IWWF SUMMER SMASH
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
July 13, 2119[/center]
First Round
All-Pacific Title Tournament
Malia Hosaka def. Luna Vachon
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A great opening match to the tournament. The crowd was solidly behind Hosaka and she fed on that energy, dominating the match. Luna kept fighting but couldn't turn the tide. It took some time but Hosaka finally beat Luna after a Frankensteiner.
Wesna Busic def. Cindy Rogers
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A matchup of speed against power. The speed gave Rogers an early advantage, and she almost beat Wesna by countout. The power turned the match around and Wesna finished off Rogers with the CB4-Driver.
Lacey def. Daizee Haze
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Somewhat of an upset here given that Lacey has been wrestling in tag team competition for nearly all of her time in the IWWF. Haze had things going her way with the Heart Punch and Yakuza Kick. Lacey fought her off and went to the floor. That gave her the opening to land the Implant DDT for the three count.
Mariko Yoshida def. Allison Danger
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Danger returns to IWWF for the title tournament and took one heck of a beating. Yoshida pummeled Danger the entire match, but the former tag team champion would not go down or quit. Danger was planted by the Air Raid Crash and withstood the Spider Twist but eventually could fight back no more (Danger 4 coins).
Rain def. Amber O'Neal
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A match between tag team specialists and all the bad blood between Team Blondage and the Minnesota Home Wrecking Crew came out in this one. Non-stop fighting on the floor and back and forth action in the ring. It could have gone either way, or either woman could have been disqualified. Rain came out the winner after the Rain Drop.
April Hunter def. Princess Victoria
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Big Red returns to IWWF after working in the NAWA with Eddie Gilbert and Hot Stuff Incorporated. She went right to work and powered her way past a former world champion. Hunter finished off Princess Victoria with a spinning backbreaker.
Ida Mae Martinez def. Portuguese Princess Ariel
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A very evenly fought match that could have gone either way. Both had chances but were unable to follow up with a big move and cover. Ida Mae started to take control with her speed and the Texas Cloverleaf. A pair of dropkicks then put Ariel down for the three count.
Alexis Laree def. Jetta
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Another good match that started out real close. Both had early chances at winning. Laree landed a top rope DDT for the second time to put away Jetta.
Non-Tournament Matches
AKINO & Ai Fujita def. Team America
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A rematch from just last week on Girl Fight! Team America controlled the action most of the way. Ai Fujita was in the ring a long time but kicked out of the Superfly leap from Misty Blue. AKINO turned up the heat on Heidi Lee Morgan with the hurracanrana, then the Aki Imploder scored the pinfall.
MsChif def. Krissy Vaine
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Last week it was MsChif beating Vaine on the outside and winning by countout. Vaine tore into MsChif at the bell and used the Facelift on her twice. MsChif battled back and the Desecrator ended the night for Vaine.
Quarterfinals
All-Pacific Title Tournament
Wesna Busic def. Malia Hosaka
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A great match to open the quarterfinals. Hosaka out-ran and outmoved Wesna until the very end. Wesna was in trouble most of the way, but Hosaka just couldn't finish her off and never did get the Frankensteiner applied. Hosaka used the top rope one too many times. Wesna slammed her and then the CB4-Driver put Hosaka away (Wesna 4 coins).
Lacey def. Mariko Yoshida
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A very hard-hitting battle here. Yoshida really dominated most of the bout. Lacey took a beating but hung on. The two went back and forth but the Implant DDT put Lacey into the semifinals.
April Hunter def. Rain
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Another real good match that went back and forth. Rain controlled things early, but Big Red took over. Hunter stopped Rain off the ropes and the Head Hunter ended the match.
Alexis Laree def. Ida Mae Martinez
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The fastest paced match of the tournament as these two were a pair of blurs in the ring. They fought in and out of the ring and off the top rope. Both came close to winning but Laree hit the tornado DDT for the win.
Non-Tournament Matches
Sara Del Rey def. Ayako Hamada
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A great match for the Dangerous Angel as she continues to impress in singles competition. She really took the fight to Hamada and had an answer for everything the Joshi start tried to do. Hamada missed moves to the outside and off the top rope, but battled to the end. The Royal Butterfly powerslam finally ended the match (Hamada 4 coins).
Semifinals
All-Pacific Title Tournament
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Wesna Busic def. Lacey
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A real brutal match as Wesna pummeled Lacey all the way to the end. On the floor Lacey was almost coutnted out and then kicked out of the CB4-Driver. Lacey gave it her all but Wesna seems to be on a mission to win gold. Lacey kicked out of the Ki-Crusher but a big hooligan kick finished her off.
April Hunter def. Alexis Laree
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April Hunter really made short work of Laree this time around. Laree couldn't slow down the powerful attack of Hunter. April did the damage to the back and then the Head Hunter finished off Laree.
Non-Tournament Matches
Penny Banner def. Madusa Miceli
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An incredible match that seemed like would never end. Banner beat Madusa in a Triple Threat Match last week. This singles match went on and on and was as even a fight as you can get. Both avoided the other's finishers all the way to the end. Banner went up top and hit a sunset flip to score the big victory.
No Disqualification
Sarah Stock def. Sherri Martel
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A very violent match that didn't need to go for very long. Stock actually won the battle on the floor and the Tiger Driver won her the match. Sherri Martel might have won the war though with her post-match attack of Stock, leaving her for dead.
Final
All-Pacific Title Tournament
Wesna Busic def. April Hunter
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Two IWWF powerhouses went at it with the All-Pacific title at stake. Things were real even most of the way. Wesna started to take over and won the match after a Ki-Crusher and the CB4-Driver to become the first All-Pacific womens champion!
Best 2/3 Falls
IWWF Tag Team Championship
Reggie Bennett & Yumi Fukawa (ch) def. Michiko Ohmukai & Bionic J, 2-0
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The absolute most unbelievable first fall fans have ever seen. These teams completely tore the house down with the most amazing action. The near falls were plentiful and incredible moves the norm. The challengers fought like never before while the champs could not put them away. Bennett ended the first fall with the Global Bomb on Bionic J (Ohmukai 6 coins, Bionic J 4 coins, Bennett 4 coins, Fukawa 2 coins).
All four wrestlers barely moved during the brief break between falls. Bennett slammed Bionic J down and Fukawa came in with the cross armbreaker for the submission victory to retain the titles.
Best 2/3 Falls
IWWF Heavyweight Championship
Jazz def. Molly Holly (ch), 2-0
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An intense and brutal first fall. Molly Holly did nothing but try to survive and hang on to the title. Jazz was relentless and never stopped pounding on the champ. Molly was practically a rag doll but wouldn't go down to the STF or the [censored] Clamp. Jazz then dropped Molly on her head outside the ring and won the first fall by countout (Molly 6 coins).
The second fall didn't last long. Jazz continued to batter the champ and the STF ended the match. Jazz once again is the world champion, joining Madusa Miceli as the only three-time title holders.
