*I received this show from Jeff Lynch as part of my 8-hour joshi comp. It cost me $25.

*Sweet GAEA intro starts off the show!

*Highlights from 1/16/00 are shown featuring various wrestlers! They are some pretty good highlights. The show is referred to as DEAD or ALIVE!

*Some guys introduce the show.

Sakura Hirota vs. Saika Takeuchi
Hirota comes out in a Valentine's flower?! Geez. Her teeth are looking pretty bad. Hirota says some stuff. Hirota goes to give Takeuchi chocolate (?), but Takeuchi knocks it out of her hand and stomps on it. I guess that is heel heat. Takeuchi attacks Hirota with a huge slap and a dropkick. Clip! Hirota picks Takeuchi up for a body slam, but can't seem to be able to slam her! She eventually does though. Takeuchi manages to get up and fall back down again. Hirota keeps going for a Tequila Sunrise (Belly to Back Half Nelson and Chicken Wing Suplex), but Takeuchi blocks and gets two dropkicks. Blah! Hirota comes back with a hip attack and then a off the top rope hip attack for the 1...2...3 Ah! The match was pretty bland and weak. I wasn't digging the comedy at all and the wrestling was too basic. Oh well. 1/4*

Mayumi Ozaki vs. Toshiyo Yamada
Ozaki already has a red stick in her hand before the match even starts! Yamada kicks the stick and takes down Ozaki. Yamada locks on a cross armbreaker with the stick. Odd! Ozaki ducks a stick swing and starts choking Yamada with the stick. Ozaki locks up Yamada in the rope and starts posing (heh!). They block each others blows, but Yamada thrust kicks Ozaki down. Yamada starts to work the arm. She backdrop suplexes Ozaki and goes for the cross armbreaker, but Ozaki gets rope. They tumble outside. Ozaki takes Yamada into the crowd. ECW! ECW! ECW! Ozaki throws chairs (!) at Yamada. Yamada comes back throwing Ozaki into the guardrail and into the turnpost a few times. Yamada takes her turn beating on Ozaki in the aisle way. This must be JOSHI VIOLENCE! Yamada takes Ozaki up in the crowd then levels her with a lariat. Ozaki is bleeding! Yamada lariats Ozaki down again and takes her back ringside. Back in the ring Ozaki blocks Yamada's Diving Enziguri Kick with Twist then thunderfire powerbombs her for a two. Ozaki follows with a thunderfire powerbomb turnbuckle smash of sorts! Ozaki gets a third thunderfire powerbomb for a 1.KICKOUT! GAH! Out of nowhere Yamada locks on a cross armbreaker!

Ozaki gets out and blocks a reverse spinkick. Yamada lays down playing possum and kicks Ozaki in the head when she comes over! Yamada follows with her Diving Enziguri Kick with Twist. Ozaki comes right back with a mega BACKFIST for a near fall. Ozaki calls for another. Ozaki misses a spinning backfist, but nails a slap to the face. Ozaki follows up with the TEQUILA SUNRISE for a 1...2..2.99999. Yamada blocks another and kicks Ozaki in the head, but Ozaki comes right back with a huge slap for a 2 1/2 count. Out of nowhere once again Yamada reverse spinkicks Ozaki in the face for a 2 3/4 count. Yamada gets another kick. Ozaki blocks her Reverse Gory Special Bomb (Reverse Gory Special Suplex), but falls victim to an armbar. Yamada looks a bit CRAZED! Yamada converts into the cross armbreaker and stops Ozaki from getting rope! Ozaki gets rope eventually though. Ozaki gets a fluke spinning backfist, but Yamada axe kicks her right after. Yamada follows with her GORY SPECIAL BOMB for a 2 9/10 count. NEAR FALLS. Ozaki levels Yamada with a BACKFIST for a near fall. Ozaki nails another for a 1 count! Ozaki gets TWO BACKFISTS for a 1.kickout! Yamada is crazy! Yamada blocks a spinning backfist, but Ozaki comes right back with a FLURY of BACKFISTS for the 1...2...3 Awesome! Good build! The near falls meant a lot. The match could have been longer and Ozaki's selling seemed to be non-existent. ***3/4

Chigusa Nagayo/ Toshie Uematsu vs. Akira Hokuto/ RIE
Hokuto & Nagayo shake hands, but Uematsu slaps RIE (who has a taped shoulder). Nagayo catches a cane meant for Aska, but RIE canes Nagayo with another cane anyway. Three people now have canes! RIE gets an armbar on Nagayo, but Uematsu flying splashes RIE to break it up. Hokuto backdrops Uematsu on the apron, knocks her outside, and follows with an awesome Top Rope SOMERSAULT PLANCHA! RIE nails a Destiny Hammer (Off the Top Rope Knee Smash) on Nagayo for a two. Nagayo blocks a double team attack and double bulldogs Hokuto & RIE for a two. Hokuto & RIE block a double lariat and lock on a double fujiwara armbar! Hokuto lets go and RIE keeps the hold on, while Hokuto pounds on Nagayo's other hand! Hokuto does a flying cane shot to the shoulder. Hokuto works the arm until Nagayo comes back with a backdrop suplex. Uematsu in. Uematsu stomps on Hokuto, but she goes after Nagayo. HEH! Uematsu finally gets her away from Nagayo and Nagayo spinkicks Hokuto. Nagayo thunderfire powerbombs RIE. Nagayo knocks Hokuto off the apron to the outside and follows with an odd top rope somersault plancha! In the ring RIE blocks a Uematsu flying splash with knees then gets an armbar! Uematsu escapes and gets a near fall. Nagayo works Hokuto outside. Uematsu blocks a Thunderfire Powerbomb with an odd arm submission (!) and RIE taps! Didn't see that coming. A solid match. They did everything pretty good, but it was too short and lacked a lot of action. Nagayo and Uematsu celebrate and give each other high fives! Hokuto says some things, but Nagayo keeps celebrating. They even pose for pictures! GEEZ! ***

* A brawl breaks out between the two teams in the back.

*1/16/00 KAORU highlights are shown. KAORU says some things. Aja Kong highlights are also shown!

*Highlights of the team of Lioness Aska & Sonoko Kato are shown. Interview with Aska is also shown.

Sugar Sato/ Chikayo Nagashima vs. Lioness Aska/ Sonoko Kato
Let the action begin! Sato is in white, while Nagashima is in the yellow. A small brawl breaks out with Kato being knocked outside. Nagashima flying axehandles Aska, but Aska double clotheslines Sato & Nagashima. Aska brings in a table and puts it on top of Nagashima & Sato. Aska backdrop suplex assists Kato into a backflip double stomp! GAH! Never seen that before! Aska powerbombs Sato for a two. Nagashima catapults off Sato's back dropkicking Aska. Aska absorbs two shoulderblocks, takes down Sato, and nails a lariat for a one. Aska & Kato double kick Sato then Aska assists Kato on a elevated legdrop (atomic throw of sorts) for a two. Sato stops Kato on the apron with a yakuza kick and backdrops Nagashima, somersault senton style, on to Kato for a two. They both block germans then Kato blocks a hurricanrana and Aska assists her on a powerbomb. Kato follows with a Flying Somersault Body Attack for a two. Kato backdrops Nagashima and Nagashima lands on her feet. Sato dragon screws leg whips Kato and Nagashima flying ranas Aska. Outside now a brawl breaks out! They go into the crowd and meet in a walk part in the stands. Aska & Kato throw Sato & Nagashima into each other. Kato leaps off the stairway rail accidentally flying somersault body attacking Aska. Nagashima does a crazy flying double stomp off a BALCONY on to Aska by the stairs. PURE CRAZINESS!

Nagashima then dropkicks Aska down the stairs. Sato & Nagashima put chairs on Kato and Nagashima flying double stomps off the stands on to Kato! In the ring Sato and Nagashima both top rope dropkick Kato with chairs. Nagashima german suplexes Kato on to a chair, but the ref refuses to count. Eh! Nagashima goes up top and delivers her FLYING DOUBLE STOMP for a 2 3/4 count! Aska comes in and hits Nagashima & Sato with a chair. Nagashima hits Aska with a chair, but Kato german suplexes Nagashima for a near fall. Sato blocks Aska's Giant Swing attempt with a chairshot. Aska stops Nagashima's flying attack with a kick though. TABLE IN! Aska knocks Sato off the apron. Nagashima dropkicks Aska from the ground. Nagashima gets thrown into the table in the corner and ducks a Kato corner avalanche, but falls victim to an assisted turnbuckle powerbomb into the table!! Aska puts the table on Nagashima and both Aska & Kato do flying double stomps on her! JOSHI VIOLENCE! Aska blue thunder bombs Nagashima, but Sato makes the save. Aska sit powerbombs Nagashima, but Sato breaks it up the pin again. Aska puts up Nagashima up for her Towerhacker Bomb (Argentine Back Breaker Rack Powerbomb), but Nagashima turns it into a CROSS ARMBREAKER. Kato nails a flying legdrop on Nagashima to stop the punishment. Nagashima blocks another powerbomb, ducks a lariat, and Sato then chairshots Aska. Sato jumps off the top, blocks a kick, and somewhat dragon screw leg whips Aska! Sato slams Aska, but then slips on a moonsault! Ouch! Sato comes back with a shoulderblock, knee attacks, and another dragon screw. Out of nowhere Nagashima flies in with a CRAZY FLYING DOUBLE STOMP on Aska. Sato sit powerbombs Aska for a near fall. Kato stops another with a top rope dropkick to Sato's back. Aska spinkicks and axe kicks Sato for a 1...2..kickout. Aska sit powerbombs Sato again for a 1...2..save by Nagashima! Aska then SUPERPLEXES Kato on to Nagashima (GAH!) for another near fall. Kato kicks Sato in the head, but Sato blocks the Dragon Suplex and Nagashima top rope dropkicks Kato. Kato tries to block a Sato powerbomb, but fails and suffers.

Sato blocks Crown's Gate (Double Leg Back Piledriver) and Kato blocks a powerbomb, but then Sato gets her SIT DOWN POWERBOMB anyway for a 1...2..save by Nagashima. FEEL the near falls! Nagashima in. Kato blocks a fisherman suplex and Sato accidentally levels Nagashima with a Yakuza kick! Nagashima blocks two Kato moves, but Kato gets her DRAGON SUPLEX anyway for a 1...2...2 9/10 count. Sato breaks it up. Kato picks up Nagashima and starts spinning for Crown's Gate, but out of nowhere Nagashima blocks it and rolls up Kato for a one. Kato rolls through and puts Nagashima up for the Crown's Gate again, but Nagashima twists and turns it into the Cross Armbreaker. WOW! That was an odd reversal. The crowd heat is at all time high. Kato gets rope eventually. They both block each others moves and Aska accidentally lariats Kato down. Nagashima brutally fishermanbusters Kato, while Aska is being held back, but somehow Aska makes the save. Sato dragon screws Aska then powerbombs Kato on to Aska! Sato then assists Nagashima on a Flying Somersault Double Stomp for a near fall! STOMP INNOVATION! Kato flips through a fishermanbuster attempt and nails the Dragon Suplex for a 2 9/10 count! THE HEAT! Kato spinkicks Nagashima twice for another near fall. Aska goes for the Towerhacker Bomb again, but Sato stops it. Nagashima avoids a huge Kato flying legdrop and nails the Fishermanbuster for the 1...2...save by Aska! Aska accidentally kicks Kato, Kato blocks another fishermanbuster, Nagashima ducks a kick, and Kato ducks a Sato top rope dropkick with Sato hitting Nagashima on accident. PURE SWEETNESS. Aska kicks Nagashima in the head, but Nagashima blocks the Crown's Gate once again and delivers the FISHERMANBUSTAAH for the 1...2...counto 3!! Geez! I have just witnessed a women's wrestling match! The match had a great build, awesome moves, and one of the best near fall scenes I have ever seen. My only beefs are the two blown spots and that it was a little spotty. The match was fun to watch. They congratulate each other and rightly so! Nagashima & Sato even receive trophies and belts. ****1/2

KAORU vs. Mayumi Ozaki
They grab each other's hair and just start pulling at it. KAORU slaps Ozaki down for a two. KAORU nails EXCALIBUR (Body Slam Piledriver Through Legs). RIE comes in though and accidentally hits Ozaki with a barbwire cane! KAORU hits some of Ozaki's crew and her with the cane. KAORU chokes Ozaki with the cane and puts her into the exposed turnbuckle a few times. Ozaki throws the turnbuckle pad at KAORU and Ozaki's team stomp on KAORU. Ozaki gets her red stick. KAORU ducks a swing almost MATRIX STYLE, then leaps over a swing, and finally leg sweeps Ozaki down. Out of nowhere Ozaki, now very bloody, nails KAORU with a chain. Ozaki puts KAORU into the exposed turnbuckle a few times and then hits her with the chain. Ozaki's team bring in some chairs and Ozaki goes up top, but is stopped by Sonoto Kato. KAORU eventually SUPERPLEXES her right on to the chairs. Battling chairs occur! KAORU gets a quick advantage, but Ozaki comes right back breaking a chair over KAORU's head. Ozaki BACKFISTS KAORU for a 2 3/4 count. Ozaki then sit down powerbombs Ozaki through a TABLE for another near fall. Ozaki takes out handcuffs and then stops Kato's assault, while KAORU rolls outside. Ozaki accidentally slingshot somersault planchas with twist her team. KAORU off the second rope moonsault planchas Ozaki & her partner. KAORU hits every one on Ozaki's team with a table piece.

Kato puts Ozaki on a table and KAORU nails a FLYING SENTON SUICIDA on to her. The announcers mention "The Original Gangsta" New Jack! Kato & KAORU handcuff Ozaki's team (Sato/Nagashima/RIE) on to the guardrail! GOOD IDEA! In the ring KAORU diving kneedrops Ozaki and follows with EXCALIBUR for a 2 3/4 count. KAORU brainbusters Ozaki and wraps a chair around her knee area. Uh oh! KAORU follows with an Enzui Knee (diving knee smash) for a near fall! Ozaki comes back with a brutal BACKFIST then a sit Thunderfire Powerbomb for the 1...2..save by Kato! Ozaki looks at Kato (!) and handcuffs her to the turnpost. Ozaki handcuffs KAORU, but KAORU also handcuffs Ozaki. CHAIN MATCH! KAORU blocks two TEQUILA SUNRISE and EXCALIBURS Ozaki for a near fall. Ozaki gets a spinning backfist and backdrops KAORU outside with the chain still on. Ouch! Ozaki nails two backfists and a spinning backfist for a 2 9/10 count! Ozaki follows with her TEQUILA SUNRISE for a 1...2...kickout! Ozaki hits KAORU with a piece of table. KAORU blocks a Backfist by putting the piece of the table edge in the way. EH! KAORU follows with a PUNCH for the win. Good hardcore/garbage match. There really wasn't a great build or anything. The match had some good spots, but the flow could have been better. The match didn't come across as exciting as the last one at all. Nonetheless this was a solid match though. KAORU talks a bit after. ***1/4

Aja Kong vs. KAORU
Aja shakes KAORU's hand and KAORU release german suplexes her on her head. Geez! That was a brutal beginning. KAORU dropkicks Kong outside then follows with a tope` suicida through the ropes and two (!) off the second moonsault planchas! KAORU pulls out a table and puts Aja on it. Kong moves out of the way of the FLYING SENTON suicida though and KAORU crashes through the table. Aja bounces a table piece off KAORU's head three times. Aja beats on KAORU some more in the crowd then throws her over the guardrail. Kong throws a sign at KAORU and PILDERIVERS her on it. Aja continues her brawling and throws KAORU into a wall. In the ring Aja hits KAORU with a trashcan and nails a BRAINBUSTER for a near fall. KAORU ducks (!) three spinning backfists and hits Aja with a trashcan. Aja absorbs another trashcan shot and then powerbombs KAORU for a two. KAORU german suplexes Aja off the second rope. KAORU does a moonsault, but Aja gets her FEET UP to block it. KAORU goes for a hurricanrana, but is tossed all the way outside! KAORU blocks Aja's tope suicida through the ropes with a huge TABLE piece! KAORU smacks Aja with the table piece, takes her in the crowd, throws the sign at her, and clocks her with a chair. KAORU eventually puts Aja on a table after some table piece shots and does her FLYING SENTON SUICIDA on to her!

Back in the ring KAORU does a dropkick w/ table piece. Aja moves out of the way of a moonsault with a table piece, but KAORU lands on her feet and blocks a spinning backfist by putting the table right in the way. Aja is hurt and falls! KAORU is a bloody mess as well. KAORU hits Aja's arm with the table and makes her arm bleed. SICK! Aja screams! KAORU locks on fujiwara armbar and Aja screams (!) again, but gets rope luckily. KAORU continues to hit her arm with the table. KAORU then proceeds to stab Aja's arm and moonsault w/table in hand right on to Aja's arm! TABLE INNOVATION and PSYCHOLOGY. KAORU gets a cross armbreaker, but Aja's gets rope again. KAORU goes for Excalibur, but she can't pick up Aja. Aja out of nowhere "breaks KAORU's jaw" with a SPINNING BACKFIST! KAORU ducks another and does a ROLLING CROSS ARMBREAKER, but Aja gets rope once again. Aja delivers a backdrop suplex, but KAORU stops her up top with a flury of backfists. KAORU follows with a stiff EXCALIBUR for a 2 9/10 count. Aja blocks a fireman carry something and punches KAORU hard. KAORU gets a hurricanrana for a two, but Aja comes right back with a BACKFIST for a 2 3/4 count. Aja nails a Super Mountain Bomb for another near fall. Aja slams KAORU and puts a table on her. KAORU avoids a second rope double stomp and blocks a backfist with the TABLE EDGE! KAORU punches Aja for a 2 9/10 count. KAORU misses a table stab to the arm then Aja kicks KAORU in the face and SPINNING BACKFISTS her for another near fall. Aja throws off her black gloves. Uh oh! Aja levels KAORU with another SPINNING BACKFIST for the 1...2...3. Great match. I have never seen psychology using a table. It is different. The match had some good brawling and great wrestling. Some of the brawling seemed useless as well. The build was very good. Aja & KAORU embrace then Ozaki, Yamada, and Aja talk. They get into a small fight with Aja getting the last word! GREAT STUFF ****

*Interviews with Aja and KAORU are shown.

*Clips of Aja are shown to end the show.

Recommendation: Awesome Show!! 5 out of 6 matches are *** or above. The tape also gives you variety of styles. This is one of my first joshi shows and frankly I'm impressed. The Aska & Kato vs. Sato & Nagashima match was just great! I suggest getting this tape if you like wrestling and you have an open mind. RECOMMENDED