For most of this year, OZ Academy has seemed like they've been in a bit of a fog. It's like they're just going through the motions. That seemed to happen a lot in GAEA too. But if the July 8 Nagahama City show and the July 14 Korakuen Hall show are any indication, things are starting to heat up again with Wizard Of OZ champ Aja Kong in the middle of it. We now have a firm date for Sugar Satoh's return and a special appearance by Meiko Satomura along with one of the Sendai Girls rookies. And she's in big trouble.
OZ Academy got 1,010 fans to their July 8 Nagahama City show. Looks like the crowd was hot too. Apparently it was the first ever appearance of a joshi company there. The opener had AKINO & Ayumi Kurihara vs Carlos Amano & Sonoko Kato. Lately Kato has been on a winning streak and she pinned AKINO with a schoolboy at 15:22. Next was Dynamite Kansai vs Chikayo Nagashima. They played up the size difference and Kansai won with the Splash Mountain at 8:44. Next is Mayumi Ozaki vs Ayumi Kurihara. A typical Ozaki match with Mika Nishio doing her impersonation of Police wrapping a chain around Kurihara's throat. Ozaki wins with a Shining Yakuza at 12:35.
Next was Manami Toyota vs Carlos Amano. Amano was in a belligerant mood but Toyota flies from the top rope. She also hits Amano over the head with a chair. That doesn't bother Amano. Toyota wins with the Japanese Queen Bee Bomb at 20:44. The main event was Aja Kong, Mayumi Ozaki & KAORU vs Dynamite Kansai, Chikayo Nagashima & AKINO. I guess it was sort of a D-FIX revival. KAORU & AKINO wowed the crowd with aerial tactics but Ozaki won over Kansai with a Shining Yakuza 17:31. Afterwards, Aja Kong thanked the fans for coming.
The July 14 Korakuen Hall show set up a couple of specific angles for the Aug. 16 show. The opener was Aja Kong & KAORU vs Meiko Satomura & Chikayo Nagashima. Sendai Girls rookie Akari Okuda was at ringside. Satomura doesn't disappoint and wins over KAORU with the Scorpion Rising at 21:41. After the match, Okuda comes up on the ring apron and wants to talk to Aja. Satomura tells Okuda that she'll do the talking. Aja says it's been a year since her debut. Satomura mentions that Aja is having a Wizard Of OZ title match on Aug. 16. Satomura says that Okuda wants a title shot. Aja says only an OZ wrestler can challenge for the title. Satomura says "Give her a chance." Aja tells Ozaki that it might be interesting. Aja says to Okuda "Are you sure you want to do this? You can change your mind." Okuda wants to do the match and Aja says "Then I would like to invite you to hell." There you have it.
Next was an OZ Men's match. El Braza won over Masaru Obata in 8:47. Next Dynamite Kansai threw Cherry around and won with the Splash Mountain at 8:01. The show finished with two Masquerade Tag Matches. It didn't look like cosplay. I think they all wore little masks into the ring. The first match had Mayumi Ozaki & Ran YuYu vs Carlos Amano & AKINO. Ran won over Amano with the European Clutch at 21:45. Then it was Mayumi Ozaki & Sonoko Kato vs Dynamite Kansai & Chikayo Nagashima. Nagashima won over Kato at 11:13. Afterwards, Kato asked Meiko Satomura to be her partner on the Aug. 16 show. The opponents will be Chikayo Nagashima and the returning Sugar Satoh. So two big matches are ready to go for that show.
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