘that angry woman!’”

Shura locked up with Merlot, but that didn’t last long before she grabbed her opponent by the wrist and forcefully whipped her to the corner behind her, and with the Ayano girl pressed against the corner pad Shura rained down her assault, battering her with clubbing blows to the head and driving her knee into Merlot’s spine and kidneys.

Keiji Mikami: “Shura is on a rampage!”

Shura screamed angrily at the Ayano, and then she continued her onslaught. Moments later however, and Merlot caught the side of her head with a back elbow which made her stumble backwards. With this reprieve, Merlot hopped onto the second rope and springboarded off and hit Shura with a lariat, much to the delight of the fans. She got back up, and just as Shura rose to her knees, Merlot began an assault of her own, battering Shura’s chest with stiff shoot kicks, several of them, and then finished with a seemingly even stiffer shoot kick to Shura’s face.

The sound of the impact was heard throughout the hall, as well as the collective wince that came from the fans just before they clapped and cheered.

Masami Ishikawa: “Ten minutes have elapsed!”

Merlot went for another cover.

1!

2!

And Shura kicked out again.

Keiji Mikami: “Neither of these women will give up! They both want to win this match so bad!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Of course! Merlot asked to face Shura! She wanted Shura to give her the fight of her life and that is exactly what she is getting from the Japanese Suplex Machine. She won’t give up! Like, ever!”

Shura and Merlot struggled to their feet at roughly the same time. Merlot punched Shura, and Shura punched back. For several seconds that was all they did, exchanging blows, until Merlot kicked Shura in the abdomen and followed with a northern lights suplex. Shura hit the mat heavily, but she didn’t stay there. Merlot picked her back up but before she did anything else Shura grabbed both of the Ayano girl’s legs and forced her onto her back. With Merlot’s ankles in her hands, Shura threaded one of her legs in between and stepped over her midsection. She then wrapped Merlot’s legs around her thigh and then turned her over onto her stomach, locking in the Sasorigatame.

Keiji Mikami: “Sasorigatame! The scorpion hold, the sharpshooter, call it what you will…Shura calls it the end!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “I’m telling you, Mikami-san, Shura is absolutely lethal with the Sasorigatame. Absolutely lethal. Go make her submit, Shura!”

Merlot screamed in pain as her legs and spine were being wrenched by the woman on top of her. She tried to withstand the pain, at least long enough for her to crawl over to the ropes and force the break. She crawled and crawled, inch by inch, and all the while Shura kept the Sasorigateme firmly locked in. Merlot was almost there, only another few inches. She tried to reach, and her fingers were mere centimetres from the bottom rope but before she was able to grasp it Shura dragged her back to the centre of the ring and bent her back even further with the Sasorigatame.

Merlot was screaming once again, the pain too much to bear, and so she tapped out, signalling the referee to call for the bell and end the match. “The Sun Rises” fills the hall once again and Shura released the submission almost immediately after the bell had rang. She got to her feet and allowed the referee to raise her hand in victory before she slipped out of the ring, collected her red kimono, and then walked back to the backstage area without sharing her victory with the fans.

Masami Ishikawa: “Your winner by submission…Shura!!!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Yes! Congratulations, Uematsu-san! You’ve struck a blow for the old ways, today.”

Keiji Mikami: “Yes, congratulations to Shura on this victory, but Merlot Ayano can’t be counted out. She fought hard and it looked at times that she would come out on top.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “Yeah, well she didn’t. It was Shura who came out of this victorious and for Ayano’s sake I hope the respect Shura beat into her sticks!”

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

Match Three

Shihai Megami vs. Cherry Oliver

Singles Match

Written By: [GM] Mariko Inoue

Keiji Mikami: “Tonight has been a great night so far!”

Tomoko Takahashi: “It’s been okay. I can’t really complain, not after watching Shura in action. She was decent in the ring back when she was just a kid but she has just gotten better and better with age.”

The hall went silence once again as Masami Ishikawa returned to the ring with her latest announcement.

Masami Ishikawa: “Ladies and gentlemen, this match is a singles match set for one fall, with a twenty minute time limit.”

Shihai Megami enters in a lavish flowing robe that trails behind her, Katy Perry's 'International Smile' echoing throughout the arena. Attendants roll out a red carpet and shower flower petals for her to walk on as she walks the aisle with arms extended, looking back and forth at fans with an "above you all" smirk. Her helpers help remove her robe at ringside and she climbs into the ring, going to each turnbuckle and climbing, blowing mocking kisses before waving them away. She finally leans into one corner, awaiting the start of the match.

Keiji Mikami: “Here is Shihai Megami, the Young Girl from Nagoya. My, does she looks like an arrogant one.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “I don’t like her. One; she looks like a damn pageant girl which is probably worse than a model, somehow. And two; she’s a rookie acting like the sun shines out of her ass! This is the kind of attitude that Shura warned us about.”

The reggaeton beat of Selena Gomez's 'Like A Champion' takes over the arena's sound system. As a basic light show starts up and the vocalist sings the first few words of the lyrics, Cheerleader Cherry steps out. She strikes a pose near the entrance for a moment, then makes her way to the ring, slapping a few hands and ruffling the odd kid's hair along the way.

Tomoko Takahashi: “Merciful Buddha, what is that?!”

Keiji Mikami: “That is Cherry Oliver, from the United States. She is Megami’s opponent.”

Tomoko Takahashi: “That cheerleader?! A damn cheerleader… Models aren’t enough so Seishin hires some dumb blonde airhead in a cheerleader outfit. Somebody please shoot me, I don’t want to call this match!”

Cherry’s entrance theme died out, leaving the hall in deathly still silence just before Masami Ishikawa spoke.

Masami Ishikawa: “Introducing first, in the red corner from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and weighing in at 130lbs…Miss Universe… Megami Shihai!!!”

As black and white coloured streamers flew from ringside and into the centre of the ring, Shihai blew more mocking kisses at the booing fans.

Masami Ishikawa: “And her opponent in the blue corner, from Allen, Michigan in the United States and weighing in at 112lbs…Cherry Oliver!!”

“Whoooo!” exclaimed Cherry brightly and blew kisses of her own to the fans as streamers in two different shades of pink were tossed into the ring. As soon as the ring was clear of coloured paper, Masami stepped out and both competitors joined the referee in the centre of the ring. He asked if they were both ready, and as soon as they nodded in the affirmative he called for the bell.

Ding! Ding!

Shihai and Cherry circled each other in the centre of the ring. Shihai was taunting the American woman, getting her angry, and when she finally had enough Cherry Oliver kicked Shihai hard in the midsection before delivering a stiff fist to the side of her head rocking her backwards. Cherry steps forward driving a vicious uppercut to Miss Universe’s jaw that rocked her backwards even further.

Cherry then surged forward, jumping into the air and driving the sole of her boots into Shihai’s face with the dropkick, sending her crashing back into the corner mat.

Keiji Mikami: "Cherry Oliver with the hot start!"

Tomoko Takahashi: "I can’t believe a cheerleader of all people has the upper hand!"

With Shihai slouched in the corner, Cherry moved in lifting her opponent up and onto the thick corner pad. She then began to climb the ropes, going upward toward the top. Suddenly, Shihai drove a fist into Cherry’s head, stunning her for a brief moment. Cherry held onto the top rope desperately as Shihai continued driving her fist against the American's temple and cheekbone.

Finally, Shihai places her hand on Cherry's chest, shoving her from the corner. Her opponent hit the canvas hard, wincing as the back of her head collides with the mat. Shihai braced herself on the ropes and then she leapt into the air, dropping her elbow across the chest of Cherry Oliver.

Keiji Mikami: "A picture perfect elbow drop from Miss Universe."

Tomoko Takahashi: "And the cheerleader has lost the edge. How some dumb blonde managed it in the first place is a mystery, but I suppose that says something about Shihai Megami."

Shihai quickly pushed herself back to her feet, looking to keep the pressure on her opponent. She grabbed Cherry and then she pulled her up to her own feet, and then quickly kicking her in the midsection, and then hitting her with a European uppercut while she was doubled over. When Cherry went down, Shihai then applies a single leg Boston crab on her opponent, bending her backward. Shihai called out to the crowd mockingly before wrenching back hard.

Instead of keeping up the pressure, Shihai then quickly released the hold and then pushed Cherry onto her back before covering her.

1!

2!

And Cherry kicked out.

Keiji Mikami: "Near fall for Shihai Megami."

Tomoko Takahashi: "She had her in a submission hold...and then decides to pin her instead? What?"

Shihai rose to her feet and then she stomped down heavily onto Cherry’s chest. She then grabbed her opponent and pulled her up again backing her against the ropes and then followed with an Irish whip. As she rebounded, Cherry ducked under Shihai's Eurpoean uppercut attempt, side stepping her and then stopping dead in her tracks. Shihai spun around just in time to see her opponent knock her to the mat with an enzuigiri. The sound of the blow could be heard throughout the hall, even over the clapping fans.

Tomoko Takahashi: "...I must admit that was an impressive enzuigiri from the cheerleader."

Keiji Mikami: "That 'cheerleader'probably changed the course of the match with that kick!"

Masami Ishikawa: "Five minutes have elapsed!"

Both women slowly climbed to their feet, both feeling a little sluggish. As they reach their feet Cherry fired a forearm shot to the side of Shihai’s head. Shihai responds with right fist to her opponent's skull. They exchange back and forth, back and forth until Cherry kicked Shihai in the gut, putting an end to their back-and-forth. Cherry quickly turned her back on Miss Universe, reached back and grabbed Shihai by the hair before flipping her over with a hairmare.

Tomoko Takahashi: "And a hairmare from Cherry Oliver. How typically valley girl of her."

Keiji Mikami: "What do you mean?"

Tomoko Takahashi: "Pulling another girl's hair! Only children do that! Children and American valley girls who can't fight!"

Keiji Mikami: "That's stereotyping, Takahashi-san. And Cherry Oliver is from Michigan."

Tomoko Takahashi: "And your point is?"

As Shihai grabbed hold of the ropes and pulled herself up, Cherry turned and ran at the ropes on the opposite side of the ring. She bounced off and jumps into the air her foot flying at Shihai's chest with the cherry popper, the bicycle kick, but Miss Universe was ready for her. As Cherry's foot neared her, Shihai stepped to the side and Cherry's leg slipped past the top rope. Shihai clubbed Cherry across the head, stunning her long enough for her to tangle the cheerleader's leg into the ring ropes and then she knocked Cherry down.

The American girl hung upside down, almost in a tree of woe-type position, and she was in the perfect place for Shihai to kick her in the midsection repeatedly before the referee forced her to step back. As soon as Cherry was pulled free from the ropes, Shihai was quick on the cover.

1!

2!

And Cherry got her shoulders up before the three count.

Keiji Mikami: "And another near fall!"

Tomoko Takahashi: "Can't she just give up? The sight of that cheerleader is making me ill."

Masami Ishikawa: "Ten minutes have elapsed!"

Shihai pushed herself back to her feet, knowing she needs to capitalise on the advantage she had. As Cherry began to reach her feet, Shihai snaked one of her arms around Cherry's arm and pressed against the back of her head before Miss Universe lifted the cheerleader over and hit her with the tear from heaven before making the cover once again.

1!

2!

And once again Cherry Oliver kicked out of the pin.

Keiji Mikami: "You know, for a 'cheerleader,' there isn't much quit in this young gaijin woman."

Tomoko Takahashi: "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."

Again, both women scrambled to their feet, this time Cherry gaining the advantage as she jumps into the air this time nailing Shihai with the cherry popper.

Keiji Mikami: "Cherry Popper! God, the impact on that kick, Takahashi-san!"

Tomoko Takahashi: "Miss Universe is probably missing some teeth after that one! I don’t think she’ll doing any photoshoots any time soon!"

Cherry scrambled to her feet again and needed to press the advantage she now had. She made her way to the nearest corner, climbed the ropes until she stood perched onto the thick corner pad. She gave the cheering crowds a wave and a bright smile before she leapt high up in the air, gaining some impressive airtime before she came crashing down on Shihai with the diving elbow drop.

Keiji Mikami: "That was Cherry's Super Duper Awesome Elbow!"

Tomoko Takahashi: "Wait...is that what she calls it?"

Cherry makes the cover.

1!

2!

3!

The referee called for the bell, and Selena Gomez' "Like a Champion" filled Korakuen Hall alongside the fans' cheers. Cherry climbed off her opponent and bounced around with a huge grin on her face, exclaiming "OMG!!!" as she pressed her hands against her cheeks in astonishment.

Masami Ishikawa: "Here is your winner by pinfall...Cherry Oliver!!!"

Keiji Mikami: "She did it! Cherry Oliver is the winner!"

Tomoko Takahashi: "Well I guess stranger things have happened. Not that I wanted the pageant girl with the bad attitude to win, either, but I guess somebody had to."

The referee raised Cherry's hand in victory, and then he left the ring, leaving the American girl alone in her victory. She clapped ahppily and thanked all the fans for their support, even bowing to them, but her joy was short lived, for as she turned around Shihai Megami kicked Cherry in the face with the sideswipe, forcing the formerly cheering fans to boo her.

Tomoko Takahashi: "Looks to me like somebody's a sore loser."

Shihai then picked Cherry up and then lifted the cheerleader up across her shoulders before dropping her with the party crasher, kneeing Cherry in the face as she came down. Shihai said some choice words to the crowd and then she rubbed her fingers, making money signs before smirking arrogantly at the crowd. As Shihai taunted the crowd, a young blonde woman surged from the backstage area and slipped halfway through the ring. She grabbed Cherry by the wrist and then she dragged her out of the ring and out of harm’s way. As Shihai turned around, she saw Cherry being dragged backstage by the other blonde woman. Instead of following, Shihai smirked at them, and then she turned back around to take an imaginary selfie.

Keiji Mikami: "Who was that woman?"

Tomoko Takahashi: "I have no idea. She looked like an overgrown Barbie doll, though..."

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

Segment

The segment opened inside of a darkened venue, all lights dimmed but for the bright light that shone like the sun behind a young girl who wore an arrogant smirk on her face. She looked rather much like a saint, dressed in her white robe with the golden highlights. Her arms were stretched out as she slowly walked toward the camera. Championship belts hung from each arm, while a third belt hung from the girl’s waist.



Moments later, a voice began to speak from nowhere.

“A young wrestling prodigy…” 

The segment cut to a shot of the same girl, this time dressed in a black top and black shorts charging toward another woman kneeling in the ring, and as she drew near, the girl brutally drove her knee into her opponent’s face. The segment then cut to another shot, a close-up shot of the girl speaking in English to the camera in a conference room, her words subtitled in Japanese for convenience.



Saint Saito: “I’m seventeen years old and already a multi-time champion. And we’re talking big girl gold, here, too. How many of those ‘grown-up’ wrestlers can claim that?”



The segment cut to another shot of the girl in the ring, dressed in a red top and red leather pants. This time the girl was seated on the top rope about to be hit by her opponent. As her opponent threw her punch, the girl intercepted it, grabbing her arm by the wrist and falling back, locking in a kind of rope-hung juji-gatame.

“A child of two worlds… A scion of two wrestling families…” 

The segment cut back to the girl speaking in the conference room.



Saint Saito: “My dad…he is…Ross Saint, formerly of the Saint wrestling family who operated in California and Texas…”



The shot was replaced with black and white still shots of a tall, muscular and quite handsome American man in wrestling trunks, posing for the camera, and then other shots of the same man wrestling his opponents in the ring before the segment returned to the close-up shot of the girl.



Saint Saito: “And my mom, she is Emi Saito of the…I guess you’d call them ‘infamous’…Saito Sisters, alongside her twin Sumie…”



More black and white still shots replaced the young girl, this time of two attractive young Japanese women, each looking exactly alike as they did poses of their own for the camera. Those shots were then replaced with more shots of the twins, this time double-teaming their opponents in the ring.

“The New Ace of Joshi Puroresu!” 

The segment cut to several new shots of the young girl brutally driving her knee into her opponents’ faces. The segment then cut back to the close-up shot of the girl when she was in the conference room. She was smiling at the camera before she spoke.



Saint Saito: “I’m just…literally the baddest ass on the planet!”



The young girl began laughing, and then the close-up shot was replaced with a promotional image of the girl, dressed in her red top and leather pants, and a beautiful red longcoat with the hood pulled over her eyes. She had her arms outstretched, with her title belts hanging off of each arm, and hovering over the image of the girl were these words:

#SaitoSmash 

Coming Soon! 

“Saint Saito will make her debut at We Are Seishin #2!” 

[[GM] Mariko Inoue]

Match Four 

Kai Shizuka vs. Mai Waifu 

Singles Match

Written By: Cherry (Introductions by [GM] Mariko Inoue)

Masami Ishikawa: “Ladies and gentlemen, this match is the main event and set for one fall with a twenty minute time limit!”

“I am the Best” begins to play and Kai skips out through the curtain and waves at the fans with a huge smile on her face before skipping down to the ring and hopping onto the apron and waving at the fans before stepping into the ring and posing in the middle for the fans.

Keiji Mikami: There we see Kai Shizuka, and what a little crowd-pleaser this young lady is!

Tomoko Takahashi: Yes, well, there is such a thing as being too much of a crowd-pleaser, Keiji. And I hear Kai tends to err on the wrong side of that line...

Keiji: Well, let's hope it doesn't cost her here tonight, against another fan-favourite, Mai Waifu!

Just as Mikami is saying this, the opening 80’s synth/pop beat of Drivin’ Through The Night kicks off over the speakers, a moment going by before Mai Waifu bursts through the curtains onto the entrance ramp. She holds her arms wide, waving on any cheers the crowd’s willing to offer her for a moment before spiritedly striding to the ring, as streamers begin to be thrown all around her.

She slides under the bottom rope, popping up to her feet as the song hits its chorus and she starts to dance to the music. As the chorus gives way to the next verse she walks to her corner, smiling broadly and awaiting the start of the match.

Keiji: Is it wrong if I say I wish Mai Waifu was 'my waifu'?

Tomoko: Yes. Yes it is, Keiji. It's very corny.

Keiji: Corny, but true!

As the two announcers banter, in the ring, Masami Ishikawa makes the formal introductions.

Masami Ishikawa: “Introducing first, in the red corner from Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture and weighing in at 147lbs…Mai Waifu!!!”

Mai Waifu cheered along with the fans as pale pink and white streamers flew from ringside. A moment later, and the ring crew worked to clear the ring of the coloured paper.

Masami Ishikawa: “And her opponent, in the blue corner from Sapporo, Ishikawa Prefecture and weighing in at 135lbs…Shizuka Kai!!!”

Kai climbed to the middle rope as the ring was covered in blue and gold streamers, and she raised her right leg high above her head in a splits-like fashion before jumping off and landing back onto the mat.

Two women advance for a handshake, which is cheered by the fans. They then proceed to get rid of some of the streamers, throwing them out of the ring and to ringside, before once again turning to one another.

Keiji: ...here we go, Tomoko!

Mai Waifu signals for a lock-up, which Kai is smarter than to take. Instead, she hits Mai with a running forearm smash, making the bigger woman stumble and catching her by surprise. Kai then capitalises with a roundhouse kick, with the clear intent of knocking Mai off her feet. She is successful, and takes a moment to blow a kiss to the fans, pleased with herself.

Keiji: Kai Shizuka starts off on offence in this matchup, and is effective in knocking Waifu off her feet!

Tomoko: She should have locked up, though...

Keiji: Why? She knew her opponent had the size and weight advantage! She would have been on the back foot if she'd locked up with Mai...

As the two announcers discuss the start of the match, in the ring, Mai has managed to profit from Kai's momentary distraction to pull her into a schoolboy roll-up! The referee drops down to count!

ONE!

TW---Kickout by Kai!

Tomoko: There's what I was talking about. Kai wanted to play to the fans, and it nearly cost her!

Keiji: Kai Shizuka survives, but will probably be more attentive going forward.

Indeed, as she rolls through to her feet, Kai looks angry at herself for taking her eyes off Mai. As for Waifu, she makes her way back to her feet herself and faces off against her opponent, ready to start over.

A moment later, Kai once again lunges at her opponent, looking to knock her down again with a forearm smash; this time, however, Mai is ready, and dodges the move, popping up behind Kai for a German suplex! As her smaller opponent goes overhead, Waifu then rolls through to her feet and runs in with a Yakuza kick. Kai is not quite swift enough getting to her feet, and catches the move head-on. She topples to the mat, as Mai covers!

ONE!

TWO!

...Kickout by Kai Shizuka!

Keiji: Another close call for Kai Shizuka, and Mai Waifu is getting into this match!

Following the pin, Mai picks her smaller opponent up and drops her with a running Oklahoma Slam. Another cover ensues!

ONE!

TWO!

...Kai kicks out!

Keiji: Kai Shizuka is in trouble here...can she find a way back into the match?

Tomoko: And all this because she stopped to wave at fans instead of concentrating on the match!

Following yet another near fall, Mai remains in control. She brings Kai to her feet and drops her with an inverted bulldog, into yet another cover!

ONE!

TWO!

...Kai puts her foot on the ropes!

Keiji: Good awareness there from Kai Shizuka, but Mai Waifu seems determined to finish this rapidly.

Tomoko: I can't blame her. She has a firm grasp on this match, why drag it out any longer?

In the ring, Mai continues her spell of domination against Kai Shizuka, as she brings her to her feet yet again. She then picks her opponent up and parades around the ring with her for a moment, before hitting her delayed scoop slam!

Keiji: Big impact again from Mai Waifu, but no cover this time...

Indeed, rather than go for the cover, Waifu has begun climbing the turnbuckle. Upon reaching the top, she throws up the double-victory sign before diving off with a leg drop...

...only for Shizuka to roll out of the way!!

Keiji: Mai Waifu misses the leg drop, and this is Shizuka's chance to get back in this match!

The smaller wrestler knows this, and gets to her feet, using the ropes for leverage, just as the ring announcer declares:

Masami Ishikawa: Five minutes have elapsed in this match. Five minutes!

Keiji: Five minutes have gone, and so far Mai Waifu has had the best of this contest...let's see if that changes going forward...

By this point, both Mai Waifu and Kai Shizuka have rolled through to their feet; a moment later, the two women once again square off in the centre of the ring.

This time, it is Shizuka who gets the best of her opponent, as she manages to hit a snap suplex on Waifu. She then rolls through to her feet, waits for her opponent to do the same, and hits a crisp Tiger Suplex. Waifu once again goes over, and Kai once again acts self-satisfied, this time taking a bow to the crowd.

Tomoko: ...she has not learned her lesson. At ALL!

Keiji: Everyone gets carried away when they are doing well, Tomoko...

This time, Kai's distraction ends up not costing her, as she is still on time to catch the groggy Waifu with a Northern Lights suplex, which she bridges into a pin attempt!

ONE!

TWO!

...Kickout from Waifu!

Keiji: Very close for Kai Shizuka, but Waifu kicks out!

Undeterred, Kai rolls through once more and again goes to pick up her opponent...

...and this is where Mai regains the upper hand with an uppercut from out of nowhere!

Tomoko: WOW!! Did you see that, Keiji? What a strike!

Keiji: I saw it, all right! And Kai Shizuka is down like a sack of bricks!

Tomoko: Cover from Mai Waifu!

ONE!

TWO!

….NO!!

Keiji: Foot on the ropes again from Kai!

Tomoko: I'll tell you what, though, Keiji...she felt that one!

Indeed, as the two women start over, Kai looks groggy, and Mai Waifu decides to capitalise. She goes to the top rope yet again, and once again throws her V fingers at the crowd, before diving off with a front dropkick...

...only for Shizuka to convert it into a back body drop!!

Keiji: Good reversal from Shizuka, and this could be her chance to regain the upper hand!

Yet again, however, Shizuka is distracted, interacting with the crowd, and it almost costs her; she spins around just in time to avoid Waifu's Yakuza kick, which bounces off the ropes; Kai then quickly slips behind her opponent and – when Mai turns around – catches her with her spinning backbreaker!

Keiji: Good reversal by Kai Shizuka, and she needs to cover!

She does not, however; instead, she drops down next to her opponent and takes her legs, seeking to wrap them around her own for the Last Dance submission! Mai, however, is having none of it, and manages to break free, landing a boot to Kai's midsection and sending her reeling. In this manner, she buys herself a few precious seconds to return to her feet.

Keiji: Mai managed to avoid the submission attempt from Kai Shizuka...

Tomoko: But she has to think fast, because Kai still has the upper hand here...

Keiji: But look at this!!!

As Mai turns around, presumably with a strategy in mind to put away Kai, she instead finds herself on the receiving end of a move of Mai's own – in this case, the inverted stomp facebreaker she calls the Swan Song!!! Mai topples to the mat as Kai Shizuka covers!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!!

Masami Ishikawa: Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of this match...KAI SHIZUKAAAAA!!

Keiji: A great back and forth battle between these women, but in the end, Kai Shizuka uses her sense of opportunity to come out on top against Mai Waifu!

Tomoko: ...she managed not to get too distracted...good for her.

Keiji: Tonight has been a great first show! For my broadcast partnet Takahashi Tomoko, this is Mikami Keiji wishing you all a good night!

The feed fades out on an image of Kai and Mai sharing a handshake, Mai raising Kai's hand in the middle of the ring as the fans give them a cheer.