Aja Kong vs. Meiko Satomura

[10.0] "Goosebumps match man. Imagine stepping to work and the literal first thing you have to do is somehow face Aja Kong for an title man. Scary as hell. The first ten minutes were literally Aja Kong beating the shit out of Meiko, and at some point I just accepted. There is nothing Meiko could do technically to counter Komg offensive style. It was brutal at some points in the psycologh side, the pressure on the neck with her arms, the kicks on the floor that gave the feeling that Kong was saying to Meiko she don't value shit. Them, at some point, Meiko start HER offensive. Slaps, strikes, everything he could do to make that beast stepback. Here, there is a funny thing I noticed about Meiko, she is an wrestler that really knows how to use her legs, and I am not talking about just kicks. Her footwork, which is something pretty uncommon to put in value at wrestling wise, is pretty good as well, maybe it was at the best point here. Anyway, I love how methodical and heart feeling that match is for anyone watching, this is an five stars match for me and an truly suggestion if you want to see a match that will make you FEEL. Aja Kong is the type of wrestler I fucking love to watch, the brawler that usually only have 3~6 moves in a match and ends most of them in a unexpected way. Freaking monster."

[10.0] "This was absolutely incredible. Such a hard hitting emotional roller coaster from too legends of the sport."

[8.0] "8.5 - builds slowly to a really good finishing stretch. 8 or 9 depending on how much like that kind of progressive build."

[9.0] "Insanely sick match. Aja Kong is da goat and Meiko kills a babyface performance getting walloped but never giving up. Every single move in the last 10 minutes of this could've been the finish. Was on the edge of my seat."

[9.0] "I watched this recently on the GAEA channel after Meiko's retirement. A very rewarding match as a whole. Meiko's offense is incredibly well placed and executed. It was cool to look back at her athletic prime and contrast that to 2025. I loved the way Aja Kong changes throughout this match. She's so good at accumulating damage. it often takes volume to hurt her and she's the best at conveying that. Meiko's offense is suited to be the perfect type that can stagger and drop Kong. I absolutely loved the finish as well which I won't spoil."

[9.0] "Awesome match between two legends. Overall it was amazing encounter with many crazy spots but it took them a few minutes to really start hitting that 5 star tier. Aja was the monster Meiko tried to slay but she couldn't, Kong dominated most of the match with her classic offense (those Uraken's are thing of beauty) Satomura was so young here but she definitely showed she is the future legend - her performance was outstanding. ****, 5"

[7.0] "This was very good but it finished when it was kicking into the second gear imo. Aja was a monster that meiko had to overcome. I really like that dynamic with meiko being the underdog and throwing everything she has to put down aja who was already a legend at that point. ****"

[8.0] "calm down people, its a good match with a really good second half but it has a couple of issues, mainly the slow beat down in the middle which was very mediocre. But yeah there is some really good stuff here and a great finish, considered a 7 but that would be too harsh imo."

[7.0] "Aja Kong vs. Meiko Satomura followed the monster heel versus underdog babyface matchbook, I personally felt like I was watching one of the many (always good) Kong vs. Toyota matches, but this time Meiko playing the role of underdog, highlighting the exchange of kicks and the crowd's reactions during Satomura's almost victories (***3/4)"

[9.0] "Another stellar young Meiko Satomura match, this time challenging for Aja Kong's title and her first match with Aja properly like this. The Japanese crowd absolutely love the young underdog, and any chance she has to battle back and take control the 6000+ people roar with excitement, its beautiful to witness. Sure there are natural miscommunications and screwups on Meiko's part but to witness such a stellar match beginning her journey... it's crazy. Aja just rules. ****1/4"

[8.0] "This match was great despite it was a step below than what I was axpecting. Everytime Satomura was able to hit Aja Kong it looked like a big deal and as obvious Kong toyed on smashing her opponents when she was in control. After an awesome underdog performance and a vicious Sunset Flip Avalanche Sit - Out Powerbomb it wasn't enough and the champion retained. ****"

[10.0] "Is Aja Kong the greatest of all time? She's got to be up there, absolutely. This is a wonderful match, Kong bulldozes through a young (and already spectacular) Satomura, who gives the monster absolutely everything she's got. Just incredible stuff."

[9.0] "Fantastic match. Just fantastic. Great first third with Aja dominating Meiko and Meiko giving a masterclass sell job. Meiko's comebacks were perfectly timed and had the right amount of desperation behind them. Both women put together some intense sequences, vicious strikes, and tons of false finishes. Aja unloaded some many big bombs in the finishing stretch i lost count. The only downside would be the crowd who was quiet for most of the match but woke up toward the finishing stretch. Overall this is a must watch. ****1/2"

[8.0] "A beautiful Underdog vs Monster. Satomura, who was a hungry young woman at the time, is one of the most dominant fighters of all time for the prestigious AAAW Championship. It could only come out a tough match that, however one-way at times, gave 21 tough minutes."

[9.0] "Pretty awesome match. Great opening few minutes with Meiko and Aja Kong kicking each others legs both being chopped down by the other. Some great storytelling mixed with some really good technical wrestling. Meiko was great here selling everything Aja Kong did and showed tremendous fire. Kong nailed Meiko with some nasty looking strikes and unloaded on her with bomb after bomb. ****œ"

[9.0] "An excellent match even without knowing much about the rivalry except the reputations of the two involved. A classic big (wo)man/little (wo)man match with Aja tossing Satomura around early, building to Satomura chopping down the gigantic Aja with leg kicks, and finally climaxing in a series of incredible near falls that had me biting on false finishes repeatedly. The level of technical and storytelling skill demonstrated by both women in this match is incredible. The only thing keeping it from being perfect is the anticlimactic finish, and even that makes sense as it excellently builds to a rematch that is now high on my list to seek out."