Post by LAW-JET Alliance on Mar 15, 2021 17:01:23 GMT
JET Presents RISE Together Tag Finals 2021
Location: Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Japan
Date: March 13th, 2021
Theme Song:
The show opened with “Acacia” by Bump of Chicken playing and a showcase of all the talents of all eight teams, focusing on the bond of each of them. The camera soon cuts to a jammed-packed Yokohama Budokan with “Acacia” still playing in the background, we cut to the commentators who are ready to go.
Maki Fujioka: WITH FIVE THOUSAND STRONG IN THE ARENA, WELCOME TO THE LAST STOP BEFORE CINDERELLA STORY 15!! MY NAME IS MAKI FUJIOKA AND I’M JOINED AS ALWAYS BY MY PARTNER ASUKA KUROMACHI!
Asuka Kuromachi: Eight teams, seven matches, and a contract signing! This event is stacked, so let’s take it away with our first match of the evening!
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RISE Together Round 2 Match:
Osoroshii (Masumi Tsutsumi and Mei Namikaze) vs. Yuna Miyamoto and Seijun Kanemoto
The match flow is on the side of a rather well-established team of Osoroshii as Masumi and Mei are working really well with a couple of double-team moves that either Yuna and Seijun can take. The opposing opponent must work together to stop the team dominance of Osoroshii as, after more than five-minute pass, Yuna and Seijun can finally put on their selfishness on hold to work as a solid team after Masumi and Mei delivered a Mikasa (Double Springboard Roundhouse Kicks) and put an end on Seijun, but Yuna comes to the rescue for breaking a pin. After being dominated for almost seven minutes straight, the team of Yuna and Seijun is finding their groove by working together and isolated the legal player, Mei from tagging to Masumi. They've been doing such a great job until Mei counters with an Enzuigiri and rushed to tag to Masumi. After she tags, Masumi jumps into the ring and delivers hot strikes but too bad Yuna and Seijun are actually working together really well to stop Masumi's momentum. Yuna and Seijun look at each other and nod as now Seijun grabs Masumi to a German while Yuna is charging. Seems like these two will repeat the move that took them to this round as now Yuna hits Masumi's head with a Jumping Yakuza kick, quickly connected into a beautiful German Suplex. But Yuna realized too late as Mei charges in and pushes Yuna to break Seijun's pin. Yuna quickly recovers but Mei is ready to hit her Shadow Kick (Springboard Roundhouse Kick) right to Yuna's head and soon as Masumi slowly gets on her feet, They hit Seijun with a Nitoryu to secure their spot to Semifinal.
(Winners - Osoroshii)
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DESPERADOS (Julia Zhang and Q) w/ Rei Kagura vs. Megan Enders and Talia Areano
Current JET tag champions vs. the former champs as DESPERADOS took on the pair of Megan Enders and Talia Areano in the second quarterfinals match of the night. It was all Talia and Megan in the beginning as they fought off the antics of DESPERADOS who tried to cheat to win with both getting a good amount of offense. The former champs did so well in the beginning as a risky dive by Talia paid off as she took out Rei and Zhang but in the process, she hurt her shoulder thanks to the collision with the steel barricade. DESPERADOS saw this as their chance to isolate Talia from Megan Enders who was trying to get her partner to tag her but every time Areano would attempt to make the tag, it was blocked off by Q and Zhang until finally, she was able to make the tag. Ender was on fire once she entered the match as she took the fight to both members of DESPERADOS with strikes and suplexes. Enders had multiple close calls but every time it was broken up until she looked to end it with a powerbomb. Q was able to stop Enders before her partner was dropped and responded by stepping in but she ate a Slice of Heaven from Talia for her troubles. With Q down, nothing was stopping Megan as she dropped Zhang with a powerbomb for the win.
(Winners - Megan Enders and Talia Areano)
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RISE Together Round 2 Match:
New Generation Army (IZM and Asa Kawada) vs. Wolfegang Symphony (Vivina Wolfe and Bethany Sharpe)
The bell rings as VIvina and Bethany are taking too much time to discuss who will be the legal one and even got a protest from the opposing team. Wolfegang shouts at the NGA, telling them it takes time to discuss tactics. IZM and Asa shrugs and decided that IZM is going first but soon as Assa climbing out to the apron, Vivina and Bethany bot charges at them, putting Asa out to the ringside and ganging up on IZM inside the ring until the referee sets them apart. Enough to weaken IZM, Vivina retreats to her corner as Bethany continues her offense. For a couple of minutes, Wolfegang is doing their dirty double team tactics to slow IZM down and Asa's protests didn't help because it inadvertently distracted the referee so Vivina and Bethany can freely resume their dirty tactics. So does when IZM tagged, Asa got equally overwhelmed. the NGA finally getting their counterattack after Saki Misawa has had enough and distracts the illegal Bethany so Vivina is fighting Asa alone. It works as now Asa tags to the freshly tagged IZM, fending off both members of Wolfegang on her own. even hitting a Coconut Smasher (Fireman's Carry spun out into a Facebreaker Knee Smash) to Bethany and Spritbreaker (Argentine Backbreaker) to Vivian. but Vivian quickly rolls outside the ring, regrouping with Bethany. IZM not wasting any time to get Bethany on her feet. but Vivina breaks it up, causing a clash outside the ring. that's where Asa comes flying and jumps onto the three clashing women outside. after the count goes double digits, all of them except Asa who lands hard getting up as Vivina and Bethany puts IZM back in. with that, Vivina tags to Bethany and hits an Encore to secure the victory.
(Winners - Wolfegang Symphony)
Post-Match:
As NGA are giving their post-match comments, Yoko Kudo approaches and asks to speak with IZM. The GM seems to have a proposition for IZM, at Cinderella Story there will be something called the JET 15th Anniversary Tag Match, and wants IZM to be one of the four competitors.
When asked about her opponents and partner. Yoko Kudo reveals her opponents as Azumi Goto and Nina Sanada while her tag partner will be a returning Tomoyo Hirate.
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Pre-Match:
Everyone except Sora had made their entrance and there seemed to be no sign of Sora as “Touch Off” played. The camera went to check backstage and they found Sora being assaulted by NAMI and Onii Ushi. It seems that the Academy Champion is upset about the loss to Sora and took it out on her backstage. Sora was deemed unable to complete and the referee said that Momoko would have to compete in a handicap match even with Diantha and Mizuki objecting to it despite being Momoko’s opponent.
Everyone except Sora had made their entrance and there seemed to be no sign of Sora as “Touch Off” played. The camera went to check backstage and they found Sora being assaulted by NAMI and Onii Ushi. It seems that the Academy Champion is upset about the loss to Sora and took it out on her backstage. Sora was deemed unable to complete and the referee said that Momoko would have to compete in a handicap match even with Diantha and Mizuki objecting to it despite being Momoko’s opponent.
Mizuki Nakata and Diantha vs. Momoko Honda
The bell rings as Momoko is left there puzzled because she's fighting the match alone. Luckily she's not facing the team that will exploit this situation and we got the team of JET's Ace and OWA's Women’s Clash winner so they let Momoko think of a new game plan. Mizuki looks like she tries to calm Momoko down but Momoko seems like mouthing "I got this... bring it on." Mizuki is shrugging her shoulder as they do the match as usual. A typical back and forth match. However, Momoko's stamina quickly drained soon as Mizuki tags to fresh Diantha as Diantha giving a series of kicks and ends with a high roundhouse, sending Momoko down. Diantha looks down at Momoko, asking her if she's okay, but in a rather taunting tone than concerning. But Momo slowly gets up and even giving counterattacks as Diantha raises her up on her feet. Diantha looks overwhelmed with Momoko's offense and even though Diantha tags to Mizuki, fired-up Momoko give the same amount of offense that overwhelmed a freshly-entered Mizuki without a problem. Even giving Mizuki her beautiful Tsunami Strike (Shining Wizard) but both women down due to Momoko forcing too much energy. With a crowd chanting her name, Momoko slowly crawls and puts her hand on Mizuki, but Diantha is there and just pushes Momoko away from her pin. Seems like Momoko is fighting an unwinnable game, and it's proven as Mizuki slowly recovers and delivers Laniakea (Standing fireman's carry transitioned into a kneeling takeover) to end the match.
(Winners - Diantha and Mizuki)
Post-Match:
The crowd begins to chant Momoko’s name as her opponents made it to the back and Momoko is getting up to her feet without anyone’s support.
Crowd: MOMOKO! MOMOKO! MOMOKO!
As Momoko is up to her feet, the lights turn dark and the focus is on the titantron as a video starts to play. The footage shows a dark room where a figure stands with mannequins all around her. Each mannequin is wearing the attire of someone who is considered a legend and some of them are wearing attires of current JET stars.
: Cinderella Story 15, the pinnacle of Joshi Wrestling. Where the future will write their own chapter. This event to celebrate a world that attempted to forget me and my battles, I despise it all.
We see that one of the mannequins is wearing the exact same gear as Momoko which seems to have her be questioning what is going on. The person in the video seems to be losing her mind slowly.
: You are the so-called Future and for that reason, I have to put an end to you.
Soon the sound of metal connecting can be heard as someone just assault Momoko from behind with a steel chair… IT’S HARUNA SAKAZAKI! The commentators seem to be confused about the assault as she begins to attack Momoko relentlessly with the chair and the crowd is giving a loud negative to the former JET Tag Champ and legend of the business. Momoko is defenseless as she still exhausted and in pain from the match.
Haruna (w.o. mic): The future of Joshi Wrestling will die by MY hands!
The camera cuts to a commercial break as Haruna stands over the downed Momoko with a smile on her face while raising the chair high in the air.
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(Commercial break)
RISE Together Semi-Final I:
Wolfegang Symphony vs. Osoroshii
Two proper tag teams square off in the first of two semi-finals. Both teams were still a bit exhausted from their previous matches. The match was slower than the round one matches as there was a lot of feeling process and Masumi traded holds with Bethany Sharpe before the pace quickenings with the introduction of Vivina and Mei. Both girls fought for a solid few minutes until Wolfegang was able to use some heel tactics to slow down the match considerably. Mei did everything in her power and once she got the tag to Masumi in, the match shifted in the favor for Osoroshii. The Oni of Shinjuku took the fight to Wolfegang with brutal kicks. Masumi looked to end it with a Master Sword but she ran into the boot of Vivina Wolfe. A few more exchanges of signature moves and finisher attempts but the match ended with a Nitoryu allowing Osoroshii to seal their place in the finals of the tournament.
(Winners - Osoroshii)
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RISE Together Semi-Final II:
Mizuki Nakata and Diantha Rosso vs. Megan Enders and Talia Areano
In the second semi-final, it was the team of two former World Champions vs. the former JET Tag Team Champions. Both teams were exhausted and hurt from their first-round match, the problem is that Megan and Talia are the ones in more pain but regardless of that, they were the ones in control. Mizuki hurt her neck from a German Suplex and the former Tag Champs took advantage of that by working on it. Both teams wanted to make the finals and this was the best way to do so, everything was going the way of Talia/Megan till Mizuki hit an exploder and was able to make the hot tag. Rosso went on the offensive right from the start with strikes and such as she needed to win this match badly. The match raged on as both teams did everything in their power to win the match. Enders even got a close for her team with a HUGE powerbomb but right at the end, Mizuki was able to stop the count before the three and break the win. The finish of the match saw Talia and Mizuki in the ring as The Ace countered a Slice of Heaven attempt by getting Talia onto her shoulders and dropping her with Laniekea for the win.
(Winners - Mizuki Nakata and Diantha Rosso)
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After the semi-finals, it was time for the press conference to make the JET World Title match official for Cinderella Story. Both competitors made their way out with their respective accolades. Both had their chance to speak before signing the contract and made sure the other knew about they were going to win. JUNKO pointed out how she’s defeated both of Midori’s friends, Mizuki and Ai Moe. She made it clear that this championship will with her for as long as the company lives which won’t be too long as she promises the death of JET at Cinderella Story XV. Meanwhile, the challenger was stoic as ever, making it clear that she was the one who ended KAGUYA’s reign of terror and she doesn’t mind doing that to JUNKO’s reign as well.
Both signed their contract as they stared each other down while Midori raised her briefcase and JUNKO raised her championship.
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Main Event/RISE Together Finals:
Diantha Rosso and Mizuki Nakata vs. Osoroshii (Mei Namikaze and Masumi Tsutsumi)
It was time for the finals of the RISE Together Tournament. The proper tag team of Osoroshii vs. the Dream Team of Mizuki Nakata and Diantha Rosso. With Diantha’s neck still in pain from the Megan Enders Powerbomb, and that was the main focus of the match with Osoroshii targeting Diantha’s neck in the early stages of the match which made it that Mizuki had to wrestle most of the match to keep her partner from getting her neck attacked. That led to Mizuki being the target for most of Osoroshii. The Ace did fight back and landed a few shots but the match really shifted once Diantha got back into the match and she nailed a barrage of strikes and suplexes that really put down Namikaze but she fought and kicked out. Namikaze had the performance of her career as she fought off both Mizuki and Diantha when things looked like she was all alone. Osoroshii were able to bring the match back in their favor and almost ended it with a Nitoryu but Mizuki was able to break it up, taking out Tsutsumi with a Laniekea. This left Diantha and Namikaze in the ring, both got up to their feet, and Mei swung for a roundhouse kick only for it to miss and she gets drilled with a Burning Moon that might have knocked her out but Diantha didn’t take any chances and finished the match with a Diantha Driver for the win!
(Winners of the 2021 RISE Together Tournament - Diantha Rosso and Mizuki Nakata )
Post Match:
As “Eclipse” died down, there was a chant for Osoroshii who were being helped out to the back. Once the chants died down, JET President Hanako Nakamoto entered the ring and handed the winners their trophies and winner’s bonus check. Finally, Mizuki was handed a microphone, and she let out a loud and passionate scream.
Mizuki Nakata (Japanese): YOKOHAMAAAAAAA!!!! MY TAG PARTNER AND I HAVE STOLEN THE SHOW ONCE AGAIN!
The crowd cheer loudly as Mizuki hands Diantha the microphone but she rejects and lets The Ace speak.
Mizuki Nakata: Three matches against five tough opponents, and in the end, Diantha and I. One of the least experienced teams won this tournament. We know the importance of this tournament because winning it allows me to do one thing that I’ve been wanting since you arrived in JET.
Diantha Rosso (w/o mic): So it’s finally time.
Mizuki Nakata: As much as you probably want to win your first title in JET, we know that both of us want this. So Diantha Rosso and I select the prize of facing one another at CINDERELLA STORY IN A NUMBER CONTENDERS MATCH!
The crowd explodes into cheers as Diantha requests to have a microphone of her own.
Diantha Rosso: Well, consider your challenge accepted, Ace. I’ll see you at Cinderella Story! May the best woman win.
Diantha extends her hand and Mizuki gladly shakes it only for her to say something through her mic at the same time.
Mizuki Nakata: I intend to win.
Diantha grabs her trophy and leaves the ring as the crowd cheer for her while she takes her to leave. This leaves the Ace alone in the ring to send the crowd home happy.
Mizuki Nakata: Well, now that is out of the way. I hope you all enjoyed the show and I hope to see you all soon at Saitama for Cinderella Story! WHERE I PROMISE TO STEAL THE SHOW AGAIN!
The crowd applauds and cheer as “Rage of Dust” plays with Mizuki leaving the ring and up the ramp with the final shot of the show is The Ace on the stage with her trophy high up in the air.