Aja Kong vs. Hikaru Shida (Oz Academy - 9/17/2018)
May 7, 2019 16:07:22 GMT -5
Post by nintendologic on May 7, 2019 16:07:22 GMT -5
This is the best joshi match to come down the pike in ages. It has all the hard-hitting action you expect from an Aja Kong match, but it also has a strong psychological base. Shida's offense is based around knee strikes, so Aja tries to neutralize it by taking out her right leg. Meanwhile, Shida retaliates by going after Aja's uraken arm. Aja escaping a cross armbreaker by headbutting Shida's injured leg may have been the best spot of 2018. They do move away from the limbwork somewhat during the finishing stretch, but they never abandon it completely. After this performance, I don't see how you can argue against Aja as the greatest women's wrestler of all time. I'd be hard-pressed to think of any wrestler, male or female, who produced a singles match of this caliber more than three decades into their career. I really don't need to see her take kendo stick shots to the head, especially at her age, but you can't fault her for lack of commitment to her craft.
