Four women enter Ryogoku Arena. Only one's leaving with their career intact.
As I mentioned at the top, this was a rough spot for them. It was a perfectly fine match but it had little chance of being better than the two matches that came before it as while both have a lot of spunk they aren't on the same level as Nakajima, Fujimoto, Sakura, etc. Yuuka in particular is still growing, seems like a bit of a stretch to put her in the main event of their biggest show but they must see a lot in her down the road. The emotion was there by the wrestlers and Sera has gotten a mean streak recently, but the transitions were shaky and I never brought into Yuuka having a chance of winning. Solid and fun, but that is about as far as it went.
Practical Effects
Three hours of unchoreographed chaos in sequins
Production
Ryogoku Arena makes everything feel historic
Acting
Sera's mean streak sells every near-fall
Eimi Gloria Matsudo
Giulia
Miyako Matsumoto
Miyako Matsumoto
Makoto
Makoto
Maya Yukihi
Maya Yukihi
Tsukushi
Commentary
Asahi
Asahi
Satsuki Totoro
Satsuki Totoro
Ibuki Hoshi
Ibuki Hoshi
Hiragi Kurumi
Hiragi Kurumi
Matsuya Uno
Matsuya Uno
Mio Momono
Mio Momono
Tequila Saya
Tequila Saya
Erika Shishido
Aja Kong
Risa Okuda
Risa Sera
Ri Yumi
Kyuri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ice Ribbon's 2018 Ryogoku show represented a pivotal gamble for a promotion built on developmental talent headlining their first major Tokyo arena event.
Giulia would later become one of wrestling's biggest international stars—this was her before the reinvention.
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