PeteF3 Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Harley badly injures her ribs and fights through it to the draw. I don't think the pre-injury stuff is that remarkable, but the post-injury part of the match is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteF3 Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 FINALLY watched this today & I have to agree with the above. It's a match that's always had a strong rep among joshi fans and I started out thinking "boy this isn't living up to the hype" early on and ended up thinking "fuck this exceded the hype" by the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garretta Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 YouTube this, please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenjo Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Another fantastic match from Saito, who was taking full advantage of her JGP opportunities. Initially there was a feeling out process, but it wasn't long before the choking and the hating began. Takako was always excellent at rivalry psychology and Harley had the outsider role, which she portrayed well. About 11m in Davidson took a bump from the top rope and 'badly injured' her ribs. She had them taped up and after a lengthy break re-entered the ring to face the pain. Her selling was very good and she was also able to fight back by attacking the arm. It was a gruelling affair and at times the momentum drifted. The work was always good but I thought it was going to top out at that level. Instead they slowly built up to a terrific stretch. Exciting 2.9ers put the icing on the cake. A nicely planned and executed bout that made effective use of the time they were given. Very satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlag Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 This had a really hot opening with Harley flooring the model with a huge kick before Inoue attempts to retaliate only to take a huge bump to the floor. Harley immediately follows up with sharp kicks to the side. If they had continued in this fashion this would've ended up being a serious MOTYC, but they settle down quickly and work the standard joshi stretch hold opening. Some shenanigans ensue with Takako choking her opponent and Harley getting boo'd when she retaliates. Match picks up again when Harley injures (re-injures?) her ribs and Takako starts torturing her. Harley finds an opening where she attacks Takako's arm and now it's Takako's turn to take a beating. This match is sort of an exercise in crowd manipulation as Harley is the outsider, but they end up putting the heat on both wrestlers with the crowd getting hugely being them both. This is a 30 minute draw so it's slow paced but they keep the action solid throughout and go bonkers with nearfalls in the last few minutes. This didn't have the kind of great transitions I like in a classic but as it stands Harley was really great here and Takako sold decently aswell and this ended up being one of the better women's matches of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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