Shinobu vs K666
K666 attacks at the bell, but is soon overpowered, and
Shinobu really dominates the opening portions of this match. Even when K666
tries for a token enzuigiri, Shinobu ducks it and locks in an STF. K666 does
look a bit better than on the last 666 show I reviewed, with a flip dive to the
outside looking decent and a standing corkscrew moonsault is pretty impressive.
He locks Shinobu into a crossface variation and I liked the way that later,
following a pin attempt by his opponent, he locks it in again whilst Shinobu is
plotting his next move. The end sees Shinobu get two from a lariat, so he hits
a brainbuster and another lariat for the win. Perfectly acceptable.
Makoto vs Riho
So, when this match started, I noticed Riho looked really
young, as in “I’m not even sure this girl is a teenager yet” young. A bit of
Googling revealed that she’d have been 13 when this match took place. That
probably explains why this match comes across as more of a exhibition than as
an athletic contest, which is probably for the best. Makoto seems to work
pretty light with her, until a cartwheel into a kneedrop which looks nasty.
Makoto locks in a half crab, but Riho makes the ropes and then locks up Makoto
in a half crab. She also makes the ropes. Riho misses a top rope stomp and gets
rolled up for the win. I’ll admit I wasn’t a fan of this match, Riho looked competent,
but it’s hard to shake the fact that she’s still a child and I don’t like
feeling uneasy when watching wrestling.
Tochiki vs The 101
The language barrier means I’m not able to accurately work
out what was going on at the start of this match. Suffice to say, hijinks
abounded. Tochiki has a load of hardcore plunder with him, so he quickly sends
101 outside and hits a Sabu-esque chair-assisted dive. The 101 keeps clowning
around in a pretty irritating manner, so Tochiki locks him in a camel clutch,
and hits a pretty good Samoan drop. It’s probably his best move, because a lot
of his stuff looks like he’s moving at 2/3 speed. 101 still has that impressive
corkscrew moonsault from the outside, but he misses a twisting splash and
appears to land awkwardly on a chair. More difficult comedy as the 101 pulls
out a sword and duels with Tochiki, wielding a large bundle of hay. Somehow,
the ref gets slashed by the sword and both guys bow down to apologise. Tochiki
quickly levels the 101 with a metal tray for the victory. Might have been
better paced without the awkward comedy.
Yuko Miyamoto & Shinobu vs Konaka Pale One & DINASTY
This is easily the best match on the two 666 shows I’ve
watched so far, in that it’s a really fun tag match. There’s a fun
test-of-strength to start between Miyamoto and Pale One, with KPO showing great
flexibility to wrestle mainly from his knees, with his legs crossed over
underneath him. His flexibility is very much his gimmick, as a lot of his
offence involves him contorting his legs in such a way. Miyamoto and Shinobu
work decent heat sections on both DINASTY and KPO. I loved Miyamoto taunting
KPO by badly trying to cross his own legs in the ring. Shinobu and Miyamoto
both seem to be working pretty snugly, which is nice especially in comparison
to DINASTY, who moves well but has offence that doesn’t appear to be very
painful (AKA a case of the Zigglers). I love Miyamoto locking a Boston crab on
KPO, and Shinobu working the edges of the ring to ensure DINASTY can’t make the
save. DINASTY flies really nicely, nailing a beautiful Fosbury Flop to the
floor, and hitting a lovely corkscrew splash in the ring for a two count. KPO
hits a cross-legged senton for two. The ending run is really fun, with DINASTY
resorting to a series of quick roll-ups to try and steal the win. However,
Miyamoto levels him with a clothesline, plants him with a German suplex and
finally nails a perfect moonsault for the win. Really good match.
