The Big Takeaways:
The Japanese matches were excellent and the American matches were passable as Nyla Rose, Britt Baker, Yuka Sakazaki, and Ryo Mizunami advanced.
Show Report:
Excalibur was joined by Taz on commentary this week after calling the previous week solo. The American matches were taped at Daily s Place in Jacksonville while the Japanese matches were taped at the Ice Ribbon Dojo in Saitama, Japan.
U.S. bracket first round: Nyla Rose (w/ Vickie Guerrero) defeated Tay Conti
This was an okay match with some sloppy moments.
Rose easily overpowered Conti early on, but Conti wouldn t back down so Rose just slammed her. Conti kicked out Rose s leg and went for a sleeper, but Rose escaped and hit a flipping neckbreaker. Conti fought back with some kicks but was countered with a dragon screw. Rose turned her attention to Conti s leg, targeting it repeatedly. A running splash from Rose got two.
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The Big Takeaways:
The four AEW veterans (Sakazaki, Sakura, Mizunami and Kong) advanced to the second round on the Japanese side of the Women s Championship contender eliminator tournament.
Show Recap:
The show was filmed at the Ice Ribbon Dojo in Saitama, Japan, with Excalibur providing solo commentary.
First Round: Yuka Sakazaki defeated Mei Suruga
This was a good match, albeit a little sloppy in spots.
Sakazaki utilized a rare size advantage during the lock up, but Suruga played mind games to escape before hitting an armdrag. Suruga locked her legs around Sakazaki and went for her signature Oklahoma roll, cradling Sakazaki for two. Sakazaki downed Suruga with a shoulder block, but Suruga bridged out of a pin. Sakazaki concluded the next exchange with a brainbuster before wrenching on Suruga s neck with a rope-assisted headscissors.