kana vs emi sakura

From NEO
March 14, 2010

http://frankp316.blogspot.com/2010/01/kana-leaves-passion-red.html
when news broke out that Nanae Takahashi fired Kana from Passion Red, the initial reaction for joshi fans like me is "this must be a storyline". but as further information surfaced, while it is a storyline, it is borne out of a real incident citing how Nanae fired Kana's 360-logoed ass.

apparently, Kana's style of wrestling is known TOO STIFF for joshi levels. it is the kind of stiffness that violates the second rule in wrestling - protect your opponent (the first rule is of course protect yourself). Kana allegedly is too concerned about her stiffness that she has put in jeopardy whoever her opponent maybe. in the early days of Passion Red as a stable/joshi fed, Nanae would remind (or should I say reprimand?) Kana to be concerned of her opponents too and not focus too much on whether she is living up to the standard stiffness or not. the straw that broke the camel's back is when Kana got one of her opponents Shu Shibutani injured when she kicked her too hard on the face, damaging the eye socket (see image: http://livedoor.2.blogimg.jp/s48917/imgs/d/e/de306b78.jpg).

to join our discussions about Kana's current situation, just go to http://joshifans.com/joshifansforum/index.php?topic=69.325

on why is Emi Sakura facing Kana instead of Nanae is still a hanging question waiting for an answer.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• NEO
• emi
• sakura
• kana
• joshi
• puroresu

[superstarlex32]

GOOD match, though should've gone longer. Interesting that Emi Sakura was chosen as Kana's opponent...as if Nanae wanted to send a "message" to Kana, think Kyoko Inoue or Dump Matsumoto would be the best choice.

I'n a HUGE mark for Kana & always will be but don't like the negative criticism. Yes, she was wrong to injure Shu Shibutani...I hope Shu is ok...& her style has become very dangerous. Personally, I'd like to see her focus on a more submission-style & tone down on the stiffness.

[kapengmabula]

@superstarlex32 Kyoko Inoue is not that close to Nanae, not to mention that she's showing signs of wear-and-tear already. as for Dump, it's seems lost in space

[Shadowdancer21b]

I hope Shibutani isn't permanantly injured.

[kapengmabula]

@Shadowdancer21b same here. she's one of the relatively underexposed talents, IMO

[Rocky2010]

on why is Emi Sakura facing Kana instead of Nanae is still a hanging question waiting for an answer.

Building up the match. Not a hard answer

[kapengmabula]

@Rocky2010 not really for me though

[YuriPHBoy]

@iamthedave3 - I definitely agree about that.

[iamthedave3]

@YuriPHBoy Oh yes, but it's usually not so drastic. Pro wrestlers everywhere seem to break into little itty bitty pieces eventually, NA or Japan. In Japan they just go down faster.

[YuriPHBoy]

@iamthedave3 - Unfortunately, it is the type of lifestyle that is the cause of Misawa's death. That, and the fact that his neck is like a glass that can break anytime as a result of taking so much "head drop" moves [and unfortunately, it did]

[silverbeast75]

ive said it before and ill say it again kana at first sight dosent look like much... until she roundhouse kicks your teeth in.. hell if i were to get kicked by her my last words would be...kawaii

[iamthedave3]

@Absolutegentlemen Well, they are Japanese. You ever see a Misawa/Kawada match? Very little protection going on there. And the old school joshi workers DESTROYED each other.

[lostenmusic]

How do you be too stiff for joshi?

[Absolutegentlemen]

I loved the part where Sakura blocked Kana's leg sweep with her knees. The things that Sakura does with cradles and other flash pins are really cool, she's one of the best at that. This match seemed pretty safe to me, maybe Kana has learned her lesson. I hope so because she's a great talent, but if you can't protect your opponent than you shouldn't be a professional wrestler.