When JD Star started the Princess tournament a couple of months ago, it was seen by your intrepid reporter as a cynical attempt by JD Star management to force Fuuka as ace down fans throats. You see, they tried to make her an ace by having her work with more experienced wrestlers. It failed because like all the Athtresses, Fuuka doesn't have what it takes to be an ace. So JD Star decided to have this convoluted Princess tournament against rookies in an attempt to hoodwink fans.
So JD Star held the finals of the Princess tournament on June 24 at Shin-kiba 1st Ring. I'm not going to get into the convoluted points formula that narrowed this down to four wrestlers; Fuuka (JD Star), Ayumi Kurihara (M's Style), Natsuki*Head (Dream Catchers) & Bambi (K-Dojo). Fuuka defeated Ayumi Kurihara in the first semi-final match. Natsuki*Head defeated Bambi in the second semi-final match. Based on actual ring ability, Natsuki*Head should beat Fuuka. And in fact, Kurihara should beat her too. But I'm sure it won't surprise anyone that Fukka won the Princess tournament final.
So JD Star management got what they wanted. I don't know if it will do any good when something is as flawed as the Athtress concept. Is Fukka ready to be an ace? She was so bad when she first started in the joshi business that she has to be better. But fans fail to understand that she's so heavily protected in JD Star and JD Star is so determined to push Athtresses, there's no incentive for her to improve in the ring above a mediocre level. She will be the ace regardless. That's what the company wants though her position hasn't been earned. This has been the pattern of the Athtress concept since JD Star started it in 2000. It's not going to change.
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