00:00Next week, six-man tag team action, the Ops, take on the premier athletes at B.E.F.
00:04as Global Wars continues here in Cincinnati.
00:07The voice of Ring of Honor, Bobby Cruz, welcomes this athlete to R.O.H.
00:13This match is set for one fall, introducing first,
00:17wrestling out of Bukuoka, Japan, Takumi Iroha!
00:23Oh, and not arriving alone!
00:27Wow.
00:28Yeah!
00:30Takumi Iroha with her partner, Sari, they form SparkJump,
00:37a tag team that's very well accomplished across Japan.
00:45But Takumi Iroha, Caprice, a long list of accolades across the professional wrestling world.
00:55Absolutely.
00:56Absolutely.
00:56When we get him here at Global Wars, this is where international stars want to be.
01:00They come here to showcase their talent.
01:02Oh, oh, oh.
01:09We're caught it!
01:11Wrestling out of Houston, Texas!
01:14Hi-ya!
01:16Now, to me, this is the sleeper bout, Caprice.
01:21Okay.
01:21Tonight at Global Wars, there's a few bouts I feel could go either way.
01:27Takumi Iroha is an awesome athlete, former GHC women's champion.
01:34Yep.
01:34She's competed in seedling.
01:36She's been marvelous.
01:39She's been marvelous.
01:39That's women's pro wrestling, you know, two-time former singles champion there.
01:47This feels like a trap match for Iroha.
01:51It is international travel.
01:53Oh, look at that.
01:53It's a great sign of respect from two women that admire each other.
01:59Yeah.
02:00Hi-yaan is having a time of her life here.
02:03Spoke to Hi-yaan earlier, and she is so excited about being signed here at Ring of Honor.
02:11She says she's wrestling people that she adores, and Iroha is one of them.
02:17And we see, look at the strength advantage, normally not tested in that way.
02:22Yeah.
02:23It is Iroha.
02:27Ooh, nice side headlock takeover in to the head scissor.
02:31Whoa!
02:32That right there, Hi-yaan, you go from fan to realizing I got to get out of this or I'm
02:37going to be knocked out.
02:38Yeah, okay, we still friends know.
02:40I think Iroha is letting her know, I'm going to shake your hand, but I almost kicked your head off.
02:46We were looking for the collar and elbow tie.
02:48No, instead, the feeling out process.
02:50Now, interesting to note, these two women have competed against each other twice before in Japan.
02:59Oh, in the marvelous organization.
03:02Nice nightmare roll through.
03:03They were on opposing teams.
03:06Nice.
03:07Nice.
03:10Aggressiveness by Hi-yaan.
03:11Hi-yaan needs to be aggressive in this match.
03:14Out of the way.
03:16Lateral press doesn't get anything there.
03:18Brandon Martinez right there to make the count if necessary.
03:20Spinning kick.
03:21Oh!
03:22Hiroha!
03:24Some fast feet there.
03:26Yeah!
03:31Hi-yaan trying to stop things here, seeing if she can change the pace of the match.
03:37Going for a handshake again.
03:38Man, you got to know that was a setup right there by Takumi.
03:43Takumi taking advantage of the way that Hi-yaan feels about her.
03:47Well, and that's the thing.
03:49Sometimes, you know, you put folks on a pedestal.
03:52Cover one.
03:52Two.
03:53You idolize athletes.
03:55Yeah.
03:58And sometimes you have to get out of the thing of realizing that you're living a dream and wake up
04:05and realize that this is real.
04:07You have to win this thing.
04:08This is your career now.
04:11And you can beat the people that you admire.
04:14And I hope Hi-yaan realizes this during the match and not after it.
04:18That's a great observation, Caprice.
04:21And the opening that I see for Hi-yaan is as of late.
04:25Nice snapmare there.
04:27Oh!
04:28Takumi Iroha has been focused primarily on tag team competition with Spark Rush.
04:32Her and Seri forming.
04:34Oh!
04:34One of the most popular tag teams, most successful tag teams of current day Japan.
04:41Extending from stardom across to marvelous Tokyo Joshi Pro.
04:45They are truly international travelers, but competing in every organization that will have them, which is pretty much all of
04:51them in Japan.
04:52Oh, wait a minute.
04:53Setting up here.
04:54Looking for that running three.
04:56Her finishing move.
04:57No, it's Hi-yaan.
04:58Oh!
05:01Nice.
05:02Nice kick right there.
05:04Just a thoughtless kick.
05:05It's like the minute that she saw the opener, Aroha, she threw that kick and Hi-yaan didn't see it
05:12coming.
05:13And now stepping in for a scorpion death lock, maybe.
05:15Yes, indeed.
05:17As that front scorpion twisting it over.
05:19Look at that.
05:21Sitting the scorpion in.
05:23Yeah, that's low.
05:24That's a low sitting scorpion.
05:26Most people try to go high with it.
05:27But this low sitting scorpion keeps you from being able to move.
05:30She's trying to ground Hi-yaan and put as much pressure as she can on her as long as she
05:35can.
05:37Well, that's almost the Sasori Gatami.
05:40The variation that Ricky Choshu used to use in New Japan.
05:46The innovator of that move.
05:47He used to sink down like that.
05:49Front face lock here.
05:52And it's Hi-yaan looking.
05:54The pendulum, no.
05:56Oh.
05:58And I think Hi-yaan has realized the stakes here.
06:00I think the adrenaline has kicked back in.
06:02The suplex there.
06:05Went in the pendulum there.
06:06But how much did it take out of Hi-yaan to win that?
06:11Was the effort worth the reward here?
06:14Will Hi-yaan regain control after this?
06:18Both women back to their feet.
06:21Hi-yaan, what a great showing against world champion Athena.
06:24Who we will see in our main event here tonight.
06:27The Irish whip.
06:29Hi-yaan into the corner.
06:31And Hi-yaan with a running knee.
06:33Nice knee there.
06:37We're talking about a tag team of Hakumi.
06:39But Hi-yaan has been with Maya World and both of these young ladies since being with Ring of Honor.
06:44Have been making waves, not only in Ring of Honor, but across the world.
06:48Yes, indeed.
06:49Cover.
06:49Two.
06:51We'd like to send our thoughts to Maya World as she continues on in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament.
06:56She will face Athena in the semifinals.
06:59Wow.
07:00An incredible opportunity.
07:01Yeah.
07:02To turn tragedy into triumph there.
07:05Yeah, she's so strong, man.
07:06So strong.
07:07To continue going with what she's going through as a powerful young woman.
07:11We know Hi-yaan part of that support system.
07:14But Hi-yaan, look at this.
07:16Oh, those quick kicks.
07:18And...
07:20And Roja.
07:21Oh, again downstairs.
07:24Roja with the spice and the speed.
07:26Every one of those kicks has some crisp in it.
07:29And looking like Anthony Robinson for the U.S. Men's National Team.
07:33Going to work with that footwork.
07:38Hi-yaan trying to regain herself, but it may be too late because Aroha is trying to hook
07:43things up.
07:44Hi-yaan out of it.
07:45Ooh.
07:45You heard the crowd chanting for Takumi.
07:51As Aroha trying to fire back up.
07:55Whoa.
07:56For him across the jaw there.
07:58They're playing a dangerous game right there.
08:00Hi-yaan with a chop to the chest.
08:01It stands right there.
08:03You know, when you get control, you don't waste time.
08:06And that's what Hi-yaan did.
08:08And we'll kick though right to the face.
08:11Direction change.
08:12One bat of change.
08:13Two.
08:13And the shift puts Takumi back in the driver's seat.
08:19And Aroha starting to feel it once more.
08:25It's a placement right there trying to put Hi-yaan in place.
08:29Maybe taking too much time with the crowd here, but we will see.
08:33See the tiredness there of Aroha coming up top.
08:38Hi-yaan down low.
08:40And no one's here.
08:41Yes.
08:41Took too much time.
08:43And Hi-yaan with a golden opportunity here.
08:46Hi-yaan charging into the corner.
08:48Yeah.
08:49Aroha up and over that bandolero there.
08:56And Hi-yaan just holding on for dear life.
08:58Uh-oh.
09:00Aroha on the apron.
09:02You know, the hardest part of the ring right here.
09:04What does Aroha have in mind?
09:06Not going to happen if it's up to Hi-yaan.
09:11And you see Hi-yaan swinging a miss.
09:15Takumi Aroha.
09:16Kick to the midsection.
09:17Front face lock here.
09:18A swing there was Hi-yaan to make her break it.
09:22Gord buster right there.
09:24Oh, that's right.
09:25Yeah.
09:26Yeah.
09:26Yeah.
09:26I didn't expect that, but Hi-yaan is showing us who she is and what she's made of.
09:33She might have Aroha in a bad situation here.
09:38And just stalking.
09:41Delivering to the bullseye.
09:43Leg is hooked to Hi-yaan.
09:45Now that would have been Hi-yaan's biggest win in Ring of Honor.
09:48Hi-yaan was ready for it.
09:49Nothing wrong with the cover.
09:51Nothing wrong with the pin.
09:52Takumi is just still in this fight.
09:55Hi-yaan is going to have to dig a little deeper to get a win here.
09:58But it's possible, Rickabani.
10:00It's possible.
10:01And Hi-yaan is showing us that.
10:02It certainly is no stranger to Takumi Aroha either.
10:06On the opposing end of some tag team bouts two years ago in Japan.
10:10As Hi-yaan continued her international travel to build up her international reputation.
10:16Oh, the knee rocks!
10:18Aroha!
10:22Oh, and Aroha might be out, Caprice.
10:24Yeah, this is dead weight right here.
10:26Hi-yaan trying to pick up.
10:27Yeah, pin her.
10:28Don't worry about trying to hook a move.
10:30Sometimes these young athletes, man, they have somebody hurt and they want to put a finisher on them.
10:34She's already out.
10:35Cover her and pin her right now.
10:38And referee Brandon Martinez trying to make sure Takumi Aroha can continue.
10:44Yeah.
10:45I haven't seen any movement out of her.
10:47Could be dead waiting.
10:49What is the plant right there?
10:49What is that?
10:51Oh.
10:52Open hand.
10:53Appears to be the elbow pad of Aroha.
10:56Oh!
10:57That fast kick!
10:58Wow!
10:59Yeah.
11:00And there's the spark rush.
11:02Oh, my goodness.
11:03Yeah.
11:05Whoa!
11:06Let's go!
11:06Hayan messed up by letting Takumi get back to her feet.
11:10She'll go back and watch this match and she'll regret not going for a pin when Takumi was knocked out.
11:15And now Takumi fighting with everything she has, not for that opportunity to happen again.
11:20Whoa!
11:21Yeah.
11:22Series of kicks there.
11:24Takumi Aroha with Hayan.
11:27Wait a minute.
11:29Hayan pushed up.
11:31Caprice, here we go!
11:33The running!
11:34One, two, three!
11:37One, two, three!
11:38One, two, three!
11:39Two!
11:40That is!
11:42The winner of this match, Takumi Aroha!
11:48And Takumi Aroha making her Ring of Honor debut here at Global Wars!
11:56Hitting the running three as Sari!
12:01Our tag team partner in Spark Rush, a team that is taking women's wrestling by storm all across Japan!
12:13Wow, with women's tag team competition building across AEW and Ring of Honor!
12:17How great would it see Spark Rush really making a splash in either organization!
12:23Yeah, I thought you were going to say Maya World and Hayan, but either one I take.
12:29Are we going to keep manifesting Rick and Bonnie speaking into the atmosphere!
12:33Let it be pulled down.
12:36Well, the coat of honor right here too.
12:38And this was a heck of a hard-hitting bout.
12:41Hayan right there at the doorstep, almost defeating one of the world's very best in a match that could have
12:47gone either way.
12:48Takumi Aroha victorious at Global Wars!
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