Post by LAW-JET Alliance on Jul 8, 2021 20:44:29 GMT
JET 55 - ROAD TO FUJI-Q TOUR
Location: KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan
Date: June 7th, 2021
(Recap of last week’s JET shows are shown. The start of the 2021 Biggest Dreamer Tournament with all eight first-round matches, Hinata Tatsuo and HAYABUSA winning their No.1 Contenders matches securing title bouts for Fuji-Q Highland, Momoko Honda challenging Haruna Sakazaki for one more singles match with no seconds, Sora Todoh retaining her Academy Championship against Jessica Rose only to be assaulted by her next challenger, Seijun Kanemoto. But the biggest news of the doubleheader shows was the reveal of the added stipulation turning Midori/JUNKO III into a Three Stages of Hell match.)
Location: KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan
Date: June 7th, 2021
(Recap of last week’s JET shows are shown. The start of the 2021 Biggest Dreamer Tournament with all eight first-round matches, Hinata Tatsuo and HAYABUSA winning their No.1 Contenders matches securing title bouts for Fuji-Q Highland, Momoko Honda challenging Haruna Sakazaki for one more singles match with no seconds, Sora Todoh retaining her Academy Championship against Jessica Rose only to be assaulted by her next challenger, Seijun Kanemoto. But the biggest news of the doubleheader shows was the reveal of the added stipulation turning Midori/JUNKO III into a Three Stages of Hell match.)
(Following the recap, “Dance no Riyuu”, the theme song for JET opens the show as JET is live at KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan. The packed crowd ready to see some action as the camera cuts immediately to ringside for the first match of the evening.)
Biggest Dreamer Tournament Quarterfinals
YOKAI vs. Ai Moe
In the opening match, Ai Moe continued her impressive run of form as she was able to defeat YOKAI in 10:22 with a Love Is A Battlefield. YOKAI was able to work on Ai’s knees perfectly throughout the match but Ai Moe isn’t JET’s Underdog for nothing. Both commentators pointed out that YOKAI was extremely impressive and she’s just missing a bit of experience to really become a bigger threat. Meanwhile Moe moves on to face the winner of Akari/Rio
(Winner - Ai Moe)
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Biggest Dreamer Tournament Quarterfinals
Rio Kurokawa vs. Akari
It felt like the former National Champion had something to prove and unfortunately poor Akari suffered an offensive onslaught. RIo Kurokawa defeated Akari in 9:35 with a Armbar. Akari unfortunately suffered the most from the random seeding as she had to face the toughest challenge of the whole tournament, a pissed off Rio Kurokawa but regardless of that she fought back excellently with her quick movements and attacks. Rio will now face Ai Moe in the semi-finals.
(Winner - Rio Kurokawa)
(Winner - Rio Kurokawa)
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Seijun Kanemoto: How pitiful.
Her disgruntled face appears on the screen as the picture comes to life. The young eccentric has made a mammoth metal orb her new throne.
Seijun Kanemoto: I don’t know about you all, but I do truly find it sad that it took a strongly worded written article before Joshi Extreme Takeover decided to treat me with a wee bit of respect and place me in a match or two. Very sad indeed.
She shakes her head as a look of disgust washes over her.
Seijun Kanemoto: Companies that purport to be the best in the world do not normally succumb to such actions and tactics. It’s shameful, really.
Seijun snaps her fingers.
Seijun Kanemoto: But it’s fine. My sword and shield has already begun to pave the way for true equality in this company. There’s been a lot of new blood featured and highlighted over the past few shows. And since JET clearly wasn’t interested in doing so before, I can only assume that this new direction was sparked by my moving words.
Seijun Kanemoto: I’m such a trendsetter.
A brief moment passes.
Seijun Kanemoto: Any fool can open up their mouths or crack those fingers. But a strong message means very little without the appropriate accompanying action. And the entire world got to witness the fact that I am indeed about that action. I walked into New World Revolution a starved beast; I walked out as the number one contender to the JET Academy Championship.
A sly smirk starts to form.
Seijun Kanemoto: I wonder what other fantastic changes will be made once I liberate that championship? Hmm?
Laughter emanates throughout the room as the picture abruptly fades to black.
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Biggest Dreamer Tournament Quarterfinals
Diantha Rosso vs. Jei Satasuka
An interesting matchup took place in the third quarterfinals as Diantha Rosso defeated Jei Satasuka in 12:29 with a Diantha Driver. Jei’s Wild Card style threw Diantha off her game in the early stages of the match and multiple times throughout the match it looked like that Satasuka would pull off the upset. Diantha would finally get back to normal as she connected with her impactful offense to win the match. Diantha will go on to face the winner of Q vs. Arielle.
(Winner - Diantha Rosso)
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Biggest Dreamer Tournament Quarterfinals
Q vs. Arielle Ramsay
The fourth and final quarterfinals of the evening was an all foreigners match as Q defeated Arielle Ramsay in 11:54 with a Q’s Landing. The crowd was 100% behind Arielle who started to be appreciated from the fans. Q was in control for a good portion of this match as she didn’t want to waste too much energy knowing what was coming up later tonight if she won. Unfortunately for Q, Arielle was able to bounce back and nearly get the win on a few occasions. The comeback was for not as Q ended up getting win in the end and secured her spot in the semis.
(Winner - Q)
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From live ringside footage of her stablemate winning her match, we now get a pre-taped video of DESPERADOS’ leader JUNKO who seems to be enjoying a drink at a bar. The former JET World Champion is swirling an ice cube around the cup as she finally speaks.
“Three Stages of Hell, a match JET has taken from the moronic foreigners across the pacific. This is how management wants us to end our war. But the way I see it, we will never stop fighting Midori.”
JUNKO soon takes a sip of her drink before grabbing the bottle of whiskey and pouring it into her glass.
“As long as you and I want to be JET World Champion, we will never stop fighting each other! As long as we just exist in the same company, you and I will battle one another. And what was your stipulation choice? A submission match because you wanted to make me tap out! You’ve already taken away MY championship away from me and that’s your next goal in mind? That’s all you have in mind for your stage? A little old submission match.”
“Fine then! I will play your game, I’ll compete in a submission match for your fall but let me tell you what I have in store for you.”
JUNKO takes one more sip of her whiskey.
“No rules, no one to stop me from doing whatever I desire to you. My stipulation will be a hardcore match! You have to fight me in my domain, the stipulation where I thrive! We’ll see if you can make out of the match in one piece.”
“Your time as champion is coming to an end soon, Midori. Cherish it while you can.”
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Main Event/Six-Women Tag Match:
HAYABUSA (Mizuki Nakata and Sara Ashiya) and HULK vs. Osoroshii (Masumi Tsutsumi and Mei Namikaze) and Hinata Tatsuo
In a star studded main event and a preview for Fuji-Q, the team of HAYABUSA and HULK were able to defeat Osoroshii and Hinata Tatsuo in 22:41. Shockingly Sara was the one to score the win for her team when she hit Namikaze with a Sara-German Suplex for the win! The match was highly competitive and every single woman got a chance to shine. Sara was the weakest link of her team and became the target of her opponent’s assault but luckily she had her two partners to swing the momentum for her team. The ending saw Sara dodge a Shadow Kick and immediately connect with her German Suplex finisher for the win.
(Winners - HAYABUSA and HULK)
Post-Match:
To everyone’s surprise, it was Sara who closed the show. This being her first time, Sara instead opened by imitating her tag partner and idol’s signature catchphrase which got Mizuki to chuckle and laugh a bit. Sara continued to speak and thanked everyone for liking HAYABUSA before talking about how she wants to win the JET Tag Championships for Mizuki. Again Sara talked a bit too much and called out Mei, saying that she’s ready to beat her again for the tag championship.
That got Mizuki to step in and smack Sara in the back of the head, she made her tag partner apologize but that comment once again got Mei angered at Sara. The Sunlight Smile’s big mouth got on her opponent’s nerves as Sara ended her post-match by stealing another one of Mizuki’s catchphrases to send the crowd home happy.
JET 56 - ROAD TO FUJI-Q TOUR
Location: KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan
Date: June 7th, 2021 (evening show)
Location: KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan
Date: June 7th, 2021 (evening show)
(Similar to JET54, there was no opening intro as this episode was a continuation of JET 55. So after a quick recap of what had happened during the afternoon show, it right to the first match of the night.)
Opening Match:
Keiko Express (Mirai and Usagi Ayanami) vs. Saya Okita and Spring TORA
The sister team of Mirai and Usagi better known as Keiko Express were back! After a great showing in their last couple of matches, they were set to face off against JET young girls, Saya Okita and Spring TORA. The match ended in 7:41 after Mirai pinned Saya following a Midnight Joke. This bout was mostly a showcase of Keiko Express as the fans were starting to get behind the sisters.
(Winners - Keiko Express)
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(After the first match of the evening, a video package played. The focus was on the back of a shadowy figure, the same figure from the RISE Grand Prix announcement video at New World Revolution UK. The video hyped up this person as a JET alumni and announced they would be participating in the 2021 RISE Grand Prix. Who might this person be? You’ll just have to wait till Fuji-Q and the block announcements.)
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Tag Team Match:
NAMI and Seijun Kanemoto vs. Sora Todoh and Hannah Rockford
Champions vs. Challengers was the theme of the second match, in the end, the champions would prevail as Sora Todoh scored a huge win against her Fuji-Q opponent, Seijun Kanemoto in 15:27 following a Shin-Ryu Suplex. The commentators believe that Seijun’s comments and the assault from last week had motivated Sora as she took the fight to her contender. Meanwhile, NAMI and Hannah squared off multiple times in the match, trying to outdo one another, and unfortunately for the challenger, every time it was the champion who won their exchanges.
(Winners - Sora Todoh and Hannah Rockford)
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Tag Team Match:
The Swarm (JUNKO and SAIKO) vs. Midori Miyamoto and Machiko Hasegawa
Before we got to the big singles matches of the show, it was one more preview tag match as the Swarm took on Midori and Machiko. The pairing of Machiko and Midori had become regulars ever since the season started as Machiko’s tag partner Yuki Takigawa had left JET to pursue other aspirations. The match was even all the way through but The Swarm was just one step ahead and secured the win with a Firefly Extinction to Machiko after 20 minutes. Midori wasn’t too happy as every time she has partnered with Machiko, she seems to lose.
(Winners - The Swarm)
Post-Match:
During the match interview, Midori talked about she knew that JUNKO would choose a hardcore match for her stipulation. Midori made it know that she wasn’t scared of JUNKO taking the match to her specialty. She’ll make sure that the match doesn’t even reach the third stage as she promised a 2-0 sweep at Fuji-Q
Machiko was left alone to talk but before she could say anything, she was approached by JUNKO and was asked by the DESPERADOS leader if she was going to accept the offer to join. JUNKO pointed that Machiko needed real guidance, not some tips from a broken-down woman like Yuki Takigawa or scolding from Midori. Once again JUNKO removed her armband and passed it to Machiko. She told Machiko to look at what happened to Yuna since joining DESPERADOS, Machiko can be just like that.
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The scene moves to footage where Haruna is sitting in the office chair. The camera gets closer as Haruna puts her elbows on the desk.
Haruna Sakazaki: Oh yeah, I have an unfinished business.... Honestly, I am tired of all this. I should be done and just returned to my usual activity but seems like this is actually not over. So let's get this over with.
Haruna pauses for a couple of seconds.
Haruna Sakazaki: But first, no hard feelings... I just did what I did because I want to see how strong these "futures" are and to see if they are either fight for it, or just simply crying and complaining over a discourse like this. Do they even deserve to get the spotlight this easy while I have to let out my blood, sweat, and tears to work hard at it and still getting into the sidelines by how easy these kids raise to the top? No, this is not how you do it in here... IZM failed to prove herself that she got a strong will to keep going and that is what I am going to do to you, Momo-chan... Are you willing to work harder to reach this spotlight and I mean, harder... because if you failed to prove everyone, then it's lights out for you and your journey might stop here just like IZM.
Haruna said while packing her bags and ready to leave but she has the last word before leaving her office.
Haruna Sakazaki: See you in Pro Wrestling Matsuri!
The camera stays where it is but we can hear the door opens and closed after that, ending the footage.
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Semi-Main/Biggest Dreamer Tournament Semi-Finals
Q vs. Diantha Rosso
In what might be considered the shocker of the whole tournament, Q defeated Diantha Rosso in 18:29 with back-to-back Q’s Landing! What made Q’s win even more impressive was there was no help of any kind from DESPERADOS, Q went out there and defeated a former JET World Championship challenger on her own. It caps off an incredible run to the finals for Q who has beaten two former World Champions and a top prospect in Arielle Ramsay to reach this point. The Chicago native will face the winner of Rio Kurokawa versus Ai Moe.
(Winner - Q)
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Main Event/Biggest Dreamer Tournament Semi-Finals
Rio Kurokawa vs. Ai Moe
The main event of JET56 and the final match of this tour! Ai Moe took on Rio Kurokawa in an incredible match to cap off a great tour! Ai Moe defeated Rio Kurokawa in 23:09 with Love Is A Battlefield! Ai Moe with a typical underdog performance as she fought from behind and took charge in the tournament, Rio was the aggressor all the way through with stiff strikes. Everything the former National Champion did was brutal, even going as far as connecting with a German Suplex off the apron. But in the end, Ai Moe was able to connect with a sequence of moves that ended with her signature finishing blow to send the Top Kawaii Machine to the finals!
(Winner - Ai Moe)
Post-Match:
Ai Moe was immediately assaulted from behind by DESPERADOS, more importantly, her opponent at Fuji-Q and fellow finalist Q along with SAIKO and Yuna Miyamoto as they tried to Ai’s knees. Luckily for Moe, her second for the match SAKURA was there to enter the ring and make the save along with Diantha Rosso who made her way out from the back to chase away DESPERADOS.
The tour ended not with a show-closing promo but a staredown between the two finalists along with the other four women.