Lioness Asuka vs Yukari Ohmori (AJW - 4/15/1987)

Well 4/15/87 was a hell of a show for AJW. If the Devil vs Chigusa match was one of the more inevitable great matches going into it, this was one of my bigger indifferent matchups. Lioness is really my least favorite of the famous 80s Joshi workers and Yukari Ohmori I didn't really have an opinion of. She was in the one match with Dump on 3/86 that knocked my socks off, but other than that I haven't seen a match where she has a real opportunity to shine. Now I want to watch all of the Yukari Ohmori. She was awesome and this match fucking ruled. My biggest problem with Lioness is even in a style & promotion known for go go go pacing & blowing off selling, I've found her to be probably the most egregious of the pre-Toyota era. She still has a ton of positives like a great offense, athleticism and a crowd that always loves her & gives her matches an added atmosphere. Ohmori took all of these positives and slowed Lioness the fuck down and made her sell and work for her offense and the results were spectacular. Ohmori looked like an incredible working heel in this match. She doesn't have the aura or character of Dump, but she's more of a Devil Masami type heel who can work a straight wrestling match but rough it up. This was awesome and I'm really looking forward to any more Yukari Ohmori matches.