Kandori is Sick and Tired of Fights Starting Wars

Shinobu Kandori/Mizuki Endo vs. Yumiko Hotta/Kumiko Maekawa LLPW 8/15/97 - EPIC

PAS: I reviewed a great AJW tag between these two teams a week later, but this was at another level. Match starts out great with Endo going for a shoot and takedown on Hotta, unfortunately for her Hotta walks over after and gives her dental surgery with a kick to the face. Maekawa is great in this too, she lands these awesome hook kicks right to the head and face. Kandori and Hotta is an all time great rivalry and they have some cool interactions here. I loved the finish, Hotta comes in to make multiple violent saves, Kandori angrily gestures her to leave the ring and as Hotta turns her back Kandori back jumps her and chokes her out. We get a great run of near falls which ends with Kandori nearly ripping off Maekawas arm while she was waving and smirking at Hotta. Total asskicking and another chapter in the amazing Hotta vs. Kandori feud

ER: Really fun hate-filled tag, looked vaguely unprofessional and was nice and messy-in-a-good-way. Endo was a good Energizer bunny, getting her mouth bloodied early as a tough scrap with Hotta ends with Hotta kicking her in the mouth and targeting her for the match. I can't handle some of these boston crabs in joshi; Hotta looks like she's trying to make Endo feel heat whenever she twists for the rest of her life. It didn't scare Endo but I like how she was presented as Kandori's weak link. Hotta vs. Kandori felt like a crazy anime battle, both very expressive with body language and both come across as total badasses. Maekawa shows good energy and while everything throws out doesn't always land flush, her spirited delivery makes it work. Hotta was such a fun bully here, doing dickhead things like yanking Endo around by her top knot, and I loved all the various choke exchanges we got, everybody showing off their own personal method for choking out a human. Kandori's match ending armbar was great, mocking Hotta the whole time but then looking genuinely excited that she won. Loved all of this.

COMPLETE AND ACCURATE KANDORI