After skipping it in 2007, NEO has announced the return of their Mid Summer Tag Tournament. There will be eight teams in a one day tournament on July 13 at Korakuen Hall. They had a press conference last week to tease it and used the June 21 Itabashi Green Hall show to firm up a couple of teams. The teams are Ktoko Inoue & Hiroyo Matsumoto, Haruka Matsuo & Fuuka, Kyoko Kimura & Atsuko Emoto, Etsuko Mita & Makoto, Misae Genki & Aya Yuki, two of the Red Passion wrestlers (Nanae Takahashi, Kana, Natsuki*Taiyo) and Yoshiko Tamura & Arisa Nakajima. According to NEO President Koda, the orginal partner was to be Azumi Hyuga but of course she's out so Nakajima will fill in.
The June 21 Itabashi Green Hall show led off with Tanny Mouse vs Cherry. I guess these two have been feuding though I'd call it more of a running gag. Cherry was wearing a new costume though it was a standard Speedo with her pink pants so she may have been protecting an injury. They run the ropes quite a bit and Tanny gets the edge with an exploder suplex. Cherry typically tries to steal a win with a roll up for two. Then she gets an ankle lock on Tanny. But Tanny wins with a roll up pin of her own at 5:00. It was perceived as a quick count by ref Tommy Ran and Cherry discussed it with Tanny afterwards.
Next up was Haruka Matsuo vs Shuu Shibutani. Shibutani begins with a dropkick followed by a running elbow in the corner and a body slam. She gets Matsuo in a rear chinlock but Matsuo reverses that and turns it into a dragon sleeper. They run the ropes and Shibutani hits a dropkick followed by a DDT. Matsuo comes back with a northern lights suplex followed by two German suplexes for two. Matsuo gets Shibutani in a full nelson for a dragon suplex but counters it and hits a fisherman suplex for two. Shibutani gets a sunset flip for two but Matsuo reverses that and wins at 10:09. Shibutani injured her knee during the match and would miss Sunday's Pro Wrestling WAVE show.
Next was Toshie Uematsu & Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Yuki Miyazaki & Hiroyo Muto. It starts as a schmozzle but Muto gets a body slam on Uematsu followed by a foot to the face. Uematsu turns that around with stomps and Matsumoto tags in and continues the attack. Mitazaki breaks it up and hits a hip attack on Matsumoto. Miyazaki gets Uematsu in a fireman's carry but Uematsu wriggles out with a roll up for two. Matsumoto tags in and hits a sidewalk slam on Miyazaki. Uematsu comes in to help but Miyazaki hits a double lariat when whipped into the ropes. Matsumoto & Muto collide and yell at each other but Matsumoto hitsa shoulder block followed by a suplex for two. Muto places Uematsu on the top turnbuckle for a superplex. But Matsumoto catches her in an Argentinian backbreaker and slams her so Uematsu can win with a roll up at 15:00.
Next is Kyoko Kimura & Atsuko Emoto vs Kyoko Inoue & Etsuko Mita. Kimura throws Inoue out of the ring and slams her into the post. Back in the ring, Mita hits a piledriver on Emoto. Emoto & Kimura double team Mita but Inoue comes back and gets Emoto in a camel clutch. Emoto bites her and tags Kimura. Mita tags in and double chops Kimura. Inoue tags in and shoulder blocks Emoto. Kimura & Emoto attempt a double team but Inoue hits a double lariat. They continue to try and double team Inoue but it's not very successful. After Mita hits a suplex and a piledriver on Kimura, Emoto attacks her with a chair. They sit her on the chair and Kimura hits the Big Boots for the win at 16:56. Afterwards, Kimura attacks Makoto and that sets up the Mita/Makoto team and Matsumoto comes into the ring and Inoue chooses her to be her partner. Two more teams for the tournament.
The main event was Nanae Takahashi, Kana & Natsuki*Taiyo (now called Red Passion) vs Yoshiko Tamura, Misae Genki & Aya Yuki. Red Passion attempts to gang up on Yuki but she hits a cross body off the ropes on all three and Genki & Tamura help her beat down Natsuki. Takahashi hits Yuki with a forearm smash. Genki tags in and hits a hip attack to the corner on Takahashi. Kana comes in to break that up and gets her own hip attack on Genki. Tamura tags in and beats on Kana. Yuki tags in and adds kicks. Kana applies a half crab and tags in Natsuki. She nails Yuki with a flying forearm and rolls up Tamura for two when she tags in. Tamura comes back with a suplex and a body slam. Kana tags in with a hip attack on Tamura followed by a half crab. Tamura comes back with knees to Kana's face in the corner followed by a diamond cutter and a suplex for two. Genki tags in and hits an atomic drop and a power slam for two. Natsuki tags in and is welcomed by a Genki power slam. Natsuki rolls her up for two. Genki hits a flying elbow drop on Takahashi but Takahashi escapes and finishes Yuki with the NanaRack at 24:31. Afterwards, there was some discussion about Tamura's possible partner for the tournament with the NEO Machine Gunz taunting her. Now we know it will be Nakajima. And Red Passion hasn't announced their combination yet.
The June 21 Itabashi Green Hall show led off with Tanny Mouse vs Cherry. I guess these two have been feuding though I'd call it more of a running gag. Cherry was wearing a new costume though it was a standard Speedo with her pink pants so she may have been protecting an injury. They run the ropes quite a bit and Tanny gets the edge with an exploder suplex. Cherry typically tries to steal a win with a roll up for two. Then she gets an ankle lock on Tanny. But Tanny wins with a roll up pin of her own at 5:00. It was perceived as a quick count by ref Tommy Ran and Cherry discussed it with Tanny afterwards.
Next up was Haruka Matsuo vs Shuu Shibutani. Shibutani begins with a dropkick followed by a running elbow in the corner and a body slam. She gets Matsuo in a rear chinlock but Matsuo reverses that and turns it into a dragon sleeper. They run the ropes and Shibutani hits a dropkick followed by a DDT. Matsuo comes back with a northern lights suplex followed by two German suplexes for two. Matsuo gets Shibutani in a full nelson for a dragon suplex but counters it and hits a fisherman suplex for two. Shibutani gets a sunset flip for two but Matsuo reverses that and wins at 10:09. Shibutani injured her knee during the match and would miss Sunday's Pro Wrestling WAVE show.
Next was Toshie Uematsu & Hiroyo Matsumoto vs Yuki Miyazaki & Hiroyo Muto. It starts as a schmozzle but Muto gets a body slam on Uematsu followed by a foot to the face. Uematsu turns that around with stomps and Matsumoto tags in and continues the attack. Mitazaki breaks it up and hits a hip attack on Matsumoto. Miyazaki gets Uematsu in a fireman's carry but Uematsu wriggles out with a roll up for two. Matsumoto tags in and hits a sidewalk slam on Miyazaki. Uematsu comes in to help but Miyazaki hits a double lariat when whipped into the ropes. Matsumoto & Muto collide and yell at each other but Matsumoto hitsa shoulder block followed by a suplex for two. Muto places Uematsu on the top turnbuckle for a superplex. But Matsumoto catches her in an Argentinian backbreaker and slams her so Uematsu can win with a roll up at 15:00.
Next is Kyoko Kimura & Atsuko Emoto vs Kyoko Inoue & Etsuko Mita. Kimura throws Inoue out of the ring and slams her into the post. Back in the ring, Mita hits a piledriver on Emoto. Emoto & Kimura double team Mita but Inoue comes back and gets Emoto in a camel clutch. Emoto bites her and tags Kimura. Mita tags in and double chops Kimura. Inoue tags in and shoulder blocks Emoto. Kimura & Emoto attempt a double team but Inoue hits a double lariat. They continue to try and double team Inoue but it's not very successful. After Mita hits a suplex and a piledriver on Kimura, Emoto attacks her with a chair. They sit her on the chair and Kimura hits the Big Boots for the win at 16:56. Afterwards, Kimura attacks Makoto and that sets up the Mita/Makoto team and Matsumoto comes into the ring and Inoue chooses her to be her partner. Two more teams for the tournament.
The main event was Nanae Takahashi, Kana & Natsuki*Taiyo (now called Red Passion) vs Yoshiko Tamura, Misae Genki & Aya Yuki. Red Passion attempts to gang up on Yuki but she hits a cross body off the ropes on all three and Genki & Tamura help her beat down Natsuki. Takahashi hits Yuki with a forearm smash. Genki tags in and hits a hip attack to the corner on Takahashi. Kana comes in to break that up and gets her own hip attack on Genki. Tamura tags in and beats on Kana. Yuki tags in and adds kicks. Kana applies a half crab and tags in Natsuki. She nails Yuki with a flying forearm and rolls up Tamura for two when she tags in. Tamura comes back with a suplex and a body slam. Kana tags in with a hip attack on Tamura followed by a half crab. Tamura comes back with knees to Kana's face in the corner followed by a diamond cutter and a suplex for two. Genki tags in and hits an atomic drop and a power slam for two. Natsuki tags in and is welcomed by a Genki power slam. Natsuki rolls her up for two. Genki hits a flying elbow drop on Takahashi but Takahashi escapes and finishes Yuki with the NanaRack at 24:31. Afterwards, there was some discussion about Tamura's possible partner for the tournament with the NEO Machine Gunz taunting her. Now we know it will be Nakajima. And Red Passion hasn't announced their combination yet.
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