Ibuki has announced a tournament for their third anniversary show at Korakuen Hall on May 25. It's a bit of a head scratcher because it's not like Ibuki has a title belt or any other sort of prize. It's almost like Mariko Yoshida couldn't think of anything else to do on the anniversary show. Misaki Ohata, Hanako Kobayashi, Shuu Shibutani, Tomoka Nakagawa, Hiroyo Matsumoto, Ray & Atsuko Emoto are the participants. The quarter finals were on the May 3 show at the Delfin Arena in Osaka. Emoto got a bye to the semi finals.
The opener was a tournament quarter final match between Misaki Ohata and Hanako Kobayshi of Ito Dojo. Ohata is now a blonde. Kobayashi controlled the match and won with a fisherman buster at 7:35. Next up was Tojuki Leon vs Yoko Yamada. This was not a tournament match. Yamada is still pretty green and tried to attack Leon with kicks but Leon had no trouble with her and won with the Mad Splash at 7:25. Next up was a tag match to break up the tournament. Atsuko Emoto & Kyoko Kimura vs Mariko Yoshida & Io Shirai. Yoshida got her licks in but Emoto & Kimura teamed up on Io and while Kimura distracted Yoshida outside the ring, Emoto won over Io with a Texas Cloverleaf at 15:58.
The show ended with the next two tournament matches. Shuu Shibutani won over Tomoka Nakagawa with an ankle lock at 7:48 and Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Ray with a backdrop at 10:47. So the semi finals for the Ibuki third anniversary tournament are Hanako Kobayashi vs Shuu Shibutani and Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Atsuko Emoto. Emoto is the obvious favourite but I wouldn't be surprised to see Matsumoto win the tournament.
The opener was a tournament quarter final match between Misaki Ohata and Hanako Kobayshi of Ito Dojo. Ohata is now a blonde. Kobayashi controlled the match and won with a fisherman buster at 7:35. Next up was Tojuki Leon vs Yoko Yamada. This was not a tournament match. Yamada is still pretty green and tried to attack Leon with kicks but Leon had no trouble with her and won with the Mad Splash at 7:25. Next up was a tag match to break up the tournament. Atsuko Emoto & Kyoko Kimura vs Mariko Yoshida & Io Shirai. Yoshida got her licks in but Emoto & Kimura teamed up on Io and while Kimura distracted Yoshida outside the ring, Emoto won over Io with a Texas Cloverleaf at 15:58.
The show ended with the next two tournament matches. Shuu Shibutani won over Tomoka Nakagawa with an ankle lock at 7:48 and Hiroyo Matsumoto defeated Ray with a backdrop at 10:47. So the semi finals for the Ibuki third anniversary tournament are Hanako Kobayashi vs Shuu Shibutani and Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Atsuko Emoto. Emoto is the obvious favourite but I wouldn't be surprised to see Matsumoto win the tournament.
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