00:00The following contest is a tag team match, scheduled 4-1-4.
00:30What a reception! Here for Burt Vixen and Mir Yamashita.
00:43Yamashita the pink striker, maybe the most adept when it comes to leg strikes in all of Tokyo Joshi Pro, a true legend.
00:54In the blue corner, there is player 1, Burt Vixen!
01:10There is the pink striker, Mir Yamashita!
01:19He was one of the pillars that Tokyo Joshi Pro was built on.
01:27One of the very first names involved in the project.
01:30Her first Pritch the Pritches title reign was at age 20.
01:34So much of what we talk about today, a record crowd here in Dallas,
01:41touring the world, super cards to be watched the globe over on Wrestle Universe.
01:47None of that is possible without the contributions of people like Mir Yamashita.
01:52You can say much of the same about Yuka Sakazaki,
02:00was also an integral part of TJPW for so long.
02:07Recently, in the red corner,
02:10and the red corner,
02:11suited to enjoy girls,
02:13Yuka Takazaki!
02:19suited to space genius,
02:25Billy Star!
02:31Now, Feta, I've heard of having a lucky rabbit split,
02:34but this is ridiculous.
02:35Billy Starks bringing the whole head out here.
02:39She calls herself space Jesus.
02:41I've never really figured that out.
02:43Do you have any hot news on that?
02:44Whatever Billy Starks is doing,
02:46it is working for her.
02:48She is just rocketing through AEW,
02:51through Ring of Honor,
02:52about to make her return to TJPW,
02:55back to Japan for the first time in two years,
02:59and she'll be taking on the Summer Sun Princess right there,
03:02Miu Yamashita.
03:04What a great preview we're going to get right here in Dallas.
03:07Of course, young Billiam,
03:08as no stranger to success,
03:10studying under Athena in Ring of Honor.
03:12Took a bullet for Athena over the weekend
03:15that led to Athena winning that women's casino gauntlet in AEW,
03:20which will certainly increase their visibility and power
03:24as they perhaps chase timeless Toni Storm.
03:26But right now,
03:27it's Billy Starks chasing the legend of Miu Yamashita
03:31to make a statement.
03:32You know, Billy Starks,
03:33the youngest foreign-born athlete to ever main event Cork and Hull.
03:37I believe she was 17 when she did it.
03:39She was 17, yeah.
03:41About ready to return,
03:43and constantly growing,
03:44constantly changing and evolving is Billy Starks.
03:47But you could say the same thing about Miu Yamashita.
03:49She's been on an international excursion of her own
03:52for quite a few months,
03:54looking to pick up as much opportunity as possible.
03:57Almost became the ROH Women's Television Champion over the weekend,
04:01a Supercard Honor,
04:02a title that Billy has held.
04:04These two have become long-time friends, long-time rivals,
04:08and that rivalry continues to heat up.
04:10Yamashita's one of those athletes that I saw in MLW,
04:14thanks to the Tokyo Joshi Pro.
04:16How about that kind of stare down?
04:18Yamashita, you think you got her where you want her?
04:20And all of a sudden, that cold look creeps up on you.
04:24I would do the same thing.
04:26Run, Billy, run.
04:27I'd be in the parking lot by now.
04:32But just the poise and the accuracy and the precision
04:37on the strikes of Yamashita make her so dangerous.
04:41It is that poise.
04:42It is that coolness that keeps Yamashita so often in control
04:48instead of letting the emotions run too high.
04:50But right now, Billy Starks trying to rile her up,
04:53and that's also effective.
04:55Yeah, Billy likes to be irreverent.
04:57Billy likes to get you out of your comfort zone,
04:59and maybe, well, make you the butt of the joke.
05:03And not always a good idea,
05:06but here Billy is bringing it in kind back to Yamashita.
05:10Hey, there's the rabbit head.
05:12Yamashita's back up to her feet.
05:18Yamashita's not in the mood.
05:20Whoa.
05:22Jeez.
05:23A back kick.
05:24Oh!
05:25She literally kicked her head off.
05:26And Billy might not have seen that coming at all.
05:30Not great peripheral vision on that thing, I think.
05:32No, I would guess.
05:33It probably doesn't smell like good either,
05:34but that's a whole other story.
05:36Now Billy trying to retreat into the corner,
05:39but keep your eyes on Miyu Yamashita.
05:42You know, interesting to note that Miyu and Billy have a history
05:45as tag team partners as well.
05:47A critically acclaimed trios match,
05:50where they teamed with Megan Bain against Jordan Oliver,
05:52Alec Price, and Marcus Mathers not too long ago.
05:56But all friendship out the window between those two.
06:00But right now it's Yuka Sakazaki,
06:02and it's Burt Vixen.
06:04Burt certainly on the American side of the equation,
06:07but already very seasoned in Tokyo Joshi Pro,
06:11both here and in Japan.
06:12Yeah, she has participated in a number of tours with TJPW,
06:18has made challenges for championships,
06:21and has also become an integral part of these American tours as well.
06:25And Burt has an incredible following online.
06:29She's a gamer.
06:30She's a cosplayer.
06:31She takes a lot of her inspiration from some of those characters
06:36and those worlds, and it pays dividends.
06:39He's an incredible athlete as well.
06:41And that extra boost of confidence,
06:43that extra assuredness on top of what's already there,
06:46has made Burt a worldwide commodity.
06:50Sakazaki was trying to fight her way out of this headlock,
06:53finally able to free herself, but, oh, gets taken back down.
06:57And Burt has a power advantage over so many of her opponents.
07:05But Sakazaki has the quickness.
07:09Caught her off guard, Sakazaki.
07:11Whoa!
07:12Sakazaki!
07:14That leveraged her way out of the slam,
07:16but couldn't get away from just the straight-up deadlift of Burt Vixen.
07:23Oh!
07:24My God!
07:26Whoa!
07:27But she got caught!
07:29Instead, it's Sakazaki's shoulders down!
07:34Well, you spoke about what an important part of TJPW lore Sakazaki is!
07:41And for one shoulder tackle to take Yuka down with that kind of force,
07:47speaks to the ever-growing power that Burt Vixen brings.
07:52Burt continuing.
07:54Whoa!
07:55I was going to say, because he didn't use that power,
07:57but Yuka took her down, and Yamashita just got caught!
08:02With the rabbit's head!
08:05And Billy's very proud of herself and some dark sorcery, perhaps.
08:11Whoa!
08:12Billy and Yuka!
08:14As they try to play some mind games and get one up on Miyu and Burt.
08:20Taking down both their opponents on the outside here.
08:25Burt Vixen rolled back in.
08:28Sakazaki right behind her.
08:32There's a cover.
08:33You can see that Yuka is adorned all in black.
08:40She means business.
08:41She's not here to have a good time.
08:43She's not here to laugh and joke.
08:46She's here to make a statement.
08:47And I think she's instilled some of that in Billy Starks,
08:50who's coming out very aggressive as the two Gaijins, if you will.
08:57Billy Starks and Burt Vixen do battle.
08:59Billy's charging in and collides.
09:04Once Billy Starks gets going...
09:06Whoa!
09:07She's tough to stop, but you can evade her!
09:12Get her, Billy!
09:14Uh-oh.
09:15Billy has always been a student of the game, a prodigy.
09:19Started wrestling at 13, didn't look back.
09:22Wrestling a full-time schedule while working her way through high school, through college.
09:27She is an absolute workhorse.
09:28Oh, this is a big risk here.
09:30And, oh!
09:31Oh!
09:32Vixen!
09:33A little too fast.
09:35Swinging at me, or excuse me, at Yuka as well.
09:38Look at Yuka's trying to...
09:43Whoa!
09:44Whoa!
09:45She's trying to reach for Billy.
09:46She can't stop this!
09:47Yeah, just a fingertip away.
09:49Oh, geez!
09:50That reinforced ramp play has absolutely no give.
09:57And Billy's back absorbed all of it, but...
10:02Yamashita was right there to get rid of Yuka Sakazaki as well.
10:07They've isolated Billy Starks here.
10:09Oh, trips her up, just gently puts her into position.
10:14But it's gonna get so much worse from here.
10:17Whoa!
10:19Oh!
10:20Kick through the sternum!
10:21Pedal kick, field goal, call it what you will, depending on your sport of choice.
10:28Either way, this could be it.
10:30Burke gets two.
10:31Oh!
10:33Miyu, Yamashita, and Virvixen working really well together as a tag team.
10:38They have completely isolated Billy Starks.
10:42Yeah.
10:43Imagine feeling all of this offense from Miyu, Yamashita, and realizing that in just a couple of days,
10:51you gotta fly all the way over to Japan and field again.
10:56Ah!
10:57Oh!
10:59You don't just hear that in this building.
11:02There's a cover, two count.
11:04But you can literally just feel that in your body, that thud.
11:08Yamashita still in control.
11:12Well, Yamashita showing why she is the ace.
11:15She is the measuring stick in Tokyo Jyoshi Pro Wrestling.
11:19Kick right to the spine.
11:23And another cover.
11:24A lot of confidence in that pinfall attempt.
11:30Oh, Yamashita.
11:32Ah!
11:33Rounding and ripping away.
11:35Notice that the grip of Yamashita is up around the nose of Billy Stark.
11:41She's trying to restrict the breathing of her opponent.
11:45Oh!
11:46And again, to the spine.
11:48It looks like Vert Vixen wants back in.
11:51Oh!
11:53I don't blame her.
11:55Oh!
11:56The opening has been created.
11:59And Vert Vixen sees in the opportunity.
12:01And Vert would love to raise the ire further of Sakazaki, knowing that getting the better of her would be really on a similar level of somebody finding a way to upend Yamashita.
12:13Look out!
12:15Whoa!
12:16They're fixing!
12:18Flurry of offense!
12:20Whoa!
12:22We've talked about how Vert always looking to make more tours of Japan, get more title shots.
12:26You're absolutely right about that, Joe.
12:28She wants to pick up some victories here over heavy hitters.
12:32Well, we have two established...
12:36Whoa!
12:38Could be a tag.
12:39No, not gonna happen on Vert's watch.
12:42But two established legends of the Joshi world with two American-born athletes that want to make that statement, want to take that leap into immortality.
12:53Easier said than done.
12:55That's why this matchup is so intriguing to me.
12:59Four athletes at different stages of their careers, but whether it's pride, whether it's momentum, whether it's upward mobility, whether it's championships, everyone has so much to gain.
13:08Whoa, and Billy...
13:11Oh, I thought Billy had reversed things here, but instead, Vert Vixen!
13:19Explosive power on display.
13:22Vert is just a physical force.
13:24She's an enigma.
13:25There is...
13:26Oh!
13:27There is no weakness.
13:29There is no...
13:30There's nothing that Vert hasn't covered and addressed and perfected.
13:36She's got the power.
13:37She's got the size.
13:38She's got the leverage.
13:39She's got the confidence.
13:41Right now, Billy Stark, she's fighting for her life here, trying to break out of this.
13:46Whoa!
13:51Oh, Billy...
13:52I think she was sprinting, trying to get that tag.
13:57Billy got a...
13:59Maybe a lucky shot or two here and there, but...
14:02Burt is not letting...
14:04Oh, wait!
14:05The pendulum swing, oh!
14:06Billy!
14:08Billy's swinging at all sides!
14:11Trying to fight her right out of this corner.
14:13Whoa!
14:15Ducks the rebound.
14:18And Billy Stark, she's...
14:20She's done it!
14:21She's tagged Yuka Sakazaki!
14:24Big Ritzel dropkick!
14:26Yeah, the mood changes now!
14:30Puccini's come out of her bottle.
14:32Yuka Sakazaki unloading with high-impact offense!
14:36And what a legendary confrontation this is!
14:40Sakazaki on the roster!
14:42Hold the shoulders!
14:43Notice how vehemently these legends fight over something as common as a suplex!
14:51Whoa!
14:52They get so much mileage out of the impact!
14:56Look at the legs!
14:58Oh!
15:03Yamashita favoring her head.
15:04Almost looks offended that Sakazaki came in with that offensive explosion.
15:12Whoa!
15:14Whoa!
15:16These two know each other so well!
15:18And no doubt!
15:21They helped build this organization!
15:23And now Yamashita tripped up into the STF!
15:31Oh!
15:33Quickly into the ropes!
15:34You can sense the urgency of Yamashita realizing that if you're in the clutches of Sakazaki, no matter where you are, you're in serious danger.
15:43You got...
15:45Whoa!
15:46All right to the spine!
15:50Whoa!
15:51And the intensity, the striking power of Yamashita is what makes her head and shoulders above the rest!
15:59Look for a cover!
16:01Whoa!
16:03I like how Yamashita was above Sakazaki on that cover, that wide base, but not quite enough to keep the fellow legend down!
16:10And down!
16:16Whoa!
16:17No!
16:18Looking for a return crush!
16:19Sakazaki!
16:20Jeez!
16:22That's it!
16:23Wow!
16:25What a huge, huge lariat!
16:28Just so explosive!
16:31Yuka Sakazaki!
16:34Yeah, there aren't many athletes that can hang with Yamashita in that kind of category, but Sakazaki.
16:39But Sakazaki's on that short list!
16:45Go!
16:46Go!
16:47Go!
16:48Go!
16:49Go!
16:50Go!
16:51Go!
16:52Go!
16:53Go!
16:54Go!
16:55Go!
16:56Oh!
16:57Somehow even more intense by the second!
17:00This is the fire, the intensity, the will that Tokyo Joshi Pro was built on!
17:06Go!
17:07Go!
17:08And we thank you so much for joining us and being a part of this on Wrestling Universe!
17:11Go!
17:12Go!
17:13Go!
17:14Go!
17:15Oh!
17:16Go!
17:17Go!
17:18Go!
17:19Go!
17:20Go!
17:21Go!
17:22Go!
17:23Wow!
17:24Incredible counter!
17:25Go!
17:26Go!
17:27Go!
17:28Go!
17:29Go!
17:30Go!
17:31Go!
17:32Go!
17:33I believe that was Yamashita's skull kick, but it takes both athletes down, the pain
17:46that both have withstood in that strike exchange, neither one can capitalize, and we may be
17:54in need of another couple of tags, check this out one more time, this incredible impact
18:00from both Yamashita and Sakazaki, and you can see Billy Starks, Vert Vixen, they're back
18:06on the aprons, they're looking for tags, they get him, Vert and Billy, and it's Vert who
18:12got high, the leg strength, the dexterity as well, and Billy in survival mode, right out
18:20of the chute, standing side switch, Vert put the brakes on, made herself low, ripcord into
18:27that kick, 15 minutes, 15 minutes past, what a fight this is, 15 minutes deep, this time
18:35catches, Vert on the rebound, and Vert Vixen puts a stop to the momentum of Billy Starks,
18:42look how quickly Vert gets into position for this superplex, no waste of time, no waste
18:48action motion, whoa, Vert gets all of it, and hangs on for more, whoa, but look at Billy
19:03Starks, across the knee, that modified neckbreaker, I have no idea how Billy Starks found the power,
19:12the wherewithal, to pull that off, but it may have just saved this match for her,
19:17Yuka Sakazaki, repositioning, Vert Vixen, with a flurry of forearms,
19:23Able to drop down, and wrench that arm and shoulder, and a double team,
19:32Billy and Yuka, not the tag team experience, as compared to some of the other teams, but
19:40they're, they're, they're melding their move sets very well.
19:44Yuvashda breaks it up, but look at Billy, Billy and Yuka, we're trying, oh no, Billy got caught.
19:54Yeah, and, and Yuka, without her partner, at least for a moment.
19:59Both up on the shoulders.
20:00Both, both partners counter, a duck, a poop, and a fire back.
20:12Whoa!
20:14These, these teams have, have strategized long and hard, they're on the same page, the double
20:20in to Geary.
20:22Now it's Billy and Vert back up, oh.
20:27Ah!
20:31Double high kicks, they both go down.
20:36All four athletes, the worst for wear, these fans are in disbelief, live at Dallas.
20:42It's Bert Vixen, isolating Yuka Sakazaki, but Sakazaki, turning it around.
20:58Oh, nice roll through, into that cutter.
21:05Here, Miu right there.
21:09Attitude adjustment by Miu, Yamashda, for Vixen.
21:14Oh, Billy!
21:16Oh, Billy accidentally came into contact with their own tag team partner and paid for it.
21:23Things are falling apart here for Billy and Yuka.
21:25Oh!
21:26Oh, double return, crush!
21:38Tag team synergy is off the page!
21:44Double German suplex!
21:45It says a lot about Bert Vixen, that she's hanging move for move with the ace, and look
21:56at just as good in the process.
21:58Oh, but Billy and Yuka, they're fighting for their lives here.
22:05Yuka caught Yamashda, Billy caught Bert.
22:10Whoa!
22:12Miu is hung up!
22:15Yeah, that reverse head scissor just bent the neck of Yamashda off that top rig cable.
22:25Stereo splashes!
22:27Whoa!
22:30I believe that was the magical, magical girl splash from Yuka Sakazaki.
22:36Oh!
22:39Preview for Summer Sun Princess right here.
22:42Mia Yamashda, Billy Starks.
22:45Billy eludes her.
22:47Whoa!
22:48Big time cannonball!
22:51Get on Yuka!
22:54In the ring!
22:56Avoiding a merry-go-round and red ring of death!
23:00One, two, three!
23:02Whoa!
23:03Whoa!
23:05Well, everybody's breaking out the hits now!
23:08The magical merry-go-round was countered!
23:12And the red ring of death normally spells the end, but it could be game over!
23:18Game over!
23:19And no!
23:20Shoulders down!
23:21Wow!
23:23Yuka saves the match for herself!
23:26Whoa!
23:26Whoa!
23:29Well, the magical merry-go-round scores this time!
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