Ice Ribbon 7/25/20 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Arisa Nakajima & Tsukushi vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Maya Yukihi 13:20.
DC: Tsukasa Fujimoto and Tsukushi started this match off with fast-paced sequences. For a few seconds, Arisa Nakajima & Tsukka did some double-teaming despite not teaming together in this match. Obviously, this was a reference to their history as Best Friends, one of the best tag teams in joshi puroresu history. They soon started focusing on teaming with the tag team partners selected for this match though. When Maya Yukihi was in the match, the match slowed down slightly, but she still did a good job overall. The other three were working super smooth sequences together. Tsukka’s kicks were quite vicious. This wasn’t a super long match, but they made the most out of the time given, as they kept the pace high. This was a very good match, but they probably could have used another five minutes or so to make this even better. Still, it felt satisfying in the end. The match ended when Arisa’s team won, as Tsukushi scored the win over Tsukka. ***½ 

SEAdLINNNG 10/3/20 Yokohama Radiant Hall, Beyond the Sea Tag Team Title: Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Hiroyo Matsumoto & Yoshiko 28:03.
DC: This match was obviously less interesting whenever Yoshiko was in the ring, because she was the least skillful wrestler in this match by a mile. Best Friends did a good job selling for their opponents, which emphasized the struggle they were trying to overcome. After some extensive selling by Arisa, Tsukka was tagged in, and was a house of fire. Near the end of the match, Arisa went for a moonsault, but Yoshiko rolled away. The best part about this match was the finish, which resulted in Best Friends becoming the new champions. Best Friends showed a lot of urgency during the final minutes, as they realized they were coming closer to victory. In the end, Arisa pinned Yoshiko. It was a good match overall, but Hiroyo Matsumoto & Yoshiko never got close to matching the level of intensity displayed by Best Friends. As always, Arisa was into what she was doing and gave a strong performance. ***¼ 

Ice Ribbon 10/31/20 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Tsukushi & Saori Ano 17:37.
DC: Best Friends gave a strong performance, which kinda goes without saying. There was a cool spot where Saori Ano had Tsukasa Fujimoto tied up in a figure four while Ano was bridging, and Arisa Nakajima broke the bridge with a double footstomp. It is always fun to see Best Friends in action, but Ano, who was the weakest worker in the match, never seemed to be much of a threat. Tsukushi’s dropkicks and top-rope huracarrana looked very good. Best Friends didn’t give Tsukushi an easy time, which only lit a fire underneath Tsukushi to fight back harder. This was a good match overall. Despite Best Friends’ opposition not being the most competitive team, the match got increasingly more intriguing thanks to Tsukushi’s effort and the smart work by Best Friends. Arisa & Tsukka were dominating in a way, but they gave their opponents enough chances to try to be more competitive. What helped make this match enjoyable was that these wrestlers were really into what they were doing. What kept this match from being very good was Ano never really being able to step up enough and Tsukushi’s team not being able to come close to victory, which led to a relatively heatless finish. ***¼ 

SEAdLINNNG 1/11/21 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Arisa Nakajima & Tsukasa Fujimoto vs. Sareee & Yoshiko 16:59.
DC: Sareee was counting down the days, as she was about to leave Japan to pursue a career as a sports-entertainer in the United States. It wouldn’t be until 4/20/21 that Sareee would start that U.S. run though. The recent title win of the team of Sareee & Yoshiko seemed to have helped their enthusiasm, because they gave a stronger effort here in this non-title match than in the match that saw them win the title on 11/27/20. It was nice to see that Sareee & Yoshiko were more fired up this time. Sareee put a lot of intensity behind her offense. Yoshiko was the least impressive worker in the match, as expected, but at least she tried to contribute. Arisa Nakajima’s selling played an important role in making this a good match, because she made Sareee & Yoshiko look like a top tag team. Tsukasa Fujimoto was a joy to watch, as she often is. Nakajima encouraged Sareee to hit harder, which Sareee was able to accomplish. This helped make Arisa vs. Sareee the most interesting and most intense parts of the match. Sareee being able to be more competitive this time is exactly the main reason this match was slightly better than the 11/27/20 match. In the end, Best Friends were able to win this match through their superior teamwork, and they proved once again that they were the #1 tag team. This normally would mean that they were in line for a chance to win the title back again. However, Nanae Takahashi’s ego got in the way and took Tsukka’s place as Arisa’s tag team partner in the 1/22/21 match that ended up seeing Arisa & Nanae win the title from Sareee & Yoshiko. ***¼   

SEAdLINNNG 9/22/21 Tokyo Shinjuku FACE: Arisa Nakajima & Rina Yamashita vs. Tsukasa Fujimoto & Hanako Nakamori 15:58.
DC: Despite the top names involved here, this was somehow not the main event of the show. This probably was because it was a somewhat random tag team match-up without any titles on the line. However, no matter whether Arisa Nakajima teams with Tsukasa Fujimoto or wrestles against her, you know it’s going to be interesting when they are both in the same match. When they were in the ring together, the match peaked in quality. They tried to beat each other, but that obviously was not an easy task, since they know each other so well and. Rina Yamashita was the weak link, because she slowed things down and had to rely on her unsophisticated moves when she was on offense. Tsukka and Hanako Nakamori gelled well together, and enjoyed kicking Yamashita. Nakamori worked hard, which was helpful because it meant that Arisa and Tsukka didn’t have to do all the carrying. Despite Yamashita’s shortcomings as an in-ring performer, at least she’s carryable and not annoying. After some solid action, Arisa pinned Nakamori. After the match, Arisa and Nakamori wanted to continue fighting, which showed that the heat between these two competitors was far from over. ***¼  

SEAdLINNNG 10/13/21 Tokyo Korakuen Hall: Arisa Nakajima vs. Hanako Nakamori 22:33.
DC: These two were certainly no strangers to each other, as they had battled several times before over the years. Arisa Nakajima, arguably the best women’s wrestler of the 2010s, was still an excellent in-ring performer by 2021. Her enthusiasm, passion and smooth work makes her stand out, especially in a league like SEAdLINNNG that relies a lot on Nakajima. Because of SEAdLINNNG’s sparse roster, it’s nice to see Hanako Nakamori, who spent most of her 2021 in Pure-J, come into SEAdLINNNG to have a match with Nakajima. At this stage of her career, Hanako Nakamori is now quite the no-nonsense worker, and she was able to show she’s a tough opponent here. Of course, Nakajima loves challenging herself, and she made sure to give it her all during these 22 minutes. There was a German suplex exchange that perfectly showed the never-say-die vibe of this match. While the pace was not super high, the action kept going and they kept going for impactful moves. Nakamori’s effort was appreciated, and Nakajima showed her excellence. Nakajima’s hard work in SEAdLINNNG over the past year eventually got rewarded later that year, as a little over two months after this match, on 12/29/21, Arisa Nakajima would win the Beyond the Sea Title by beating Ryo Mizunami. ***½ 

SEAdLINNNG 11/10/21 Tokyo Shinkiba 1st RING, Beyond the Sea Tag Team Title Tournament Semi Final: Arisa Nakajima & Hanako Nakamori vs. Kaori Yoneyama & Yuu 15:21.
DC: Kaori Yoneyama is a veteran who can still be useful. It was good to see Yoneyama wrestle as herself, because while that still means some silliness, at least it’s not nearly as limiting as her Fukigen Death gimmick in STARDOM. Hanako Nakamori was focused and was all business, which meant it was no laughing matter for Yoneyama when they were in the ring together. Despite being the least experienced worker in the match, Yuu certainly had a big size advantage over everyone. Nakajima was certainly not intimidated by Yuu’s size. After all, Nakajima has survived many battles over the years. Yuu is a bit slow, but at least her koshi guruma looks good. As always, Nakajima was willing to take and dish out a lot of punishment. Nakajima’s passion, enthusiasm and smooth work made her stand out the most in this match. ***¼ 

AAA 10/15/22 Triplemania XXX: Mexico City Arena, AAA Mega Title: Hijo del Vikingo vs. Fenix 19:27.
DC: Hijo del Vikingo’s father, King Vikingo, was at ringside. Fenix had Arez in his corner. Hijo del Vikingo has been the AAA Mega Champion since 12/4/21, winning the vacant title in a five-way match (which was a match that took place after previous champion Kenny Omega had vacated the title due to injuries). Fenix is the current holder of the AAA Latin American Title, AAA World Cruiserweight Title and AEW World Trios Title. The two contestants in this match, Hijo del Vikingo and Fenix, are arguably the two best Mexican pro wrestlers right now. Fenix, a former Mega Champion himself, wanted to show that he’s still the man. Vikingo wanted to show that now it is his time to get more international recognition (which will surely come now that he's got his US work VISA). Both workers showed their great athleticism. They’re so good at what they’re doing that it almost seemed effortless. The counters were very interesting, because they both constantly tried to do the most fancy and spectacular counters they could think of. This fit nicely with the story of them both trying to show the other that they were the better man, to the point that they were basically trying to outdo each other in a seemingly very natural and organic way. After some action on the floor, Fenix juiced. Fenix certainly is an excellent high flyer, but Vikingo is probably more deserving of the best high flyer award than anyone else this year. In this match, the viewers were able to witness many leaps, flips and springboard moves. At one point, while on the apron, Vikingo ran towards the ring, springboarded on the second rope and flipped into the ring. Vikingo walked on top of the guardrail, but Fenix hit him with a superkick. Vikingo hit a super poison rana, but Fenix landed on top of Vikingo. Soon after that, Vikingo hit Fenix in the corner with a double knee attack and then pinned Fenix after an inverted 450 splash off the top rope. The workrate was high, and it seemed time flew by because of the exciting high flying action. This was a very flashy match that featured really well-executed moves for the most part. Of course, it was quite showy, and mostly a spotfest, but the moves were so spectacular that you can’t help but admire what they were doing. Also, it was pretty much expected that this was mostly going to be a spectacle. It should be noted that there was enough aggression shown that prevented this match from coming across as an exhibition. This match didn’t exceed expectations, but that would have been hard to accomplish because of the high expectations. At least the match wasn't a disappointment. **** 

GLEAT 10/22/22 Osaka Umeda Sky Building Stella Hall, UWF Rules: Minoru Tanaka & Yu Iizuka vs. Seichi Ikemoto & Tetsuya Izuchi 9:43.
DC: Yu Iizuka and Tetsuya Izuchi started the match off with stand up striking. Iizuka managed to take Izuchi to the mat briefly. Iizuka tagged Minoru Tanaka in. Tanaka had Izuchi in some trouble on the mat, but Izuchi managed to escape without needing a rope break and quickly tagged Seichi Ikemoto in. Ikemoto threw some good kicks when Iizuka was facing him. Ikemoto made Iizuka go for the first rope break when they were grappling on the mat, as Iizuka’s arm was getting twisted. Ikemoto hit Tanaka with two great kicks, and the second one took Tanaka down, causing his team to lose another point. Tanaka understood that more urgency was now needed, and he managed to get Ikemoto to go for a rope break, as Tanaka applied a crossface. The points were now flying. Izuchi went down after a strike by Iizuka. Both teams still had three points left at this point. Izuchi took Iizuka down with a big released German suplex. As soon as Iizuka got back to his feet, Izuchi hit a series of strikes that eventually sent Iizuka to the mat. Iizuka didn’t make it back up in time for the ten count, resulting in the team of Ikemoto & Izuchi winning the match. This was probably Izuchi’s strongest showing in GLEAT so far. Despite losing the battle, Iizuka gave quite a good performance here. The performances given by Tanaka and Ikemoto were very good and crisp, as expected. It was a match under ten minutes, but at least the action was intriguing from start to finish. ***½